one-handed ball

Chapter 261
During the intermission, Zheng Ke was interviewed by ESPN reporter Irene.

Irene blinked her beautiful big eyes, her pink lips were slightly parted, and the white skin on her chest was faintly visible through the V-shaped neckline: "Did the Timberwolves perform well in the first half? You scored 19 points and 3 steals."

Zheng Ke looked down on injustice, lowered his eyes, and pondered: "Well, it's okay. But we can't take it lightly. You know, the Rockets are also very good."

Zheng Ke didn't notice that when he was being interviewed, several Timberwolves teammates who had already entered the tunnel went back and forth, and few of the audience got up to go to the bathroom.Moreover, the noisy voice gradually quieted down, and people seemed to be waiting for something.

Irene suddenly changed the subject and said unexpectedly: "Happy birthday, Zheng!"

"Happy birthday!"

Before Zheng Ke could react, the lights in the Target Center arena suddenly dimmed, and then the audience shouted "Happy Birthday" in unison, a birthday song played on the speakers, and a few spotlights shone on On Zheng Ke's body.

This was an unexpected surprise, and 2 spectators sang birthday wishes together.This made Zheng Ke a little terrified and a little overwhelmed, feeling that he was really loved.

"The cake is here!"

I don't know who roared, and people turned their heads to look at the entrance of the passage.

There, McHale took the lead, and Taylor, Zheng's father and mother, the old Taylor couple, and Zheng Ke's lovely son pushed the huge cake cart out slowly.

Zheng Ke didn't know what to say, he felt enthusiastic in his heart, and he hugged his relatives one by one.

"What's going on here? Who arranged it?" Zheng Ke hugged Taylor and asked gently in her ear.

Taylor replied: "The fans came up with it, and the owner of the Timberwolves also supported it."

Zheng Ke shook his head, he couldn't believe it, Zheng Ke will one day in the future, in the arena of the Target Center, [-] people will live for him alone.

"Happy 21st birthday, son." Mother Zheng hugged Zheng Ke with tears in her eyes.

"You've worked hard, Mom." Zheng Ke said with a sour nose.

"Work hard and pay attention to your body." Zheng's father was still so quiet, but Zheng Ke felt a deep love from his father's eight-character mantra. The hug got tighter.

"Today is our "Wolf God"'s 21st birthday." McHale took out the microphone at this time, and he began to speak: "Three years ago, our Zheng came to the Timberwolves. To be honest, I didn't even think of this kid at the time." To be able to do such an earth-shattering event. (Referring to winning the championship last season)”

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

".He brought his talent to Minnesota. Let's wish him a happy birthday!"

There was a lot of cheers at the scene, but words like "Happy Birthday" were vaguely heard.They are busy distributing cakes now. You know, the Timberwolves have prepared cake gifts for every audience present.

"Thank you, thank you." McHale handed the microphone to Zheng Ke, and Zheng Ke said, "Oh my God, you actually did such a grand event without telling me. (The Timberwolves players ate the cake and laughed) This is absolutely The coolest birthday party I've ever had in my life, thanks to my family, to all the members of the Timberwolves, to the fans and friends, to Minnesota!"

The scene started to cheer.

"Ahem, besides," Zheng Ke did not forget to add: "Remember to give "Jazz" two more cakes, the game time is too long, I think he is already starving."

The scene suddenly burst into laughter, and the camera showed Barkley, and he was really fighting to eliminate the cake.When Zheng Ke mentioned him, he immediately laughed.Immediately, Smith on the side played a trick and smeared the cake on Barkley's face.This is like the fuse of the cake war, the scene suddenly flew cakes, Zheng Ke suffered the worst, his whole body was smeared.
Half time is not so much time-consuming.Zheng Ke took the time to sneak into the locker room, he hurriedly took a shower, changed into a set of clean sportswear and came out
In the first half of the game, the Timberwolves led by 62 points 54 to 8. Overall, the Timberwolves have the upper hand.

Of course, this doesn't mean anything.The only thing that can be changed is the tense atmosphere before the game.Especially after the players on both sides have eaten the cake, this originally not deep resentment faded to the extreme.It seems that there is no unresolvable grievance in the NBA. Even the mortal enemies in the player era can still happily sit together to participate in the Hall of Fame after retiring. However, the relationship in private is unknown.

The Timberwolves are still leading the field. Although Scola does have a good offense, but when it comes to defensive ability, he can only rely on the occasional "touch porcelain" to fight for offensive fouls.From Randolph to Scola, the smile on Love's face is much more, maybe Scola's footsteps make him a little dizzy, but compared to Randolph who keeps shooting over your head, and then rebounds , This feeling is really wonderful.

He took another rebound.

Love's ability to rebound in the backcourt is getting stronger and stronger.Statistics show that one out of every three missed basketballs by the Rockets is grabbed by Love, and usually when he grabs a backcourt rebound, he will immediately look for where the fastest running teammate is.

"there!"

Love deified Hawkeye, and at a glance, he could see the end of the basketball court, where a huge No. 17 was running wildly, and behind him was a group of Rockets players who followed his ass to eat ashes.

"Oops, the strength is a little bit stronger." As soon as the basketball was released, Love felt that something was wrong. When he just threw it, the strength was too strong.

Love looked at the basketball worriedly. It flew higher and higher in the air, stretched to the top position, and then moved to the frontcourt with a beautiful parabola.The heads of the audience also went up and down along with the basketball cannonball like a plane.
"I'll go." Zheng Ke looked back at the basketball, estimated the distance, but slowly slowed down his steps.

The basketball was indeed too high, and flew directly from the backboard to the auditorium behind.Zheng Ke stuck his waist, stopped outside the three-point line, and shook his head helplessly. On the other side, Love, in the bottom corner, hugged his head collapsed, his mouth was slightly open, his eyes were dull, completely It's an embarrassing expression.

Afterwards, Love's embarrassing performance was included in the funny scenes after the game, and it was often broadcast on the major TV stations broadcasting the NBA.

Zheng Ke returned to the defense with some helplessness. This time Love's pass was too outrageous, which was equivalent to giving the Rockets the ball for nothing.

Brooks advances with the ball.

The Timberwolves' three-two defense, Love and Pekovic formed two defensive towers inside, and Afflalo, Billups and Zheng Ke stood on the outside respectively.

Today's Rockets are very tough on the perimeter. Brooks, Ariza and Battier have not scored three-pointers so far. If it weren't for the goal of center David Anderson on the bench, the Rockets' current three-pointers may be all zero.As a result, under the signal of Billups, the Timberwolves became a slightly unfamiliar two-three defense.

Brooks cut in at 45 degrees, but under the double-teaming of Zheng Ke and Billups, he lost the ball.

Here's an opportunity!Zheng Ke's eyes lit up.

He picked up the basketball and played quickly with two teammates. In the frontcourt, Zheng Ke, Billups and Afflalo formed a three-on-one situation against Ariza.

Ariza looked left and right, and finally rushed to Billups who was dribbling.

Waiting for you to come!A cunning flashed in Billups' eyes. He took the basketball and put it in his hand, then aimed at the gap and threw it near the basket on the other side.

The advancing Zheng Ke rose from the ground, stretched his body gracefully in the air, grabbed the tumbling basketball with both hands, and swung it down!
"boom!"

Zheng Ke raised his legs and hung above the basket.His eyes were lowered, looking down at the world.

On the Timberwolves' bench, the extras led by Ty Lawson moved exaggeratedly.They all showed terrified faces, and at the same time they leaned back as if they had been hit by a huge impact, expressing their surprise at this alley-oop.

"The wolf god in Minnesota is getting more and more tyrannical." Barkley licked his thick lips, as if he was still savoring the taste of that wonderful cake.

"Wolf God" is a nickname given to Zheng Ke by fans. Most of Zheng Ke's nicknames come from the love others have for him.

Starting from the original ZK, then nuclear weapons, and the wolf god, this is like a microcosm of his three-year growth, and the evaluation of him by all living beings.

As the game entered the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves' advantage became more and more obvious.

This is not reflected in the score, but in the morale of the team.The Timberwolves became more and more courageous, and the Rockets had a habitual sense of collapse.

When Yao Ming made his third turnover in the fourth quarter, and when Zheng Ke led the Minnesota Pack to still gallop all over the court in the fourth quarter, the result seemed to have been foreseen.Yao Ming is still the overlord of the inside line, but he can't dominate the battlefield like Zheng Ke. This is Yao Ming's weakness, and it is also the tragedy of the Rockets.

Zheng Ke was named the best player in the game. He contributed 37 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.Although Yao Ming also scored 30 points, he only grabbed 6 rebounds.In this regard, Hayes, who came off the bench, seemed to be even better. In just 11 minutes of playing time, he grabbed 7 rebounds, one more than Yao Ming!This caused Yao Ming to be criticized by experts after the game, thinking that as the league's No. [-] center, it is really unreasonable to only take these rebounds.

The Timberwolves' eight-game winning streak came so suddenly, it seems like they're notoriously painful for face punches.

At the beginning of the season, the Timberwolves with 2 wins and 3 losses were regarded as bad by experts, and immediately took over a wave of eight consecutive victories.In last year's playoffs, experts were pessimistic about the Timberwolves being eliminated by the Trail Blazers. As a result, the Timberwolves were very close to the second round; they were optimistic about the Lakers and the Rockets. Cup, leaving a red and swollen face all the way
Today, the Timberwolves are one of the overlords in the Western Conference, and there are still desperate predictions that the Timberwolves will kneel this season. I really don’t understand how they have the courage
(End of this chapter)