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Chapter 32 Supersonic Speed

Thinking of the deal, McHale first thought of the old men on the team, such as old-age players like Ratliff, but when he thought of Ratliff's expiring contract, he abruptly The thought was suppressed.

The next thing McHale thought of was to trade the No. 7 pick Corey Brewer this year.In fact, Corey Brewer's position in the team is a bit embarrassing. On the one hand, as the 3rd position, the team already has Gossman and Zheng Ke, and they are now in the third position. , performed well, on the one hand, as the 4th position, the team boss Al Jefferson needs to play at least 35 minutes per game.He now only allows him to play a certain amount of time when the team needs a large and small lineup, which makes his agent very unhappy. Corey Brewer's agent has protested to McHale more than once, Because the chunky black man couldn't bear the fact that Corey Brewer, the No. 7 pick this year, didn't have as much playing time as a second-round pick, even though that second-round pick was very eye-catching.

But McHale thought again, after all, Corey Brewer is the high-quality forward he selected in this summer's draft. It would be too embarrassing for his general manager to trade Brewer out.

McHale thought about it, kept changing the player information in his hand, and finally circled three people on the player list, McCants, Anthony Walker, Mark Jaric!
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McHale was trying to find a way, and Timberwolves head coach Whitman was also frowning. As a "rookie" as a new head coach, Whitman has been under a lot of pressure. On the one hand, he wants to become a famous coach. , On the one hand, the team has a bad record.After the Timberwolves' seven-game losing streak, Whitman uttered harsh words during the team's training camp. Whoever will drag the team's hind legs in the next game against the Sonics at the bottom of the Western Conference, then, hum
On December 12, the Timberwolves played against the Seattle SuperSonics at home.

As a difficult brother and sister with the Timberwolves, the Sonics also lost their star star Ray Allen this summer, but they were lucky enough to draw the second pick and picked the talented and potential 19-year-old small forward Kevin Du rand.

This year's No. 50 pick was drawn by the Portland Trail Blazers. At that time, the Trail Blazers wept with joy. They did not hesitate to select the so-called once-in-9-year big man-Oden the Great, but unfortunately, in September, Oden The knee was found to have signs of cartilage damage and he missed the entire season.After Oden was injured, Durant became the de facto No. 07 pick in the 21 world. His performance is indeed impressive. So far, he has averaged 5.1 points and 1 rebounds per game, which is the undisputed leader among rookies in this draft No.[-], even compared to the scoring ability of some famous stars.

However, the current strength of the Sonics is even weaker than that of the Timberwolves. Their record is currently ranked first in the league. They have lost 6 games in a row before. In their eyes, the Timberwolves are as big a team as they are, and they themselves have a certain strength to defeat the Timberwolves.

Two teams, one with a seven-game losing streak and the other a six-game losing streak, are fighting fiercely against each other!

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The first time Zheng Ke met Durant was on the field. They shook hands and hugged politely before the game. Zheng Ke’s barefoot height was [-] meters, but when he stood up to Durant When he was in front of him, he obviously felt that he was much shorter than the skinny man in front of him, so he couldn't help asking Durant
"Kevin, how tall are you? It looks taller than our insiders!"

Durant smiled shyly: "The net height seems to be [-] meters, it seems to be the same height as Al (Jefferson)."

Zheng Ke couldn't help but rolled his eyes. With this height to play outside, how embarrassing are the defenders who are getting shorter and shorter today!In fact, Zheng Ke also knows that Durant's height will be more than 2 meters in the future. Later generations have seen a report saying that Durant is 08 meters tall and has a wingspan of more than 2 meters. Now it seems that there is no Fabricate facts.

Any outside line with a normal height will be very painful when encountering Durant's standard power forward body. Zheng Ke is also the same. The first drop of blood after the start of the game contributed. A pull-up jumper scored two points.

After the game started, Durant was no longer as shy as he was before the game. His eyes were very focused, his expression was solemn like a pilgrimage, and he didn't celebrate after hitting two points. His calm appearance reminded Zheng Ke of The Buddha in San Antonio.

The Timberwolves' first wave of offense was handed over to the team boss Jefferson. The player who defended him was Kurt Thomas. At 2 meters, he is slightly shorter than most insiders in the league. He stands firm with his strong low post defense.At the beginning of the game, Jefferson's touch was average. After half-turning, the hook with his left hand missed and hit the basket, which was picked up by Supersonics center Chris Wilcox.

In the starting lineup of the Timberwolves, a large and four small lineups were used. Corey Brewer served as the starting power forward, and he suffered a disadvantage in height. It seems that there are three insiders on the field.

Zheng Ke is quite familiar with Durant. Now Durant has not grown up, but he has shown the temperament of a top scorer in the future. The three-point shooting rate is not very high, and his shooting is not very stable. Judging from the observed data, the overall strength is only 82, the offensive score is 85, and the defensive score is 74.

Zheng Ke has played against many top scorers in the NBA without knowing it. He has defended against Kobe, James, Iverson, and Anthony. Their scores are all above 90 points. Zheng Ke is now With his strength, he can cause strong shooting interference and defensive pressure on Durant.

Durant's next three shots were all shot under Zheng Ke's interference. Zheng Ke may not be able to cover Durant, but Zheng Ke also has two relatively long arms, and Durant can't shake them. Zheng Ke, his eyes were blocked by Zheng Ke when he shot the ball, and he was very angry for a while.

On the contrary, the Timberwolves fired from the outside. McCants hit two consecutive three-pointers, and even Telfair, who had a low three-point shooting percentage, actually scored a three-pointer. A timeout was called amidst cheers from the fans.

"Guys, good performance!" Whitman clapped his hands, took the lead in applauding the generals who came down from the field, and high-fived his lovers in turn.

PJ-Carlesimo is the current head coach of the Sonics. He is a standard academic coach and once served as an assistant coach of the American Dream Team. Now, he is worried about the team's record.He knows that the Timberwolves are not strong, and if they want to end the team's six-game losing streak, they must start by defeating the Timberwolves.

As a result, the team was beaten by the Timberwolves 4 to 15 in the first 6 minutes, but he believes that the problem does not lie with the Sonics, but that the Timberwolves' outside touch is a bit hot.Calling this timeout, he just hoped to interrupt the fiery touch of the Timberwolves. At the same time, he told Doridino and Damien Wilkins to strengthen the defense on the outside and not let the Timberwolves defenders easily shoot from the outside.

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Zheng Ke didn't understand what the white-bearded old coach of the Supersonics said to the Supersonics players, but after returning, Ridnour of the Supersonics hit a three-pointer with Wilcox's cover.

The Timberwolves didn't have the shooting percentage they had at the beginning. After Telfair and McCants failed to score a three-pointer each, they took the initiative to hand the ball to Jefferson on the inside, hoping to open the situation from the inside.

Jefferson took the ball with his back at 45 degrees, Kurt Thomas followed closely behind, Jefferson took the ball with his right hand and made a feint to the right, Thomas did not shake, Jefferson then made a quick left turn jump shot, after the basketball hit the board fell into the hoop.

This trick is similar to a guard's action from a 2-meter insider, and people can't help but admire Jefferson's solid footwork and soft shooting touch.

Zheng Ke was very envious when he saw it. He also wanted to make this kind of action to easily score points. After all, offense is always more refreshing than defense, unless it is an exciting defense such as blocking shots, but with his current ability, he can Just think about it in your head.

Offensive and defensive conversion
Supersonic attack, they played a tactical attack this time, after the players took their positions, Durant, who was originally standing at 45 degrees on the right, suddenly started and slipped to the bottom line, Zheng Ke quickly followed, Durant After Rand ran out of the baseline, he entered the 45-degree area on the left, but Zheng Ke was blocked by Kurt Thomas, who was covering the bottom line without the ball. Originally, with Zheng Ke's speed, Zheng Ke could catch up in a circle, but Thomas took advantage of it. The referee accidentally pulled Zheng Ke with his hand. This delay allowed Durant to easily hit an unguarded mid-range jumper.

Whitman on the sidelines was obviously dissatisfied with Zheng Ke's defense. He yelled at Zheng Ke: "Do your defense well! Dude! Don't let him shoot easily!"

Hearing this, Zheng Ke was so angry that he glared fiercely at the uncle Thomas. Thomas was not annoyed at all, and smiled triumphantly.

The game entered a tug-of-war, and the Sonics and Timberwolves played inextricably. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams fought 25 to 31.

(End of this chapter)