one-handed ball

Chapter 323 Against the Big Three

"Zheng Ke scored 29 points in three quarters, the Timberwolves beat the Bucks lightly"

"Win a good start, the Timberwolves beat the Bucks"

"The changes brought about by the new coach-the Timberwolves who can defend in zone"

Timberwolves, Bucks and Rockets have always been the three teams most concerned by domestic sports media.Whenever two of these teams meet in pairs, the domestic media will write a lot.However, the Timberwolves won the game in only three quarters, which made the fans watching the game feel that it lacked some thrilling.

The most concerned team in the NBA in the new season is the Miami Heat. The box office appeal of the Big Three is undoubtedly the league's first; followed by the defending champion Lakers. People speculate whether Kobe can surpass O'Neal to win the fifth championship; Even the many powerhouses headed by the Timberwolves have the support of tens of millions of fans.

The Timberwolves' victory over the Bucks does not cause much volatility, after all, the two do not look like teams of the same level from any point of view.

But the Timberwolves under Thibodeau's training have changed their style over the years and played zone defense, which is enough to attract the attention of various coaches.

Since the NBA allowed the use of zone defense in 01, it has changed the previous style of many teams to a large extent.As a group of most talented basketball players in the world, they are no strangers to zone defense. The basketball IQ of the players here is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but people still like to use man-to-man and other passionate defensive methods.

The same is true for Thibodeau. The use of zone defense is only to increase the flexibility of the Timberwolves' defensive tactics.

In essence, the Timberwolves still focus on man-to-man defense. All Timberwolves players, including Zheng Ke, are very talented and never afraid of any physical confrontation.

Is it true, or is it a false joint defense of bluff?
Someone will come over immediately to verify the real identity of the Timberwolves.

11 month 2 day.

The Timberwolves, who defeated the Bucks and bloodbathed the Grizzlies, ushered in the challenge of the Heat at home. There must be a battle between the two, but I didn't expect it to come so early.

After losing to the Celtics in the opening game, the Heat even defeated the 76ers and the Magic.Among them, the 76ers are considered a weak team with no gold content, but defeating the Magic can be regarded as a matter of reducing the pressure on the three of them.This time, I went to Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves. If I win, I can slap the media who look down on them.

No matter who it is, it is a game that cannot be easily surrendered.

In order to make up the Big Three, the Heat sent out draft picks and picked up various talented role players.They are the same as the Celtics' Big Three in 07. Apart from the three of them, there are no role players that can be played.In the starting five, apart from James, Wade and Bosh, the point guard is Carlos Arroyo and the center is Joel Anthony.The system shows that one has an ability value of 70 and the other has only 67, but Anthony's rebound score is as high as 82, which can be regarded as meeting the tactical needs of the Heat.

"I'm good at playing the Heat!" Thomas's loud voice sounded in the Timberwolves' arena.

"If someone wants to fly above your head, you can drag me down! Don't worry, this is the target center, at most you will be given a technical foul. A technical foul, in exchange for others' flinching, is worth it!"

There was a drop of cold sweat on Zheng Ke's forehead. He turned his head and found that under Thomas's teaching, Jordan and Anderson had fierce eyes and nodded frequently.

"It's really going to be a bandit army." Zheng Ke shook his head and continued to dribble the ball with both hands.

"Assemble, assemble!"

At this time, Thibodeau clapped his hands and called the Timberwolves players in the training hall to gather.

"Huh~huh~" More than a dozen Timberwolves players put down the training in their hands and trotted over.After a while, a group of big men about two meters surrounded Thibodeau.

"Okay, let me talk about the game tonight."

Thibodeau cleared his throat, and after attracting everyone's attention, he straightened his chest, and then said: "Tonight is the game against the Heat. We have gone through a summer of training, and the ultimate goal is not to beat a certain team. It’s about winning the championship trophy, so whether you win or lose, don’t put too much pressure on everyone.”

"What I want to see is a different Timberwolves. Facing the Heat, what kind of game I can play is what I care about."

"In my team, the playing time is not fixed. The state in training and the state in the game may become an opportunity for you to increase your playing time. The substitute may become the starter, and the starter may also become the substitute. Through continuous adjustment, he will eventually become a team. Champions, I hope you can play at your level in this game and let me see the results of your summer training."

Thibodeau's words immediately stimulated the eyes of the Timberwolves and a group of cubs.He skillfully took advantage of his status as the "new coach" and drew a beautiful pie in front of the Timberwolves players, but I am afraid that he will not be able to eat much in the end, but it can make the Timberwolves' overall combat effectiveness explode.

See the excited Timberwolves players.

Thibodeau smiled, grinning like a fat old fox.
At night, the target center is brightly lit.

The outside of the arena is resplendent and magnificent, and the citizens of Minneapolis walked into the Target Center after a day of work.There were smiles on their tired faces. Some teenagers and girls painted the Timberwolves logo and the names of Timberwolves players on their faces. Some parents took photos with their children and the Timberwolves mascot outside the Target Center.

In the arena, the two teams have already started warm-up training.

It didn't take long for the referee, the "overlord of the stadium", to walk in. The three of them showed a little bit of arrogance while walking like tigers. If they were wearing windbreakers and sunglasses, they would look like Xu Wenqiang.

As soon as the lights dimmed, the player introductions began immediately.

Then the players from the two starting teams began to walk on the field, and the two sides began to find familiar people to greet each other.

Zheng Ke met the "Big Three".

"This time the three of you are going crazy, Pat Riley will wake up laughing from a dream." Zheng Ke smiled and shook hands with James and bumped his chest.

"It's okay, it's all for the championship. Now only you can fight me in this league." James felt sorry for Zheng Ke, and said something similar to "Heroes in the world, only the king and the ear" saying.

Zheng Ke laughed, and patted his thick shoulder, feeling very comfortable in his heart.

Zheng Ke then embraced Wade, who was willing to be the second in charge.

"I think Anthony will hate you guys to death. Why did you abandon him? We agreed to play together." Zheng Ke teased, joking with Wade.

"He's going to leave sooner or later. The Nuggets have no market and are in the West. The last All-Star couldn't be a starter. He can't stand it anymore." Wade whispered in Zheng Ke's ear, breaking the news in a moderate way After a while.

Zheng Ke said with an expression that I understood, "There are indeed more girls in New York, and they are more flavorful than those on the plateau."

Wade was very surprised. He didn't expect Zheng Ke to be able to understand everything, so he smiled knowingly.

The grievances between the "Big Three" and Zheng Ke are not light.More recently, in the All-Star Game last year, Zheng Ke defeated the Eastern All-Stars led by the three of them and won the All-Star MVP trophy.A little farther away, in the 08 BJ Olympics, Zheng Ke still defeated the American dream team including the three of them, and won China's first basketball team sports gold medal in history.

It seems that the Big Three are suffering, but they are also affected by unfamiliarity with each other.Now the three of them are on the same team, they have practiced together for another summer, and they have played so many preseason games and regular season games, and there is already a slight tacit understanding.

After the ceremony of greeting each other before the game, the players from both sides stood on the field.

Zheng Ke and James stood on the center line. Their tall backs stood together. They were similar in height. One was white No. 17 and the other was black No. 6. The photographer captured this precious picture in an instant.

The referee whistled, and the basketball was thrown straight into the air.

"Drink!"

Pekovic was obviously irritated before the game. With a roar, he jumped up to an astonishing height.With a centimeter difference, he beat Joel Anthony by jumping and pointing the ball behind his head.

Zheng Ke was stunned, this girl can jump so high?
He withdrew the center of gravity that he was going to return to defense, and ran forward again. After the Timberwolves players were half a beat behind, they all gave Pekovic a thumbs up, and then ran forward.

The fans at the scene applauded in unison and cheered, and the momentum of the Timberwolves immediately rose for a quarter in the jump ball.

After a few outside guides, it was sent to Zheng Ke on the flank.

"Pull it off, pull it off!"

Before Zheng Ke could make a gesture, Thibodeau on the sidelines had already roared first, and gave instructions to let the Timberwolves players pull away, obviously to let Zheng Ke single the ball.

Zheng Ke glanced at Thibodeau, and Thibodeau smiled at him.

"This coach is really different." Zheng Ke thought, then collected his mind, grabbed the ball with one hand from beyond the three-point line, and placed it behind James out of reach.

James squatted down, stretched out one hand in front of Zheng Ke, his muscles tensed up like a mighty lion.

"left side, right side?"

When Zheng Ke was thinking about where to break through, James was also thinking about it.

The wind gradually picked up, and the momentum between the two kept colliding, exuding awe-inspiring murderous aura.
Suddenly, Zheng Ke moved.

If you don't move, it's amazing.He was like a flash of lightning across the sky, suddenly breaking out at a speed that could tear the sky and the earth, without any fancy movements, he broke through to James' right side.

The ball moves, people follow the ball.

"What?" James' pupils shrank suddenly, subconsciously took a small step back, and then reached out to intercept Zheng Ke.

"boom!"

The muscles of the two collided together, making a blood-pounding collision sound, and the most primitive collision was no worse than an inside melee.

James was hit by Zheng Ke's collision and his arm flew away, freeing up a little defensive space.

With this terrifying power, Zheng Ke broke through James' defense in the blink of an eye, and then rushed into the inside line aggressively.

"Stop him!"

James' voice slowed down a little, and Zheng Ke had already rushed into the inside lane.

"Bang!"

Zheng Ke dunked with both hands flat on the frame, and completed this terrifying dunk like a space walk
(End of this chapter)