one-handed ball

Chapter 345
"This lineup"

Phil Jackson, who was sitting firmly on the bench, frowned deeply. He was surprised by the lineup after the Timberwolves suspended.In addition to the two backcourts of Lowry and Thornton, a lineup of Gibson, Anderson and Jordan was actually arranged. It seems that the height is there, but what about the speed?Is Gibson to defend Odom, or Anderson to defend Odom?
In terms of height, Taj Gibson is [-] meters and Chris Anderson is [-] meters, both of which are comparable to Odom.

Odom can play both inside and outside, especially at the age of 32, he is at the peak of his career. This year, he can contribute nearly 32.4 points and 15 rebounds in an average of 9 minutes per game this year.It has long been reported that Odom is a strong contender for the best sixth man in the NBA this year.

Phil Jackson can only see that the current lineup of the Timberwolves on the court is more defensive. After all, Gibson, Anderson and Jordan are all good at defense.As for the other mysteries, he actually hasn't seen it yet.

After the game, people suddenly discovered that the Timberwolves played a zone defense again, this time it was a two-three zone defense.

"To block my breakthrough?" Odom controlled the basketball and immediately knew the Timberwolves' tactical intentions.

In front of him was Gibson, a fierce-looking defensive champion with a big head and a beard, with bulging muscles.Gibson spread his arms, covering Odom's body faintly, looking as if he could break Odom's dribble at any time.

After replacing Gibson, it was almost impossible for Odom to rely on his weight and strength to surpass others. After thinking about it, he still transferred the ball to Shannon Brown on the other side.

Shannon Brown and Thornton are the same height, and Thornton's offense is stronger than defense, and he is good at attacking with the ball and shooting from a distance.Shannon Brown's defense is slightly stronger than his offense. With a pair of thick long arms and excellent athletic talent, once he gets serious, he can at least become the best defensive player on the bench.

When the two meet, it's like the tip of a needle.

After Shannon Brown received the basketball this time, he took a tentative step and slanted towards Thornton's left side.

Brown was so strong that he made a successful breakthrough. Leaning on Thornton's body, he rushed towards the inside of the Timberwolves like a small bulldozer.

He stopped abruptly, turned his body around, turned his hands into a one-handed throw, and the basketball flew into the air!
Suddenly, a black shadow rose from his eyes, covering the sky and the sun, like a solar eclipse blocking the high-altitude lights.

"Snapped!"

The rising basketball was firmly drawn by Jordan's big hand, like a cannonball, whistling and flying over Brown's head, which actually made his scalp feel a little cool.

"Fast attack!"

After the basketball bounced on the ground, it was snatched by Lowry, who had quick eyes and quick hands.Xiao Gangpao reproduced a speed that did not match his figure, and rushed to the front field like the wind.

Following him was Steve Blake.

Blake is also considered a veteran, although he looks young.Seeing Lowry speeding up, he wanted to drag him off. Unexpectedly, Xiaogangpao's body was flexible and turned around, so that he didn't even catch the hem of his clothes.On the contrary, because of this action, the defense was delayed by two beats, and he was a few positions behind Lowry.

Lowry ran faster and faster, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, saw the empty basket, suddenly the blood rushed to his heart, took three quick steps, and completed a basic two-handed dunk.

"Pretty!"

Zheng Ke was moved by such a goal. The 1-meter Lowry seldom dunks. Rare things are more expensive. Zheng Ke and others who saw him dunked were amazed. They stood up and encouraged him with applause.

There was thunderous applause, and the Timberwolves played so wonderfully in the first wave after returning from a timeout, that the fans couldn't help admiring Thibodeau's scheduling.

The fans applauded, but they didn't expect that in the next few minutes, it would become a blacksmithing contest between the two teams. The defense increased, and no one could score.

When Zheng Ke played in the 6th minute of the second quarter, the score was 33 to 32. You know, the two teams contributed a total of 50 points in the first quarter, but now they add up to 65 points. A total of 15 points were scored.It was still completed when Odom broke out at the beginning.

Timberwolves fans rarely saw such a low score. Everyone was listless, and the sound of cheering became weak.

The audience naturally wants to see the two teams scoring goals, which is why the small ball style is popular in the NBA, because it can attract the audience and win the market.

Zheng Ke's appearance finally lifted their spirits, and they all waved the glue sticks in their hands, cheering for Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke immediately responded to the enthusiasm of the fans with a beautiful little basket after a breakthrough.

35 to 32, the Timberwolves lead by 3 points.

Zheng Ke just scored a goal here, and the Lakers, who have not opened for a long time, also scored.Kobe, who is also a star player, made a jump shot one step inside the three-point line, with an elegant figure and an arrow through his heart.

The scores of the two teams were evenly matched.

After the second quarter, whenever the Timberwolves have the momentum to open up, the Lakers will always find a chance to score.It wasn't Kobe's jumper, it was Gasol's inside hook, or it was Bynum who caused Jordan's foul.

Before the end of halftime, Fisher made a super long-range three-pointer, but instead gave the Lakers a go-ahead. 46 to 45.

Such a result can only be said to be God's will, and he didn't even cross the midfield line, and he actually scored a goal.Anyway, with Zheng Ke's 99 long-range shooting ability, he can't guarantee the hit rate.

In this way, the inexplicable one point behind made the Timberwolves players feel as if they were blocked mentally and were very unhappy.

"But it hurts his character to score goals like this!" Le Fu said to Zheng Ke, "I bet that in the second half, Lao Yu will never make a three-pointer. He has already used up today's money." character."

Zheng Ke sneered at Le Fu's theory of character. He looked Le Fu up and down, but he didn't realize that this kid had such fantastic ideas. Sure enough, he didn't understand the world of geniuses.

"Uh..." Zheng Ke just wanted to speak, and Thibodeau pushed open the locker room door and walked in.

As Thibodeau came over, he had already opened his mouth to greet the generals of the Timberwolves: "Guys, move the stool over a little bit, let's explain the game tactics in the second half..."

When the generals heard the words, as soon as they kicked the ground, the boss chair slid to the middle position with a "crash~~".

After the rise of the Timberwolves, even the basketball atmosphere in the Minnesota area has improved a lot.

For example, the selection of cheerleaders is much more active than before.Before the start of the season, Zheng Ke saw that the Timberwolves officials were picking the beauty and figure of the Minneapolis universities and cheering for the players.Such a decent part-time job with good pay has been sought after by many college students.

So such an upgraded team of Timberwolves cheerleaders is really glorious and beautiful, and it has become the audience's favorite repertoire during the intermission.

After the various interactive programs between the midfield and the audience ended, the players from both sides returned to the field on time.

Zheng Ke pressed his legs, moved his joints, and walked to the bottom line under the signal of the sideline referee.After a few referees ventilated and ensured that the game could be played normally, the sideline referee handed over the basketball firmly in his hand to Zheng Ke, and Zheng Ke grabbed it in his hand.

With a shake of his hand, the basketball flew towards Billups lightly, Billups took it, and then the two ran to the frontcourt together.

"Want to play singles?" Billups asked Zheng Ke while walking.

"No, let's play some tactics first. Tom (Thibodeau) drew a lot of tactics during the intermission!" Zheng Ke said with a smile.

Billups made an OK gesture, indicating that he understood.

Zheng Ke then accelerated his trot, took the lead to run to his flank position, and began to stand at his small forward position skillfully, preparing for the first wave of offense in the second half.

Billups held up the three fingers of his free right hand, signaling the Timberwolves players to implement the No. [-] tactic.

The Timberwolves were running as precisely and rigorously as a machine, and Zheng Ke also participated in it. He cooperated with Love on an off-ball screen at the elbow area, and then when he was about to run out of the three-point line, he suddenly ran back and ran towards the hoop. .

This is an opportunity!
Artest's inflexibility reappeared.When he was young, he had strength and weight, and he could reach a very high speed by virtue of his explosive power. However, when he got old, his speed dropped extremely quickly due to his weight. He was actually tricked by Zheng Ke just like that. No, I can't keep up with the rhythm at all.

Billups grabs the ball with both hands, and spins the ball to the basket in a standard passing posture.

Zheng Ke caught it with both hands and quickly buckled it down.

"boom!"

Under his heavy dunking, the basket shook violently, and the iron basket was exaggeratedly deformed as if hit by a blunt object.

Zheng Ke floated lightly on the ground, like a hero who knows how to do light work, with ease and ease.

"Dry!"

Artest cursed secretly, he didn't expect Zheng Ke to be so cunning when running, not at all like a wing player who has been attacking with the ball for a long time.He didn't know that in the first two years, when Zheng Ke's offensive ability with the ball was not particularly strong, he relied on his speed to run without the ball and get open shots.

Running without the ball is familiar to him.

Kobe doesn't blame Artest anymore. Counting the 2 points just now, Zheng Ke has only scored 15 points in this game so far. If the scoring efficiency is based on the usual average of 35.7 points per game, it is on the ground. .

In any case, Artest's desperation in the first half is obvious to all.

However, can his physical strength really guarantee such a high-intensity defense throughout the game?
Zheng Ke was the first to not believe it.

(End of this chapter)