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Chapter 319
The Timberwolves surprised everyone by tying the game away, and Minnesota fans were thrilled.Although they didn't quite believe that their team could compete with the No. [-] Spurs in the West, the score is real, which makes them confident in the performance of the Timberwolves in the series. The tickets for this game are in the Timberwolves Before returning from San Antonio, they were all sold out, and the price was even higher on the black market.

In the afternoon when the game started, almost the whole of Minneapolis was a sea of ​​blue and white. The fans wore the jerseys of their favorite Timberwolves stars, waved all kinds of support cards, and smacked their faces. The team logo of the Timberwolves was carefully drawn.Tonight they will turn the Target Center into the devil's home court, making the Spurs come and go.

When the Timberwolves players rushed to the arena to gather, many of them were startled by the fanaticism of the fans. If there was not a game to be played tonight, the fans would understand that they had to rush to warm up. Even their cars had difficulty getting through the surging crowds to get to the parking lot.But the outpouring of support from fans still makes them excited.

Xu Hao was sitting in the car, looking at the crazy fans on both sides of the road, with a smile on his lips.He has never underestimated the power of the fans. Although they have no chance to play against their opponents, they will always encourage the players in their own way on the sidelines, and at the same time interfere with every visiting opponent. The team's indispensable 16th man.

After parking the car in the dedicated parking space, Xu Hao took his jersey and sneakers from the back seat of the car, and walked calmly to the back door of the arena.The main entrance of the Target Center is generally the entry channel for fans. Players only use the main entrance when there is no game. For them, the back entrance, which is closer to the parking lot, is the usual passage. This has nothing to do with the rules.

After walking through the bright passage for a few minutes, Xu Hao pushed open the door of the locker room. To his surprise, most of the players had already arrived even though the game was still 4 hours away. It was rarely seen in the previous games. Under normal circumstances, only three or four people including him should come to practice shooting in advance.

But seeing everyone's eagerness to try, Xu Hao understood why they came early.Obviously, they all want to win another victory at home with the prestige of defeating the Spurs. Their strong desire to fight urged them to come to the locker room in advance to prepare for the next game.Xu Hao couldn't help but nodded secretly: The Timberwolves' military spirit is available in this game!
After greeting his teammates, Xu Hao took the ball to the field to practice alone. Before almost every game, he would shoot 100 three-pointers to warm up his touch. .Xu Hao felt that he was in good condition today. He completed the task in only 112 shots, which was much better than his previous warm-up shots.

This also makes him full of confidence in this game.The Timberwolves' small ball tactics basically focus on the perimeter, and Xu Hao is the top shooter from the perimeter of the Timberwolves. His performance will affect the feel of his teammates outside the three-point line to a certain extent.If he shoots correctly, others will be brought up, and at the same time, they will get more shots and have an advantage.

Back in the locker room, McHale made the final arrangements for the players, but he didn't have anything else to say, just said: "I ask you to play the same offensive and defensive rhythm as the previous game, and use speed to overwhelm the opponent! Especially Defensively, I want you to wrap the Spurs with speed, don't give them an easy shot, you hear me clearly?"

"It's clear!" Everyone shouted in unison, they couldn't wait to face off against the Spurs at home.Although the opponent is the Western Conference regular season champion, the Timberwolves players still believe that they have a chance to win.

When the entire Timberwolves team walked onto the court through the player tunnel, there was a tsunami of cheers and shouts from all directions, especially when Xu Hao and Love came on the field, the sound increased by tens of decibels.Of course, this is also the treatment they deserve. As the inner and outer core of the Timberwolves, they are the key to whether the team can beat the Spurs and advance.

When the Spurs players came out, they received overwhelming boos. Even the Timberwolves players standing in the other half turned pale. It was the first time for many of them to witness such a scene, and they were greatly shocked. Shock.

Popovich looked gloomy on the sidelines. During the regular season, he led his team to play away games, but he had never seen such a hot scene and such a fanatical atmosphere. Now the Timberwolves fans seem to have been overwhelmed by the news that the team equalized the score. They were so excited that they wanted to boo the Spurs and bury them in the center of the target. This put a lot of pressure on the entire Spurs team.

But he can't do anything about it. It's normal to be booed in an away game, but he didn't expect the Timberwolves fans to turn this place into the Devil's home court.Fortunately, the Spurs have a lot of veterans on their roster, so they should be able to avoid the impact to the greatest extent.

Soon the centers of both sides stood in the middle circle and prepared to jump the ball. The center of the target suddenly became quiet. As the referee threw the basketball high, Love pressed Duncan to give the ball to Xu Hao. The audience was in good condition. Cheers rang out.Xu Hao didn't stay where he was, he turned around and evaded Parker's interception, and passed the ball to the bottom corner of the Spurs' half with a raised hand.

Ellington, who started early, has already settled there. The Spurs did not expect the Timberwolves to be so bold and completely defenseless. Ellington received the ball in an open space without defense.Jefferson has already stepped forward and rushed over, but unfortunately time is too late, Ellington adjusted, took off on the spot and shot, the basketball drew an arc and got into the basket.

The referee signaled that the goal was valid, and the entire target center exploded with a bang. The fans applauded frantically for the connection between Xu Hao and Ellington. Firestone seized the opportunity, which allowed Ellington to hit an open three-pointer and scored the first goal of the game for the Timberwolves.

In fact, for this game, this three-pointer is insignificant, but it greatly mobilized the atmosphere of the fans on the scene and put a lot of pressure on the Spurs players.Conversely, the cheers of the fans are the encouragement for the Timberwolves players. The balance of strength between the two sides has begun to change quietly, and the outcome of the game has become more confusing.

(End of this chapter)