one-handed ball

Chapter 334 Ibaka

Thibodeau was of course happy. After scoring such a goal, the Timberwolves made a three-pointer in this round, and the difference between the two teams came to 5 points for the first time.

The Thunder fans were quite dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and rushed to boo them.

The referee wouldn't feel guilty about the booing, but Durant's well-timed complaint made him take it to heart.As a referee, what you pay attention to is the way of balance.Sometimes when the half-time game is over, they will discuss the penalty in the first half when they return to the locker room. By watching the video playback, they know that there are some imperfect penalties in the first half, so the referee has a bright mirror in his heart. How to do it, they are actually clear in their hearts.

For the Thunder, the Timberwolves are definitely a formidable opponent, especially Zheng Ke began to slowly play the kind of madness in the previous game in the second quarter, which gave them great pressure.

"Shh!"

Zheng Ke landed on one foot, took two steps back to stabilize his body, and raised his arms like the elegant neck of a swan.

“18比4，18比4，18比4 ”

This is the personal scoring comparison between Zheng Ke and Jeff Green. Zheng Ke whispered in Jeff Green's ear. Although the two are friends in the 07 world, Zheng Ke was indiscriminate in the game. No mercy at all.

Jeff Green heard the smoke coming from his head, and it was inevitable that his defensive actions would be bigger than before.

If you make a big move, you will get a foul. Jeff Green immediately got his third personal foul on Zheng Ke. In addition, the number of fouls in this quarter has been reached, and he sent Zheng Ke to the free throw line.

"Substitution, substitution, Giselle, you go!" Brooks saw that it was not good, and quickly made personnel adjustments, replacing Jeff Green and replacing Ibakati who had just rested for 2 minutes.

At this time, the Thunder's lineup was Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka and Krstic.The Timberwolves are Lowry, Billups, Zheng Ke, Love and Jordan.

The Timberwolves have a two-point guard lineup, and Lowry is the one who organizes the game. It is mentioned that Billups at the shooting guard position is more like a shooter.Hesitant Sefolosha's offensive ability is weak, so the Timberwolves' professional defensive shooting guards have reduced their playing time, and they should be replaced with such a lineup that is not usually common.

With such a lineup duel, Zheng Ke finally faced Durant face to face.

"Finally dare to defend me? How can you bear Jeff has suffered so much?" Zheng Ke held the ball with one hand from outside the three-point line and spat trash talk at Durant.

"Why do you like to talk trash recently? This trick doesn't work for me." Durant seldom opened his mouth, and directly told Zheng Ke that he has an immune halo.

"Hey, I'm a little excited recently!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Ke's pupils widened in an instant, as if shifting shape and changing shadows, he suddenly took a sideways step and appeared on Durant's left, as if he was about to break through to Durant's left.

This is a conspiracy, Zheng Ke is too big, if Durant does not change the center of gravity, Zheng Ke may really speed up and pass him.The two have played against each other so many times, and he is still well aware of this.

Zheng Ke did prepare in this way. Seeing Durant move a bit, he pulled the basketball back with his left hand, dribbled behind his back, took a small step on the right side of his right foot, and jumped away in an instant.

Durant defended, Zheng Ke made a big change in front of his body, hit the ground with his right hand and dribbled the ball to his left hand, his body shook, his footsteps made a mistake, and he broke through to Durant's left.

Two steps later, Zheng Ke made a sudden stop for a jumper and made a low-arc hit.

"Two points!" Amid the audience's resentment, the referee stretched out two fingers, indicating that the score is valid.

Durant has a high center of gravity. Although he is flexible, it is still very difficult to defend such a delicate goal.On the contrary, his thin body has become much stronger after two or three summer vacations. Although it still looks like a bamboo pole, it is not weak in confrontation. Many people think that Duran is too poor in confrontation, so they really underestimate him.

But compared to his offense, his defense is indeed much worse.

In Zheng Ke's system score, Durant's overall score is 93, of which the offensive score is as high as 95, but the defensive score is only 81. The score of 81, among the 30 starting small forwards in the league, can only be regarded as a medium defensive level, which is comparable to that of Zheng Ke. Than, his worst is this.

But on the court, the two seemed to explode with each other, because Zheng Ke couldn't prevent Durant's offense, his raised arm, and his shooting ability to shoot quickly with a slight gap, became the most unsolvable existence.But even Kobe's fallback Zheng Ke has covered it, but he can't do anything with a jumper like Durant.

Before halftime, the Timberwolves led the Thunder by 61 points 55 to 6.

"Hey, the two teams dedicated their offensive battles in the first two quarters. Especially KD and ZK, one scored 19 points and the other scored 26 points. They seem to be in good shape. We look forward to The second half of the game" The host on the TV station explained the first half of the game with an excited tone.

At halftime, spectators watched commercials, players rested in the locker room, and referees watched video.

Everyone performed their duties, and time passed quite quickly.

What the NBA thinks about is how to increase commercial income while ensuring the continuity of the game, so as to become the most successful overseas sport in North America. In addition to the charm of basketball itself, various pioneering operations are more important reasons.Stern has been in power for so many years and has built the NBA's business empire single-handedly. The wages of players have risen. In addition to inflation and Jordan, we should also thank this old man.

For example, the 15-minute halftime is not set for a long time, and it is just right to ensure the enthusiasm of the audience and their expectations for the second half of the game.

So when Zheng Ke and the others appeared on the stage, they still felt the same warm atmosphere of the Ford Center.

"The voice is so loud!" Le Fu sincerely praised.

In this year's Timberwolves All-Star candidate list, in addition to Zheng Ke, Billups and Love, Lowry, Afflalo, and Pekovic were also successfully selected. Six people were selected, which is also the most in the NBA in the same period.The candidate list has a total of 120 players, 60 in the east and west, including 24 defenders, 24 forwards, and 12 centers.

The current All-Star voting channel has also been opened, the All-Star debut will be announced on TNT TV on January 1 next year, and the 23 All-Star on February 2 will be held in Los Angeles.A small ball market like the Minnesota Timberwolves bid again but unfortunately failed.However, the league has informed the Timberwolves executives that within the next five years, there will definitely be an All-Star game held in Minneapolis, which can be regarded as appeasing the dissatisfied Timberwolves.

Players know that being selected for the All-Star candidate list does not mean that they can enter the ranks of the All-Stars.But this is an encouragement and affirmation. At least in the league's disguised view, you are the top 120 players in the NBA's comprehensive rankings such as commercial value and court performance.

So I am very happy that Pekovic was selected. It is indeed not easy to travel across the ocean to come here.

As for the opponents of the Timberwolves in this game, the Thunder have only four candidates on the shortlist, guards Westbrook and Sefolosha, forwards Durant and Jeff Green, and Ibaka on the bench is currently unknown and has not yet served. As a starter, his playing time is limited, and his statistics are also very inconspicuous.

But tonight is destined to be the night of Ibaka's fame. After the second half, Zheng Ke made a breakthrough dunk.

One-handed dunk, blocked by Ibaka who faced the difficulties!

This is an extremely rare scene. Zheng Ke jumped up in the air, but Ibaka dared to come from behind, and he did block Zheng Ke's basketball by virtue of his height advantage.

"How brave!"

Zheng Ke yelled, and grasped the basketball even tighter, using his tense muscles to burst out with even wilder strength, trying to forcefully buckle it down.

The two confronted each other in the air, as if breaking away from gravity.

Ibaka was shocked. He felt that Zheng Ke, who was blocked, was being unreasonable. He seemed to be pressing on the head of a tiger, and the tiger had a huge force, and his arm bent back unconsciously.

Under the influence of basketball, he still let go. With a "bang", Zheng Ke grabbed the basket with one hand, but the basketball hit the basket's neck, and then bounced high.

Ibaka took two steps back after being hit by Zheng Ke, but his momentum remained undiminished, staring at Zheng Ke without giving in.

The Timberwolves' bench was stunned, and the players looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe what they saw.

"Zheng Ke was actually blocked? Or was the dunk blocked?"

It's really capsized in the gutter.Zheng Ke himself had nothing to dislike, but he felt that the guy wearing the number nine in front of him was really brave, and he dared to rush forward like this.You know, centers like Howard, who claim to be among the top five defensive players in history, have all been humiliated by him.

After being stunned for a second, the audience erupted into the loudest cheers since the start of today's game.

"Let you be arrogant, you will be blocked!"

"I think you still dare to dunk on our heads, Ibaka will let you taste the taste of blocking shots."

Ibaka under the basket was surrounded by Thunder players. Durant excitedly bumped his chest and then touched his head.Ibaka grinned, and quietly put his sore right arm behind his back, still trembling faintly.

After this goal, the morale of the Thunder team soared. Westbrook completed a breakthrough layup under excitement, and he resisted the 250-pound Pekovic to complete it.

The fans watch the excitement, and the coaches watch the doorway.

The Thunder are on the rise, and Thibodeau dare not push it too hard.The Thunder is not the Knicks, and there is no team in the West that is easy to mess with, so he called a timeout in time, making the Thunder fans feel empty when they saw the excitement, and cursed Thibodeau for being a bad bird.

Of course, Thibodeau is not a good bird. He is the dog-headed strategist of the forest wolf pack, and he advises Zheng Ke, the wolf-headed wolf.

"If we want to defeat the Thunder, we must show our momentum. Once the Thunder's momentum rises at home, it will erupt like a volcano. We need to suppress them with a wonderful goal or defense. For example, next, they It is very likely that Durant will directly attack with the ball from the outside, so Zheng, your defense will be crucial in the next round. Go ahead and get back the field.”

(End of this chapter)