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Chapter 369 Timberwolves VS Spurs ([-])

Jefferson swallowed, looking at Zheng Ke who rushed towards him like a tank, feeling a little nervous.

The two quickly fought hand to hand, Zheng Ke hugged the basketball, a short body, his body passed Jefferson's right side, and made three strong strides, which was unreasonable.

Jefferson was knocked open by Zheng Ke's impact, and Popovich couldn't calm down anymore, jumped up and shouted: "Drag him down, drag him down!"

But at this time, Jefferson's mind was already "buzzing" blank, and he didn't know where to put his hands.

Zheng Ke took the second step, and the strong muscles of his calf exploded. He leaped to the floor and flew up as if leaving the center of the earth. Then he posed in the air with a straight-armed tomahawk, swinging his legs back and forth for balance.

"boom!"

Zheng Ke swung his arms down, then landed on the ground smoothly, and tugged at the front of his chest. 4 to 2.

The Timberwolves have always been sharp in their counterattacks. After Zheng Ke rushed up like this, Popovich repeatedly emphasized that he would pull down directly before the game.But when he actually got on the court, subject to Zheng Ke's aggressive momentum, Jefferson, a seasoned veteran, would inevitably be a little confused. The so-called Spurs are not the Pistons after all, and Jefferson is not Uncle Bao after all.

In the opening game, Jordan grabs the hat and Zheng Ke dunks one-stop. The picture is so visually impactful that the Timberwolves fans couldn't help clamoring.

The momentum of the Timberwolves players on the field gradually increased, and the Spurs' offensive rhythm was somewhat disrupted.

With 9 minutes and 14 seconds left in the first quarter, Duncan got another chance inside. After causing Love's defensive foul, he made two free throws and helped the Spurs score two more points.

The Spurs' offensive tactics are a combination of inside and outside. Duncan, who is in good shape, mainly attacks inside, and Parker and Ginobili share the outside offensive ball.And it is every player of the Spurs who ends the offense, and the scoring points are relatively scattered. Unlike the Timberwolves, Zheng Ke is the one who has unlimited shooting power. He has to take more than [-] shots in a game and the salary ratio is positive. Compare.

In the first quarter, the Spurs trailed 20 to 26 by 6 points. Zheng Ke scored 8 points in a single quarter, which was quite satisfactory.

In the second quarter, several elderly people from the Spurs took a break, and Zheng Ke also took a break.The Timberwolves sent out Lowry, Marcus Thornton, Corey Brewer, Taj Gibson and Pekovic, a lineup with a very young average age.The Spurs sent George Hill, Gary Neal, Matt Bonner, and Blair to the bench. The Spurs had a nine-man rotation. Ginobili, who left the game early in the first quarter, played in the second quarter and led the team on the field. .

Entering the playoffs, the Timberwolves can still insist on ten-man rotation, which can be regarded as Thibodeau's boldness.

The Spurs, led by Hill, have a very good three-point shooting lineup. The disadvantage of this lineup is their lack of athletic ability. Compared with the Timberwolves' second lineup, which is full of runners and jumpers, the Spurs' second lineup is at the old man level.

However, it was difficult to distinguish between the two teams on the bench, and even the Spurs still had a little advantage in the score.

Red Mamba Bonner is a bit accurate today. After coming off the bench, he has made two shots, scored two three-pointers, and scored 6 points, helping the Spurs to catch up with the overall score by only 2 points.

When Lowry faced Hill, he didn't have much advantage, but Thornton made some breakthroughs. The inside line composed of Bonner and Blair was like paper, and Neil couldn't keep up with the speed and height on the outside line. Strength in Thornton's footsteps.Thornton and Gibson have been identified by the Minnesota uniform team as one of the players who will renew their contracts, and they will renew their contracts in advance next summer.

The Spurs' coaching staff made full preparations. The Timberwolves have always been their imaginary enemy, and the technical movements of every player in the team have received a lot of analysis.

Popovich said: "Can't guard Zheng Ke, can't you guard other Timberwolves players?"

His idea has been implemented by the Spurs. In the current game situation, the Timberwolves players are completely passive, especially in front of the fans who are on the field. They are under great pressure and their performance is even more unstable.

In the middle of the second quarter, the Spurs tied and overtook by one point, and Thibodeau immediately replaced Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke came up and got the opportunity to attack independently. Thibodeau told the players to open up space for Zheng Ke to play singles. The Spurs did not have a player who could guard Zheng Ke.

On the field, Love, Zheng Ke, Brewer, Billups and Lowry, one big and four small, Zheng Ke played at the 4th position with four three-point shooters, and made clear the tactical configuration for Zheng Ke to play singles.

This is an unconventional lineup, but the basketball ability is not weak. Zheng Ke and Love protect the backcourt rebounds very well.

Zheng Ke singled Jefferson in the low post, and his strength value has reached 99.

The strength of 99 is already as strong as O'Neal, Chamberlain and other behemoths at the basket. If he plays a center, he is now averaging double figures in rebounds per game.And after falling to a low position, the power of back leaning is even more astonishing. It has the same effect as when Buck used his buttocks to arch hard back then, which is shameless and incomprehensible.

Jeffson couldn't guard against Zheng Ke, leaning his back against him was like being hit by a sledgehammer. He took a small leap in the air, took a step back, and after two "bang bangs", he approached the paint area.

Parker stepped forward to double-team, Zheng Ke grabbed the ball and took a step, avoiding Parker's help defense, and made a mid-range fallback jumper.

Hit, 38 to 37, the Timberwolves lead by 1 point.

Barkley said with a smile: "The Timberwolves have played the magic tactic again. This is the most commonly used tactic when they won the championship the year before last. Love, Brewer, Billups and Lowry, four people three The ball-distributing ability is too strong, the first two average three-point shooting rate exceeds 40.00%, the Spurs dare not easily double-team."

Smith sighed with emotion: "The Timberwolves can always find players with excellent three-pointers. At a time when outside three-point shooting offenses are becoming popular in this league, the Timberwolves just follow the trend of the times."

In the second half of the second quarter of the Timberwolves, Zheng Ke started to attack, unlimited singles, and occasionally Lowry and the others played a few pick-and-roll attacks to give Zheng Ke a breather.

However, Popovich only thought of a way to let Duncan strengthen the inside offense off the court.

Before the halftime break, Zheng Ke scored the 25th point of the day. He scored 25 points in the half against the Spurs. Among them, he scored 17 points alone in the second quarter. In fact, it only took him half a quarter of the game time.

Zheng Ke's efficient performance made his supporters very excited, and Taylor, who was sitting on the sidelines, was also enthusiastically praised by the audience, surrounded by "wolf fans" who sent praises.Taylor was very polite and humble with them. Since she followed Zheng Ke, some of Zheng Ke's habits have also infected her, such as the humility in life.But at the same time, Taylor was also very proud in his heart, his chest was also lifted up unconsciously, and there was always a hint of pride on his face.

郑克半场25分8个篮板，森林狼58比49领先了9分，马刺差点被森林狼半场拉开到了10分的分差。

Popovich was in a bit of trouble. He didn't expect Zheng Ke to have grown to such a point, just like the god-like No. 23 he met when he was coaching the Spurs more than ten years ago, unstoppable.

The Spurs coaching staff negotiated to allow the Spurs to increase the chances of outside shots in the second half.It is no longer feasible to fight the conventional method with the Timberwolves. Only by shooting a three-pointer may there be a glimmer of life.In the second half, Popovich let Blair, who was an excellent rebounder, start the game, and asked Duncan to be a blue-collar with him, fighting for offensive rebounds.

After the start of the second half, Ginobili and Jefferson hit three-pointers respectively, and Duncan hit two points with an inside hook. The Spurs played an 8-0 spurt in an instant, and they were only 57 point behind 58-1 .

The Timberwolves requested a timeout.

Thibodeau knew that the Timberwolves were just stunned by a series of Spurs' shots, and calling this timeout was just to stabilize the Timberwolves.He gently explained the rules of the field to the players, and at the same time arranged Zheng Ke's first offensive tactics after the timeout.

After a timeout, the Timberwolves attacked from the outside.

After running, Zheng Ke fell to the low post on the right to catch the ball, and the defender behind him turned out to be Ginobili, who was not as powerful as Jefferson.

Although Ginobili can be considered a swingman, but in people's eyes, this is already a misplacement.

Zheng Ke leaned back, turned around easily, and hit a two-point jumper. 60 to 57.

After the Timberwolves stabilized their position, both offense and defense became orderly. Every player performed their duties, and they fell into a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Spurs.

Zheng Ke became addicted to using backs, and whenever he had the opportunity, he went to the low position for backs.

He is simply incomprehensible in the low post, just like Jordan. The reason why Jordan is still invincible at the age of 35 is to rely on this set of powerful back-up skills.After Zheng Ke entered the NBA, he practiced defense first, and the most practiced outside of defense were emergency stop jump shots and back-and-back fadeaways. Now this trick is Zheng Ke's veritable trick.

Compared with Jordan, that lean, one turn, and one shot are equally unsolvable.

Barkley said: "Zheng Ke is best at this back-up kung fu, which is very similar to me."

At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves still had the advantage on the field, leading 88 to 80 by 8 points. Zheng Ke scored 15 points in a single quarter, all of which were low two-pointers, including a two-plus-one.

However, the Spurs will not just give up the game. In the fourth quarter, Popovich simply replaced the exhausted Jefferson and replaced him with the young man Danny Green who the team just got this year.

A young freshman, Popovich took a different approach and focused his hopes on him.

Danny Green entered the NBA in 09 and is the cousin of slam dunk king Gerald Green.He was waived by the Cavaliers last year and signed by the Spurs this year. However, he only played 8 games in the entire regular season. Most of the time, he was still a water fountain keeper. In such an important game, Bo Povich would actually send him on the field, the young man was stunned, a little unbelievable.

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