one-handed ball

Chapter 29 Spurs
After more than ten games in the regular season, the performance of the Timberwolves who are good at upsets has also fallen into the eyes of many people. The Timberwolves now have the potential to be the killer of a strong team in the league. They have defeated the No. [-] Cavaliers in the East and the West. Overlord Mavericks.Perhaps the current lineup of the Timberwolves does have many flaws, but the temperament and fighting spirit displayed by the young Timberwolves players has indeed attracted the attention of countless people.

But no matter what the outside world thinks of the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves' trip to Texas continues. After defeating the Mavericks, the Timberwolves go to San Antonio to face the defending champion Spurs back to back!

The Spurs are the team with the most titles outside of the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls.This summer, they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers led by King James who entered the Finals for the first time with a score of 4-0. The French sports car Parker won the Finals MVP and became the NBA's first European Finals Most Valuable Player.

Speaking of the Spurs, there is always one person that comes to mind the first time, Tim Duncan!Duncan nicknamed "Stone Buddha". Since he entered the NBA, he has maintained a stable output contribution of 20+10 every season. He is the soul of the Spurs, the core of the team, and the pillar of defense. He has already won for the Spurs. 4 championships, if we want to judge the number one power forward in history, then Duncan is estimated to have the most votes.

The Timberwolves had just played a bloody battle with the Mavericks. Facing the veteran Spurs, Whitman himself had no hope, let alone the other players on the team.The so-called one bang, then decline, three exhaustion, once the game with the Mavericks is over, the Timberwolves team seems to be relieved, Whitman knows that the team's momentum has fallen to the bottom, and wants to beat the stable Spurs, Basically impossible.

So before this game, Whitman has reminded all the players to protect themselves first, and not to care too much about the outcome of the game. If you say this, it is clear that you have given up the game.Zheng Ke didn't want to admit defeat so easily, but he couldn't resist the head coach's arrangement, unless he didn't want to mess around.This trip to the Southwest, Mavericks, Spurs, Grizzlies, Whitman originally only thought that he had a chance to win the Grizzlies, but now he actually won the Mavericks first, so why bother with the Spurs again?Besides, it's hard to knock to win.

Therefore, before the game, the American media and the Chinese media paid close attention to this game. They very much wanted to see the Timberwolves perform a miracle again and defeat a powerful team in the West.As a result, they were disappointed as soon as the game started.

The Timberwolves did not have the fighting spirit of the previous game, and all members were exhausted. The Spurs waited for work, leading 26 to 19 by 7 points in the first quarter.

That is to say, the Spurs still have few three-pointers. If they meet the Suns, the Timberwolves will probably surrender in the first quarter.

Before this game, the entire Timberwolves team had a general physical examination. After the examination by the accompanying team doctor, Zheng Ke was in the most exhausted state. Zheng Ke's physical strength was not as good as those of the blacks before. After 36 minutes, the team doctor directly asked the head coach Whitman to ask Zheng Ke to reduce playing time and allocate physical strength reasonably to avoid major injuries.

Of course Whitman knew that Zheng Ke's physical strength was not good, and he was not prepared to win this game, so it was logical to put Zheng Ke on the bench.

In the second quarter, Zheng Ke played as a backup shooting guard. His task was to defend the "Demon Sword" Ginobili among the Spurs' troika!
The 30-year-old Ginobili is at his peak, and his physical functions are in perfect condition. In this season in history, Ginobili averaged 31 points, 19.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 4.5 minutes per game. The best sixth man.The basketball player from Argentina, the kingdom of football, seems to have mastered the most gorgeous offensive dance. He is a left-handed player, and his unique style of European step layup makes his breakthrough full of weirdness.

It was under such circumstances that Zheng Ke met the "Demon Sword", perhaps infected by the Spurs' silent style, it is very rare for Zheng Ke to spout trash talk without coming up.

Zheng Ke already has excellent defensive ability and certain defensive experience, but this is the first time he has encountered this type of player.Whenever Ginobili breaks through, Zheng Ke sticks up like defending others, trying to put pressure on Ginobili's defense.But he easily bypassed Zheng Ke like a flexible snake, and hit a layup with a strange posture.

Maybe with Zheng Ke's current agility, he can't defend well against these players who are too flexible and good at changing the rhythm, but Zheng Ke also has his own method, which is to use some small movements to delay Ginobili's change of direction, turn around, etc. Wait, but Zheng Ke fell for it again.

Ginobili seemed to know Zheng Ke's little tricks. Whenever Zheng Ke quietly pulled the corner of his clothes, or stole him back secretly, this guy seemed to be knocked over in a football match. She performed a standard diving exercise, and made a miserable cry, just like an innocent little daughter-in-law who was violated by someone. The key is that the referee still eats this, and also played Zheng Ke's blocking foul a few times in a cooperative manner. .

Zheng Ke played only 5 minutes, but he got 4 fouls and ended up with a very poor performance.

This game was still lost in the hands of the experienced Spurs. The Timberwolves lost the game 81 to 90. They didn't lose much, but they never took the lead. In the words of the media, this game was defeated by the defending champion Spurs. The team has the rhythm of the game.

The players were not depressed either, maybe they thought it was normal to lose to the defending champion, even Zheng Ke had a little bit of this thought in his heart, even though he knew it was wrong to think so.

The outside media did not have much comment on this game. At most, it was a dull game to describe whether the game was exciting or not.

As for the fans who paid attention to Zheng Ke, the media did not expect Zheng Ke to play so badly this time. He got 5 fouls in 4 minutes and ended up without any statistics. The better media said that Zheng Ke, as a rookie, is in an inevitable state. There have been ups and downs, and the bad media directly criticized Zheng Ke for being beaten back to his original form, and listed a bunch of statistics to show that Zheng Ke is only capable of playing as a substitute and is only a qualified second-round pick.According to the comments of these media, a group of Zheng Kemi and Zheng Kehei who appeared on the Internet had a war of words. Most of Zheng Mi were relatively rebellious teenagers. They naturally thought that these media were farting. The strength of playing the main force, otherwise Whitman will risk losing and reuse Zheng Ke?What Zheng Hei said also made sense. They expressed some black-bellied opinions. They generally believed that Zheng Ke entered the NBA through the back door. As the person who picked Zheng Ke, McHale definitely put pressure on Whitman. Whitman Man succumbed to McHale's coercion and had no choice but to help Zheng Ke to the starting lineup with tears in his eyes.

Zheng Ke naturally also saw the comments from the media and fans. What made him ashamed was that the media that criticized him had a good idea. According to the comments in the one-handed ball system, he is now just a qualified water dispenser manager. member, so he is very guilty to see others discover his "true strength".

Regardless of the hustle and bustle of the outside world, the Timberwolves' Texas game tour is not over yet. After the Spurs, the Timberwolves team came to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies led by Gasol.

In this game, the Timberwolves don't want to lose again, because compared to the Mavericks and Spurs, the Grizzlies are more like a weak team, and the persimmons have to be picky. If they win the Mavericks, it makes no sense that even the Grizzlies can't win ah!
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