one-handed ball

Chapter 72
"Let's welcome our Jazz players to the stage!" With the enthusiastic voice of the DJ at Jazz's arena, all the Jazz players opened their arms one after another. Out of the player tunnel, the one who walks in the front is their head star - Deron Williams!Then came Boozer, Kirilenko and a group of giants. The enthusiastic audience followed the appearance of the players, screaming the names of the players they supported, and offering their warmest applause at the same time.
"It's really a group of crazy fans!" Zheng Ke said while looking at the fanatical fans with his chest folded. He had already put on the right knee pad that he got after the last game. This is a piece of basketball equipment, and it is also the first time he has appeared in front of the audience wearing knee pads. The pure black knee pads look good with the Timberwolves' wide blue jersey.
"Yeah," "This season, the Jazz's home stadium has become the league's famous devil's home stadium, and it is the arena with the loudest noise in the league." Jefferson stood beside Zheng Ke and said in agreement
"Hehe" Zheng Ke showed a thoughtful smile on his face, and he smiled and said to Jefferson: "Al, this game is not easy for you!"

"How?" Jefferson asked suspiciously.

"Look!" Zheng Ke stretched out his hand, pointing at Boozer who was doing the pre-match ceremony, "That guy is the same type as you, you know, the most difficult to guard against is the player who can shoot left and right! And the coach just said, The Jazz has a lot of small moves, especially when fighting inside, there are more small moves."

"Hmph!" Jefferson retorted with a confident expression on his face, "What's so great about that [-]-year-old boy, will I be afraid of him? Watch me blow this guy up!"

Zheng Ke laughed, clenched his fist and hammered Jefferson's chest, and said, "Then I'll watch!"

Jefferson is not a jump ball master. Against the inside springs that abound in the league, most of his jump balls have only a [-]-[-] winning percentage. But this time he jumped and won against the Jazz. Elfair's hand
Telfair carefully controlled the ball and crossed the half court with a serious look on his face. Although Deron's defense has always been criticized, in fact his defense is not very bad. His strong physical fitness ensures that he does not lose his position in defense. basic conditions!
Telfair gave the ball to Zheng Ke who was standing at 45 degrees. The guy defending Zheng Ke was Kirilenko. This guy's wingspan is really amazing. The same wingspan as Adu.It's no wonder that this guy will become an excellent defense player. You know, he is the only player besides Olajuwon and David Robinson who can play 5+5+5+5+5!
But Zheng Ke didn't mean to attack Kirilenko by force. With a shake of his hand, he quickly passed the ball to Jefferson, who was in the main position of the inside card, and then slipped to the bottom line, as if he wanted to make a fight with Jefferson. air cut fit
Jefferson saw that Okur had followed Channing Frye to the outside line, and found that Kirilenko and Zheng Ke were closely following the ground, so when Zheng Ke passed by, he made a false pass by catching the ball with one hand. Action. After Kirilenko and Zheng Ke left together, Jefferson retracted the stretched out basketball, then dribbled the basketball, and then slammed into Boozer's chest with his back,

Both of them are muscular men, but Boozer was not ready yet. He didn't expect this guy to be so fierce. This almost knocked him out of breath. When he recovered, Jefferson had already Easy hit with a turnaround jumper
The players of the Jazz kept guiding the ball on the outside, and finally gave the ball to Deron. Deron stood in the right half, and he called Boozer to come out and do a pick-and-roll with him.
Boozer ran out immediately, and he made a solid pick-and-roll for Deron. Telfair was blocked from the three-point line, and Deron accelerated to kill inside. Jay Ferson couldn't keep up with him in the first step, and could only watch Deron easily complete a small basket!

Watching his own star hit the first goal of tonight's game, the atmosphere in the energy solution arena became more enthusiastic. A large part of the fans shouted Deron's name loudly, cheering for their idol.
Of course, the Timberwolves will not be hit by a defensive defeat. They have gradually started their own offensive mode. The head star Jefferson showed his sharp fangs inside.
Boozer looks like a guy with tendons, but his defense is not good. Apart from defending the pick-and-roll, other defenses such as single defense, assist defense, and supplementary defense are not very good. I have experience, I have already scored several times with Boozer in the first quarter
Sloan raised the corner of his mouth slightly on the sidelines. He was not worried about Boozer being blown up. Although Boozer was not good at defending, he saw that Jefferson had to work hard to score a goal every time. Here, the Jazz chased the score back with an easy pick-and-roll. If the game continues like this, as long as Jefferson is off the court, the Jazz will win!
Deron holds the ball and still uses a pick-and-roll tactic, but this time it is Jazz center Okur who is doing the pick-and-roll with him. Channing Frye followed Okur to Deron's side. Immediately, he saw Deron slipping away. Telfair, who was defending him, was obviously out of position, so Channing Frye took a step to the right to delay Deron's footsteps. Deron seemed to have expected Channing Frye's movement, and he slammed the ball hard With a flick to the ground, a big acceleration rushed past Channing Frye's defense!
"Damn it! Let him pass again!" Zheng Ke saw that the situation was not good, and immediately abandoned Kirilenko, wanting to chase and block Delong, a nasty kid!
Zheng Ke obviously underestimated Delong. He seemed to know that Zheng Ke had come to defend him like he had eyes in the back of his head. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball in his hand flew out like a cannonball. Whispering past Zheng Ke's ear
When Zheng Ke turned his head, Kirilenko had already gently pushed the ball out. The Russian used his precise shot to seem to tell Zheng Ke: It is wrong to let go of me!

The Jazz's pick-and-roll offense went smoothly, and the Timberwolves' touch was not bad. In addition to Jefferson's continuous firing, McCants and Zheng Ke took cold shots from the outside and each threw a three-pointer, so for a while, the field A mutual explosive situation was formed until the intermission, and the Timberwolves in the away game even led by 55 point 54 to 1

Faced with this situation, Whitman has nothing to arrange, so in the locker room, he has nothing to do except to boost the morale of the players as always. Strange quiet
The Jazz handed the ball to Boozer to start the second half
Boozer starts punching Jefferson, Boozer dribbles back

"boom!"

The clashing of muscles between the two reveals that this is a battle between two male animals
"boom!"

another sound

Suddenly, Boozer half-turned and completed a small hook
Sure enough, I have long heard that the Utah Jazz is one of the teams with the most small moves in the NBA. They have maintained the tradition of small moves from the Stockton and Malone eras to this day. This is the reason. The Jazz didn't make too many small moves in the first half, especially Kirilenko, who was against Zheng Ke, basically didn't use many small moves against Zheng Ke. At most, he just pulled his clothes.
The goal scored by Boozer is very clear from the perspective of Zheng Ke. Boozer turned slightly sideways when he leaned back for the second time, and the back bump was changed to a shoulder. If it is in other arenas in the league Here, the referee may call Boozer an offensive foul, but not here, you know, this is the energy solution arena!
Jefferson rubbed his chest that hurt from the impact, and looked at this nasty bald guy with dissatisfaction. He was talking trash about black people at Boozer. Overwhelm the opponent
Boozer's unruly attack started the prelude to the two teams talking trash and using various tricks. Boozer got stuck at the basket and Jefferson stomped on him. McCants broke through the Blues Errand attacked the inside line, and was dragged off by Okur in the air. Deron picked and rolled and "accidentally" tripped over by Channing Frye, who was defending the pick and roll. The scene was full of various small moves, and the anger between the two teams became more and more intense. The higher the level, the bigger the small moves. When the referee saw that the situation on the court was not right, he hurriedly "beeped" and called a few fouls, and gradually suppressed the evil fire of the players of the two teams. Such frequent blows After a few whistles, the players on both sides were charged with several fouls. The main core of the two teams, Boozer and Jefferson, each received 4 fouls.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the main players of the two teams rested, and Jefferson and Boozer came to the court to pinch each other
At this time, Kyle Korver, a substitute player for the Jazz, a draft player in 03, and a high-quality three-point shooter broke out without warning. He received selfless feeds from his teammates in a row, and he made two three-pointers with confidence. And a two-pointer that stepped on the line instantly put the Jazz ahead of the Timberwolves by 2 points. The Timberwolves were forced to request a timeout. Whitman hoped to interrupt the white boy's touch through this timeout.

Korver's touch is gone, but the gap in the score has not narrowed. When it's time to switch the main players of the two sides to play, the Timberwolves are still 8 points behind!
Zheng Ke shook off the towel on his head and was the first to stand up.
"Okay, guys, it's time for us to play!"

(End of this chapter)