one-handed ball

Chapter 74

After Zheng Ke came down, he received a message about the Rockets. The Rockets defeated the visiting Bulls at home and completed their 12-game winning streak.But at the same time, Yao Ming reported that his left ankle was fractured!
This made Zheng Ke very shocked and sad, so he hurriedly called to inquire.

Yao Ming still has an optimistic attitude. Although the injury made him very frustrated, this is an inevitable thing in the game. Yao Ming warned Zheng Ke to play well and take good care of his body. He also teased Zheng Ke not to learn from him. Probably won't play this season.

Zheng Ke comforted Yao Ming on the phone. Of course, he knew how big an injury is to an athlete, especially this kind of huge injury, so he talked a lot about the Olympic Games with Yao Ming, hoping to look forward to Let the Olympics distract Yao Ming's attention now.
In fact, Zheng Ke didn't understand Yao Ming's injury this time. He found that many things had changed after he was reborn. After such a long time, he also couldn't remember many things clearly.He is a little butterfly, and most of what he can influence now are changes in the NBA, such as the rise of Yi Jianlian.Zheng Ke vaguely remembered that Yi Jianlian played well at the beginning of the NBA season, but after the middle of the season, due to injuries or something, his state declined rapidly. Zhiyan checked his attributes, and it actually reached 74!The three-point shooting ability soared to 73!At that time, Zheng Ke was taken aback!

So Zheng Ke thought that the NBA would not develop as before, but Yao Ming's injury like history made Zheng Ke puzzled. Did he change history?

Zheng Ke didn't know that Yi Jianlian's change was precisely because of him. Thinking that Yi Jianlian entered the league with a high pick, although he didn't say it, he still despised Zheng Ke in his heart.But Zheng Ke's better and better performance stimulated him who was proud, and he began to train hard. He practiced hard on the three-pointer. Instead of wasting money on women's bellies like rookies who get a lot of money, he spilled his sweat on the floor of the Bradley Center, so he has With such progress, he successfully broke through the rookie wall and was reborn from the ashes!

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The Timberwolves beat the Jazz in an away game, and it was amazing to turn over the famous Devils home team in the league, but this is not the first time the Timberwolves have been upset this season.That's right, the nba is the place where miracles are born, and there are all kinds of lore and upsets happening every moment, but there are 30 teams here, when things like upsets frequently occur on the same team , Countless experts will rack their brains to analyze the reasons.

ESPN expert John listed three reasons for the Timberwolves' frequent upsets this season:
First, the passion of the young team.The Timberwolves have the youngest average age in the league. Currently, there are only two players on their team who are over 30 years old, namely Anthony Walker and Ratliff. Most of the Timberwolves players are between 20 and 25 years old!Too young age makes them look more like a team of college students. Of course, it also makes them full of vitality and passion on the field like all college teams.Age is a double-edged sword, sometimes they will be beaten due to lack of game experience, sometimes they will play different games
Second, defensive progress.At the beginning of the season, the media in Minnesota were blaming the Timberwolves' top management for their inaction during the offseason. They generally believed that the Timberwolves' weak perimeter defense would become a nightmare for the team in the new season.However, Zheng Ke's birth exceeded everyone's expectations. He brought defense to the Timberwolves, and his candy-style defense became the strongest shield of the Timberwolves!In addition, the defensive concept instilled by the head coach Whitman in the Timberwolves has also changed the Timberwolves. The defense of the Timberwolves players has improved, which is one of the reasons why the Timberwolves have been upset many times.
Third, unreasonable three-pointers.Since the Garnett era, the Timberwolves have not been a particularly good outside team. After Garnett left, the Timberwolves management seems to have changed the concept of team building. They recruited the seemingly useless Channing Frye in the middle of the season. .The shooting guard at the center position found his second spring in the cold Minnesota. Since coming to the Timberwolves, Channing Frye has averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage is as high as 39%.And his defense and rebounding aren't as bad as they seem.Although it is not known whether his performance can continue, the Minnesota people clearly made a good deal.In addition to Channing Frye, McCants, Zheng Ke and others are also high-quality shooters, which guarantees the Timberwolves' offensive firepower.
"What are you looking at!" Jefferson snatched the newspaper from Zheng Ke's hand and read it carefully.

"Fake squid!" Zheng Ke was very dissatisfied with this sudden snatching of his newspaper, and gave Jefferson a middle finger.

"Experts proposed three major reasons for the Timberwolves' upset!" Jefferson took the newspaper in his hand and read it aloud. At this moment, all the players on the plane were attracted by him.

Satisfied with the attention, Jefferson cleared his throat and read aloud: "The Timberwolves as the most unexpected team of the season."

"Ouch," "The writing is not bad!" McCants was the first to applaud

After everyone applauded, the head coach Whitman expressed his opinion: "I don't think he has written comprehensively. Everyone knows that hard work is the biggest reason for our victory, isn't it?"

"Yes!"

There was a unanimous response from the blue sky.
After the Timberwolves victory in Salt Lake City, they went to Toronto to challenge the Raptors without stopping. The span was very large. Everyone was doing nothing on the plane, chatting and gossiping, where the women are beautiful, and where the nightclubs are the most. After the relationship between Zheng Ke and Taylor was exposed, Zheng Ke He is often used as a joke by these bad friends, and Zheng Ke is also asked to solve the single problem of the brothers through Taylor's circle of friends.
Of course, Zheng Ke smiled wryly at this. Taylor and him have only known each other for less than 4 months, and it has only been a month since they confirmed their relationship. Friends, of course, Taylor has a brother who is a 76ers fan and he still knows
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Maybe it's because the weather in Toronto is colder than Minnesota. All the Timberwolves players felt cold at the Raptors' home court. Everyone came with the vigor of the Jazz, but they were able to reap a victory at the Air Canada Center.

At the beginning of the game, the Raptors gave the Timberwolves a big blow. "Moon Man" Moon got rid of Zheng Ke's entanglement and slipped to the inside. Calderon had quick eyes and quick hands, and gave an alley-oop. slam dunk!

Then the Raptors showed a stronger desire to fight in the game. Their star Bosh made consecutive mid-range shots to open the score in one fell swoop. Fortunately, McCants hit a three-pointer, which finally opened the door for the Timberwolves.
But unexpectedly, this turned out to be the only three-pointer made by McCants in the game. He made 8 of 1 three-pointers in the game, wasting a lot of opportunities.

After the rest of the main force in the second quarter, the Raptors' backup point guard TJ Ford stood up. He continuously broke through Jaric to the inside of the Timberwolves and made kills, which not only improved his personal data, but also made the Raptors lead expand further.

As the performance of TJ Ford, a player of the 03 platinum generation, people can't help but admire the high quality of the 03 draft.

At halftime, the Timberwolves had fallen behind by 13 points, and the point difference was not as big as expected. This was because Telfair threw a super long three-pointer directly from the backcourt at the end of the halftime
After the start of the second half of the game, Zheng Ke completed the chasing block against Calderon. He grabbed the rebound and dribbled to the frontcourt, and then distributed it to Channing Frye who was already vacant. Channing Frye did not disappoint Zheng Ke. , he hit the Timberwolves' second three-pointer!
After this three-pointer, the Minnesota's outside touch has warmed up. Zheng Ke and Randy Foye each threw a three-pointer in the third quarter. Although both of them took two shots, this time The score was narrowed to only 8 points!

In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves once again lost their touch. McCants missed three shots and the Timberwolves fell into a quagmire. ", but he is not a god after all, he has no way to fight five
At the end of the game, Bosh scored a game-high 28 points, Jefferson grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds, Zheng Ke completed 3 steals, and this was one of his few high-steal games.

On the score side, the Raptors defeated the Timberwolves 97 to 85. The Timberwolves made 25 of 5 three-pointers, and the shooting percentage was just 20%. The guy slapped, but the Timberwolves didn't want to try it themselves.

After finishing their trip to Canada, the Timberwolves still have their last game in February, going to Cleveland to challenge the Cavaliers!
This is the second meeting between the two since Zheng Ke finished sniping the little emperor at home shortly at the beginning of the season. James may have long forgotten the scene of the last confrontation between the two. After all, even if Zheng Ke has become famous now, he has climbed to rookie No.2 in the strength list, but for a superstar like James, Zheng Ke is just one of countless opponents who want to beat him. Last time?Maybe it was just an accident.
(End of this chapter)