NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

When Chen Yao and the others returned to the country, the manor immediately became much cleaner.

Fortunately, Li Xirui and the others are still at the manor.

In fact, the few of them stayed, mainly to take care of the children.

Now Chen Tian can only hope that this trip will make Chen Yao feel better.

Next, Chen Tian will continue his journey.

The Lakers will have two consecutive away games next.

These two away games are still back-to-back games, so it is also a physical challenge for the Lakers.

Soon the Lakers came to the Timberwolves' home court.

The Timberwolves' record this season has been ups and downs.

Klay's arrival changed the face of the franchise, but not completely.

The team does have the strength to hit the playoffs now.

But Towns has no advantage in the interior against the four major centers.

And Ingram is still in the process of absorbing experience, and it is easy to get ahead in playing.

To say that the team is now the most helpful to Clay is Teague.

Don't look at the serious decline in Teague's state this season.

But his passing and experience are what Klay needs very much.

Clay's ability to play singles with the ball is really bad.

So he must have someone around him who can feed him the ball.

The growth of this team still has a long way to go.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the game between the two teams is about to start.

After Anthony returned to the starting lineup for the Lakers, Monty also put Matthew back in the starting lineup in this game.

Because Anthony returned to the starting lineup, and then let Rose play the starting lineup, the team's defense is a problem.

Matthew's coming up can also make up for the team's starting defense problem.

And the Timberwolves' starter.

Teague, Clay, Ingram, Anthony Tolliver and Towns are the five-member starting lineup.

As Downs jumped the ball, the game between the two teams also began.

As soon as the game came up, Towns wanted the ball in the low post.

Teague took a look and passed the ball.

Towns also hit Jokic directly with his back when he got the ball.

You must know that Jokic's defense is most afraid of the kind of people who play speed.

Jokic doesn't care about this kind of back-to-back fight with him head-on.

Because this body fat is not for nothing.

Downs hit Jokic with his back, it was really too strenuous.

Gritting his teeth and hitting back, Jokic didn't move an inch.

Seeing that time was running out, Towns could only turn around and prepare to throw the ball.

Jokic guessed this, and cut it off as soon as he stretched out his hand.

Jokic picked up the ball and threw it directly forward.

Chen Tian has been waiting for a long time.

After receiving Jokic's pass, Chen Tian galloped forward with a powerful tomahawk dunk.

When Clay saw the ball, his heart was full of helplessness.

I don't know if he regrets his inaction last season, and finally let the Warriors sweep him out.

Staying in the Warriors at least he can feel the joy of victory.

But after coming to the Timberwolves, the pressure to lead the rookies came suddenly.

The responsibility on him this season is extremely heavy.

It has even affected his state.

He couldn't even find his own ranking in the All-Star Game voting this season.

Clay also sighed in his heart, but he is now in the Timberwolves anyway.

So the game still has to go on.

Fortunately, Towns is not up to par, and Ingram is still very good.

As the big brother of the team, Clay attaches great importance to both Ingram and Towns.

After learning how to shoot from him, Ingram is getting better and better.

Here, after Ingram ran out of the open space, he received the pass and shot directly without hesitation.

The ball is also scored steadily.

When Chen Tian saw the ball, he also nodded.

It seems that Ingram's talent is slowly being realized.

But in the following time, Chen Tian began to take Ingram seriously.

This makes Ingram's scoring very difficult.

But at this time, Clay also stood up in time.

He now receives a pass from Towns and makes a mid-range shot.

After that, he came over with the ball again, and directly shot a three-pointer into the net.

Clay stepped forward in time, keeping the score tight.

But in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers suddenly strengthened their defense.

It also caught the Timberwolves by surprise.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers temporarily led by 35 points at 29:[-].

This season's Timberwolves are completely won by weak teams easily, and strong teams can fight as much as they can.

It doesn't matter if you can't fight.

When it came to the second quarter, the two teams also played role players on the field first.

I have to say that the Timberwolves' talent is really good.

Jones and Gion on the bench are both good scorers.

But there is another problem with these two, that is, their defense is really bad.

But fortunately, in this game, the two of them are in good condition.

So the offense also makes up for their defensive deficiencies.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, Yi Jianlian's game was really bad.

There was an open mid-range shot opportunity, but the ball was not scored with certainty.

There was no way, Yi Jianlian could only focus on defense.

As McGee and Yi Jianlian's inside defense increased, the Timberwolves made frequent mistakes.

The Lakers, the NBA's best counterattack team, also seized the opportunity to expand the score again.

The Timberwolves didn't see the situation right, and Thibodeau also immediately replaced the main force.

Thibodeau, the coach, has not grown to the point where he has both offense and defense.

Now he still firmly believes that defense is the key to victory.

And using the main force to death is also a means of Thibodeau.

After the Timberwolves' main force came back, the Lakers' offensive trend gradually declined.

Now the team is in the lead, so Monty is not in a hurry.

But Clay came up and scored two consecutive three-pointers, which made Monty unable to sit still.

Quickly replaced Chen Tian and Jokic.

When Chen Tian came up, he received a pass from Jokic, and scored a double-handed dunk from the baseline.

Conversely, in the Timberwolves' attack, Tucker suddenly gave Clay physical strength, which made Clay's shot tremble a little.

Tucker shouted directly when he saw this scene.

"Backboard!"

Jokic stuck Towns tightly inside, but Toliver on one side struggled to jump up, leaving Jokic with no choice.

At this time, Chen Tian arrived, and Chen Tian jumped up and stretched out his hand to throw the ball away.

With this ball, it was impossible for Chen Tian to grab the rebound.

So Chen Tian could only set the ball aside.

As for who grabs the ball, that is a matter of luck.

Fortunately, the ball flew in the direction of Tucker and Clay.

With Tucker's physical fitness, he took the rebound directly against Clay.

Then the Lakers quickly counterattacked, and Anthony also scored the ball for a layup.

At the end of halftime, the Lakers were still in the lead.

"The Timberwolves are still very good now, and their overall strength is quite good."

Jr, who returned to the locker room, couldn't help but said.

As soon as these words came out, Chen Tian and the others also nodded.

"Do you think the Timberwolves have a chance to make the playoffs this season?"

Matthew's question made everyone think.

Chen Tian was also thinking.

Now in the West, the Spurs and Lakers are beyond doubt.

The Warriors and Pelicans have basically no suspense.

Although the strength of the Rockets has dropped a lot, the Rockets led by Harden are still very strong, so it should be no problem to enter the playoffs.

At this moment, there are already five places left.

The remaining teams, the Thunder and the Trail Blazers have experience in the playoffs.

So the remaining teams, the most promising are the Suns, Timberwolves, Jazz and Nuggets.

These four teams are all newly emerging teams in the West, so it is really hard to say who can make the playoffs.

Not even the Blazers.

That is to say, there is no suspense about the Lone Ranger, Clippers, Grizzlies and Kings.

Immediately everyone started discussing.

The end result is that it is possible, but very difficult.

After all, compared with several other teams, the Timberwolves have obvious shortcomings.

Soon the second half of the game also began.

Back in the second half of the game, although the Timberwolves were behind in the score, they slowed down their speed.

Then on the offensive end, give Clay a chance to make outside shots.

Not to mention that this tactic is really well arranged.

It is to allow Clay's three-pointer to catch up with the score.

Tucker's defense is already the best, but Clay's touch is really good.

The continuous outside line found opportunities and let him throw all the balls in.

But neither Monty nor Kaleman intended to make any adjustments on the Lakers side.

Especially Monty was sitting on the bench chatting with Kaleman.

"How long do you think this guy can last?"

Kaleman was about to speak when he saw that Clay missed a three-pointer.

Kaleman immediately raised his head.

"Now."

When Monty heard this, he also turned his head and looked over.

I only saw the Lakers counterattack and push over, and they scored a layup.

Monty knew it was time.

Immediately, Monty also stood up and gave the Lakers a three-sign.

Monty was waiting for this moment.

It is indeed a good choice for the Timberwolves to hand over all the offense to Clay.

But Clay is not Chen Tian, ​​he does not have the physical strength of Chen Tian.

Therefore, continuous cover running and shooting will consume a lot of physical energy for Clay.

So when Clay's efficiency dropped, the Lakers' counterattack began.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers also expanded the score to double digits.

Thibodeau knew at this time that this game was already a conclusion.

By the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves' offense had stagnated a bit.

At the end of the game, the Lakers also defeated the Timberwolves 108:91.

After winning this game, the Lakers came to Dallas non-stop.

They will face the Lone Ranger again here.

This will also be the last time the Lakers face the Lone Ranger this season.

Because the Lakers are back-to-back games, this game also rested Anthony and Jokic's two main players.

This made the Lakers' strength drop a lot.

But with Chen Tian here, the team can already win.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the match between the two teams also started.

Nowitzki did not play in this game, he was also sitting off the court in a suit.

Nowitzki has played less and less this season.

But although Nowitzki is about to retire, the Mavericks have also found their new team core.

I have to say that Doncic's ability is really strong.

He is completely the person who has reached the peak of the Dao economy.

And now the best teammates around Doncic are not Barnes, but Amu and Powell.

This surprised Chen Tian.

But since Amu has such a good relationship with Doncic, it proves that Amu's life in the Lone Ranger is still very good.

Now the Lone Ranger is also headed by Doncic, supplemented by Amu and Powell to form the team.

This team can be said to be quite youthful.

But now compared with the Lakers, it's not at the same level at all.

After the match between the two teams started, Chen Tian also came to defend Dongcic.

Regarding Dongcic, Chen Tian was really worried about letting others defend him.

Under Chen Tian's oppressive defense, Doncic's performance in the first half was not very good.

If it is Dongcic two years later, he may still play back and forth against Chen Tian's defense.

But the current Doncic is absolutely not good.

Doncic's inability to play here made the Lone Ranger's offense very bad.

Fortunately, in the second half of the game, Amu and Powell stepped forward in time to share the pressure of Doncic on the offensive end.

But in the third quarter, Chen Tian also started to explode in offense.

With Chen Tian's continuous scoring, the score is getting bigger and bigger.

In the end, Chen Tian clocked out of get off work again in three quarters.

The Lakers also defeated the Lone Ranger in three games this season.

Chen Tian also found Nowitzki after the match.

"Old guy, you are about to start another life."

Nowitzki also smiled.

"Yes, my time is over, but your time is rising."

Both Chen Tian and Nowitzki smiled.

Then the two also hugged.

The hug on the field this time will also be the last hug between Chen Tian and Nowitzki.

After the two away games are over, the Lakers can also have a day off.

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