NBA bench saves national team

With the trade deadline approaching.

The reinforcement work and adjustment work of each NBA team is thus over.

ESPN quickly ranked the most anticipated team in the second half of the regular season, among which the Timberwolves ranked first.

The Timberwolves are currently ranked ninth in the West, only 4 wins away from the eighth in the West. After the trade for Howard, the Timberwolves have become one of the most watched teams in the league.

Many fans are looking forward to the next performance of the Timberwolves.

After all, they have the best restricted area in the league, and the combination of Howard and Love can blow everything up.

One is a defender of the best defensive player level and the overlord of the penalty area; the other is a rebounding maniac with delicate scoring skills, and the most important thing is the ability to shoot three-pointers, which can help the team open up space.

Plus James Harden's core organization point guard, as well as several substitute generals.

The paper strength of the Timberwolves is strong visible to the naked eye.

However, for the Timberwolves, it is also unknown whether they can complete the run-in before the playoffs.

If a good chemical reaction can be established, the Timberwolves may become the biggest opponent of the Lakers in the West.

In this much attention.

The Timberwolves continued their regular season journey, and the first game was against the Nuggets, a strong team in the West.

Howard seemed to have regained his vitality in this game, and played a completely different performance from the Magic.

全场比赛他出战36分钟，18投13中，罚球6投3中，砍下29分15篮板4封盖3助攻的大号两双。

The audience was amazed.

Let the Timberwolves fans all go crazy.

乐福则是17投10中，三分球6投3中，罚球2罚2中，得到25分10篮板的两双数据，属于稳定输出。

外线持球大核詹姆斯·哈登21投12中，三分球8投3中，罚球8罚8中，揽下35分8篮板10助攻1抢断的大号准三双数据。

The Big Three scored 89 points together, showing a strong dominance.

After this game, all meters praised the Timberwolves' performance.

Relying on the strong performance of the three giants, the Timberwolves seem to have really risen, playing a wave of the team's longest 9-game winning streak in the season, and directly rushed to No.5 in the Western Conference rankings, firmly occupying the postseason A seat in the race.

Although the Timberwolves have performed fiercely recently, they have also attracted enough attention.

But compared with the Lakers, it is still slightly worse.

No matter how amazing other teams in the league are, the Lakers have always attracted the most attention. After all, the team has two superstars, Qin Feng and Kobe.

The two stars have a large fan base.

However, any news related to the two of them can always be on the top searches on the whole meter, causing heated discussions.

The strong performance of the Lakers also attracted the attention of all media and fans.

Since the death of Jerry Buss, the Lakers have rebounded after losing two consecutive games, playing a wave of 11 consecutive victories.

Ranked first in the league during the same period.

The Timberwolves' 9-game winning streak can only rank second in the same period.

And the Timberwolves' winning streak has been terminated, while the Lakers' winning streak is still continuing.

After the winning streak ended, the Timberwolves seemed to suddenly not be able to play, and then they ushered in a wave of three-game losing streak.

At this time, the regular season schedule has entered the second half of March.

All the powerful teams are gearing up and are already preparing for a big fight in the playoffs.

And those teams that have no hope of entering the playoffs are more thorough and want to get a worse record. Fortunately, they can get a higher draft pick in the draft.

The most uncomfortable thing is the teams in the middle echelon. The playoffs are close at hand, and they can only play hard every game, just to get a place in the playoffs.

This includes the Timberwolves.

Although the Timberwolves are still in the sixth position in the Western Conference, they are only 3 games away from the ninth in the Western Conference, and they may fall if they are not careful.

So the Big Three of the Timberwolves are all doing their best.

When powerful teams like the Lakers, Heat, and Spurs began to rest their core players, James Harden, Howard and others were still working hard for the playoffs.

They are too eager for the playoffs this season.

After all, apart from Howard, Harden and Love have not yet tasted the taste of the playoffs.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, April 2013, 4 arrived.

This day is the final battle of the NBA regular season.

The Timberwolves have the same record as the Houston Rockets at 45-37.

So both teams will fight for the last playoff spot in the closing battle.

The Timberwolves' opponent is the Lakers, and the Rockets' opponent is the Golden State Warriors.

The Lakers directly rested the two superstars Qin Feng and Kobe, and the Warriors also rested Stephen Curry;

So although the opponents are at different levels, the chances of the Timberwolves and the Rockets seem to be equal.

crucial moment.

Still, the Timberwolves, with more stars, have the upper hand.

詹姆斯·哈登在收官之战大爆发，29投16中，三分球11投6中，罚球10罚8中，疯狂砍下46分9篮板10助攻2抢断的大号准三双数据。

Led the team to win the Lakers.

After missing the two superstars Qin Feng and Kobe, the strength of the Lakers has dropped by at least two grades.

On the other hand, in the game between the Rockets and the Warriors, the two sides were anxious until the last moment, but the core players of the Rockets Martin, Lin Shuhao and others seemed to be leaking at the critical moment, playing a very hip performance, which directly ruined the game. games.

In the end, the Warriors won the game by 6 points and kicked the Rockets out of the playoffs.

This is the end.

All the top eight in the Western Conference were born, and the rankings are as follows:

1. Lakers (70 wins and 12 losses);

2. Thunder (60 wins and 22 losses);

3. The Spurs (58 wins and 24 losses);

4. Nuggets (57 wins and 25 losses);

5. The Clippers (56 wins and 26 losses);

6. Grizzlies (56 wins and 26 losses);

7. Warriors (47 wins and 35 losses);

8. Timberwolves (45 wins and 37 losses);

There is no doubt that the Lakers are the only one in the league.

At the beginning of the season, they lost a few games due to running-in problems, and also lost two games after the All-Star Game, and after entering April, the Lakers also lost a few games with Kobe and Qin Feng on successive rotations.

Even so, the Lakers still have a terrifying record of 70 wins, making them proud of the league!

For the next team, the regular season qualifying battle will be quite intense.

从No.2的雷霆队到No.6的灰熊队，中间四支球队胜负差只有4场比赛，且No.5和No.6更是战绩相同。

It can be said that everyone is stuck in completing the ranking battle.

Especially in the last few regular season games, every game is crucial.

The Timberwolves, in particular, finally lived up to expectations and made it to the last train of the playoffs, and this is the first time the Timberwolves have entered the playoffs in the past seven or eight years!

But the tragedy is that they will face the championship favorite Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.

Most likely just a round trip....