basketball myth

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The news about the Timberwolves players and the Mavericks players eating together before the game was immediately known to well-informed people, and the news was quickly revealed to more fans.

And throughout the process, some surprising changes and developments seemed to have occurred in some details of the news. In particular, Li Feng joked with Mark Cuban about his intention to join the Mavericks but was interrupted by Cuban.

If you think about it, it will be misunderstood by people.

This quickly made people talk and pay attention, not only to the friendly nature of the exchange and dinner between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks, but also gradually to focus on the joke Li Feng said.

In fact, when Li Feng said he was interested in joining the Mavericks, it was a joke aimed at Mark Cuban. The players on both sides knew this very well, so they all laughed on the spot and had no other ideas.

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However, for some reason, his words were cut off and transmitted out of context, and they became darker and darker as they were circulated, which is very thought-provoking.

When Li Feng was suddenly questioned and asked if he really had the idea to contact the Mavericks, he was still in a daze and surprised.

Of course, for the sake of the team's and personal reputation and influence, he must come out to refute the rumors as soon as possible and explain the whole story clearly.

Therefore, before the game against the Mavericks, he became busier than anyone else and had a slight headache.

He quickly made a bold guess. This news was probably exposed to him by someone from the Mavericks. Or maybe it was Mark Cuban himself who continued to contribute to the Mavericks behind the scenes and deliberately exposed him again.

A few small measures were taken. Otherwise, no one would use cut-out words to break the news, and the possibility that the employees of the barbecue restaurant would take the initiative to spread the news is very low.

Facing such an unpleasant situation, Li Feng really felt a little unhappy.

Although Mark Cuban and everyone on the Mavericks team were quite friendly towards him and his Timberwolves teammates, they suddenly deliberately caused trouble for him afterwards. Doesn’t it prove that the Mavericks had launched a full-scale war in advance and took the opportunity to beat them?

A sneak attack occurred.

Therefore, Li Feng has more powerful motivation to win this game. Only by winning the game can he openly announce to Cuban and the Mavericks that in the face of absolute strength, everything is scum, and all kinds of small moves are

It's hard to be polite. And deliberately create some situations for him before the game to affect his and the team's mood. Apart from giving him extra motivation, it has no other effect at all.

When the game finally officially started at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Li Feng immediately launched a crazy posture to show off his power.

His first goal in the game was directly in front of "demigod" Vince Carter, and he forced a three-pointer. It didn't even mention that the two of them were at the same table last night.

The emotion when snatching meat to eat.

In fact, the Mavericks' lineup for this game is dominated by veterans. In addition to Vince Carter, who serves as the starting shooting guard for this game, the old guy Jason Kidd also continues to play his point guard position.

It's a bit of a coincidence that the Timberwolves' starting point guard is still the talented point guard Ricky Rubio from Spain. It just so happens that he can learn from a senior with a similar style like Kidd in this game, and by the way

Let’s share our frustrations on how both sides are unable to attack.

The Mavericks arranged the former "hacker" at the small forward position, that is, Sean Marion, who has an extremely ugly shooting posture. They tried to use him as a perimeter defensive gate to limit the Timberwolves' convulsions.

Michael Beasley, a talented forward with a unique personality.

The power forwards of both sides are naturally Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Love. They both have an outside offensive style. Although Kevin Love may have a better rebounding advantage,

Dirk Nowitzki's offensive power is also a bit more unsolvable.

At the center position, the Timberwolves continue to use Nikola Pekovic, who is in good condition and has made great progress. Using him to deal with the Mavericks' blue-collar center Brandon Haywood may also have some advantages.

Just after Li Feng scored a three-pointer in the opening game, he did not forget to make a celebratory gesture towards Mark Cuban who was sitting on the sidelines, to show off, or to respond provocatively.

In fact, when he was saying hello before the game, he had specifically asked clearly that the new news was indeed distributed by Mark Cuban on his own initiative. In this regard, Mark Cuban did not deny him in any way and admitted smoothly.

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That's why Li Feng chose to "hate and retaliate" against Cuban who caused him trouble.

He mainly wanted to prove himself to all the fans watching the game that there is really no connection between him and the Mavericks or Mark Cuban. They are complete enemies.

In addition, he also wants to let Mark Cuban know his fighting spirit and determination. He will definitely work hard to defeat the Mavericks tonight and make all his little pre-game tricks useless.

Mark Cuban probably quickly understood Li Feng’s intention in doing this, so he just smiled without much obvious direct response.

And Li Feng's domineering three-pointer shortly after the start may have also set the tone for outside shooting in tonight's game.

Not a moment later, "Hacker" Marion used his rather unique shooting posture to smoothly hit the Timberwolves with an open three-pointer from the outside. It seems that he secretly wanted to prove this to Li Feng.

Look, as long as he can score goals, any posture doesn't matter. Li Feng's beautiful moves are not the only way to score.

Then, on the Timberwolves side, Li Feng and Kevin Love played again. The two of them had already developed a super tacit understanding of the pick-and-roll tactics. Kevin Love also easily stood on the outside and scored a three-pointer.

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But the Mavericks didn't show any signs of weakness. Nowitzki quickly used his golden rooster-like jump shot to throw in a precise three-pointer, which also proved that his shooting ability from the outside was indeed incomprehensible.

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The two teams attacked each other from outside positions one after another. They used shooting to score each other, and the game was very open and close. Moreover, the shooting percentage of both teams was quite high, which quickly raised the score to a very high level in the first quarter.

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Today's Timberwolves are a fast-paced team. The players in the team are all very young and energetic. The players' personal shooting ability can be considered to be extended very far in the competition field.

As for the Mavericks, they have been a jump-shooting attacking team all year round, with few decent strong players in the paint. They are similar to the Timberwolves in that they are also very good at playing such a confrontational rhythm.

Therefore, the two sides played this way for a long time, and it was not until the physical fitness of the players on both sides dropped a little that the situation was not as sharp and shocking as it was at the beginning.

But despite this, after the half-time game, the scores achieved by each team were still very high, with both teams breaking the 60-point mark.

In the second half of the game, the head coaches of both teams, Rambis and Carlisle, finally gradually readjusted their on-court arrangements.

Both sides coincidentally worked harder to attack more carefully, and also began to further strengthen their targeted defense on the outside. After all, in a stalemate situation where the offense is very sharp, improving defense may be a good way to win.

Both teams suddenly stepped up their defensive efforts and soon achieved some results.

For most of the players on both sides, the offensive status gradually became less crazy than in the first half.

However, there are exceptions.

Even though most of the role players on both sides could be restricted, only Li Feng and Dirk Nowitzki were still very active and did not suffer too much defensive impact.

The third quarter of the game can be said to have become a stage for Li Feng and Dirk Nowitzki to perform. They spent most of this quarter clearly explaining what the core and leadership roles of the team are.

How powerful.

Especially after most of the Mavericks players lost their touch and were restricted, Dirk Nowitzki made several sharp jump shots in a row, allowing the Mavericks to continue to maintain a very stable momentum.

On Li Feng's side, while his teammates were also briefly short-circuited, he also picked up the ball from time to time to go it alone, making several breakthroughs and several emergency-stop jump shots, allowing the Timberwolves to not be hindered in their progress.

Soon it came to the fourth quarter of the game. Both sides once again made effective adjustments and both performed well with the characteristics of their own teams. No one on either side dropped the ball early, which made the level of this game appear to be quite high.

Perhaps, the Mavericks, who play at home, have better luck.

At the last moment, Jason Terry, whose performance in the whole game was not particularly outstanding, unexpectedly broke out again. His two consecutive three-pointers suddenly seemed to threaten the Timberwolves again.

The team had a tendency to kneel down due to their hard work throughout the game.

Jason Terry is worthy of being a super sixth man. This sudden burst of action not only disturbed the previously balanced stalemate on the court, but also allowed the Mavericks to score 110: 110 with only 27 seconds left in the game.

105, still five points ahead of the Timberwolves!

The Mavericks have almost entered the door of victory with one foot, causing the home fans to be extremely happy soon. And their big boss, Mark Cuban, finally started to take the initiative to shout proudly to Li Feng and the Timberwolves.

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"Li, did you see that if you eat the barbecue I invited, you will have to pay the price of failure! Hahaha..."

Then, Cuban raised his brows in Li Feng's direction and deliberately continued to tease Li Feng, who was concentrating on how to equalize the score.

At such a critical moment, Li Feng was not in the mood to continue responding to Mark Cuban's proud teasing.

Fortunately, at this time, the ball was still in the hands of the Timberwolves, so he just glared back at Cuban and quickly prepared to implement the key ball tactics just arranged by the head coach.

As long as they play faster and score a goal in time, then the Timberwolves will still have some hope.

Li Feng had already taken the initiative to stand outside the sideline and wanted to serve to his teammates on the court.

But this scene made the entire Mavericks team feel puzzled and surprised. Almost all the defensive arrangements in advance were ineffective. They had just been arranged to double-team and prevent Li Feng from catching the ball, so as to conduct a layered defense.

Now I find that Li Feng is actually serving the ball actively. Of course I will be extremely confused and shocked.

However, Mark Cuban is indeed a super boss who has made a lot of money, and his reactions are particularly sharp.

When he saw that Li Feng was indeed preparing to catch the basketball from the referee, he immediately shouted to the Mavericks players on the court: "Guard Li, Li can still shoot!"

In fact, the situation is exactly as Mark Cuban guessed.

Because Li Feng just needs to throw the ball to his teammates immediately, and then quickly jump on the court, his teammates can pass the basketball back immediately, allowing him to better perform the task of shooting and scoring.

If Li Feng and the Timberwolves adopt ordinary catching tactics at this time, they will definitely fall into the defensive tactics formulated by the Mavericks in advance, and may not be able to get the basketball smoothly and in time.

However, even the Mavericks players on the field quickly figured this out, but time was limited and they could not make more effective adjustments.

Li Feng stood on the sidelines holding the basketball, and naturally heard Mark Cuban very clearly as he jumped to his feet and shouted his name anxiously, reminding the Mavericks players.

However, his mind is no longer with Cuban, but he really wants to send out the basketball immediately.

Originally, he planned to follow the tactics and throw the basketball to the high center Nikola Pekovic who was on the line, waiting to receive the return pass and shoot directly.

However, at this moment, he suddenly discovered another opportunity!

The person guarding his serve was none other than veteran Jason Kidd.

At this moment, Kidd has one leg stretched forward, but his body is still slightly sideways. It seems that he is more interfering and blocking his passing route in the line, and does not pay much attention to him. At the same time.

Kidd did not stand by the line to block his entry position. There was at least more than half a meter of space from the sideline. It was enough for him to jump into the line after serving.

In a flash of lightning, Li Feng finally decided on the way to serve this time.

He slightly changed the previous coach's tactical arrangement, and immediately smashed the basketball against Jason Kidd's knee. Then he stepped into the paint like lightning, grabbed the rebounded basketball, and immediately leaned back and fucked him.

Pull it up!

Old Kidd has been hunting geese all year round and has deceived many opponents in this way. Unexpectedly, he suddenly experienced it this time, which made him temporarily confused and emotional.

In addition, his physical fitness has deteriorated greatly. Even if he is not much shorter than Li Feng, he cannot block Li Feng's lightning shot this time.

In order to avoid further possible fouls, Kidd simply stopped swinging his arm and just held it high, secretly praying that Li Feng's lucky three-pointer would not go into the frame.

However, Li Feng quickly disappointed him.

The crisp sound of the basketball hitting the net immediately gave the Timberwolves an emergency three-pointer, but the attack time only consumed two seconds!

The Mavericks quickly called a timeout by head coach Carlisle and quickly discussed insurance plays in the last 25 seconds.

Li Feng took the opportunity to clenched his fists, gestured in the direction of Mark Cuban again, and then hurried back to the bench.

Players on both sides had no time to do other things and chose to listen attentively to their respective coaches' instructions.

In fact, the situation on the court at this moment is still good for the Mavericks. They have the initiative, and the next offense will definitely press the clock, and then continue to have opportunities to shoot and score.

But the Timberwolves are now troubled. Everyone is still hesitant about whether they should commit fouls in advance and use foul tactics, or whether they should try their best to defend and finally use the remaining time to complete the key goal.

After thinking for a while, the Timberwolves continued to choose the path of desperate defense.

Although the Timberwolves' defensive ability is indeed average, at this critical moment, the entire team's players are working very hard and are united, and there is still some hope.

Soon, the Mavericks made their final attack, and when the attack time was deliberately consumed to only a few seconds, their teammates handed the ball to Dirk Nowitzki.

And Nowitzki's continuous turns and subsequent jump shot, under the desperate interference of Kevin Love, really bounced out of the frame.

The Timberwolves took an emergency timeout and were about to make a last-ditch effort.

After all, the Mavericks had no hope of killing the game, leaving the Timberwolves with two seconds left.

Yes, it was only two seconds, not one second more, not less. In fact, the Mavericks spent a full twenty-three seconds in the round just now, which was considered strong enough.

As a result, the Timberwolves' two-second offensive tactic was discussed even more quietly, and the Mavericks fans at the scene suddenly stood up nervously to watch the game.

Immediately after the timeout ended, Li Feng quickly walked into the center of the court and stood quietly near the free throw line, which surprised the fans and Mavericks players again.

They originally thought that Li Feng would still stand outside the line and try to get immediate shooting opportunities by serving. However, they did not expect that the Timberwolves' key ball tactics had changed back, and it seemed that they would return to their regular routine.

At this moment, the Timberwolves' player responsible for serving the ball from the outside is also a player who has just been replaced. The team's substitute veteran center Brad Miller. The reason why he got a temporary opportunity to play at this moment is mainly because of his

He can shoot three-pointers. In addition, he is tall and has a wide field of vision, so his serve will be beneficial.

As for the other three players on the Timberwolves, they are all good at shooting three-pointers, veteran Tracy McGrady, main force Kevin Love, and Michael Beasley.

Just as the audience at the American Airlines Center shouted "defend", the Timberwolves' serve began.

As expected, the Mavericks' players all pounced on their defensive targets to prevent them from successfully catching the ball and shooting three-pointers.

At this time, Old Miller suddenly flicked his wrist, and the basketball was thrown directly into the arms of Li Feng, who had not moved in time!

The player standing behind Li Feng on one-on-one defense at this moment has already changed into the defensive hero Sean Marion.

The moment Marion found out that Li Feng got the basketball, he decisively lowered his body, trying to hold Li Feng back without giving him a chance to take the ball, and he was always ready to jump to interfere and block shots.

But the next moment, he was clearly shocked to find that Li Feng suddenly turned hard while holding the ball, turned around like lightning and passed him, and successfully held the ball for a layup!

Li Feng's speed is very fast, his steps are big, and he is also very high in the air. When he picks the ball and hits the board, his hand posture is extremely soft.

Whoosh!

The basketball was scored, but the two seconds had just elapsed.

Buzzer, tie, 110:110.