Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

For today's Timberwolves, a win is not only a burden, but also a burden. After all, their number of wins is still one game ahead of the Mavericks, so... if they want to be at the bottom, they can't win, and they can't win the remaining games!

The rules of the draft are like this. The probability of the No. 1 pick from the bottom is 25%, and the probability of the No. 2 pick is less than 20%. Anyway, this season has been bad, who would be afraid of getting worse?

However, if you want to make it worse, the Timberwolves need to grasp the scale, at least not to be criticized for being bad, so whether the acting skills are superb or not is very important.

With Doug West performing superbly and the team in a good situation...if a timeout is called, he will definitely be criticized for being mentally retarded. And if Doug West is replaced, there is no good explanation.

Sidney Lowe could only place his hope on Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, but Jerry Sloan sat on the sidelines indifferently, not even calling a timeout, and allowed him to be beaten by 15 points in the first quarter. The score difference comes out.

In fact, Jerry Sloan is not calm enough. On the one hand, it is because he knows that the Timberwolves will continue to play this drama, and on the other hand... the Jazz are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference.

You know, according to the rules of the playoffs, there is not much difference between the fourth and fifth positions. As for reaching third place, winning the remaining games is not enough.

Although the Jazz are making great progress all the way, it is actually a half-way overtaking. Going from sixth to fourth is not bad. After all, the top-ranked teams are not idle either. In addition, like today's Timberwolves The record is great, and the wins are soaring.

Based on this, the Western Conference's ranking has basically stabilized, and there won't be many changes. In this game, it doesn't matter whether the Jazz win or lose, but Jerry Sloan knows that the Timberwolves... will help solve the Jazz's current disadvantages and predicaments. of!

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On the sidelines of the Timberwolves, Sidney Lowe had a heavy face and actively deployed alternative tactics.

"Doug, you have to take fewer shots in this quarter and don't cause trouble for me!" Sidney Lowe said to Doug West with a cold face: "Of course, don't reduce the number of shots too much. Try your best. Shoot in front of Jazz defenders, be realistic!"

lifelike?

What kind of nonsense request is this? !

Doug West was heartbroken. After all, he scored 22 points in the first quarter and maintained his current feel. In the second quarter, he was very likely to be able to break the lead of 'Skywalker' David Thompson and 'Iceman' George Gervin. He holds the record for points scored in a single quarter, and even... broke into the list of highest points scored in a single game.

However, such a good opportunity had to be given up. Doug West felt that he had to make a compromise between sacrificing for the team on the one hand, and the highest performance of his personal career on the other. .

"Okay, I'll try my best!"

"Doug, thank you for your efforts." Sidney Lowe knew that his request was unreasonable, but what he couldn't do was... this is what they have to do, because the interests of the team are always higher than the interests of the individual. Of course, if If Doug West refused, he would agree to Doug continuing. Fortunately, Doug agreed.

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Second quarter of the game.

Although coach Jerry Sloan is still calm, the Jazz, who are 15 points behind, are a little anxious, because usually a big point difference in the first quarter is a gift they give to their opponents, but today it was given to them by the Timberwolves, who are the weakest players in the Western Conference.

As soon as the game started, in view of Doug West's amazing performance, the Jazz... Crotty launched a tight defense on this big brother, and this big brother also promised to his coach, in front of Crotty The face is dry and the hand is pulled out.

Under normal circumstances, considering the distance of the defensive player, the hit rate of this kind of forced shot is not high, however...Doug West has a divine help.

Uh-huh!

Another shot in the opening game.

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When it was the Jazz's turn to attack, although the Timberwolves' outside defense was let down, the Jazz's shooting percentage could not be judged. The ball was handed over to Malone. Malone singled out the Timberwolves' power forward Marlon Maxey. After a few blows, Maxey Backing away continuously.

This was not an act. It was too difficult for Maxey to compete with Malone, but after Malone pushed him away, he turned over and shot a jumper.

Boom!

Malone strikes!

The rebounding confrontation between Li Shengli and Mourning began. They looked up at the shot and predicted the landing point. However, the ball hit the basket and bounced directly to the outside. Both of them were stunned and couldn't catch up.

Fortunately, Stockton ran after the ball and threw the ball back when it was about to go out of bounds.

Logically speaking, in this case, Doug West was a bit far away and couldn't make a save, but he still took a symbolic and slow step forward, as if to block the save pass.

boom!

What the hell is this?

Not only the Jazz, but also the Timberwolves players thought it was a ghost!

The ball that Stockton saved went directly into Doug's arms. Even Doug himself was dumbfounded. Amid the explosive cheers from the audience, he hesitated a little.

Two steps?

Run, it's not appropriate not to run when you have this opportunity to launch a fast break!

So Doug ran wildly with the ball, and the Jazz couldn't catch up behind him. He succeeded in a layup, which caused a burst of cheers from the Timberwolves fans.

26 points!

Doug West has 26 points, and the Jazz are 19 points behind.

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Malone was the first to arrive and served Stockton from the baseline. Timberwolves defender Mitchell Williams accidentally waved the ball and changed its direction. It rolled to Doug's feet again.

Oh shit!

Can it still be acted?

Doug was stunned for a moment, then picked up the ball and shot it again, one meter away from the three-point line, with no aim at all. He didn't believe that such a ball could be scored?

Uh-huh!

Three point hit!

The target center exploded. There were not many spectators at the scene, but they couldn't hold back their uniform roars, which swept the entire place, and Doug felt like he was going crazy because his score had soared to 29 points.

You know, his current scoring average is 19.3 points per game, and now... in a little more than one quarter, he scored 29 points with 100% shooting. This kind of offensive efficiency is extremely terrifying.

To be honest, Doug's original intention was not to act too fake, but he was the most suitable one to take action at every opportunity, and he himself did not expect that he would be so accurate today, as if... he could make the shot with his eyes closed. ?

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poisonous!

The Timberwolves' home court is poisonous!

Li Shengli and all his teammates were really speechless, because every ball seemed to go into Doug's arms automatically. However, this guy's touch was so hot that he couldn't shoot no matter how hard he shot.

It's not that the Jazz don't contribute, it's that Doug is in such a crazy state that he can shoot despite the defense. The inside combination of Li Shengli and Malone is strong in defense, but their outside shooting is still beyond their reach.

At the same time, Jerry Sloan couldn't hold it in any longer and called a timeout, while Sidney Lowe's face turned green on the other side.

In the first quarter, Doug West was outstanding!

In the second quarter, the Jazz made a lot of mistakes at the beginning!

He even suspected that Jazz was doing it on purpose and was trying to make things difficult for him, but he never imagined that his situation would be so embarrassing... When he desperately wanted to win, he could not win; but when he wanted to lose, he couldn't win. But the situation is good? !

what to do?

What else can you do? Just do it!

Sidney Lowe gritted his teeth, since it's hard to lose, then win, I'll shoot you to death with Doug West!