The King of the NBA

This time, Leonard chose to play Ning Yi singles, first he dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, and then suddenly took a step and moved a step to the right to widen the distance between him and Ning Yi.

"Right." Ning Yi retreated quickly.

But at this moment, Leonard hooked his wrist, pulled back the ball that had already been shot forward, and pulled it on the spot, leaning back a little, with a flick of his wrist.

Swish!

The ball goes in and hits steadily.

In the auditorium, the fans were excited and cheered for Leonard loudly.

A minute later, when the Timberwolves attacked, Ning Yi ran back to get the ball, stood outside the three-point line, pinched the ball around his waist, centered on his left foot, and put his right foot in front of him to test it out.

Leonard was unmoved, and Ning Yi was not surprised. He put the ball down, and the whole person relaxed. It seemed that he knew that there was no way to break through easily, so he had to slow down and play.

But at this moment, Ning Yi suddenly pulled out.

"What?"

"Just vote, it's too abrupt."

"Isn't it too hasty?"

People were stunned, completely unexpected.

Leonard was also taken aback, his body jumped up almost reflexively, his arms were raised, and he was facing the basketball. But he made an empty shot, Ning Yi shot too fast.

The next moment, with a bang, the ball went into the net hollow, and it was still a three-pointer.

"Hey, another one is scored, and it's still a three-pointer."

"This guy is really accurate. Leonard just made one. In just one minute, he responded with a three-pointer and matched Leonard."

"Hmph, he's just lucky."

"Damn it, Leonard, give him some color and hit him."

The Spurs fans were surprised and taken aback. Some sighed, some frowned, and some were upset. They yelled at the court, hoping that Leonard would fight back.

It's a pity that today's Leonard is not the core of the team, and it is impossible to get angry at a disagreement. In addition to his character, what the fans expected did not happen, which disappointed them.

In the following time, Leonard's defense became more "sticky" and obviously strengthened, but on the offensive end he still played according to tactics and did not compete with Ning Yi.

Ning Yi, on the other hand, focused on attacking.

In terms of defensive ability, Ning Yi is not as good as Leonard, although he has improved a lot now. So from the beginning of the game, Ning Yi knew very well that what he needs to do against Leonard is to attack and score!

Defense or offense, who is king?

This debate has lasted for decades in the NBA, and until now there is no clear answer. Some people think that offense wins fans and defense wins games. But many times, the offense beats the defense and wins.

For example, now, Ning Yi is the spear and Leonard is the shield.

From a defensive point of view, Leonard has done a good job with almost no mistakes, but Ning Yi can always score the ball anyway, either relying on his personal strength or with the help of his teammates. You said he It doesn't matter whether he feels overwhelming, or he is lucky, anyway, he can score goals and score.

Conversely, Ning Yi's defense is a bit worse than Leonard's, but Leonard is not "sharp", although he will show his "sharpness" from time to time, but in terms of scoring, he is better than Ning Yi. Yi is a little worse.

After a few minutes, Ning Yi has scored 9 points, while Leonard only scored 4 points.

In the past few minutes, the Timberwolves also led the Timberwolves by 4 points at 17:13.

"beep"

The whistle sounded, and Mr. Popovich called a timeout.

First, there was a personnel rotation, replacing Duncan and Green, replacing Boris Diaw and Manu Ginobili, and then the old man looked at Leonard and said: "Kawhi, you did a good job defensively, but The offense must be strengthened. Ning is good at offense, but defense is not his strong point, why don't you attack more?"

Leonard frowned, lost in thought.

Popovich added: "Your strength is defense. There is nothing wrong with defending well. I usually tell you this. But defense and offense must have a balance. You have to give full play to your strengths, but you must also Learn to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses. Ning's weakness is his defense."

"Coach." Leonard suddenly looked up, a light flashed in his eyes, and said, "I understand."

"Hmm." Popovich smiled gratifiedly, and warned again, "You are still a young man, in fact, there is no need to deliberately suppress your heart. Playing requires calmness and passion."

"Coach, I didn't deliberately suppress myself, that's how I played."

"Uh" Popovich felt embarrassed, coughed dryly, and changed the subject, "Well, Dior, Manu, your next task is that."

Here, the Timberwolves rest area.

With a smile on his face, Adelman praised everyone, and then carried out a personnel rotation, replacing Brewer and Rubio, replacing Dion and Barea, and letting Ning Yi play the point forward.

The Timberwolves also played in the same way. For a period of time, let Ning Yi play the point forward and let Rubio rest. When the rotation lineup is on, Rubio can play with the rotation lineup. The effect is not bad, so it continues like this.

As for the replacement of Brewer, it is to further improve the inside height and strengthen the defense.

The Timberwolves took the lead in the past few minutes. That's because the offense was good, the players were in good condition, and the shooting percentage was high enough, but in terms of defense, they were still not as good as the Spurs. So Adelman replaced Dieng, playing the inside twin towers, protecting rebounds, and strengthening the inside defense. They must be prepared, and once the outside touch drops, they will not be too passive.

This is defense. As for the offense, Adelman didn't arrange too much, because the offense played well in the first few minutes, and there is no need to make changes.

When the two sides set up, the whistle sounded.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

The Spurs attacked, Parker advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Ginobili, the Spurs started to run, the ball was also quickly transferred in the process, and after a few passes, it was given to Leonard.

When Leonard took the ball, Ning Yi immediately posted it.

At this moment, Ning Yi felt a fierce aura from Leonard that he didn't have in the previous few minutes. If Leonard was only "looming" in the first few minutes, then now he is "showing his sharpness", like It was a sword drawn out of its sheath, bursting out with astonishing fighting intent and murderous aura.

"This kind of momentum." Ning Yi's heart jumped, he licked his lips, and whispered to himself, "I knew it was impossible to defeat you so easily. Come on, from now on, let's really fight!"

As if he understood Ning Yi's eyes, Leonard's eyes lit up, bursting out with a sharp light, he let out a low growl, and started to attack.