The King of the NBA

Entering January, the Timberwolves ushered in a new game.

The Timberwolves' first game this month is against the Pelicans, and Ning Yi will meet Anthony Davis.

Just two days ago, Ning Yi's All-Star votes surpassed Anthony Davis, squeezing Anthony Davis to the seventh position in the frontcourt of the Western Conference, and he became sixth.

Although this is a fan vote, Anthony Davis is somewhat upset that he was surpassed by the rookie Ning Yi, not to mention resentment, but this time against the Timberwolves, he needs to prove himself.

So when the game started, Anthony Davis played very aggressively. With the Timberwolves' Love truce, the inside line seemed a little empty, giving Anthony Davis more opportunities.

In the first few minutes of the first quarter, Anthony Davis scored 9 points, plus 3 rebounds and 1 block. Both offensively and defensively, he showed strong personal strength and led the Pelicans. The team firmly holds the lead. Halfway through the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Timberwolves by 7 points.

This situation is not good, the opponent's momentum is very fierce.

Adelman called a timeout to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, and also made some personnel adjustments, replacing Brewer and replacing Dion to enhance the defensive ability inside, aiming to limit Anthony Davis. This talented power forward is too lethal. Even though he is only a sophomore, his strength should not be underestimated. This season Anthony Davis averaged 20+ per game, which is enough to be compared with first-line stars.

"Pekovic, Dion, guard against Anthony Davis." Adelman said: "And Martin, Ning, you should play more aggressively, don't be afraid of being blocked, it doesn't matter, go inside more , It would be even better if it could draw a foul on Anthony Davis."

"Understood." Everyone responded.

The reason why the Timberwolves fell behind in the first few minutes of the first quarter was almost because of Anthony Davis alone. His lethality on the offensive end made the Timberwolves very passive. On the defensive end, Anthony Davis became an inside barrier again. Although he only contributed one block, he interfered with more than one layup by the Timberwolves.

A player like Anthony Davis will not lack defensive talent, it just depends on whether he is willing, because he must only see the coordination of offense and defense.

But today, he doesn't seem to plan to save much energy. While the offensive end is fierce, he is also very active on the defensive end, and his defensive role is self-evident.

There is no doubt that Anthony Davis is the most critical point for the Pelicans. At least in the first few minutes of the first quarter, he became the backbone of the Pelicans.

What the Timberwolves have to do now is to limit Anthony Davis. In terms of both offense and defense, it would be best if they can directly drive him off with fouls. If not, they must also limit his offense.

"beep"

The whistle blows and the timeout ends.

The game continued, the Timberwolves attacked, Rubio passed the ball to Martin after reaching the front court, Martin took the ball to break through, but the chance was not good, he passed the ball to Rubio, Rubio immediately gave it to Ning Yi, Ning Yi took The ball was lifted, passed the defender, and then took advantage of the trend to accelerate and break through, slammed into the inside, and slammed into Anthony Davis.

boom!

With a muffled sound, Ning Yi was bounced away, but the whistle didn't sound. Ning Yi could only grit his teeth, force his waist and abdomen in the air, forcefully stay in the air under the premise of losing balance, and flicked his wrist.

boom!

Swish!

Ning Yi fell to the ground, and the ball went into the net hollow.

In the auditorium, the Timberwolves fans breathed a sigh of relief. The goal was a bit dangerous, but fortunately Ning Yi scored.

"It's a pity." Ning Yi got up and glanced at Anthony Davis.

The ball can be blown or not, but it's not surprising that the referee didn't blow it down. Although this is the Timberwolves' home court, Ning Yi is not a super player after all, and he doesn't have the privilege of being a star whistle.

Offensive and defensive transposition, the Pelicans attack.

The Timberwolves set up twin towers, and both Pekovic and Dion are staring at Anthony Davis. Once Anthony Davis plays singles with the ball in the low post, one will defend in front, and the other will always be ready to help defend. Even if Anthony Davis has outstanding talent and good strength, in this case, it is impossible to score easily.

Anthony Davis is limited at this point, and the Pelicans can only rely on others. They failed to score this offense. Dieng took the rebound and quickly handed it to Rubio. Rubio advanced to the frontcourt. Yifan ran over to ask for the ball, and he passed it immediately.

Ning Yi took the ball and raised it, startling the defender, but in fact it was still a fake move, the purpose was still to break through, but this time Ning Yi missed a layup, so the chance was not good.

Layups and fouls, this is a strategy, there are many factors to pay attention to, such as the player's own ability, the position of the player on the field, the opposing team, etc. This time Ning Yi's chance is not good, and he failed to completely shake off the defender. In this way, Anthony Davis is not in a hurry, so he can wait there in his spare time.

In this case, even if Ning Yi rushed forward, it would be difficult to make a foul even if he was not blocked. The biggest possibility is that he failed to make a layup and was counterattacked by the opponent.

So Ning Yi chose to split the ball, pass it to Martin, Martin passed it to Rubio, Dion mentioned the pick-and-roll on the line, Rubio scored suddenly, and returned it to Martin who cut in from the bottom line, and Martin flew a dunk.

Snapped!

At the same time, Anthony Davis thug fouled.

This is Anthony Davis' second foul of the game, not a lot, but the Pelicans coach couldn't help frowning, and immediately made a substitution, replacing Anthony Davis, he can't take risks, And after playing for such a long time in the first quarter, Anthony Davis was restricted by the twin towers in the paint, and it was the best choice to replace him.

For the Timberwolves, Adelman also made a substitution, replacing Rubio with Barea, letting Ning Yi play the point forward and starting a regular rotation.

Anthony Davis went down, and the Timberwolves breathed a sigh of relief, but what they didn't expect was that Zhu Holiday suddenly broke out at this time.

For a while, Zhu Holiday made 2 of 3 shots and scored 5 points, which made the Timberwolves very depressed. Watching Anthony Davis go down, they could counterattack, but Zhu Holiday made it so that the whole team It's over.

Until Ning Yi, Martin, and Pekovic were replaced one after another, the Timberwolves still failed to catch up with the score.

By the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by 6 points.

Entering the second quarter, the Timberwolves' rotation lineup played well, narrowing the point difference to only 1 point.

At this time, the Pelicans replaced Anthony Davis, and the Timberwolves also replaced Ning Yi and Pekovic. As soon as he came up, Anthony Davis changed his dismissal in the first quarter, pulled to the outside, and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

However, Ning Yi immediately returned one. He ran back to get the ball, and then made a gesture to break through. This time, the defender kept his mind and didn't hesitate, and took a step back early.

But this time he still missed a move. Ning Yi didn't want to break through, but to shoot. Seeing the opponent take a step back, Ning Yi retracted his foot, hardly adjusted, and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

Swish!

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