The King of the NBA

Entering January, Ning Yi has become busier. More advertising endorsements are only second, and the focus is still on the game. After the game with the Pelicans, the Timberwolves ushered in the Thunder, 76ers, Suns, Bobcats and other teams.

Ning Yi's performance on the field is relatively stable, with an average of nearly 20 points per game, but strictly speaking, he has not reached that level.

This is related to the role he plays in the team and the number of shots he takes.

Now Ning Yi is the No. 2 player on the team, and the most important scoring point for the Timberwolves besides Martin. Adelman even tailored an offensive tactic for him. Moreover, the number of shots taken by Ning Yi is second only to Martin. Under such circumstances, as long as he does not play too badly, his score will not be too low.

Of course, Ning Yi was not reckless, and he didn't make a lot of shots. After all, winning is the most important thing. If he messes around with his personal data, the result will only be miserable, and he might be taken off the starting lineup.

Against the Thunder, 76ers, Suns, and Bobcats, after four games, the Timberwolves achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and only lost to the Thunder. The 76ers, Suns, and Bobcats all won these three games.

Among them, against the Thunder, Ning Yi scored 17 points, plus 5 assists and 2 rebounds.

In this game, Ning Yi faced Durant again. Compared with the previous one, he was more calm. However, Durant's strength is there, and his condition is also very good. After all, Ning Yi is still at a disadvantage.

After one game, Ning Yi scored 17 points, while Durant scored 33 points.

Then against the 76ers, the Timberwolves won easily. Ning Yi scored 22 points, plus 8 assists, 3 rebounds, and almost got a double-double. The Timberwolves won 126:112.

Against the Suns, Ning Yi scored 15 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds. The statistics are not too dazzling, but the efficiency is very high, helping the Timberwolves to take the opponent lightly.

Finally, on January 10, against the Bobcats.

The strength of the Bobcats can only be said to be average. In the past few years, the record has been poor, the lineup is not outstanding, the system is not outstanding, and they have almost been hovering at the bottom of the league. However, there are no underdogs in the nba. Even such a flammable Bobcat should not be underestimated, which has brought some troubles to the Timberwolves.

And, on this day, the results of the third round of the All-Star voting were announced, and Ning Yi had already reached fifth place in the frontcourt of the Western Conference.

In fact, Ning Yi surpassed Aldridge five days ago, and the number of All-Star votes climbed to fifth in the frontcourt of the Western Conference. However, after a few days, his number of votes increased a little, but his ranking did not change. Fifth and No. The gap between the four is not small, it is not as simple as going from sixth to fifth.

Now Ning Yi has 428,501 votes, surpassing Aldridge by 40,000 votes, but he is close to 80,000 votes behind Duncan, who is ranked fourth in front.

The gap of 80,000 votes is not small, and it is not so easy to catch up. After all, although Ning Yi's votes have increased rapidly, Duncan's votes have not remained static, and they are also increasing.

What's more, even if it surpasses Duncan, it is still fourth in the frontcourt in the Western Conference. It must be in the top three to enter the All-Star starter.

If you can't make it to the All-Star starter, it will not be so easy for Ning Yi to make it to the All-Star.

After all, if you can't make it to the starting lineup, you can only hope to be selected by the coaches and enter the All-Star bench. But Ning Yi is just a rookie. The probability of being selected by the coaches and entering the All-Star bench is too low.

Facing the current situation, Ning Yi was under a lot of pressure, and he released all this pressure into the game. In the game against the Bobcats, Ning Yi played very violently, even a little desperate, like a furnace, frantically Unleashing his own energy, whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, he is extremely active. Even the physical confrontation that he deliberately avoided in the past has changed, and he has begun to actively meet him, looking for physical confrontation.

It was a physical release, but also a psychological release.

From the beginning of the first quarter, Ning Yi was very violent, and he was extremely determined on the offensive end. He almost used his best skills in shooting, breakthroughs, and air cuts, which made people speechless.

"Something is wrong with Ning today." Terry Porter worried.

"It's a bit wrong, but it's not necessarily a bad thing." Adelman nodded, with a knowing smile on his face, he didn't replace Ning Yi, and didn't make any instructions. Instead, he let Ning Yi play the entire first round. one period.

Ning Yi played well in the first quarter, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, but the others were not in good shape, while the Bobcats were in full shape, Kemba Walker, Al Jefferson, Gerald Hender Sen and others played very well. So when the first quarter ended, the Bobcats led the Timberwolves by 4 points.

Entering the second quarter, Ning Yi rested for a few minutes before playing again.

This time Ning Yi's touch dropped, and he continued to suffer setbacks in hitting the inside line. However, he adjusted quickly and quickly recovered his touch. He scored two consecutive three-pointers, helping the Timberwolves to bite the score.

At the beginning of the second half, Ning Yi became the strongest firepower on the Timberwolves side, with a very high shooting percentage.

At the same time, Adelman also consciously allowed Ning Yi to play more time. In the second half, Ning Yi only rested for five minutes, and spent the rest of the time on the court. His physical energy was consumed a lot, but his mood was very comfortable.

In the last few minutes, Ning Yi made a three-pointer, a breakthrough caused a foul and made two free throws, and a mid-range shot made, helping the Timberwolves reverse and defeat the Bobcats.

After the whole game, Ning Yi scored a game-high 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals, becoming the most dazzling player today.

When the game ended, Adelman stopped Ning Yi and said, "How about it, do you feel more comfortable now?"

"Coach, you." Ning Yi was surprised, looked at Adelman, saw Adelman smiling, Ning Yi understood, and felt warm in his heart, "Thank you, Coach, I feel much better now."

"Well." Adelman nodded, "You are under a lot of pressure, you must know how to relieve it reasonably, and it may get worse if you hold it in your heart. But you can change it in a different way in the future, for example, talk to me, I will I am very happy to chat with young people, which will make my mentality younger." After speaking, Adelman blinked at Ning Yi and smiled.

Ning Yi replied, thank you again.

If it wasn't Adelman but another coach today, Ning Yi would definitely not let him do this. There will be a match against the Raptors in a few days. If the pressure in Ning Yi's heart cannot be relieved, he will definitely suffer a big loss when he meets Rudy Gay.

So Ning Yi should thank Adelman. If it weren't for Adelman, he might still be able to achieve better results and get better and better. He will gain a firm foothold in the NBA, but definitely not so fast.