The King of the NBA

"beep"

The whistle blows and the game begins.

Pekovic, Brewer, Ning Yi, Martin, Rubio are still on the Timberwolves today; on the Trail Blazers side, the starting lineup is Robin-; Lopez, Lamarcus-Aldridge, Nicholas Barton James, Nicolas Batum, Damian Lillard.

Everyone stood still, and the referee threw the ball into the air. Pekovic and Lopez jumped up almost at the same time, but Pekovic touched the basketball first and sent the ball to the backcourt of the Timberwolves. Martin had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately grabbed the basketball. Keep the ball under control.

It was just a jump ball, the Blazers didn't care, they retreated immediately, and the defense line was set up in a blink of an eye.

At the beginning, both sides were probing. After Rubio arrived in the frontcourt, he distributed the ball and gave it to Martin. Martin played singles, but there were no good opportunities. The Blazers' positions were too balanced. Aldridge is the core of the team. This season, he averaged 20+11 per game, which is particularly dazzling.

In addition, as a second-year rookie, Lillard averaged 20+6 per game this season, and the starlight is not much weaker than Aldridge.

It can be said that he is the key to why the Blazers played so well this season.

There is also Batum, the French small forward is very stable, averaging 13+7+5 data per game, which is already very good under the premise of Aldridge and Lillard.

After all, Aldridge and Lillard are the trump cards, and Batum is just a supplement and support, with much less shot power and ball power than those two.

It can be seen from the data of these three players that the Blazers are amazing this season. Two players averaging 20+ per game are still one inside and one outside. There is also a small forward averaging 13+7+5 per game in the middle. The lethality of the combination of people is self-evident.

What's more, among the five starters, the other two Lopez and Matthews also played very well. Lopez averaged 11+8 per game, and Matthews averaged 16+3 per game.

In other words, the Blazers started with five players, and all of them scored in double figures per game!

That's what's so scary about them!

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, Brewer missed a shot, Lopez took the rebound and quickly passed it to Lillard.

The Blazers' first five players are all excellent, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. The balanced player configuration makes them have almost no weaknesses, and their defensive deterrence is naturally amazing.

With a "whoosh", Lillard passed to Aldridge. Aldridge took the ball and played singles. He resisted Brewer with his back. He had an advantage in height and weight. When he resisted back, Brewer had to retreat. .

The next moment, Aldridge turned around with a flick of his wrist.

This is Aldridge's signature low-angle turnaround jumper, the basketball draws an arc, and finally "swish" and penetrates the net.

"Sure enough, it started from the inside." Ning Yi thought to himself, looked at Adelman, and asked with his eyes, "Do you need to double-team Aldridge?"

"Not for now." Adelman shook his head.

Although it can be seen that Aldridge and Brewer have a big advantage in the matchup, after all, Brewer is strictly a small forward, not a power forward. But the game has just started, so there's no need to double-team right away.

Timberwolves fight back.

In a blink of an eye, more than three minutes into the first quarter, the score became 9:4, with the Blazers leading by 5 points.

I have to say that the Blazers are very strong, and they feel very hot today, especially Aldridge. Out of the 9 points of the Blazers, he scored 5 points by himself, a turnaround jumper, and a 2+1 to the basket. , a great threat.

"The Timberwolves are at a disadvantage inside, and Brewer can't guard against Aldridge." Zhao Hai said, he is the vice chairman of Lanxie, and he is also a true fan. He is not a layman in basketball.

"This is just the beginning." Yao Ming smiled slightly, his eyes were more sinister, and he was a player, so he was more clear about the coach's arrangements, "These three minutes are just a test for both sides, a test It’s over, and we’re going to get serious about it later. The Timberwolves do suffer at the power forward level, but it’s not impossible to make up for it.”

"Oh?" Zhao Hai frowned and looked at Adelman.

On the sidelines, Adelman gestured towards the field.

Seeing this gesture, Ning Yi and the others immediately understood that it was time to get serious, and the temptation was over. And Adelman also gave instructions not to continue to let Aldridge continue to assist him in defense.

On the field, Ning Yi, Martin, Rubio, Pekovic, and Brewer exchanged glances and started to attack. Rubio pushed forward with the ball and passed the ball to Martin after reaching the frontcourt. Martin suddenly scored. Pass to Brewer.

At the same time, Ning Yi walked around the inside line and cooperated with Pekovic. Pekovic helped Ning Yi block people, and Ning Yi came to the left corner outside the three-point line.

Whoosh!

The ball passed and fell into Ning Yi's hands.

"careful."

"Bottom corner."

"Be careful Ning."

Some Blazers fans yelled.

In an instant, the Blazers players also responded. Batum, who was originally facing Ning Yi, was too late. Aldridge was the closest, and immediately rushed to Ning Yi and jumped up.

"Heh." Ning Yi chuckled, put down the raised ball, and dribbled a step forward, immediately let Aldridge pounce, and was left behind by Ning Yi.

At this time, there was no one in front of him, and Ning Yi shook his wrist.

Swish!

With a soft sound, the ball goes in, hollow!

"It's too stable."

"Ning Yi's middle distance is too accurate, such an opportunity, I'm afraid it's hard not to think about it."

The home fans were very excited and felt the change in the atmosphere. The Timberwolves seemed to be about to launch a counterattack.

Coach Terry Stotts also felt the changes in the generals of the Timberwolves. He couldn't help frowning, stared at Ning Yi twice, and gestured to the Trail Blazers on the field: "Don't give Ning Yi a mid-range The space for the shot, push him outside, or shoot a three-pointer, or drive."

"Yeah." Batum nodded, expressing his understanding that he was the one who was against Ning Yi.

The score became 9:6, and the Blazers attacked.

Just like the previous three minutes, the ball went to the inside first after reaching the frontcourt, but Aldridge couldn't help frowning when he got the ball. He was just about to play singles, and the defenseman came over, although he didn't really post it. But those eyes were fixed on him. There is no doubt that once he singles out, the opponent will come to help defend. If he is a little slower, the opponent will definitely double-team.

Aldridge frowned and chose to play singles, but after staying for a few minutes, seeing the opponent coming to help defend, he secretly said "sure enough", and immediately split the ball and passed it to Lillard.

Lillard took the ball, looked at the situation on the court, and couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring. The Timberwolves' defense at this moment is obviously different from the previous three minutes or so.