The King of the NBA

"Substitution." Adelman asked for a substitution, looking at Martin, Rubio, and Pekovic, "Martin, Rubio, and Pekovic, you three go first. Remember, play our offense. "

The substitute lineup is unable to play offense, which is related to personal strength, but if the offense cannot be played, defense alone is of little use. What's more, the Timberwolves are still behind at this moment.

Martin and others nodded one after another, stepped onto the court, and replaced Turiaf, Mbah a Mott, and Barea, which is equivalent to further improving the height of the inside line and enhancing the competitiveness of the inside line.

"Phew." Adelman let out a foul breath, and sat back on the chair. "There are 8 minutes left, what should be done has been done, and the rest is up to you."

The Rockets also made substitutions, replacing Harden and Beverly.

The game continues.

After this substitution, the Timberwolves' offense will no longer be so blind. With Rubio's organization, Martin as a prominent scoring point, and the two iron towers of Pekovic and Dieng on the inside, the Timberwolves will soon have the offensive end. improved.

However, the Rockets did not fall into a disadvantage here. After Harden came up, he started the scoring mode. Martin's energy was mainly focused on scoring, and it was difficult to limit Harden on the defensive end.

"Harden's personal strength is too strong." Love frowned.

"Yeah." Ning Yi nodded. Harden's personal strength is far above Martin. Even if both of them are in a state of complete victory, Martin is not Harden's opponent. What's more, Martin's physical energy consumption is much greater than Harden's at this moment. Duo, "Martin alone can't counteract Harden's lethality. Fortunately, Pekovic and Dieng did a good job in the interior and protected the rebounds very well. This allowed us to narrow the point difference a little bit, but It’s just a drop in the bucket.”

Ning Yi looked at Adelman.

Adelman did not say, just looked at the court.

After more than a minute, Adelman called a timeout, replaced the remaining Dion and Shabatz, and replaced Love and Ning Yi: "Love, Ning, and Martin, Rubio , Pekovic. We are still 15 points behind, and the situation is very unfavorable to us. At this time, any tactics are useless, and you can only rely on yourself."

"Understood." Several people responded, knowing clearly.

"Okay, let's go. Remember, don't be impatient, even at the last minute, don't be impatient, fight as you want, and have confidence." Adelman finally urged.

Several people dispersed and walked onto the court.

On the side of the Rockets, McHale knew that the Timberwolves were going to make a final fight, so he also made substitutions, replacing Howard and Beverly, and replacing Jeremy Lin and Asik.

McHale said: "Suppress the rhythm and play steadily. We don't need to worry, just follow our rhythm, base on defense and play well on offense."

"yes."

The timeout ends with 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

"In the last 6 minutes, there is no need to save energy." Ning Yi had already adjusted his breathing during the break just now, and used the method taught by the system to recover some energy. For the remaining six minutes, he can go all out.

Rubio pushed forward with the ball and gestured to his teammates after reaching the frontcourt. Pekovic came up to pick and roll. Rubio quickly threw off the defender and passed a sudden point to Martin. Martin also made a sudden point and passed it to Ning Yi.

At this time, the defender was attracted by Rubio and Martin, and Ning Yi ran back quietly again, pulling a full two meters away from Parsons, standing outside the three-point line and firing.

boom!

There was a muffled sound and the ball missed.

"Fortunately, it didn't go in." Parsons just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Pekovic flying up, actually holding Howard down and making a dunk.

A loud bang resounded through the loudspeaker.

"nice shot."

"pretty."

The fans cheer.

On the court, Pekovic turned and returned to defense. The faces of the Timberwolves sank like water, without the slightest wave. The atmosphere was extraordinarily heavy and depressing. Even the Rockets players couldn't help frowning—the momentum of the Timberwolves is amazing!

fight back.

The Rockets were still dominated by Harden, juggling and controlling the ball from the outside, but to his surprise, they couldn't easily pass Martin this time. Martin's speed seemed to suddenly increase, and he followed him firmly.

"Hmph." Harden snorted coldly, his eyes flashed, he pointed his toes, and took a quick step back, his feet returned to the three-point line, and he flicked his left wrist.

Swish!

A three-pointer was hit, and Martin had already sealed it to his face, but he still went in.

The score difference is 16 points.

"Harden." Adelman narrowed his eyes.

Martin looked gloomy, looking at Harden's back.

Ning Yi came over and said to Martin: "Wait a minute, you are man-to-man, don't worry about anything else, just stick to Harden, even if he doesn't have the ball in his hand. Leave the rest to us."

Martin looked at Ning Yi and nodded: "I leave it to you."

This is an extraordinary period, and Martin doesn't care whether it is the coach's order or Ning Yi's arrangement. In short, what Ning Yi said is right, everything is for the game.

On the Timberwolves side, Ning Yi took the ball, and Parsons was in front of him. Ning Yi lowered his center of gravity, took a tentative step, and then suddenly started, breaking through from the right, and Parsons immediately retreated.

At this moment, Ning Yi retreated, his movements were almost the same as Harden's, his feet retreated beyond the three-point line, ignoring Parsons who rushed over, and raising his hand was a three-pointer.

"Throw it again?"

People were surprised. Ning Yi just shot a three-pointer tens of seconds ago, but he didn't make it. How long has it been since he threw another three-pointer? Why is he so big-hearted?

The next moment, there was a swish.

"Entered?"

"The heart is so big, it's amazing."

People are amazed and have nothing to say.

Ning Yi returned a three-pointer, and the point difference became 13 points, but the time left was less than 5 minutes. The situation was still very unfavorable for the Timberwolves.

Rocket attack.

This time the ball was not given to Harden, not because he didn't want to give it, but because Martin entangled him too tightly, almost clinging to Harden's body, and the small movements and tugging in private kept making Harden suddenly There is no way to get rid of it.

More than ten seconds had passed since the attack time, and Harden was still unable to get rid of Martin. The Rockets players could only choose to make another plan and gave the ball to Howard. hand.

boom!

Beverly strikes iron.

"Opportunity." Love took the rebound, looked up the field, and suddenly made a quarterback-style pass, pushed the ball with both hands, and sent the ball directly to the front field.

Rubio had already come down quickly, took advantage of the situation, grabbed the ball, and made a layup before the chaser. He also scored two points and narrowed the point difference to 11 points.

This situation is not good, the point difference is only 11 points left, if this continues, the opponent may narrow the point difference to less than 10 points, it will be troublesome.

"We must curb the opponent's momentum." McHale has rich experience, made a decisive decision, and immediately called a timeout. He looked at the Timberwolves players with a serious face, "It seems that we still underestimate them. Although there is not much time, we are so ahead. There are many, but you still can't relax your carelessness."