The King of the NBA

Chapter 230 Another victory, 20!

Physical fitness declines, and the state also declines.

At the beginning, the Rockets were able to chase some points, and once narrowed the point difference to less than ten points, but after the third quarter, the Timberwolves replaced Ning Yi and Martin, and the Rockets retreated steadily. There was only a "jingle" sound, and it turned out that a goal was not scored in two or three minutes, and everyone, including Harden, hit the iron.

McHale realized the problem and replaced Harden.

But at this time, the situation is irreversible. The Rockets lost Harden, and Howard was subsequently replaced. Ning Yi and Martin were not on the Timberwolves side, but Love was on the court. His personal ability was fully revealed, and in the blink of an eye, the point difference was widened to more than ten points.

Looking at the field, McHale shook his head secretly, a little confused, how could he lose control while playing the game, although they were originally behind, but anyway, they played back and forth, and they could catch up, but how did this happen? Is it about to collapse in no time? This is only the third quarter, not the fourth quarter yet.

"Last year the Timberwolves didn't even make the playoffs, so they are so strong once they made it to the playoffs this year?" McHale looked at the Timberwolves and suddenly understood in his heart.

Last year, the Timberwolves actually played well at the beginning, but then Love was injured and the situation took a turn for the worse.

Love was also injured for a while this year, but with the addition of Martin and Ning Yi this year, the Timberwolves' lineup has improved by more than one level compared to last year.

On the books, the current Timberwolves are no worse than the Rockets. If Love is not injured in the middle, I am afraid that the Timberwolves' regular season record will not be fifth in the West, but fourth in the West, or even third in the West.

Shaking his head, McHale calmed down, there was still a fourth quarter, and the game wasn't over yet.

But the third quarter ended quickly, and the Timberwolves still led the Rockets by 13 points.

"It looks like the Rockets are going to lose again today."

"Not necessarily, the Timberwolves can come back in the last game, and the Rockets can come back this time."

"That's true, just watch the fourth quarter."

Amidst the people's discussions, the game entered the fourth quarter.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Rockets played more calmly and patiently. No matter how the Timberwolves played the game, they remained unmoved.

As a result, the Timberwolves did not take much advantage, but the Rockets made three-pointers. Beverly, Jeremy Lin, and Parsons scored three-pointers one after another, narrowing the point difference to less than ten.

"Sure enough, McHale is not that easy to deal with." Adelman was serious, not daring to neglect, called a timeout, and readjusted.

When the timeout came back, the Rockets' style changed.

Originally they played calmly and patiently, but after the timeout, their style suddenly became violent, fierce in defense, sharp in offense, full of murderous aura, and it was shocking.

This kind of momentum was astonishing. The Timberwolves were caught off guard and fell into a disadvantage all of a sudden. The opponent seized the opportunity and chased the point difference to only 5 points in a blink of an eye.

Adelman immediately changed, replacing both Love and Ning Yi.

On the Rockets side, McHale also replaced Harden.

"This is to decide the outcome."

"The last time, let's get real."

People stared at the field without blinking.

This time, both sides are almost in the starting lineup, but Beverly is not on the Rockets side, Jeremy Lin is on the team, let Jeremy Lin organize, and Harden focuses on offense.

Now that the Rockets are behind, the situation is similar to that of the Timberwolves in the previous game, so McHale simply used the Timberwolves method, put all his eggs in one basket, and used offense to gain a chance.

At this time, Harden can't be distracted to organize the offense. The Rockets need him to devote all his energy to scoring. No one is as strong as Harden's scoring ability and grasp.

I saw that the Rockets handed almost all the ball to Harden, and Harden played first. Harden had no chance for others to come. Harden played singles, and others competed for rebounds. Harden didn't disappoint McHale either. He first made a three-pointer, and then scored a layup. He scored 5 points in a blink of an eye, and then made a European layup, scoring 2+1.

At this time, there were still four minutes left in the fourth quarter. Harden's forehead and face were covered with sweat, his mouth was slightly opened, and he breathed the air with difficulty, so as to relieve the burning heat in his lungs.

"Harden's physical energy consumption is too great." McHale's face was solemn, "At this time, there is no other way but to persevere."

Timberwolves here.

Ning Yi, Le Fu and others exchanged a look.

In the back, the Timberwolves also try their best to hand over the ball to Love. The Rockets have Harden, and the Timberwolves also have Love. At this moment of superstar confrontation, Love must stand up.

Of course, Ning Yi is not idle either, he is also trying to attack the opponent's defense line, try to play the ball to Love, this is a strategy, but Ning Yi can pass the ball and send assists, making Love easier.

Caught the opponent not paying attention, Ning Yi took advantage of the vacancy, made a mid-range shot, a layup, and easily scored 4 points, which was tantamount to making the Rockets worse.

The two sides came and went, until there was 1 minute left in the fourth quarter, and the point difference was still 9 points.

With a 9-point difference and only 1 minute left, everyone knows that the general trend is over, and the Rockets basically have no chance of coming back.

"Sigh." McHale sighed and replaced Howard. At this time, he could only chase three points, or make a shot. If he couldn't make a shot, everything would be meaningless, so Howard's role on top was meaningless.

In the last minute, the Rockets were still trying to comeback and made three-pointers in a row, but at this time, their energy consumption was too high. I blindly shot three-pointers, and my shooting percentage was not high.

In the end, the Rockets were unable to recover.

When the game ended, the Timberwolves defeated the Timberwolves 118:110 and won another victory, rewriting the big score of this series to 2:0.

"We still lost."

"Damn it, I lost again."

"It's already 2:0, hey, the situation is not good for the Rockets."

The game was over, and the fans dispersed one after another. They were discussing as they walked.

The Rockets players also left. Ning Yi chatted with Jeremy Lin, but he found that Jeremy Lin's Chinese was worse than he had imagined, so he stopped talking after a few words.

Afterwards, the Timberwolves players also returned to the locker room. Unlike the dull and depressing time when the Rockets left, the Timberwolves had a happy atmosphere and everyone was in a good mood.

Ning Yi and Love are the heroes of this game. Ning Yi scored 21 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds. Love even scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists. All the way into the locker room, people gave them high fives and congratulated them all the way. It feels really good to win.