The King of the NBA

Intermission.

In the Rockets locker room, McHale's face was ashen, looking like he was going to eat someone, and all the Rockets players secretly glanced at the coach, feeling anxious.

"This game is too important. If we lose, we will fall behind 1:3. It may be difficult to make a comeback."

"I don't blame the coach for being angry. We really didn't play well in the second quarter."

"That Ning Yi played too well."

The Rockets players murmured in their hearts, thinking that the coach should be angry. After all, there is no room for mistakes in this game. They are already 1:2 behind.

But after thinking about it, everyone realized that something is wrong, we are still ahead, although the opponent chased some points in the second quarter, but how can we say that we are still leading by 7 points.

Thinking of this, everyone became courageous, you look at me, I look at you, and finally Harden spoke, calling out: "Coach."

"What?" McHale scowled.

Harden scratched his head: "Coach, we are still ahead."

"Oh?" McHale seemed to have just remembered, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face was straight again, "Huh, we are leading, but only by 7 points. What is 7 points? It is nothing. A 7-point lead, It's only halfway through the game, do you think you can sit back and relax, and you think it's enough to lead by 7 points?"

Everyone's hearts trembled, they were taken aback, and their faces became serious in an instant.

Seeing the appearance of everyone, McHale slowed down his tone and said: "This time in the first half, we only led by 7 points, and this game was very bad. Moreover, that Ning Yi is too threatening, if you don't solve him, I'm always worried." He thought for a moment, then ordered: "Later, double-team him."

"What about Love?" Harden asked.

"I don't care about him, let him shoot, as long as he doesn't let him score easily in the paint." McHale waved his hand, and he was also full of courage. He didn't have the courage to put the opponent's core players outside to shoot, and he really didn't dare to do it.

Of course, it was also because of Love's poor state today and the fact that Ning Yi was too threatening. When Adelman gave Ning Yi the right to fire without restriction, Ning Yi's scoring ability was fully stimulated.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly.

Entering the second half, both sides sent the main lineup, and Love was also sent up. Ning Yi and others consciously fed the ball to Love, hoping that he could find the touch.

It's a pity that the hand feel is still cold, only the sound of "bang bang" is heard, and Le Fu's face is all wrinkled together. The feel of this dog day, hell.

Ning Yi and others are also very helpless, Le Fu is really not good today.

Adelman shook his head, wanting to replace Love, but felt that this could not be done, so he replaced in less than two minutes. I am afraid that under the blow, Love will not be able to find his form in this game.

"Wait a little longer." Adelman secretly said.

In a blink of an eye, four minutes passed.

Adelman's face was dark, and he asked for a replacement, and he replaced Le Fu. After thinking about it, he finally gave a wry smile and said nothing. This cannot be blamed on Le Fu. But he couldn't find the touch, couldn't make shots from the outside, and the Rockets were strictly defensive inside, but they could draw fouls and occasionally score one, but the efficiency was too low.

In the past few minutes, Love scored 3 points, but in terms of score, the Timberwolves were pulled away by the opponent and expanded to more than 10 points.

Seeing that Love still has no touch, Ning Yi also tried to stand up and score, but the opponent double-teamed him as soon as he got the ball, which made Ning Yi a little depressed and felt very uncomfortable.

"Love is going down." Seeing that Love was replaced, McHale smiled, "This is better, if Love is replaced, and then double-teams are used to restrict Ning Yi, the game will be stable. "

McHale gestured to the Rockets players on the field, signaling them to continue to double-team Ning Yi, and it would be fine to let go of the others, to prevent Ning Yi from dying.

This method is good, but the result makes McHale depressed.

Ning Yi was restricted by the Rockets' double-teaming, but Martin suddenly broke out, as if possessed by God, first received Ning Yi's pass and hit a three-pointer from the outside, and then broke through and scored a layup.

In less than two minutes, Martin made another fast break after a steal. He rode Juechen to the Rockets' half court, staged a one-handed dunk, and ignited the enthusiasm of the fans in the audience.

In the auditorium, countless fans cheered, and the applause was deafening.

Is it so difficult to win a game?

McHale was about to cry, Love had no touch, Ning Yi was double-teamed, how beautiful it was, but at this time Martin came out, scored 7 points in a row, and narrowed the point difference to less than ten.

Not only McHale, Harden, Beverly, Howard, Jeremy Lin and other Rockets players shook their heads again and again, feeling very speechless.

The Rockets called a timeout.

The Timberwolves rushed to Martin, celebrating with Martin excitedly.

Martin is also very excited, his blood is boiling, he proved himself, although the coach is more optimistic about Ning Yi, but he has proved that he is no worse than Ning Yi with his actions, when Love is not there and Ning Yi is restricted, he is the one who stood up , Carrying the team's offense.

When the third quarter ended, the Timberwolves trailed by 6 points.

From the beginning, the Timberwolves have been lagging behind, but the Rockets feel depressed. They have been leading, sometimes even leading by more than ten points, but they just can't destroy the Timberwolves.

Entering the fourth quarter, Martin was still in a brave state, but the Rockets were not bad, playing very calmly. Although Martin played bravely, it was impossible to overtake the score with his own strength.

However, after a few minutes in the fourth quarter, Love finally recovered his touch and regained his form at the critical moment. He hit two consecutive outside three-pointers, which made the Rockets tremble.

When Love recovers, the Rockets will not be able to blindly double-team Ning Yi.

In this way, Ning Yi was also liberated, and Martin, who was in a brave state, under the joint efforts of the three, the Rockets suddenly couldn't bear it, and the point difference quickly narrowed.

In fact, the Rockets have been chased by the Timberwolves, and they are under a lot of psychological pressure. At this time, the Timberwolves suddenly chased and beat them violently, and the Rockets naturally couldn't hold back.

In a few minutes, the Timberwolves overtook the score.

In the end, the Rockets lost the game 112:116. They won most of the game, but they were overturned in the last few minutes. The strength of the Timberwolves made them feel palpitations.

"We lost."

"1:3."

The Rockets players were slumped and felt powerless.

Harden gritted his teeth and gasped for breath. After a while, he calmed down and said to himself: "It's not over yet, it's only 1:3. We still have a chance, and I won't give up."

This series is not over yet, the Rockets are 1:3 behind, and there is no way to retreat, and they are on the verge of extinction. Waiting for the Timberwolves, it will still be a fierce battle.