The King of the NBA

On October 29, the Timberwolves ushered in their first game of the regular season, an away game against the Grizzlies.

Entering the regular season, everything is different. Every team needs to take every game seriously. This is related to the record in the regular season, and it is also related to whether it can enter the playoffs and after entering the playoffs. Matchups and home field advantage.

"Remember what I said, we want to win today." Adelman said concisely, without redundant words, but from his eyes, everyone saw determination and incomparable confidence.

"Yes." Everyone roared in unison, also full of confidence.

The Grizzlies are not weak. They have Gasol Jr., Randolph, and Conley, but our Timberwolves are stronger. In this game, the victory belongs to us.

Seeing that everyone was fighting high and in good spirits, Adelman nodded, and then spread out the tactical board and arranged tactics: "Wait a minute, Dieng, Love, Ning, Martin, Rubio, you guys start. On the offensive end, we Take Ning as the starting point of the attack first, and give it to Ning after the ball reaches the frontcourt."

The opponent is the Grizzlies, with Gasol Jr. and Randolph on the inside. It is not so easy for the Timberwolves to open from Love, so they need to start from the outside.

"On the defensive end." Adelman said again: "We shrink the defense line, and we still have to pay attention to the inside defense. Dieng, your task is relatively heavy. Try to push Gasol outside as much as possible, and don't let him press too deep. Ning, you have to properly help Love to defend, Love should not put too much energy into defense."

Everyone responded.

Not far away, Grizzlies coach Dave Bridger is also arranging tactics.

Dave Bridger said: "Pay attention to the two points of Ning and Love, especially Ning. I don't worry about the inside, but outside, we don't have much advantage. Courtney Lee, follow Ning, rather Letting him drive doesn't give him an easy shot, you know?"

"Yes." Courtney Li Ying said, but he was not at ease. He was a little shorter than Ning Yi, and Ning Yi's shot speed was too fast. He was not sure about preventing Ning Yi's shot.

Later, Dave Bridger made some arrangements.

At this time, the flute sounded and the game was about to begin.

In the auditorium, there are many Grizzlies fans, but there are also many Timberwolves fans. The amazing performance of the Timberwolves last season captured many other fans.

Players from both sides came to the court, and the Timberwolves were Dion, Love, Ning Yi, Martin, and Rubio. The Grizzlies are average, starting with Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Courtney Lee, Tony Allen, and Mike Conley.

First, the jump ball, Dion lost, and the Grizzlies got the ball.

Conley started to advance with the ball, and soon reached the frontcourt. He slowed down, dribbled the ball, and gestured to his teammates to tell everyone to run tactics.

Ning Yi looked at Conley, and a piece of information emerged in his memory. In the summer of 2016, Conley renewed his contract with the Grizzlies and signed a five-year, $150 million contract.

This is estimated to be the most eye-catching and criticized thing in Conley's NBA career.

From Ning Yi's point of view today, although he still feels that the 150 million Grizzlies in five years is a bit worthless, he also has to admit that Conley is a good player. With a calm heart, he is also a good player on the defensive end.

The Grizzlies themselves are good at defense, and Conley is an indispensable part of their system on both the defensive and offensive ends. Perhaps because of this, the Grizzlies will give him a sky-high contract.

Conley passed the ball to Courtney-Lee. Courtney-Lee looked at Ning Yi and tested it first. After all, he shook his head helplessly and couldn't find Ning Yi's flaws.

Moreover, Ning Yi has a forceful aura, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Li still chose to pass the ball, not daring to single out Ning Yi, he gave the ball to Randolph, Randolph took the ball to eat Love alone, Ning Yi stepped forward to help defend, Randolph sent the ball to the outside, Conley made a three-pointer.

Swish!

Goal in, hollow hit.

It was just the beginning, and the Timberwolves immediately counterattacked.

After Rubio reached the front court, he handed the ball to Ning Yi, while he ran around the bottom line and came to the right side of the three-point line, waiting for the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

Seeing Rubio's movement, Ning Yi nodded secretly.

During this period of training, Rubio has consciously enhanced his shooting training, especially the training of three-pointers.

Now it seems that he is serious, not only reflected in training, but even brought into the game, and is also adjusting himself in the game.

"Pull away!"

Ning Yi made a gesture and signaled his teammates to pull away. He started to single Courtney Lee, a cross step, and then the speed suddenly exploded, passing the opponent by half a body in an instant, then hugged the ball and took three big steps .

Courtney Lee followed Ning Yi closely, Gasol Jr., and Randolph shrank their defenses and stood ready.

At this time, Ning Yi split the ball and passed it to Rubio. Rubio's heart moved, he didn't choose to shoot directly, but made a fake move to attract the defense and then split the ball to the top of the arc and gave it to Martin.

Swish!

Martin made a three-pointer.

"Rubio did a good job." Adelman nodded secretly, agreeing with Rubio's choice, "Rubio has been practicing shooting hard these days, and he seems to be a three-point shooter. But fortunately, he doesn't Didn't lose the sanity that belongs to a point guard."

On the field, the game continues.

The Grizzlies made a shot and the Timberwolves counterattacked. Ning Yi made a breakthrough and passed it to Dieng, but Dieng's rebound failed. Enter.

The improvement of the Timberwolves' current strength is not limited to offense, they have also improved a lot on defense.

This time, the ball was handed over to Ning Yi again. Ning Yi glanced at the situation on the field and made a decision in his heart. With his toes in front of him, he suddenly accelerated, making a look like he was about to break through, and then quickly retreated. , Without even looking at Courtney Lee, he raised his hand and made a jump shot. The basketball crossed an arc and made a steady hit.

Courtney-Lee was helpless, and secretly distressed. He was shorter than Ning Yi, and Ning Yi's shot speed was too fast, and he had various offensive methods and many fake moves, which made him really hard to guard against.

Courtney Lee is a rookie in the first round of 2008. He played against Ning Yi last season. Now he is facing Ning Yi again. Although the game has just started and Ning Yi has only scored a goal, he still can't help it Somewhat disappointed: "It's only been a season, has he grown to such a state?"

People and people, sometimes it is unfair.

The Grizzlies have Gasol and Randolph on the inside, and the restrictions on Love are not small. In addition, Coach Adelman has told him to start playing from the outside, so after scoring a goal, Ning Yi opened the game. scoring mode.