The King of the NBA

This game is very critical for the Timberwolves. They have won six games in a row, and no one wants to end the winning streak.

The same is true for Adelman, with a dignified expression, he said, "What I want is victory, understand?"

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.

"Okay, come on." Adelman clapped his hands, speaking concisely and without unnecessary nonsense.

What they want today is victory, nothing else.

Soon, the game begins.

The Rockets' starters today are Howard, Motiejunas, Ariza, Harden, and Kanan.

The Rockets got the ball. Kanan advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Harden. Harden, as the ace of the team, naturally had to set an example. Hands up and down, scored two points.

Here, Le Fu also immediately returned one.

Not only Love, Ning Yi also turned on his full state from the very beginning. Although Ariza is a defensive champion, he still can't stop Ning Yi. Being in the head of Ning Yi is a three-pointer.

"Damn." Ariza cursed secretly.

Harden couldn't help frowning, and reminded Ariza: "Get closer later, I would rather let him break through than let him shoot casually from the outside."

"Yeah." Ariza nodded, he has Howard and Motaiyunas on the inside, and two giant towers guard the inside. He only needs to guard the outside. I believe that even if Ning Yi breaks in, he is just looking for death.

Afterwards, Ariza simply sticks to Ning Yi, regardless of whether Ning Yi has the ball or not, he sticks to Ning Yi as always, like Ning Yi's shadow.

For more than two minutes later, Ning Yi did not make a single shot.

"That's the defense, he has no chance to make a move." Ariza breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ning Yi, but was suddenly taken aback, "Where is the man, where did he go?"

At this moment, Ning Yi disappeared.

Ariza searched immediately, and saw that Ning Yi had already reached the right corner. Rubio's ball was passed quickly, and Ariza's heart trembled, and he flew over.

"Good time." Ning Yi smiled slightly, lifted the ball up, scared Ariza to jump up, Ning Yi jumped up and leaned on Ariza.

beep!

The whistle blows and the ball goes in.

It's a 3+1, clear and to the point.

When Ning Yi walked to the free throw line and made the extra free throw, Ariza realized that he had never really restrained Ning Yi, and it was more difficult to restrain him than imagined.

In the first quarter, Ning Yi and Love led the Timberwolves to play brilliantly. Although Harden and Howard of the Rockets also played well, in terms of score, the Timberwolves still led the Rockets by 5 points with 33:28.

"Whoa, whoa"

In the Rockets rest area, several players who had just come off the field were panting and sweating profusely.

Both sides are bound to win this game, so it is extremely intense, and consumes a lot of energy.

"Come here, let me talk." Coach McHale shouted, spread out the tactical board, drew a few times on it, and said: "Later, we need to open up the space and shoot three-pointers when we have the opportunity."

The strength of the Timberwolves shocked McHale. Although they only played against each other in the playoffs last season, McHale found that the strength of the Timberwolves was even stronger.

Originally McHale was confident that the Rockets had also improved this season and should be able to suppress the Timberwolves, but as a result, Ning Yi and Love played so well in the first quarter, the Rockets not only failed to suppress them, but were suppressed.

The Timberwolves' offensive firepower is very strong. McHale thinks that blindly defending is not the answer, and we still need to start from the offensive. Three-pointers are a big killer!

"beep"

The second quarter begins.

Coming back from this quarter, the Rockets started to shoot from the outside, firing frequently from outside the three-point line. At first, their shooting percentage was mediocre, but after three minutes, they suddenly got a touch, hit three three-pointers in a row, and beat the Timberwolves. Had to call a timeout.

"Ning, you go." Adelman looked at his players: "And Brewer, you go too. If the opponent wants to shoot a three-pointer, then we will shoot a three-pointer. I still don't believe it, they can shoot a three-pointer , don’t we?”

Ning Yi's eyes lit up and he laughed.

The pause ends soon.

The two sides returned to the court, and the Rockets led by 2 points at this time.

The Timberwolves attack. At this time, the lineup on the field is Jokic, Brewer, Ning Yi, Turner, Jack, Ning Yi controls the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, he gestures to his teammates, and several people start running. Interspersed from the inside, and then pulled to the outside, so repeated, the ball is always passed back and forth outside.

After a few passes, the space was opened, and Jokic had a chance. Ning Yi flicked his wrist and passed the ball. Jokic took the ball and made a three-pointer, and the basketball hit the net.

"nice shot."

In the auditorium, Timberwolves fans roared.

Coach McHale frowned and looked at the Timberwolves on the field, his face became serious. Strictly speaking, the few people on the Timberwolves field can be regarded as insiders, and Jokic is the only one, but he can also shoot three-pointers.

"Same as us, do you want to compete for three points?" McHale sneered, "We will not be afraid if we want to compete for three points." He quickly made a substitution and replaced Harden.

At this time, the Rockets' lineup became Tarik Black, Kostas Papanicolaou, Ariza, Harden, Jason Terry. Except for Tarek Black, the other four Everyone can shoot three-pointers, and they all have a certain shooting percentage.

McHale ordered: "If the opponent wants to compete for three points, then we will compete for three points. There is nothing to be afraid of. Play according to the tactics just now, and the rhythm should be faster." There are still fewer people available here than the Timberwolves. Five people can shoot three-pointers, but I only have four people here.

The game continues.

The two sides start to fight for three-pointers, and the rhythm is fast. Often you come over, pass the ball a few times, and then shoot from outside the three-point line. If you don’t score, it is generally difficult to get the frontcourt. In a blink of an eye, the offensive method is exactly the same, passing, running, breaking points, and then making a three-pointer.

Of course, this is not all, and it cannot be all. After all, the situation on the court changes rapidly, and it is impossible for any team to shoot three-pointers blindly.

But there is no doubt that as long as there is an opportunity, neither side will be soft.

At this time, it depends on where the shot is more accurate.

For the Rockets, Harden, Ariza, and Terry are all good three-pointers, but surprisingly, these three feel average, but Kostas Papanicolaou's hands are hot. He has scored three three-pointers in a row.

For the Timberwolves, although all five players were able to shoot, Jokic and Jack were both unstable, Brewer and Turner didn't feel good, and Ning Yi was organizing and didn't make many shots.

For a while, the Timberwolves fell into a disadvantage.