The King of the NBA

"It's not my task to defend James. My task is to lead the team to play well." Ning Yi woke up and changed his style of play. He still defended James, but his main energy was not on defense, but on Offensively.

There is no doubt that James' defense is also top-notch, but even if it is him, it is impossible to prevent Ning Yi from death.

When Ning Yi really wants to score, he can have many methods and methods. He doesn't have to single James, because the Timberwolves are a team. In addition to him, there are Love, Rubio, Martin and others.

"Pick and roll."

Ning Yi made a gesture, and Love came up to help him with the pick-and-roll. Ning Yi quickly took a step to the side, and the speed exploded, and he rushed to the inside of the Cavaliers like an arrow from the string. James chased after him, waiting to give Ning Yi a chasing cap, but he couldn't wait. Ning Yi went inside to attract the defense and then split the ball, giving it to the bottom line on the right.

Swish!

Rubio hit a three-pointer.

Since this season, Rubio has focused more on shooting. Although the mid-range shooting percentage has not improved much, the shooting percentage outside the three-point line has increased a lot, becoming a stable three-point shooting point.

After that, Ning Yi used the cover of his teammates to throw off James, forming a dislocation, singles Thaddeus Young, and hit a three-pointer with a step back.

With two three-pointers, the Timberwolves also approached the score, forcing the Lakers to call a timeout.

"Ning's point is very important, and he must be guarded well." David Blatt said: "When he uses the pick-and-roll to form a dislocation, he must step forward, and he would rather let him jump than let him shoot. His main score The trick is to shoot the ball, get closer to me."

"Yes." The Cavaliers player responded.

When the timeout returned, the Cavaliers players did exactly that.

However, this cannot effectively restrict Ning Yi. Facing James' defense, Ning Yi will still have scruples, but if he changes other people and creates a dislocation opportunity, he will play singles decisively without any hesitation. Then the Cavaliers players stuck very close, restricting Ning Yi's shooting, while Ning Yi simply reduced his shooting and continued to break through.

At Ning Yi's level, it is not necessary to shoot to score points, and the same is true for breakthroughs.

Of course, the Cavaliers have also been prepared for a long time. When Ning Yi breaks through, there will be someone waiting for him, but Ning Yi can always score the ball either by splitting the ball or by using changes in rhythm.

What's more, it is impossible for the Cavaliers to continue to defend rigorously and efficiently. When Ning Yi made another breakthrough, the Cavaliers' inside line was emptied. buckle.

"Good job." Le Fu came over and clapped hands with Ning Yi.

In the auditorium, there were loud boos.

This boo is indeed the best stimulant for Ning Yi.

"Although I can't guard against James, Ning also played his own game, which is a good thing." Adelman nodded, watching Ning Yi grow up a little bit, from an nba rookie to the current state, he has something in his heart An inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

Afterwards, James broke out and scored two goals in a row, helping the Cavaliers regain the advantage, but the Timberwolves did not play badly, always biting the score.

When the first quarter ended, the Timberwolves were only 4 points behind.

After entering the second quarter, Ning Yi played more and more freely. He didn't challenge James head-on, consciously avoided physical confrontation with James, and used rhythm and skills to get a shot.

This is a bit like Curry, using rhythm changes and using skills to make the opponent's physical advantages impossible to play.

Of course, it is impossible for Ning Yi alone to compete with the Cavaliers, but the Timberwolves and Love, as well as Martin and Turner. The teamwork of the Timberwolves revealed its strength at this time.

Today's Timberwolves, whether it is the starting lineup or the rotation lineup, have reached a relatively perfect level. When they cooperate and work together, the lethality is terrible.

Of course, the Cavaliers lineup is also very gorgeous, but Pekovic has no state today, as if he is in a fugue, which makes the Cavaliers weak inside and difficult to resist the inside offensive of the Timberwolves.

"Because of James and Irving, the Cavaliers have the upper hand on the perimeter. We only have Ning here, and no one else can match James and Irving. But we have an advantage in the interior. Both Love and Dion played well today. "Terry Porter said: "If we continue to fight like this, we may not have a chance to win."

"Yes." Adelman nodded, but his expression was not relaxed.

The most powerful point of the Cavaliers is James. As long as James is there, everything is possible. No one can predict what will happen in the final game.

Into the second half.

As soon as the third quarter came back, the Cavaliers launched a stormy offensive.

James and Irving took turns to make shots. The personal abilities of the two were too outstanding, making it difficult for the Timberwolves to restrict them. They were bombarded by the two repeatedly, and the point difference was suddenly opened to more than ten points.

At this time, Ning Yi also began to explode. First, he fired from outside the three-point line, and then faced James' defense. He stopped and fell back. It was very difficult, but he still scored.

After that, Ning Yi joined forces with Le Fu again, and staged a beautiful wall-hitting cooperation.

After several times, with Ning Yi's performance, the Timberwolves narrowed the point difference to less than ten points, and kept it at a few points, leaving suspense in the game.

Throughout the third quarter, Ning Yi scored 13 points. He has already scored 30 points in this game.

This made Terry Porter couldn't help being excited, and said excitedly: "Ning can always surprise me. He seems to be growing all the time and never stops. Adelman, tell me, when will he be able to grow up?" To the limit?"

"Limit?" Adelman said with a smile, "Maybe, the sky is his limit."

In a blink of an eye, enter the fourth quarter.

Ning Yi's performance is still very good, he can score, and he can also send high-quality passes to his teammates, but the Cavaliers have obviously further enhanced their defensive strength, which has caused the Timberwolves' shooting percentage to drop a lot.

On the other hand, on the side of the Cavaliers, James is like a god, unstoppable, carrying the Cavaliers' offense alone, and relying on his own strength to widen the point difference.

Although Ning Yi and Love teamed up to score points, they were already behind. When James broke out completely, even they couldn't stop it.

In the end, the Timberwolves still lost the game.

Ning Yi scored 41 points, plus 9 assists and 4 rebounds. The statistics were very gorgeous, but the game was still lost. It was not so much a loss to the Cavaliers as a loss to James.

In this game, James scored 45 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. His personal performance was perfect, which shocked Ning Yi a lot.

Ning Yi understands that his own strength is not enough, and he must continue to work hard.