The King of the NBA

The playoff series between the Timberwolves and the Rockets continues, and the second game is still at the Target Center.

The Timberwolves won the first game with Rubio's quasi-lore, turning the series into 1:0, but Ning Yi was injured and truce. For the Timberwolves, this second game will not be so easy to play.

The auditorium was still full of people, almost all Timberwolves fans.

This season, the Timberwolves have great morale and a gratifying record. They have been sought after by countless fans, and they have captured an unknown number of new fans. Now in the playoffs, they are playing against a team like the Rockets, which naturally attracts a lot of attention.

"I don't know if the Timberwolves can win this game."

"It may not be so easy. Without Ning, it will have a great impact on them."

"Yes. But for the Timberwolves, this game is very important. This is the home game, and it is best to win it. Otherwise, the next game will be an away game. Without Ning, it will be even more difficult to win the away game. "

"Look, Ning is also on the sidelines."

"Oh, I've seen it a long time ago. He looks normal when he walks, and he should be fine. I hope he can come back as soon as possible, otherwise this series will be really hard to play."

"yes."

Today's game Ning Yi brought Duan Xiaoran to the scene. Although he can't play, as the team leader, he can't be absent, even if he is on the sidelines to cheer for his teammates.

Countless fans are watching Ning Yi, talking about each other, regretting that Ning Yi can't play today, and some people are talking about Duan Xiaoran beside him, feeling curious.

This seems to be the first time I saw Ning Yi bring a girl to watch the game.

Sensing the eyes of the fans, Duan Xiaoran couldn't help feeling a little nervous, and lowered his head shyly.

Suddenly, she felt a tight hand and was caught by Ning Yi's big hand, and she couldn't help trembling all over. She subconsciously wanted to break free, but failed, and even looked up at Ning Yi.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here." Ning Yi smiled.

Hearing this, Duan Xiaoran's heart relaxed, and he stopped struggling, obediently letting Ning Yi hold his little hand.

The game has not yet started, and players from both sides are warming up on the court. Today is a good opportunity for the Rockets, and their fighting spirit is also very high. Judging from the warm-up situation, they are in good condition.

After a while, the warm-up is over.

A group of Timberwolves players came to the sidelines and surrounded Coach Adelman. Adelman looked serious, and first ordered: "Dion, Love, Brewer, Martin, Rubio, wait for you guys to start. "

Ning Yi couldn't play, Brewer was put on the starting lineup.

Afterwards, Adelman said again: "This game is very critical. Although Ning can't play, we still want to win this game, understand?"

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.

What this game means is self-evident. Without Ning Yi, how much strength the Timberwolves have left and whether they can beat the Rockets may be a question that everyone cares about. As far as the Timberwolves are concerned, they must overcome the lack of Ning Yi, and at the same time prove to everyone that they are just as strong even without Ning Yi.

Of course, that's not all.

If this game is won, it will be a great incentive for the morale of the Timberwolves, and the impact of the lack of Ning Yi will not be so great. But if they lose, the problem of lack of Ning Yi will be further magnified. When they arrive in Houston later, it will be even more difficult for the Timberwolves to win.

So this is a win.

Afterwards, Adelman spread out the tactical board and began to arrange tactics: "We want"

Not far away, Rockets coach McHale is also deploying tactics.

They are also bound to win this game. This is related to whether they can get back a game, and it is also related to the trend of the next few games in this series, which is very critical.

For a while, whether it was the Timberwolves or the Rockets, the atmosphere was very dignified.

"If only I wasn't hurt."

Feeling the solemnity of the atmosphere, Ning Yi sighed secretly. If he was not injured, he would have absolute confidence to beat the Rockets and reach the Western Conference finals, but this injury made everything full of variables.

Although Ning Yi didn't speak, Duan Xiaoran was keenly aware of Ning Yi's emotional changes, put the other hand on Ning Yi's hand, and said: "Don't worry, there are Le Fu and the others. And you The injury recovers quickly, and you will be able to come back in two days, there will be no problem."

"Yeah." Ning Yi nodded and smiled slightly.

"beep"

Game start.

The Rockets are still the original starters, Howard, Motiejunas, Ariza, Harden, Canaan, Howard and Dieng jump the ball, Dieng performed well, patted the ball to the backcourt, Rubio took the ball and started to advance.

In the frontcourt, Rubio took a look at the situation on the court, and gestured to his teammates, signaling others to go to the right, while Love was in the low position on the left, blocking people with one hand and raising the other to ask for the ball.

Rubio passed it on immediately.

Without Ning Yi, Love is the absolute core of the Timberwolves. Adelman told him to start with Love and let Love find the touch first.

So at the beginning of the game, the others pulled to the right to give Love a single.

"Sure enough." McHale sneered, not surprised. He had already made the arrangement. On the field, Motaiyunas opened his hands to interfere with Love. After two clicks, a figure rushed over, and Ariza suddenly rushed to help Motaiyunas defend.

Love frowned and passed the ball back to Rubio.

Rubio didn't delay, and immediately distributed the ball to the right.

Since Ariza rushed over to help defend, Brewer on the right will definitely have a chance. But as soon as the ball was passed, the Rockets completed the defense change, and Brewer already had an extra defender in front of him.

Seeing this situation, Rubio sighed silently, gestured to his teammates, signaled everyone to disperse, Brewer passed the ball to Martin, Martin played singles, dribbled continuously under the crotch, and then suddenly pulled up.

Swish!

The goal was scored and the Timberwolves scored two points.

Although the goal was scored by the Timberwolves, McHale didn't care: "It doesn't matter if other people score goals. As long as Love can't hit this point, the Timberwolves are not a big threat."

You know, the Rockets are not a defensive team. Their offense is their strong point. It doesn't matter if they can't defend the Timberwolves. Can you still compare with them?

After all, it is the score that determines the outcome of the game!

"Shua!"

With a soft sound, Harden assisted Ariza to make a mid-range hit.

Seeing this scene, McHale smiled even more happily. On the one hand, he restricted Love, and on the other hand, he wanted to play his own offense. If these two points are achieved, this game will be easy to play.