The King of the NBA

China.

Penguin Sports, live broadcast room.

The hosts Duan Lei and Wang Yi were explaining. Seeing the Timberwolves called a pause, the screen switched to the studio, and the two hosts spoke one after another.

"Okay." Duan Lei said: "Friends in the audience, we can see that now the first quarter has been played for six minutes, the score on the court is 16:10, and the Rockets lead by 6 points. We can see that the entire In six minutes, the Rockets played very well, and they scored 16 points in six minutes, which is very efficient." Then, he looked at Wang Yi, "Wang Yi, do you think the reason why the Rockets are leading is because they played this way? Efficient game, what is the reason?"

Wang Yi said: "First of all, the Rockets played very well today and their offense was smooth. They didn't just rely on Harden. Of course, there is no doubt about Harden's role, but the other players also performed well. The overall work is very good. The efficiency is also very high, completely playing the kind of offense that the Rockets want."

"But half of the reason why the Rockets are leading is on the Timberwolves' side."

"In these 6 minutes, the Timberwolves only scored 10 points. Love took 3 shots and only scored 1 goal, scoring 2 points. It means that Love's scoring only accounts for one-fifth of the team's points. As the current Timberwolves Absolute core, this is obviously not good. To put it another way, Love is restricted."

Wang Yi was very talkative and continued to analyze: "But fundamentally, I think it is because of the lack of Ning Yi. His role to the Timberwolves is too important, not just a strong scoring point. He can score, organize, and Defense, including rebounding. Only when Ning Yi is on the court can the Timberwolves' system work well."

"Now that Ning Yi is missing, there are problems with the operation of the Timberwolves' system. I think this is the most fundamental reason."

Duan Lei nodded: "Yes, Ning Yi is injured, which has a great impact on the Timberwolves. With Ning Yi and without Ning Yi, it is two different things for the Timberwolves. For the Rockets, this is also completely different." Said , he paused, and said again: "Then Wang Yi, how do you think the Timberwolves will adjust next?"

The lack of Ning Yi is already a fact.

The most important thing right now is how to play well without Ning Yi, so the Timberwolves will inevitably need to make some changes and adjustments.

Wang Yi thought for a while before saying: "I think the Timberwolves still need to emphasize Love. Love must be opened to be able to withstand the Rockets' offensive."

At the same time, thousands of Huaxia fans were discussing in front of the screen.

"It's 16:10, the situation is not good."

"Yeah, it would be great if there was Ning Yi. If he was there, the situation would definitely not be like this. Now Martin can score from the outside, but compared to Harden, it is not at the same level at all."

"The key is that Le Fu did not open"

People are talking and worried about the Timberwolves.

At this time, the scene was shown on Ning Yi, and everyone quieted down. There is no doubt that the reason why the Timberwolves lagged behind at the beginning was the lack of Ning Yi.

During the regular season, people have realized the importance of Ning Yi to the Timberwolves, and by this time, the importance of Ning Yi has become even more prominent.

United States, Minneapolis.

Target Center arena, Timberwolves players around Adelman.

"Dion, wait for you to go, Jokic to go. And Brewer, you also come down to rest, Cunningham to go." Adelman adjusted the lineup.

Love is limited. Dion himself is not particularly good on the offensive end, and it is difficult to help Love in the low post. The Timberwolves need someone who can contain defenders inside and help Love get offensive opportunities.

This person can't be Dion, nor Whiteside, it can only be Jokic-not to mention, Jokic has the ability to support high positions.

In addition, it is the small forward point.

Brewer is tall enough, but has a single scoring method. The Timberwolves now need someone who can score and take the initiative to score. Brewer is obviously not suitable.

So Adelman replaced Cunningham, Cunningham has a certain singles ability.

"Let me tell you something." After the substitution, Adelman spread out the tactical board, "We must liberate Love, so other players must score, take the initiative to attack, and play more aggressively. Jokic , Cunningham, Martin, the three of you must take the initiative to attack, and fight resolutely whenever you have the opportunity. Only when you open up and contain the opponent's defense can you liberate Love, understand?"

"Understood." The three nodded in unison.

"There is also defense." Adelman exhorted a few more words.

Pause ends.

The players went to the field, and Adelman sat down, his heart was solemn, and he stared at the field without blinking.

The Timberwolves attacked. After Rubio arrived in the frontcourt, Jokic came up to help him with the pick-and-roll. Rubio threw off the defender, took a step forward, and then passed the ball back to Jokic.

Jokic took the ball to look at the situation on the field, and made a gesture to pass it to Love. He shook the defender, and then immediately accelerated his breakthrough and rushed to the inside.

boom!

Unfortunately, the goal was missed.

Adelman frowned slightly, feeling a little helpless. Jokic's choice was fine, but he was still a rookie after all, and his personal ability and self-confidence still needed to be improved. It was too difficult to expect him to be alone now.

Swish!

Here, the Rockets scored another one, and the point difference became 8 points.

Turning around, the Timberwolves returned one. Rubio failed to score a layup. Jokic got the offensive rebound and did not rush to make a tip-up. Instead, he distributed the ball to Martin and Martin made a mid-range shot hit.

In the next few minutes, Jokic played pretty well. He made rapid progress, played calmly, and was very smart. Although his personal strength still needs to be improved, he played a big role in the series attack.

What's more, after all, he has enough height and excellent skills. Although he is unstable, the Rockets don't dare to let him play in the paint. What if he gets in?

In this way, it is for Love to contain the defender.

It is impossible for a player like Love to be completely restricted. When the defense is slightly restrained, Love begins to explode. First, he hits a jumper with a turnaround in the low post, and then pulls to the outside line. , to the middle, Jokic received the ball and distributed it to the left corner, assisting Cunningham to hit a three-pointer.

After a few minutes, the Timberwolves gradually narrowed the point difference.

Afterwards, the two sides made personnel adjustments one after another. After the Timberwolves replaced the rotation lineup, they overtook the score in one fell swoop. The Timberwolves' rotation lineup is still better than the Rockets. With the good performance of the rotation lineup, at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves rewritten the score to 32:30, leading the Rockets by 2 points.

This cheered the home fans.

But shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Timberwolves fell into a disadvantage again.