The King of the NBA

Chapter 381: 33, Another tiebreaker!

Swish!

There was a soft sound.

The goal was scored and a three-pointer was hit.

"Again."

"Can't prevent him? What did Ariza do?"

"It's not Ariza's fault. A player of Ning's level is impossible to be guarded to death. The same is true for Harden. Isn't the Timberwolves unable to guard him? For players of their level, it is impossible to guard them. Only their own touch."

in the audience.

Some fans were angry, some fans were emotional, and so on.

But in any case, Ning Yi's three-pointer was a blow to the Rockets. Seeing that the point difference was about to shrink to less than ten points, Ning Yi raised his hand for a three-pointer, and the point difference returned to 14 points.

"Sure enough, Ning is the biggest obstacle." McHale sighed in his heart, and did not rush to call a timeout.

Afterwards, the Rockets were still trying to counterattack and wanted to reduce the point difference to less than ten points. As long as the point difference was reduced to less than ten points, they would have a chance.

It's a pity that they were a little impatient, and they were too eager to chase points, but they couldn't score. Not only can't score, even the original formation is also messed up. Once they don't advance, the Timberwolves will immediately counterattack quickly. The Rockets are not in a hurry to retreat. When they retreat, the formation is completely chaotic. How can they stop the Timberwolves?

Swish!

The counterattack in the forest was completed.

McHale called a timeout.

Now they are 16 points behind, and there is obviously a problem with the players. They are too impatient and too eager to chase points.

In this case, the Rockets' counterattack is tantamount to the end.

"Whoa, whoa"

Harden sat on the bench, gasping for breath, sweating profusely, a puddle of water had formed on the ground in front of him, his expression was a bit dazed, his eyes looked into the distance, but they were out of focus.

McHale glanced at Harden, a little helpless.

Today Harden has tried his best. So far he has scored 35 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists. He couldn't do better.

But the result was still behind, by as much as 16 points.

"He's too tired." McHale sighed. Harden played very long and hard today, exhausting a lot of energy, and not only tired physically, but also mentally.

But the game has to go on.

McHale clapped his hands and said, "Wait for Harden to come down and rest."

Here, the Timberwolves will surround Adelman.

Although already leading by as much as 16 points, Adelman's expression was not at all relaxed. This is a life-and-death battle that cannot be taken lightly: "Ning, Dion, you two, come down and rest, Brewer, Whiteside, You go. Remember to me, don't slack off, don't be soft-hearted, hit me hard, lead as much as you can."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

After a moment, the pause ends.

The two sides returned to the court, and the Rockets lost Harden and fell behind by as much as 16 points, already in trouble.

On the Timberwolves side, the morale is like a rainbow. Love, Rubio, and Martin are all on the court. Together, the three of them are far ahead of the Rockets in terms of offense. On the defensive end, there are also Whiteside and Brewer. The two of them, together with Love, formed an inside iron gate, restricting Howard to death.

But the Rockets misfired outside.

When the third quarter ended, the score had become 93:74, and the Timberwolves had led by as much as 19 points.

"This is the end."

"Basically hopeless."

"19 points, the difference is too big."

In the audience, Rockets fans lamented.

At the end of the three quarters, he was behind by 19 points. Basically, there was no hope. It was not impossible to reverse 19 points in a single quarter in the NBA, but it was too difficult to reverse 19 points in the last quarter.

In the last quarter, the Timberwolves will definitely devote all their strength and will never take it lightly. It is almost impossible for the Rockets to reverse 19 points in a single quarter.

"well"

McHale sighed again.

In fact, he brought in Harden in the last two minutes of the third quarter because the gap was even bigger.

But the result was still useless. Harden's physical energy was exhausted, his state began to decline, and he missed consecutive three-pointers from the outside.

At that time, McHale had already realized that today's game might be hopeless. The point difference was close to 20 points, and there was only one quarter left, so there was no way to catch up.

"Come here, let me tell you something."

McHale called his players together and made some arrangements.

For the Timberwolves, Adelman also made some arrangements. He didn't let Ning Yi or Love go. He sent Dion, Jokic, Shabatz, Martin, and Rubio.

After a while, the fourth quarter began.

The Rockets didn't play Harden, nor did they play Howard, it was a rotation lineup.

Seeing the opponent's lineup, Terry Porter laughed and said: "McHale hasn't given up yet, and I plan to let the bench lineup play for a few minutes. If the point difference can be narrowed to a certain extent, then replace the main players and come back. There may be a turnaround.”

"Well." Adelman nodded with a smile. He was not surprised by McHale's arrangement. In fact, he had expected it a long time ago, and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. As long as the point difference is not narrowed, their main lineup will not be able to come up. .When the time comes, McHale will not give up even if he wants to."

"Haha." Terry Burt laughed.

Ning Yi sat on the bench and watched the game on the field. He also saw McHale's intentions, but he was not worried. Adelman sent Dion, Jokic, Shabatz, Martin, and Rubio to the lineup. , Obviously this is expected. To deal with the Rockets' rotation, a few of them are enough.

Even if there is an accident, Ning Yi and Le Fu can go up at any time.

On the court, both sides came and went, the rhythm was fast, but the efficiency was not high, and the shooting percentage was very low. After playing for a few minutes, each team only scored a few points. The Timberwolves still led by as much as 16 points.

Seeing this situation, McHale knew it was really over.

In the last few minutes, Harden and Howard were absent, and neither were Ning Yi and Love. Adelman even replaced Martin, Rubio, and Dion from behind.

The game was completely reduced to garbage time.

Some fans have started to get up and leave, Rockets fans sighed, very disappointed.

"beep"

Finally, at the end of the game, the Timberwolves defeated the Rockets 118:104, rewriting the total score of this series to a 3:3 tie. The two sides will enter the seventh game and start the tiebreaker.

In this game, Harden scored 39 points, plus 4 rebounds and 5 assists, but it was just a bubble after all. The Rockets lost, so what's the point of getting more points?

For the Timberwolves, Ning Yi scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists; Love had 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. In addition, Martin, Jokic, Rubio, and Turner also scored in double figures.

Today's Timberwolves are the real Timberwolves, and this is their strength!