The opening three-pointer in basketball

It was Bai Yi's first time in a dragon, and he didn't fully show his speed.

This time to steal the ball, he took a big step and reached the basket in a flash.

Demonstrated his advantage in speed.

Only then did others know another characteristic of him.

Timberwolves players have long been used to it.

The Kings players were stunned.

Westphal was even more shocked.

This rookie plays calmly, defends seasonedly, is accurate in three-pointers, and is so fast. At first glance, he looks like an All-Star player.

This Timber Wolf also worked as a fellow sufferer with the King for several years.

Both teams' drafts were a mess.

Could it be that the Timberwolves are about to rise this time?

We agreed to put it all together, so why did we secretly work hard?

Westphal smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Bai Yi made two consecutive steals and had a successful offensive violation.

It directly knocked down the Timberwolves' momentum.

Relatively speaking, the momentum of the Timberwolves naturally increased, and there was no need to get angry. Love hit consecutive mid-range shots, Rubio also hit three-pointers, and Bliss and Pekovic also scored.

The Timberwolves all broke out and played 20-6. At the end of the first quarter, they led the Kings by 15 points at 31:16 in the away game.

The Kings are a bad team. They get beaten often and fall behind by fifteen points. That doesn't matter.

But defeating a bad team like the Timberwolves is really rare in history.

The DJ at the scene thought it was all because of Bai Yi, and he was envious, "Bai is really good. If he were our king, we would also beat the Timberwolves."

Le Fu curled his lips and rolled his eyes.

Even though he didn't say it explicitly, it had to be said that they were able to suppress the king because Bai Yi's continuous successful defense just now directly knocked down the king's momentum.

This is the benefit of having a defensive master.

In the past, they were all a bunch of colanders. Wherever they could suppress others' momentum, they were suppressed by others.

Thinking of this, Le Fu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He feels that maybe he should spend more time on defensive training. With their offensive strength, if the defense can improve, maybe the Timberwolves can become a strong team.

During the break, Westphal whispered to the players: "We have to play smarter. If the rookie defends well, we will ignore him."

"Everyone else in the Timberwolves is a colander. Understand, we attack others."

"Evans, Devrett, do you understand?"

Evans and Devrett were both intercepted by Bai Yi in the first quarter, and both of them were a little embarrassed.

Cousins ​​curled his lips and said, "Just give me the ball. Since that rookie is so good, you don't want to attack."

He felt that these two people were ignorant of current affairs and would continue to fight if they couldn't win.

After a while, the players from both teams returned to the court.

This time, Evans held the ball for half the time. Baiyi came forward. Evans immediately passed the ball. Cousins ​​received the pass, bumped in, knocked Pekovic away, and then singled out.

Score a hand throw.

Cousins ​​is an All-Star player, and his offense and rebounding are among the top five centers in the league.

Relatively speaking, Pekovic is really not good enough.

This is a gap in hard power, needless to say.

If there is any adjustment, Love can only shrink and defend Cousins ​​together with Pekovic.

But in this case, Thornton will be missed again.

Thornton is not well-known, but he averaged 16 points per game last season and shot 43% from the field. He can also hit three-pointers and hit 37%, both of which are above average.

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If Thornton is really missed, the situation will be even worse.

Adelman didn't dare let Love give up Thornton to help defend Cousins.

Since you can't defend, you can only attack.

Fortunately, everyone's shooting percentage was pretty good today.

Bai Yi saw the situation on the field and analyzed it secretly.

He felt that it was not yet time to use the full three-pointer. He would wait until the third quarter to take away the Kings in another wave. By then, the point difference would be too big, and the Kings would naturally admit defeat.

Therefore, the Timberwolves still relied on players to run pick-and-rolls to open up space, as they did in the first quarter, and then shoot.

The Kings mainly rely on Cousins' personal ability.

It can be said that one is the whole and the other is the individual players.

The efficiency was about the same. At the end of the first half, the Timberwolves 59:45 the Kings, with a 14-point difference between the two teams.

During halftime, the visiting team's lounge.

Adelman affirmed the players' performance and asked them to keep up their efforts.

At this time, Bai Yi said the same thing as Cousins ​​​​said before.

"Give me the ball in the third quarter and I'll shoot the three-pointer."

Everyone looked over and then nodded.

Of course they were convinced by Bai Yi's three-pointers. They were also surprised that Bai Yi didn't shoot those long three-pointers in the first half.

Now it seems that Bai Yi wants to wait until the third quarter and take away the King in a wave.

Le Fu lowered his head and found himself a little excited.

Last season, there were a total of 83 games, but they only won 18.

It's really very embarrassing.

But this time, he didn't sweat much and didn't fight with all his strength.

We're about to win the game.

This is the benefit of having strong teammates.

He glanced at Bai Yi and felt quite pleased.

Beasley looked at Bai Yi blankly, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

He used to practice with Durant a lot and thought he was on the same level as Durant, but now he realizes that he is too far behind.

If it were Durant, you could probably give him the ball and let him kill the King.

But as for Billis, he really doesn't have this strength.

In the home team's lounge, Westphal is also arranging technical tactics, which are no different from the second quarter. The main purpose is to let the big guys make more breakthroughs and give the ball to Cousins.

My cousin already scored 20 points in the first half, and he played very well.

"If you give me the ball in the second half, I will definitely catch up with the Timberwolves."

Cousins ​​mainly scores at the basket, mainly with explosive dunks, and has a high shooting percentage.

The Timberwolves mainly shoot mid-range shots and three-pointers.

It depends on the feel.

Just because they were accurate in the first half doesn't mean they can always be accurate in the second half.

After all, my physical fitness was down in the second half, and it was time to hit the iron.

Cousins ​​is very confident. He believes that he can score 40 points today and lead the Kings to reverse the Timberwolves.

Although Westphal was unhappy that Cousins ​​always interrupted him, he still recognized Cousins' strength.

Now Cousins ​​definitely has the strength to compete with Howard, as well as Dajia, Lamar Odom, and DeAndre Jordan for the league's No. 1 center.

With such an All-Star player, he can feel much more relaxed.

For some reason, Westphal thought of the Timberwolves rookie.

Judging from the first half, that rookie is the new core of the Timberwolves.

Facing Cousins' crazy dunks in the paint, what response can this rookie give?

He is an outside player and is being closely guarded. How can he still perform?

Rookies should realize how far they are from real All-Stars, right?

I hope he doesn't become depressed and autistic because of this.