The opening three-pointer in basketball

More than 20,000 fans poured into the Target Center Arena today.

Probably it has been too long since so many fans have entered the stadium, and the fans are not used to it.

The atmosphere in the stadium turned out to be a little awkward.

Only then did many of the on-site DJs responsible for creating the atmosphere react.

"Guys, let's cheer for our warriors. They have brought us two wins. They will fight hard in the Target Center. We stand with the players tonight to defeat the Pacers."

The fans were a little overwhelmed at first when DJ said some unreasonable words, but they soon came to their senses and started shouting along with DJ.

Players from both teams began to enter the stadium.

"Lefu..."

The first person to enter the arena was Love.

"Billis..."

The second person is Billis. Generally speaking, there is such a rule in the league. The first player to enter the field is the second in charge of the team, and the fans give him the initial applause.

The last player to enter the field was the team leader, and he was given the warmest applause from the fans in the audience.

Soon Rubio and Pekovic also came on the court.

In the end it was all in vain.

"Bai Yi..."

The DJ at the scene called out Bai Yi's name in a not very standard accent.

The fans shouted, "Bai Yi, Bai Yi, Bai Yi..."

In just two games, he became the favorite home team player among Timberwolves fans.

On the other side, the Pacers players didn't take it to heart. They were in a place where there was no spotlight, their eyes were pursed with disdain.

The Pacers performed well last season, and this season they have further strengthened and become even stronger.

They now have three All-Star caliber players.

This is Paul George, David West, and Granger.

Paul George's two-point shooting percentage last season was 44% and his three-point shooting percentage was 38%.

His role on the defensive end is also very important.

Many media now regard him as the fourth small forward in the league after James, Durant and Anthony.

Still ranked ahead of Pierce.

David West is an inside player who can play power forward or center. He averaged 18 points per game last season and his mid-range shooting percentage was a terrifying 50%.

He is also very good defensively.

It can be said that he is a player with both offense and defense.

Granger is a swing forward. He can play small forward or power forward. He also averaged 18 points per game last season.

In addition, Granger also plays a huge role on the defensive end.

In addition to these three big guys, they also introduced George Hill from the Spurs. Hill is a somewhat different combo guard.

And he can not only score, but also defend well.

As you can see, these four starting players are all very good defensively. They showed extraordinary defensive strength in the preseason.

In the first two games, the two teams scored a total of 180 points.

On average, the opponent only scored 90 points.

This is the characteristic of this Pacers team now.

Except for another defender Collison, whose defense is slightly weaker, everyone else is a defensive expert and is very difficult to deal with.

In the first two rounds, the Pacers also won two consecutive games.

This is their confidence. The Pacers players naturally look down on tank teams like the Timberwolves.

Of course, as a defensive team, coach Vogel attaches great importance to defense. He carefully watched the two games of the Timberwolves.

He planned to let Hill try to see if he could guard Bai Yi first. If it didn't work, he would ask George to try again. If it still didn't work, he would consider double-teaming him.

Hill is an elite defensive player in the league.

And George is capable of entering the league's defense. In other words, at the small forward position, apart from James, the best defensive player is probably George.

Vogel noticed that the players didn't seem to think much of the Timberwolves. He smiled and didn't say much.

After a while, the main players of the two teams came on the field.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Baiyi, Rubio, Love, Pekovic, and Billis.

Pacers starting lineup: George, Hill, Collison, West, and Granger.

Granger is the power forward and West is the center.

Granger is the team captain, but in the new West, he is the boss in the locker room.

He stood face to face with Pekovic, then waved and shouted, "Guys, kill the Timberwolves and keep them under 90 points."

When the Timberwolves players heard this, they felt a little unhappy.

The same is naturally true for Bai Yi.

"Ding, the system has a temporary task. Help the team score more than ninety points and be rewarded with ten system achievement points."

Ten system achievement points, not a lot, but not bad.

Bai Yi chuckled and had a plan in mind.

Soon after, the whistle sounded, and amid the cheers of the fans, West and Pekovic grabbed the ball. This time, Pekovic took the first shot of the basketball. He passed the ball to Rubio, who then passed it to Rubio.

Baiyi.

Hill pounced immediately.

As a Spurs player, in addition to being good at offense and defense, Hill also has another characteristic, which is strong discipline.

When Bai Yi caught the ball, he really pounced on it in the next moment.

Very fast.

But Bai Yi was faster. He made a mismatch, accelerated suddenly, rushed past Hill, and then rushed directly to the basket, like lightning. West and Granger hadn't come back yet. He easily

Layup.

"Beautiful, Bai, he is really too fast, just like Wade ten years ago."

The DJ on site was amazed.

"I have a feeling that we will be stronger and we will win three games in a row."

Hill glanced at Bai Yi coldly.

He didn't expect Bai Yi to be so fast, and then he thought that Bai Yi also had a very powerful three-pointer.

I couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

It's impossible for one person to guard against such a speed.

What's more, he is only 1.88 meters tall, and his arm length is far less than that of Bai Yi.

As long as Bai Yi controls the ball well enough, it will be difficult for him to interfere with Bai Yi.

The game continued, this time it was the Pacers' turn to attack, and Hill quickly dribbled the ball past half court.

Bai Yi came over and Hill immediately passed to Collison.

He is a stable player and will never do risky things just to save face.

Collison laughed, then accelerated to break through Rubio's defense, and then passed the ball to West, who caught the ball and dunked.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound.

Granger just ran to the basket, and Pekovic had to defend one against the other, but he couldn't guard him at all.

As for Love, there is no difference between him and wood on the defensive end.

After scoring the goal, West was very excited. He slapped his chest with both fists and roared to the sky like a gorilla.

It looked like he had won the World Cup.

It's just an ordinary ball, but because of the performance of West, the morale of the Pacers seemed to be much higher.

The vast majority of Timberwolves fans did not react at this time.

The on-site DJ used to paddle all year round and was not very good at filling chicken soup.

The entire Target Center Arena was a little quiet.

Bai Yi shook his head secretly, he still needed him to boost his morale.