The opening three-pointer in basketball

Eighteen thousand fans filled all the seats at the Minnesota Target Center.

For this young team and young fans.

This season has been fantastic for sure.

In the previous two seasons, their team ranked last in the league, winning only 32 games in the two seasons combined.

This season, they won 50 games.

They are currently second in the league standings simply because the relationship between victory and defeat is not as good as the Spurs. Otherwise, they would be first.

Now the core of their team is this season's Rookie of the Year, scoring leader, and steal leader.

There may also be one team, one defense, and the best defensive player.

Many fans feel that the team has returned to Garnett's MVP season.

They may have a chance to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, these are things for the future. In this game, the Timberwolves will face the Pacers at home.

Fans have to give the Pacers a look.

Previously, the whole country was talking about who among Bai Yi, Rose and James would win the MVP this season.

The teammates of the three of their respective teams cheered for each other and expressed support for their aces.

Players from other teams kept their mouths shut, obviously unwilling to wade into troubled waters.

But he didn't expect George to take the initiative to support James and said that Bai Yi was not strong enough.

Fans decided to give George a little color.

At this time, the main players of the two teams were standing on the court, and the camera turned to George's handsome face, but the fans gave them harsh boos to express their disdain.

In the camera, George also lowered his head in embarrassment.

The fans booed louder.

"Idiot, you don't deserve to be compared with Bai."

"Rookie, just shut up, no one will care about what you say."

"George, if you beep again, I will be rude."

Many fans shouted loudly and threatened George.

The camera turned to George again, and it could be seen that his face became even more ugly.

Soon after, the whistle sounded and the game officially started.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Bai Yi, Reggie, Morris Jr., Pekovic, and Tucker.

Pacers starting lineup: George, West, Hibbert, Granger, Collison.

West and Pekovic grabbed the ball together, and this time Pekovic grabbed the basketball.

He shot it to Bai Yi. Before the basketball fell into Bai Yi's hands, Hibbert and Granger pounced on it.

Bai Yi passed to Reggie.

Reggie held the ball for half the game, and then Bai Yi moved, and he kept running.

George glanced at Bai Yi secretly, then took a deep breath and stood in front of Reggie.

At the same time, George kept observing Bai Yi's movements.

Bai Yi ran to the left, and George also turned to the left.

Bai Yi ran to the right, and George also turned to the right.

He became a wall between Reggie and Bai Yi.

Naturally, Reggie would not be easily restricted. He started dribbling and running. Although he was not as fast as Bai Yi, his speed was still above average.

However, George's defense is really not good. Among small forwards, he may be second only to James and much better than Durant.

George followed Reggie closely.

When the attack time was almost over, the basketball was still in Reggie's hands. He noticed that Bai Yi had just shaken off two defenders, but he missed the time and did not give Bai Yi the first opportunity.

So much so that the two defenders behind him followed up.

Reggie had no choice but to cast one himself.

The basketball flew up, crossed an arc, and then fell outside the baseline.

He actually voted for three no-sticks.

This is an air balloon.

Reggie's face was full of embarrassment. He was a little embarrassed to face his teammates, lowered his head and raised his right hand.

None of the Timberwolves players and fans blamed Reggie. Instead, the big guys comforted Reggie.

This made Reggie feel a lot better.

A moment later, it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack again. As soon as Bai Yi caught the ball, he was double-teamed by the Pacers. Hibbert and Granger were both long-handed and high-quality defensive players.

Bai Yi had no choice but to pass the ball out.

This time, he did not pass it to Reggie. He noticed that George was also staring at Reggie and constantly turning his body. Just now, George's position was very good, blocking the connection between Bai Yi and Reggie.

Bai Yi passed the ball to Pekovic, who faced West and attacked the frame hard. Unfortunately, the last layup missed the ball and did not put the basketball into the basket.

When it was the Pacers' turn to attack, they used George to shoot a three-pointer.

Adelman is not a very adaptable coach.

His specialty is building systems.

For example, in the Timberwolves' offense and defense, the players are obviously more organized than before.

But if Adelman doesn't adjust, Bai Yi can.

As the team boss, he has this right.

Bai Yi took the initiative to call a timeout, and then muttered a few words to Adelman. After a while, the Timberwolves made substitutions. Morris Jr. came off the court and Love came on.

In this case, Tucker will play small forward and Love will play power forward.

It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack. Facing a double-team, Bai Yi threw the ball to Love, who caught the ball and then shot from a distance from Yang's hand.

Love's offense is still very good, Bai Yi doesn't have to worry at all.

The basketball flies into the basket accurately.

The ball went in.

The Timberwolves finally scored.

So, when Bai Yi found it difficult to connect with Reggie, he passed the ball to Love, and the Timberwolves let Love play in isolation.

Collison, who is responsible for the defense, is actually very good, but Love averaged 25 points per game last season.

Not talking about offense, but in terms of scoring ability, at the position of power forward, it is estimated that except for Duncan and Nowitzki, everyone else in the league is inferior to him.

Collison can't limit Love either.

Coupled with Love's change in mentality this season, he has thought about many things while sitting on the bench. He knows that it is easy for an individual to score, but more importantly, it drives the entire team to score.

So Love also began to learn to pass the ball. His partnership with Pekovic was smoother than before and the scoring effect was good.

Of course, overall, the two of them are naturally not as good as the Pacers in terms of scoring ability.

So as time went by, the Pacers gradually widened the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers 26:20 the Timberwolves, and the difference between the two teams was six points.

During this period, Reggie tried to get rid of George, but he failed. In the only three passes he made, he made one mistake and was cut by George twice.

Reggie was almost completely frozen by George.

Although the Pacers are not far ahead, there is no doubt that they have an advantage now.

Vogel stood on the sidelines and looked at the players with satisfaction. He felt that all the previous efforts were worth it.

Although the players put in a lot of sweat, their results were indeed good.

The players reacted faster and ran more rationally. They suppressed the Timberwolves like the Spurs.

And Baiyi didn't score any points in the first quarter.

The leading scorer didn't score in the first quarter, which is outrageous.