The opening three-pointer in basketball

Staples Arena, with the final long whistle sounding.

The game between the Lakers and Timberwolves is officially over.

Timberwolves 121:102 Lakers.

Bai Yi scored 43 points, six assists, and four steals in this game.

Overall, his personal statistics are mediocre compared to his own past games.

Whether it's scoring or stealing, everything seems average.

However, Bai Yi was on full fire from the very beginning of this match, breaking through Ci Shiping like crazy, but ended up spraining his opponent's ankle.

The direct impact was that the Lakers' morale dropped drastically. In the end, even Kobe seemed very disappointed.

Even the famous Mamba has lost his fighting spirit, let alone others.

Bai Yi was undoubtedly the most critical winner of this game, and he also won the title of the best player of the game.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the temporary task. The host will be rewarded with twelve achievement points."

Achievement points are back, with two more points.

What Bai Yi cares about most is this.

For other teams in the league, especially the Spurs, tonight is naturally not a wonderful moment.

With the victory of the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves are also certain to have one more victory than the Spurs.

And now there are only three games until the end of the regular season. Under such circumstances, if the Timberwolves do not lose, they can ensure the first place in the league standings.

What about the Spurs?

They worked hard to chase the Timberwolves in the first half of the season, but finally overtook them later.

I originally thought that we would continue happily and finally be confirmed to be first in the regular season standings this season.

I really didn’t expect to be overtaken by the Timberwolves at the last moment.

It's really too miserable.

It can be said that even Duncan, the most reserved and calm of the Spurs, was a little angry at this time.

But there is nothing I can do about it. I am wasted and I can’t blame others.

The Timberwolves' victory established that they are now the first team in the league standings.

As long as they persist, the Timberwolves will be the most successful team in the regular season this season.

Moreover, the Timberwolves, who are number one in the league, will have four home games in the playoffs, no matter who their opponents are, one more than their opponents.

This opportunity originally belonged to the Spurs, but now it belongs to the Timberwolves.

Popovich was naturally dissatisfied. Faced with the reporter's interview, he sneered: "There are still three rounds of games in the regular season. Anything can happen. Let's wait and see."

Not only Popovich, Parker, but also Ginobili, Bob and others were very dissatisfied. They all expressed their dissatisfaction to reporters.

In their view, the Timberwolves have been taken care of by the league, while the Spurs have been ignored by the league due to various relationships.

Naturally, Adelman strongly refuted the remarks made by Spurs players and coaches, and Reggie, Tucker, Love and others also expressed their opposition.

This time Bai Yi also made his attitude clear.

He said that fans and the media can analyze the game video frame by frame and naturally know who is the team that has been taken care of by the league.

Although the Spurs are a small city team, fans in beautiful countries don't like to watch Spurs games.

According to media statistics, several of the finals with the worst ratings basically featured the Spurs.

But I have to say that this guy Popovich is very capable. He often criticizes reporters, but he does a good job in public relations.

A few years ago, the Spurs eliminated the Suns. It was simply a fighting game, and the Suns players were beaten to death.

The league just didn't say anything and allowed the Spurs to do whatever they wanted.

The Spurs are definitely not a team that has not been taken care of by the league. They have a very good relationship with the league.

Fans who have watched the NBA in previous years will know this.

So Bai Yi asked the media and fans to analyze it frame by frame. Anyway, they are absolutely upright and not afraid of slanted shadows, and there is absolutely no problem.

Bai Yi's words also attracted Popovich's objection, "Young players should be humble and not express their opinions mindlessly."

When Popovich criticized Bai Yi, many fans felt that the matter should end there and Bai Yi would not dare to reply.

After all, Popovich's seniority is there. He often talks about league superstars, such as James, who is often criticized.

A proud man like James did not dare to reply.

But Bai Yi is not used to the old thief Bobo.

"As long as you are reasonable, then you can speak out regardless of whether you are young or old."

"If you are unreasonable, then even if you live ten thousand years, you will not get the respect of others."

Bai Yi's words went viral. Many fans thought Bai Yi was great. They felt they had gotten to know another side of Bai Yi.

For these beautiful Chinese fans, they actually prefer individual players, such as Kobe and Iverson.

Popovich was also stunned by Bai Yi's reaction. He thought the Chinese players were boring, but he didn't expect Bai Yi to dare to reply.

On the one hand, he was very angry, but on the other hand, he didn't say anything more.

After all, if this matter becomes a big deal, it will actually be of no benefit to them. The Spurs have indeed received a lot of care from the league in the past few years. This is an indisputable fact.

Apart from the Spurs, the next one who is more unhappy is the Jazz.

The Jazz are now eighth in the Western Conference. They originally thought their opponent would be the Spurs, and the team has already planned with the Spurs as their playoff target.

But he didn't expect to become a forest wolf now.

The Jazz are a very young team. They said goodbye to their past two-core duo of Deron and Boozer last summer.

Then they fully introduced a group of young players and performed well in the regular season. They had one big flaw, that is, the entire team was very mediocre. It was really the kind of team that couldn't see any advantages.

Like a grizzly bear, both inside and outside.

Like the Pacers, they are a strong defensive team.

Like the Mavericks, they are old, but there is more or less a Nowitzki.

The only feature of the Jazz is that they are young and are ranked eighth in the Western Conference. However, their winning rate this season is actually not 50%. The Jazz can enter the playoffs this season because their peers are too bad.

This year, other teams in the Western Conference are not good, giving the Jazz a chance.

The young Jazz players originally planned to have a good fight with the Spurs. They felt that the Spurs were old and they might have a chance.

As a result, it has now become the Timberwolves, and the club's senior management and players all feel like they have eaten a fly.

Everyone knows that they will definitely lose against the Timberwolves and there will be no surprises.

However, there are still three rounds before the end of the regular season. For example, the Jazz have one fewer game before and they still have four games to play. Whether they can make it to the playoffs or not, whether the Jazz want to make it or not, is not certain.

After all, the Jazz just reorganized this season, and even if they don't make the playoffs, the fans won't say anything.

There is no performance pressure on them, it all depends on their own wishes.

But the Timberwolves moved to first place, and the Jazz's desire for the playoffs has significantly weakened.