The opening three-pointer in basketball

The highly anticipated third game between the Timberwolves and Thunder has finally arrived.

This time Baiyi and they will be a guest in Ohio, a very small city.

But Ohio fans are very passionate.

They filled all the seats.

As soon as Bai Yi and the others entered the venue, they were startled by harsh boos.

Of course, after all, it has reached this point, and it is naturally impossible to back down just because of the boos from the fans.

Both Bai Yi and Adelman are very determined.

Then the game started, but this game will become a very disgusting memory for Bai Yi and his group.

The game had just started, and it was still the same old routine, with Bai Yi moving, Reggie holding the ball, and Harden and Westbrook defending Bai Yi.

Just when Bai Yi was planning to take a good run and consume Harden and Westbrook's physical energy.

The whistle sounded, and everyone was very surprised. Everyone had an inexplicable feeling.

Even the Thunder players didn't know why. At this time, the referee pointed at Pekovic and said that Pekovic had committed a foul when he was blocked and pushed someone.

This kind of penalty is obviously not convincing to the public, because Pekovic is an inside player, and it is very normal for inside players to take action.

As long as you don't push someone in the face or choke them, it's fine.

Here Pekovic is pushing Ibaka's waist and abdomen, and Ibaka is also pushing Pekovic.

Why do you blame Pekovic alone?

Adelman crossed his arms and looked on with a sullen face. He obviously understood that the whistleblower just now was a signal.

This is to tell the Thunder players that they are leaning towards the Thunder today, so that they don't have to be afraid and defend hard.

The following game really confirmed this guess, as the Thunder players' hands became more and more powerful.

As for the Timberwolves, just when the players wanted to show something and respond, the referee's whistle came.

Pekovic, in particular, is known for fighting inside and has a lot of physical contact with Sefolosha and Ibaka.

As a result, he received three fouls in just six minutes of the first quarter.

In this case, after the first quarter of the game, Pekovic will leave the field.

This is a hammer.

Adelman had to replace Pekovic and replaced him with a player brought up from the Development League.

As a result, the Timberwolves' inside line was held by two people with no basic defensive skills.

On the Thunder's side, the three young men made a crazy attack, with Westbrook, Harden, and Durant continuously attacking the inside.

In addition to Bai Yi facing off against Westbrook, making him feel more uncomfortable.

For example, Durant vs. Tucker, Harden vs. Reggie, they are all crushing, breaking through easily, and then getting to the basket, either by themselves or passing to Ibaka for a dunk.

As a result, the Thunder had almost 100% shooting, scoring on every attack, and even free throws in many cases.

Adelman called a timeout, but still couldn't get relief. He finally had to replace Pekovic again.

But something happened that made all Timberwolves players angry. As soon as Pekovic came on the court, he continued to be targeted by the referee.

Pekovic then received three consecutive fouls, which were similar to the first foul. They were all reasonable movements of his hands during the internal fight, but the referee blew the whistle.

One of them even jumped up with the guests to fight for rebounds for Ibaka, but was whistled by the referee for dangerous actions after taking off.

Pekovic was about to cry.

People come all the way to play in this beautiful country not just to make money.

Who doesn’t have a championship dream?

Now in such an important game, he was really not willing to be sent off in the first quarter.

However, no matter how unwilling Pekovic was, he still had to leave the court.

In this way, the Timberwolves don't have a reliable defensive player, reliable rim protector, or rebounding player inside.

Although Love and another player are both known as inside players, their basic defensive skills are not good. They rely entirely on instinct to defend, and they were directly beaten by the Thunder's third youngster.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by nine points.

In the second quarter, the Thunder's three young men were still frantically attacking the basket. Bai Yi and the others had no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere.

By the end of the second quarter, the Timberwolves were already sixteen points behind.

Bai Yi felt like he was back at the beginning of the season, when the Timberwolves were a team that could be bullied without any defensive pressure.

But he is not a person who gives up easily.

In the third quarter, Bai Yi was on full fire, shooting three-pointers like crazy.

But the hole ahead is too big.

Moreover, the Thunder's three young men continued to attack. Bai Yi's crazy three-pointers barely maintained the point difference and did not continue to widen the point difference.

By the fourth quarter, the situation was similar. Everyone on the Thunder's three young players got a few minutes of rotation rest time.

They have enough physical impact.

Bai Yi could only hold on by himself. In the end, with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves were still 15 points behind.

Adelman let out a long sigh, then called a timeout and replaced Bai Yi and other main players.

In this way, the Timberwolves finally lost the game 101:116.

In this game, Bai Yi scored 56 points, three steals, six rebounds, and eight assists.

But these are not enough. For the Thunder, Durant scored 38 points, Westbrook scored 27 points, and Harden scored 30 points.

The Thunder's three young men have a combined total of 95 points. Under such circumstances, how can the Timberwolves win?

Adelman was very dissatisfied with this result. He felt that this was intentionally targeted by the league against the Timberwolves.

However, Adelman did not say it directly, and also told the players not to say it.

What he means is that this will make the league lose face. Not only will the league not reflect on it, but it will also intensify its targeting of the Timberwolves.

So they'd better pretend that this didn't happen. In that case, hello, hello, hello, hello to everyone.

Anyway, there was only a problem with the penalty in the first quarter.

Fans really can't tell it if they don't watch carefully.

Although this treatment is very frustrating, the arms cannot lift the thigh.

If you think about it carefully, the NBA is a business league.

Since the Western Conference Finals is so popular, it can bring huge commercial benefits to the league.

The league naturally wants to play more games in the Western Conference Finals.

The league is not targeting the Timberwolves, but this is the unspoken rule of this world.

Since you have chosen this platform, follow the rules of the game.

Bai Yi knew that the series with the Thunder might end in a tiebreaker.

He thought about it and decided not to use the temporary skills. Otherwise, if he used the skills but couldn't defeat the Thunder or the biased referees, wouldn't it be a waste?

So he planned to take another look and wait until the tiebreaker or the sixth game to see if he should use system skills.

As for the fourth game, Bai Yi and his teammates looked away. Since the league likes to play, let's play.