The opening three-pointer in basketball

The fifth game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder will naturally be played at the Timberwolves' home court.

This game is very crucial for the Timberwolves.

After all, if we lose, what if the Thunder's three young men break out again in the next game?

Yes or no?

Therefore, it is best to win the game at home, so that even if the Thunder's three young men break out in Ohio in the next game, the Timberwolves still have a chance to win the tiebreaker.

And judging from the league's penalties in the third game, if the league favors the Thunder, the Timberwolves will really suffer a big loss.

Bai Yi has been watching the game between the Spurs and Thunder these past two days.

Bai Yi still highly recognizes Popovich's coaching ability.

The reason why the Spurs lost to the Thunder was not because Popovich was not good, but because the Thunder were too strong, and the three young men all had very strong rim-rushing abilities.

He can also shoot mid-range shots.

This is the factor that Popovich's team fears the most.

The Spurs have competed with the Lakers for several years, and Popovich once admitted that he was most afraid of Kobe Bryant's mid-range.

And Durant's mid-range shot is more accurate than Kobe's.

Westbrook also has a zombie jumper, and Harden can also shoot from mid-range.

Under such circumstances, the Spurs were naturally beaten back to back.

As for the Spurs' defense against the Thunder, to put it more carefully, it is about preventing pass-throughs.

The three young men from the Thunder shared most of the ball. Most of the time, the three of them played alone, and the others just drank some soup.

Even so, the Spurs are still very focused on preventing Harden and Westbrook from connecting the team.

Bai Yi studied it carefully and felt that the Spurs' strategy was correct.

In several games between the Thunder and the Spurs, role players scored very little.

The Thunder can win because of talent suppression. The Thunder's three youngsters are too talented.

So much so that three people can outscore the entire Spurs team.

But the Timberwolves are different. If they can greatly limit the scoring of Thunder role players, then the Timberwolves will have a greater chance.

Bai Yi did not bring it up directly. He discovered that Adelman had also studied the game between the Spurs and the Thunder. In the technical and tactical arrangements before the game, he told Bai Yi, Reggie and Tucker to cut off the Thunder more.

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Adelman then asked Bai Yi, Tucker, and Reggie to resume defense under normal circumstances, and the opposing offensive player would hold the ball and then pop it out.

In this case, the three of them can help defend the interior.

Subsequently, the Timberwolves conducted targeted training several times.

And now, Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals has arrived.

Bai Yi came to the court with his teammates. For a moment, there was no light in the rest of the court, and the spotlight only fell on Bai Yi.

Many fans turned on their mobile phones and flashlights, shaking them gently like stars.

Bai Yi smiled and reached out to pat his chest.

After a while, the lights were all on and warm cheers sounded.

Bai Yi warmed up with his teammates. He felt pretty good today and made several shots during the warm-up.

The warm-up ended soon, and it was time for the national anthem of the beautiful country. A local female star sang the national anthem.

This woman was very beautiful with a curvy front and back. After singing the national anthem, she hugged Bai Yi and stuffed a small note into his palm.

Bai Yi smiled, then tore up the note and threw it into a garbage basket.

The starting players for the Timberwolves in this game: Bai Yi, Tucker, Reggie, Love, and Pekovic.

Thunder starting players: Durant, Westbrook, Harden, Ibaka, and Perkins.

Compared to Sefolosha, Perkins' style of play is more rough and is actually more suitable for suppressing Love.

Bai Yi thinks Brooks' change is effective.

A moment later, the whistle sounded, and Pekovic and Ibaka competed for the ball. The young Ibaka took the lead in grabbing the basketball, and he shot it directly to Westbrook.

Bai Yi rushed over immediately.

Today, Westbrook came wearing a pair of casual jeans and an ordinary blue vest.

He doesn't look very good, but he has a really good figure, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs.

Without wearing a jersey, Westbrook is just like a fashionable male model, wearing clothes.

But when he puts on the jersey, Westbrook looks much more ordinary.

Bai Yi looked at Westbrook carefully and opened his hands slightly.

"Man, do you still dare to shoot today?"

A confident smile appeared on Westbrook's face, and he grinned and said: "Of course I dare, we will still beat you today."

As soon as he said that, Westbrook jumped up with the ball, but instead of shooting, he jumped up to observe, and then threw the basketball towards Ibaka inside.

Tucker and Reggie did not defend Durant and Harden closely, and the two of them stayed deep.

The basketball flew towards Ibaka, and Tucker immediately reached out to shoot the ball.

"Crack!"

Tucker stopped the basketball, but he did not control it well and the basketball flew behind Bai Yi.

Bai Yi turned around, picked up the basketball, and then rushed up. He ran very fast, with Westbrook chasing behind him.

Bai Yi made an emergency stop outside the three-point line, and then raised his hand to make a three-pointer.

As soon as he jumped up, he felt someone push him.

He still shot the basketball.

The basketball flew up, crossed an arc, and flew into the net.

At the same time, the whistle sounded and Westbrook committed a pushing foul. This was a three plus one.

Bai Yi made a steady hit and clapped his hands towards Westbrook, "Thank you, man."

The game continued, and it was the Thunder's turn to attack again. Westbrook still held the ball, and Bai Yi pounced on it immediately.

He rushed very quickly, stopped in front of Westbrook, and almost bumped into him.

Westbrook immediately turned around and turned his back to Bai Yi.

This guy's back is too wide. He is blocked by Westbrook and cannot see the basketball at all.

Bai Yi supported Westbrook's back with both hands and pushed Westbrook hard.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Westbrook was patting the basketball, and he was also pushing back hard. Bai Yi was not as strong as Westbrook, so he was pushed back by Westbrook.

At this moment, Bai Yi suddenly removed his hands and quickly stepped back.

This move is called "removing the stool" in defense, and Paul uses it best in the league.

It is more effective against stars who have always been careless.

Just like Westbrook now, he stumbled and fell backwards uncontrollably.

Without Bai Yi's hands to support him, he pushed back violently, as if his feet were in the air, his center of gravity was unstable, and he couldn't help but fall backwards.

But he still hugged the basketball subconsciously.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded and Westbrook dribbled the ball.

Bai Yi smiled and nodded towards Westbrook.

Westbrook's eyes widened, he still seemed a little confused.

"What did you just do to me?"

There was anger in Westbrook's tone.

Bai Yi smiled and said: "When you go back, look for the video and watch it carefully. I will only teach you once. It's up to you whether you can understand it or not."

He then ignored Westbrook, who looked confused, and ran away quickly.

Many stars in the league fell for Paul's move, and only players with eyes and ears can avoid it.

With a character like Westbrook's, I'm afraid he will never be able to avoid it.