The opening three-pointer in basketball

The first half of the game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder ended with the Timberwolves 70:62 Thunder, and the two teams were eight points apart.

Minnesota Target Center, home team lounge.

Bai Yi covered his head with a towel and then reviewed the first half of the game with his eyes closed.

Generally speaking, the players from both teams performed well in the first half. The Timberwolves did not widen the point difference, but they did not fall behind either.

The Thunder's third young master's personal offense is pretty good.

But the Thunder still have an old problem. Durant and Westbrook are two ball-handlers. They don't know how to play team basketball and they are always playing in isolation. Naturally, such efficiency cannot be too high.

In addition, he actually consumed a lot of energy in the first half. He kept running in pursuit of better shooting space. Although he scored a lot, he was really tired.

This was the first time that Bai Yi felt tired at halftime after the system was permanently filled up.

At this time, his body felt a little heavy, his brain seemed to be deprived of oxygen, and he didn't want to think at all.

He realized that he was running too hard and hesitated for a moment.

Next, should he rest for three to five minutes more, or grit his teeth and persevere?

Bai Yi thought about it for a while. He felt that this game was very important and would probably last until the last moment.

If she doesn't have enough physical strength later on, it could have disastrous effects.

Thinking of this, Bai Yi got up and found Adelman, telling him about his physical condition. He then expressed his thoughts.

Adelman couldn't help but worry when he heard this, "Man, will there be no problem after the rest?"

Bai Yi nodded, "Coach, I think that's enough. I'll rest for five minutes in the third quarter and I can hold on to it later."

The Timberwolves are now leading by eight points, and Bai Yi plans to not play in the third quarter, rest for five minutes, and then play again.

Adelman's meaning is also very obvious. He is considering the overall impact.

Without Bai Yi, the Timberwolves are just rookies.

Baiyi will definitely play in the final stage.

He was worried that five minutes would not be enough to rest in vain.

At this time, Bai Yi's tone was calm and his eyes were very indifferent.

Adelman believed that Bai Yi was not exaggerating. He nodded seriously, "Okay, Bai, you can rest for five minutes before playing again."

After a while, the two returned to the lounge together. Adelman told the story again, and finally said to everyone: "I'm very happy. Bai believes in us very much. He didn't hold on."

"So we must also believe in Bai, believe that he will return as the king in five minutes."

"Now, let's study how to score as many points as possible when there is no white."

Needless to say about defense, it’s impossible to defend at all, so it’s better to talk about offense.

Adelman then said to Love: "Man, we need your energy, you can release it to your heart's content, and then I will arrange for Morris to play, and you can have a good rest."

Morris hasn't played yet, and Adelman is waiting for the critical moment to increase the team's defensive intensity.

Now Bai Yi takes a five-minute rest, Love becomes angry, and then Adelman plans to replace Morris and play with Bai Yi.

Hearing this, Le Fu nodded, "I understand."

After a while, the players from both teams returned to the court together.

The Timberwolves made a substitution, but Bai Yi didn't come up and arranged for Rubio to play.

In the past, at the home games of the Timberwolves, Bai Yi generally did not take a break. He would keep playing until the team took a big lead and the two teams replaced substitute players. At this time, Bai Yi would take a break.

At this time, I arrived at the stadium, but I didn't play.

Instead, he took a towel and quietly covered his head.

Seeing this scene, Brooks was stunned.

"Isn't he injured?"

The assistant shook his head and said nothing, his eyes full of excitement.

As we all know, Bai Yi is the absolute core of the Timberwolves.

Without Baiyi's Timberwolves, they really are nothing.

If Bai Yi doesn't play at this time, let alone the Thunder's three young men, even if Harden, Westbrook, and Durant lead the team separately, they won't be afraid of the Timberwolves at all.

The DJ at the scene also noticed something was wrong. He asked continuously: "Why doesn't Bai play? What's wrong with him? Is he injured?"

The fans looked at Bai Yi one after another, their eyes full of worry.

There were many people clasping their hands together and praying silently.

Someone on the Timberwolves side immediately stood up to speak, and more people suddenly realized that the Timberwolves were probably in trouble.

Although the Thunder players didn't say anything, there was excitement in their eyes.

The game then officially started.

With the Thunder having the ball, Westbrook no longer has any control over him, and he is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins. It can be said that he is flying.

He didn't look at the defensive Rubio at all. He just jumped up, as if he was about to soar, jumped up, got rid of Rubio with a big stride, then broke into the three-point line and ran directly to the basket.

"bump!"

Ibaka and Parkinson stopped Pekovic and Love. Westbrook seemed to have no one to defend him. He went down quickly and made a strong dunk.

After dunking the basket, Westbrook patted his chest and roared to the sky, extremely proud of himself.

Without Bai Yi involved, he believed that he would be able to soar into the sky, like a rocket that could not be stopped.

Harden and Durant saw it in their eyes and were very excited.

In their opinion, Westbrook can do it, so there's no reason why he can't.

Who doesn't want to break out in the finals, who doesn't want to become the most watched player in the league.

Thinking of this, both of them secretly decided to dunk hard later.

On the Timberwolves side, everyone was mentally prepared and didn't say much. Everyone did their own thing.

It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack. Rubio held the ball past half-court, and Reggie moved to attract the defense.

Just when everyone thought it would be Reggie who would break through.

Rubio suddenly made an overhead pass. He passed the ball to Love who pulled out, and the latter caught the ball and shot from mid-range.

Perkins was originally responsible for guarding Love, but he was getting older, moved slowly, and couldn't keep up with Love at all.

He could only watch Love shoot.

As an inside post, Love averaged 25 points per game last season. There is no doubt that he has a very good offense.

In fact, in addition to defense, he is proficient in everything offensively and can even shoot three-pointers from a distance.

Many people say that Love is not as stable as Durant.

This is true whether it's offense or defense.

This evaluation is still very reasonable.

His defense is poor, but his offensive talent is very high, his touch is soft, and his shooting posture is very handsome.

There was no one to defend at this time, and Love easily scored the ball.

He smiled, not as excited as Westbrook.

Although Westbrook seemed to have won the championship just now, Love's side was calm and calm.

The attitudes of the two people are completely different.

But in fact, both players scored two points, and the point difference between the two teams did not change.