"Whew, it's really cold. "As soon as An Jie got off www.biquge.info the plane, his whole body began to tremble. He was already dressed like a bear, but the minus 15 degrees temperature in Minnesota still made An Jie very uncomfortable.

"Let's go to the target center, if the players catch a cold, it will be a problem. Van Gundy urged assistant coach Alton to arrange a special car quickly.

Unlike the Thunder, who were cold in the cold wind, the whole team of the Timberwolves was sweating profusely at the moment. Driven by LeFou, the whole Timberwolves team is full of energy and is ready to do a big game in the evening game.

In previous back-to-back games, the Thunder would rush to the next game overnight so that they could practice earlier the next day.

And today, facing the Timberwolves, Van Gundy decided to let the players arrive in Minnesota at noon the next day. I have to admit that even Van Gundy didn't pay attention to this game.

After all, the gap between a team that has just experienced a five-game losing streak and a team that has just experienced an eight-game winning streak must be huge. But the NBA is such a place where the weak often defeat the strong, and sometimes the difference in strength between the two teams will be invisibly narrowed due to factors such as morale.

Now, although the Timberwolves have lost five in a row, they are gearing up and looking forward to the arrival of the Thunder. And what about the Thunder? Their vigilance against the Timberwolves seems to be a little too low.

It wasn't until three hours before the start of the game that the Thunder team bus pulled into the underground parking lot at the target center. Looking at the Thunder players who talked and laughed very easily during the warm-up, Lefu was angry.

Not only the media, but also their opponents themselves, have never faced themselves squarely. Lefu clenched his fists, as a peer, when facing the thunder three less, Lefu was still full of confidence.

"What's the matter, Kevin, don't keep a straight face, let's finish this game with a good time. Before the start of the game, Westbrook took the initiative to greet his former teammate Love Love.

"I'm proud of your accomplishments, Russell, but today, I'm not going to make it easy for you. Love and Westbrook hugged each other, whispering in each other's ears.

"I know what you're capable of Kevin, but we're not easy to mess with either. "Westbrook and Love separated, and once the game started, they would leave their former teammates behind and hit each other mercilessly.

Only three-quarters of the stands at the target center were filled with spectators, after all, the bottom-ranked team did not have much traction. Therefore, before the start of the game, the cheers of the target center and the shouts of the fans were also sparse, and there was no comparison with the atmosphere of other home stadiums.

But today, that snub has been turned into motivation by the Timberwolves players. Everybody's not optimistic about us? It's okay! We're going to win it back!

"The ball was won by Al Jefferson first! Anjie loses in the scrum, which is really rare. Yu Jia was surprised to see Al Jefferson go straight up and down to get the first attack in front of An Jie, and this guy's spirit today seems to be much better than before.

If the scrum is not a problem, then the Timberwolves' first offense is a wake-up call for the Thunder.

Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn organized the offense steadily, and Al Jefferson pinned Anjie to the inside, and his aggressive position kept Anjie from leaving Al Jefferson half a step.

He came out from the baseline, ready to pick up a pass from Jonny Flynn.

At this point, Morris's shortcomings were again exposed. Damanniu's interior defense is much better than the outside defense, but Lefou, who was born as a guard, likes to choose to complete the offense on the outside.

Lefou's skillful running made Morris and his position gradually widen, coupled with the entanglement of Jefferson and Anjie on the inside, which hindered Morris's follow-up defense of Lefou, who slipped on the bottom line.

As soon as his feet stepped out of the three-point line, Flynn's pass found Love. Seeing that Morris was still two steps away from him, Lefu didn't think about it and made a decisive move!

Morris is naturally the kind of person who will not give up easily, although there is still some distance from Lefou, but the big bull still jumps forward, hoping to block Lefou's shooting, and it is good to interfere with Lefou's shooting rhythm if it is not enough.

It's a pity that Da Manniu neither failed to block the shot, nor did he interfere with Lefou's shooting rhythm. Love's shot from beyond the three-point line went into the net, and Morris also applied for a beating foul for himself because he was too hard to save forward.

"Three-point shots will be punished! As soon as Lefu comes up, he has a chance to complete the four-point shot!" Although Yu Jia's position is on An Jie's side, he is on the side of the Thunder team. Coleford's wonderful score of four points still made him involuntarily admire.

"Ahh Al Jefferson gave Lefu a tough chest push to show his praise for his teammates.

The hot-handed, Love, did not make a mistake at the free throw line and steadily hit the free throw, and the Timberwolves took a four-point lead as soon as they came up!

However, it was not luck that the Thunder were able to sit in the fifth place in the West, and Durant used a three-pointer to return the color after LeFou's successful four-point shot. This is also the most demoralizing situation, I finally scored a wonderful goal, but people came over and easily returned one.

But today, the morale of the Timberwolves is not so easy to hit. After Durant's response, everyone on the Timberwolves became more and more courageous. What about the league's leading scorer? Today, the Timberwolves are not afraid of any opponent.

In the second offense, Al Jefferson also took the initiative to ask for the ball, and after Lefu scored a three-point penalty and a free throw, Jefferson also planned to use his actions to tell Anjie whose territory it is.

It's a pity that Jefferson is not facing Morris, but the Thunder's defensive stalwart Anjie.

Although Jefferson took advantage of his huge weight advantage to force his way into the penalty area, Jefferson's small hook failed to hit under Anjie's desperate entanglement and just the right jump interference.

Just when An Jie was just happy that he had defended the alignment, he found that Lefu rushed into the three-second zone and confiscated the offensive rebound before he did.

Seeing this, An Jie immediately abandoned Jefferson and did his best to block Lefou's shot.

However, Lefou's soft touch is unambiguous, and he still hit the second jump shot after grabbing the offensive rebound!

"Kevin Love was in great shape today! he scored six points in a row in just two shots. Is Coach Van Gundy going to try to switch places between Morris and Anjie?"

"An, Andrew, you switch defenses!" As soon as Yu Jia finished speaking, Van Gundy made adjustments on the sidelines. It may not be a loss to let Morris defend a pure interior player like Jefferson, but if you continue to use Morris to defend Lefou, I am afraid that Lefu will play more and more smoothly.

Elsewhere, if one player in the team had played like this, the team might have already picked up and played a wave of attacking climax. But the shortcomings of the Timberwolves' lack of strength are exposed at this moment.

Love worked hard in attack, but his teammates couldn't get back on the scoresheet. Even Al Jefferson was overwhelmed by Morris's defense, hitting just one of his four shots.

On the other hand, the Thunder, even though Westbrook's shooting percentage is not good, Sephorosa and Anjie continue to ensure the output of firepower.

In the face of Al Jefferson's defense, Anjie played a little difficult, but still used superb footwork to score four points.

The Timberwolves started quite strongly, but when they hit the back, they seemed to have a tendency to show their original form again.

Thankfully, the Timberwolves' second team played better than the Thunder's second team, with Thunder veteran Damion Wilkins leading his teammates to storm the heart of his old club. This allowed the Timberwolves to bite the score and be beaten "half-crippled" without the first quarter. ”

30-23, when the first quarter ended, the Timberwolves were "expected" behind.

"Al, don't shoot randomly! You're shooting very low on the inside, if you're going to play, be efficient!" Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis sat in the middle of the players in a frustrated manner, the big center's individual ability is unquestionable, but sometimes the poor shot selection makes him bury his outstanding strength. Compared to Al Jefferson, Rambis is now more willing to believe in Love.

"Kevin, you continued to increase your shots in the second quarter. Listen, I want you to pass the ball for Lefu and pull the gap for him!" Lambis ignored Jefferson and set up a strategy for Lefu on his own.

"I'll just say there's nothing to watch in this game, and the score in the first quarter says it all. Commentators from countless TV stations have expressed such opinions, but Lefou, who is in good shape, does not think so.

As soon as the second quarter began, Van Gundy, who had relaxed his vigilance a little, let the Thunder three young men rest off the court for a while, and started the second quarter with most of the second-team players.

Without the Thunder Sanshao, the Thunder's offensive firepower will be greatly reduced. Love is still able to score, but right now, the Thunder don't have anyone who can respond to Love scoring.

Van Gundy saw that the situation was not right, so he replaced Sanshao in advance and asked Anjie to continue to defend Lefou.

Lefu is still wandering outside the three-point line, which also makes An Jie have to follow him on the outside.

Although the Thunder still has Ibaka's handle in the three-second zone at the moment, the lack of An Jie's interior line is always very uneasy.

Jonny Flynn made several unsuccessful attempts to break through Westbrook before handing the ball inside. Al Jefferson, who was holding his breath, burst out with more power than in the first half, and Serge Ibaka as a rookie could not stop Jefferson's attack at all.

Jefferson forced a push into the box to squeeze away from Ibaka and dunk under the basket, and at this point, the Thunder's defense was a real challenge.

If Anjie continues to spend time with Lefu on the outside, then Al Jefferson will unceremoniously accept the big gift. If An Jie goes to the inside line and continues to fight with Jefferson, who dares to guarantee that Lefu will do something.

Before Van Gundy could think about it, the Timberwolves' offense was pressing again.

This time, Corey Brewer seized the gap in Durant's defense, suddenly started to exert force, broke through KD's defense, and penetrated into the restricted area.

Ibaka was a little overwhelmed at this point, and if he went to defend Brewer, Jefferson would be completely empty under the basket.

"Get up, Ibaka! Get up!" Ibaka suddenly heard Anjie's shouting, and he knew that Anjie had come to look after him. So Ibaka didn't think much about it and rushed to Brewer to make up for it.

Brewer knows that this bouncing pervert with long hands and feet is not easy to mess with, and if he shoots rashly, he will only be blocked. So he suddenly made a ground-hitting pass that gave Al Jefferson a basketball.

As soon as he received the ball, An Jie quickly made up for the defense. Anjie and Ibaka have done a very good job of defending so far, but such frequent reinforcements will definitely miss someone.

"Jefferson didn't have a hot head this time! He didn't force an attack against Anjie's defense, but passed the ball to Lefu on the outside!"

After Lefu received the ball, Durant rushed to make amends, but he was still a step slower, and Lefou's three-point shot was completely undisturbed.

"Brush!" Lefu once again threw in the three-point shot, and with Lefou's shot into the frame, the score gap between the two teams became only three points!

After that, the last offense of the second quarter ended with An Jie's mid-range shot.

Although it was only three points ahead, it was still a lead. People are still unimpressed with the Timberwolves, who feel that with a little bit of effort, the Thunder can completely control the game.

And the experienced Van Gundy, on the other hand, smelled danger. He had to set up at half-time, otherwise the three-point gap would soon disappear.

15 points at halftime, even so, Lefou's state is still not taken seriously. However, to despise a person is destined to pay a price.

Anjie and Westbrook and others were still relaxed, but they didn't know what an intense and difficult 24 minutes they were about to face in the second half! )