Chapter 316: Backwardness

This game against the Bulls is actually quite important for the Timberwolves, because before this game, the Timberwolves and Jazz had a 42-32 record. Due to the record between the two teams, the Timberwolves have the upper hand, with the Timberwolves in seventh place in the West and the Jazz eighth in the West, but the difference between the two sides is minimal. The All-Star break is just around the corner, and as such, it's the end of the regular season, and every game is now crucial for the Timberwolves.

It's a pity that the Timberwolves' opponent this time is very strong, Li Ming's Bulls! It is a team that the whole league is extremely afraid of, and I originally thought that relying on the Big Five, I could grit my teeth and fight!

However, to be honest, judging from this ball, Downs can't have a relationship with Li Ming at all, he is a little afraid of Li Ming!

In fact, the Timberwolves are not in good shape, and in the last game that just ended, their opponent was the Grizzlies, who had already withdrawn from the playoffs! Prior to that game, the Grizzlies were 19-54 and ranked second-to-last in the West. Previously, the Grizzlies had lost 16 consecutive road games, won only one of their last 24 games, and were beaten by 61 points by the Hornets who also missed the playoffs two days ago!

Whether in terms of team strength or the team's desire to win, the Timberwolves are the one with a huge advantage! But that game ... From the very beginning of the game, the situation on the field was incomprehensible to the fans watching the game! Although it was a home game, although the strength was superior, and although the goal was clear, the Timberwolves played lifeless from the beginning, but the Grizzlies, who had no desire and no desire, played proactively and maintained the lead. Fortunately, the Timberwolves fought back and tied the score at 59 at halftime. In the second half, the two sides alternated leads. With a 6-0 run at the start of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies regained the lead. With 3:41 left in the game, Wiggins hit a two-pointer with his individual ability to bring the score to 97-93. In terms of time, the Timberwolves still have enough time to overtake the score. But what no one expected was that the final score of the Timberwolves after that was fixed at 93 points! In the next few rounds, neither side scored, and the three-point attempts of Jr. and Towns failed to hit. In a three-minute jump ball between the two, Downs knocked the ball straight out of bounds. But the Grizzlies' next offense still missed! Both teams didn't score for three and a half minutes...

In the end, the Timberwolves lost unsurprisingly!

That game had a great impact on their momentum, and it was obvious that now they are all coming back from easing down, and since Li Ming scored that dunk, the whole team has a feeling of being pressed and beaten.

Only Butler bites the score to the death, but unfortunately, he alone will definitely not work! Because his assist ability is much worse than Li Minglai...

In the end, the Bulls took the lead by 11 points before the end of the first half.

Butler scored 15 points alone, which is completely worthy of this team, but the final score is not optimistic, no wonder there are rumors that Butler wants to leave!

As mentioned earlier, Butler is an inspirational model in the NBA, as the last person to enter the NBA in the first round, when he was in Chicago, step by step from the water cooler to the bench to the main member to the All-Star, and finally to the star, Butler's trip is indeed not easy.

The Timberwolves recruited Butler for playoff experience and team energy. Butler, who is extremely competitive, originally wanted to form the Big Three, but now it has become like this.

This made Butler so angry that he expressed his displeasure with the two All-Star partners in front of the media... It's a pity that it's useless, it's also true, people are the pride of the sky, the people you have have it, you think you have succeeded, but in their opinion, you are the real beginning, what to compare with them!

In the final attack, Butler chose to play on his own, but the ball did not go in, and Towns struggled to grab the rebound and pass to Wiggins... Landing in the NBA as the pride of the sky, but not having the treatment of the pride of the sky, this is the embarrassment of Wiggins. The Canadian guy said "I want to be traded, I like this kind of operation", but as the only champion in history who signed a contract and was traded, this matter is not happy for anyone. Fortunately, Wiggins gained absolute dominance in Minnesota. A year later, like a hurricane, Carl Anthony Downs came, and no one had to trick him again!

This is where Wiggins is unlucky. Those praises about potential were completely transferred to Downs. Wiggins also believes that he and Downs know each other well and that they are perfectly compatible. Forming a dual core of one inside and one outside is certainly what Timberwolves fans want to see. However, to use such an analogy, two people are two sports cars, originally the "Wiggins brand" started early, drove and drove, the "Downs brand" roared past the side, and the "Wiggins brand" seemed to be a little confused.

Not to mention that Butler, who came later, was called "real nucleus" by fans and the media! Damn, there's no mistake! Eukaryotes?! I'm also a true core, okay!?

It also made Wiggins want to prove something!

So Wiggins just pulled it up and threw it! "Bah" is a pity that whoever looks at this ball, he is a little impatient when he throws it... In fact, at this time, there are still 16 seconds before the end of the game, and the safest way to attack at this time is to stabilize, Wiggins is in the fast break, and he directly pulls out three points! It's an unwise choice! While it would have been different if that goal had been scored, and Wiggins had a magical half-time win over the Thunder at the start of the season, it wasn't the best option for Wiggins, who shot just 33% from three-point range! The luck of the hero ball does not come every night.

This miss is equivalent to giving the Bulls a chance to attack one last time!

This ball was naturally in the hands of Li Ming, which is also normal, and the Bulls will not have anyone more suitable than him for the final attack.

Wiggins also seemed to realize his mistake, he chose to defend himself against Li Ming's last attack, Li Ming saw his determination and perseverance, smiled slightly, but did not rush to attack, but chose to let his teammates open up space!

He's going to take Wiggins alone!

Wiggins was obviously nervous as well... He didn't think that he could defend against Li Ming, he just wanted to show his repentance, otherwise he would have to be replaced by Xibodu long ago!

So he had to show some repentance!