Chapter 15 Overtaking
"It's really unreasonable at all, and it seems that Bai Xiaonian is very confident when he throws this ball, looking at his gestures after making a shot, it is like he already knows that his ball will definitely go in!"
Yu Jia finally calmed down the excitement in his heart and said, you must know that it has been a long time since he has commented on a game so passionately.
At this time, the score of the two sides also came to 51-60, and Bai Xiaonian hit two three-pointers in a row in less than a minute, making the score of the two sides into single digits before halftime.
The stadium in the target center was full of people, and every Timberwolves fan on the scene clapped their palms vigorously, even if they were beaten red, they were unwilling to stop, this is the player they have been looking forward to!
Glenn Taylor, the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who had been sitting firmly in the VIP box, couldn't help but stand up at this time, and he didn't even know that the champagne in his hand was spilled on his body. When he came back to his senses, he shook his head with a smile after realizing the mess on his clothes. Wood was such an amazing lad, and it was a wise decision to bring him to Minneapolis on his own.
Putting his eyes back on the court, maybe he saw Bai Xiaonian's three-point shot in the first half, so James Harden also wanted to personally try whether the basket in the target center was a little bigger than other places, so he followed Bai Xiaonian's example to face the Timberwolves' strict defense, and shot a three-point non-stick with great confidence...
"James Harden squandered the last chance of the first half for the Thunder, so the Timberwolves are still nine points behind the Thunder, so let's take a break and look forward to their second half!"
Yu Jia smiled and said that he was extremely satisfied with Bai Xiaonian's performance at the end of the first half.
After returning to the locker room, Rick Adelman began to have some headaches, originally he thought that the trio of Bai Xiaonian, Lefu and Rubio was enough to provide offensive support for the team, but the lack of power on the bench was still a little beyond his expectations.
He knew very well in his heart that if the first half was not for Bai Xiaonian's magical highlight moments, then the game must have been played by the Thunder team at this moment...
If you insist on saying that there is any difference between this season's Timberwolves team and last season's weak team in the league, it can only be Bai Xiaonian, a rookie list.
From the beginning of the third quarter of the game, Russell Westbrook began to switch defenses with Sabo, and he was the main defense of Bai Xiaonian, but the little white children's shoes did not play too many 1-on-1 with him, but kept brushing up assists, as if he was the most desireless monk in the world...
This made Wei Shao, who originally wanted to take this opportunity to educate the little white children's shoes, to have the illusion of hitting the cotton with his fist, and this feeling of not being able to make it was really uncomfortable.
So when the game ended in this quarter, the Thunder team did not get rid of the difference between themselves and the Timberwolves, but was chased by Bai Xiaonian and Kevin Love to 5 points. And Bai Xiaonian's personal data also unknowingly came to 24 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, judging from the data alone, he seems to be an All-Star level guard.
At the same time, Kevin Love, another offensive point of the team, also scored a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds, plus nine assists outside of Lu, and the three of them became important contributors to the Timberwolves' ability to still bite the Thunder.
However, all this changed after the second lineup of both sides came on the court in the fourth quarter, and soon the Thunder's benches were on the court, which made Bai Xiaonian, who was resting on the bench on the sidelines, secretly anxious.
"Wood, can you still get on?"
Standing on the sidelines, Rick Adelman also realized the danger on the court, if the difference between the two sides is widened again at this moment, then all the efforts of the first three quarters of the game will be in vain, and he does not want his debut with the Timberwolves to end in failure...
"No problem coach, you can play at any time!"
Bai Xiaonian put away his usual smile and said, you must know that when he was on the UCLA Bruins, he often had to play all 40 minutes in a game, coupled with the brutal training in the previous offseason, although his physical consumption is not small now, there is no problem in finishing the game.
"I didn't expect the Timberwolves to send their main team on the court so early, and it seems that they attach great importance to the outcome of this game..."
Obviously, the Timberwolves' personnel changes on the court did not escape Tai Jia's eyes, and he said with some surprise.
"I hope that such an ultra-high-intensity usage rate will not have any bad impact on Bai Xiaonian's career."
In the history of the NBA, there are many examples of rookie players who have been injured due to high-intensity games before they have realized their talents, and this is by no means the outcome that Bai Xiaonian fans want to see.
In fact, Rick Adelman on the sidelines also has a headache, and he doesn't understand the bottom line of not overusing the players! Looking at the time on the sideline timer, there are still more than eight minutes before the end of the game, and hopefully they can make a difference in this time.
"Defend! Defend! Ricky keep an eye on him! Alderman couldn't help but shout at Rubio on the field.
But fortunately, after he sent the team's main players on the field, it had an immediate effect. Soon, as Adelman expected, the difference between the two sides narrowed again to within five points...
"Beautiful! Another three-pointer, Wood's fifth three-pointer of the day," Yu Jia shouted.
"Yes, Bai Xiaonian is looking at Sabo's defense as nothing!" Da Yao added with a slight smile.
"90-91, the Timberwolves finally worked hard to chase the score to only one point behind the Oklahoma City Thunder five minutes before the end of the game!"
Switching offense and defense, Thunder guard Westbrook dribbled to Bai Xiaonian. And the latter stared directly at the basketball in Wei Shao's hand after putting on a defensive posture.
Probably Wei Shao also felt the deep malice in Bai Xiaonian's eyes, and couldn't help but lower his center of gravity to protect the ball, ready to break through...
Suddenly, the little white boy's shoes moved, and after a virtual shake on his left hand, his right hand stabbed at the basketball like lightning, and Wei Shao, who couldn't take care of each other at the end, was suddenly in a dilemma...
Syllable!
"Bai Xiaonian's steal !!"
Yu Jia shouted.
However, the power of this steal Bai Xiaonian was a little bigger, so by the time he rescued the basketball, he had lost the best opportunity to break fast.
Since there was no chance, Bai Xiaonian simply brought the ball to the front court slowly, and then kept dribbling the ball on the outside line and preparing to play a positional battle in a hurry.
This time, he turned back to defend Bai Xiaonian and became Saab Sophorosa, but obviously this NBA veteran bird could not limit Bai Xiaonian's breakthrough, and his defense was very easily killed by Bai Xiaonian's sharp disguise.
After the breakthrough, Bai Xiaonian directly hit the ground and handed the basketball firmly into the hands of Lefu on the inside, and the latter did not live up to Bai Xiaonian's trust and easily jumped up and dunked to score.
"The Timberwolves are overtaking! It was the first time they were in the lead in today's race! ”
Yu Jia said excitedly.