Chapter 139: The Unknown Path

After the game against the New Orleans Hornets, the Timberwolves continued to practice with the team in preparation for the next game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Almost simultaneously, when a cheer of victory came from the center of Minnesota's home target, there was also a faint cheer from the distant FedEx Arena in Memphis.

Durant and Westbrook looked at each other, although they were sweaty and soaked in their jerseys, their dark faces were still filled with a comfortable smile, and their eyes were full of joy.

This one, I won!

The Grizzlies resisted fiercely tonight, and their interior almost couldn't withstand the combined attack of Al Jefferson and Randolph, but fortunately he and Westbrook took over the game in the second half of the game, and stepped up to resist the team's offensive banner, launching explosive scoring for the team, and finally overtaking the score and taking away the Memphis Grizzlies in a wave in the final quarter.

Both men were tired tonight, and although the score was finally fixed at 101-98, which ended in their victory, they both understood that this one was a tough one.

Grizzlies' point guard Mike. Conley was not weak at all, and even broke out in the first half, not only suppressing Westbrook's play, but also helping the team take the lead through passing in tandem inside and outside.

Fortunately, Durant finally exerted his strength in the third quarter, and the outside line of the pull-up jump shot stunned the Grizzlies, instantly liberating Westbrook, who was frozen by McConley.

Memphis, who maintained the advantage for most of the half, ended up with a defeat at home, and the game was very anxious. Fans who have watched this game in its entirety will understand that the Grizzlies have no regrets about losing this game, and they have done their best.

Maybe it's just a little bit of luck, as long as the Thunder are suppressed for one more quarter, the game may be completely out of suspense, and the victory will belong to the Memphis Grizzlies!

Pity. Luck is also part of the strength, if the Thunder didn't break out in the end, maybe it would be the Grizzlies who won the game, but there are not so many ifs, the Memphis put in a whole night of hard work, and in the end they still lost all the advantages, and the home court regrettably lost.

When all the Grizzlies players left the court, Memphis fans didn't blame, giving their home team support and encouragement with thunderous applause.

"These lads have done enough. We don't expect too much, the Grizzlies will always rise in the future, and we can see that day! A longtime fan from Pau Gasol's rookie days said in an interview with local Memphis sports media.

No one noticed that McConley had a bumpy pace when he left the game, one foot on the ground and even a little limp, he had spent so much energy tonight that his hamstrings were tense to what point in the last few minutes. Eventually, the left foot inevitably cramped.

His steps were not steady, but his head was held high. The back is straight and resolute, without the slightest loneliness.

Later, he'll get it back!

"Bruce Lee, Westbrook, Derrick Rose, you're all on the rise, and I'm not going to give up. One day I'm going to be the best point guard in the league too. ”

"This day won't be too far away!"

When Conley's footsteps were gone, and his figure was engulfed in the bottomless tunnel of players, the game between the Thunder and the Grizzlies came to an end, and the Russian City Thunder ended a three-game losing streak and won away from home in Memphis.

They didn't give up. Still in hot pursuit, trying to regain the top eight spots in the West from the Timberwolves.

Oklahoma City fans have waited too long for the playoffs, and this year they have big hopes that they won't let the playoff spots slip out of their hands!

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After the Timberwolves and Thunder defeated their own games that night, American sports media giant ESPN immediately released the latest edition of the team power rankings:

NO.1 Los Angeles Lakers

The West is in first place

NO.2 Cleveland Knights

The East is in first place

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NO.13 Minnesota Timberwolves

Eighth in the West

NO.14 Chicago Bulls

Eighth in the East

NO.15 Oklahoma City Thunder

Ninth in the West

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As soon as this ranking was released, the number of clicks directly exceeded 10,000 within a minute, and the content spread to the other side of the ocean, and many Li Shihao fans were addicted.

As the playoff competition between the Timberwolves and the Russian City Thunder gradually attracts more attention, the competition between Li Shihao and Durant has also become one of the focuses of fans.

In terms of scoring ability, Durant has been honed for two seasons, and this season is directly the rhythm of winning the scoring king, beating the rhythm of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and the scoring dominance of 30 points per game, so that fans around the world have seen a new generation of superstars rising.

In terms of assist ability, Durant is not bad, his tall stature allows him to have a broader vision of the court, a flexible ball control technique, and a full advantage in passing.

Chinese boy, what about Li Shihao?

The dark horse that suddenly jumped out this season led the Timberwolves to complete the amazing transformation of the ugly duckling, and last season's fish belly team broke out violently this season, and still stubbornly killed in the cruel western environment surrounded by many strong troops, which really stunned many people.

Twenty-nine teams across the league are studying the Timberwolves and studying their rise patterns.

The changes of the Timberwolves all come from the addition of the Chinese kid Bruce Lee, a rookie player with the same name as the kung fu superstar Bruce Lee, and seems to have a lot of ambitions.

Don't have any doubts about this goal, fools can see that Minnesotans covet the O'Brien Cup, they see the hope of winning the championship in the Chinese American kid, and they want to build a Minnesota era through this Chinese American kid, even if it is still far away.

The trade took away the instant combat power El Jefferson, in exchange for the more potential Marc Gasol, abandoned the golden boy Rubio, Tylawson, and decided to take the Chinese kid as the core, and the trade seems to have some warming trend of the "parallel role model" Daco Milicic, Minnesota's roster has been urgently strengthened in the first season, and they are trying to hit the playoffs this year.

All of this has left many teams that can't make the playoffs in the eye, and the Timberwolves seem to be walking a strange and unknown path in a strange way...... (To be continued.) )