If it weren't for Ye Feng's deep knowledge of Loew's character, he would definitely think that Loew was told by McHale to be suspicious. It turns out that the Timberwolves' starting small forward www.biquge.info is not Gomez, but Corey Brewer. In fact, not to mention Ye Feng, Loew is quite puzzled by the head coach's arrangement, it is obvious that Gomez's strength is above Brewer, and the Trail Blazers are not an opponent that can be sent casually. However, as the head coach, McHale did not need to explain to the players the reason for his change of starters, and Loew could only hold his doubts in his stomach.

In fact, this game that was not the focus of attention attracted the attention of many media, and with their urine, how could it not be found out that Ye Feng and Loew were college teammates and roommates? What's more, the two were selected with the fifth and sixth picks respectively in this year's draft, and the gimmick of fighting together is no less than other focus battles. Although Ye Feng is a small forward and Loew is a big forward, it is impossible for the two to match each other in the game according to their style, but the media packaged this game as a grudge against the same family, which really makes people laugh and cry, maybe the only benefit is to bring higher ratings to ESPN, right?

Just like Ye Feng's analysis, Loew still has big doubts about whether he can defeat Ade. The reason why Loew can occasionally hit three-pointers in the NCAA is because the NCAA three-point line is shorter than the distance from the three-point line to the basket. After coming to the Timberwolves, he only stood near the free throw line, received the ball from Jefferson from under the basket and hit a jumper, the NBA's three-point line was too far for him to get used to, and two points longer was already the limit of what he could do.

In contrast, Ade has almost no three-point range, but his straight-arm jumper has become a trademark, and his height and reach make it difficult to block opposing players, let alone interior players like Loew, who are not known for their bounce. In addition, this is Ade's third season, although he is not as able to use experience to suppress Loew like other famous stars, but his control of some details is not comparable to Loew. In fact, Ye Feng said it politely, Loew's heart is not as calm as he appears on the surface, and he is not absolutely sure that he can fight with Ade without falling behind.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, Ade suppressed Loew, who is not the kind of traditional interior player who defends to the basket, preferring to move outside the three-second zone, which happens to be Loew's area of activity. And Ade himself is quite agile, Loew's footwork and feints are not worth mentioning in front of him, just catching up with Loew is not the kind of player who doesn't care about forced shooting, for a while he was pinned on by the Timberwolves management He couldn't even find the space to shoot, and could only use himself as a high command tower, but his strategy was still groping, and after a few mistakes, Miller began to pass the ball more to Jefferson in the low post.

Loew wasn't angry, he just felt a little helpless. Originally, this was his own problem, and it was normal for the point guard not to pass the ball to him, but he was really unwilling, and the duel that he said was good became a one-man show! He couldn't help but focus on Ye Feng. Compared with Loew, Ye Feng is very cool, but not much better. Brewer is a master of chaotic battles, and his fast offensive ability is quite strong, but the defense does not put too much pressure on Ye Feng, and now he is just a second-year rookie. The only thing Ye Feng is not very happy about is that he has to follow Brewer more on the court, in case he suddenly inserts to the basket to complete the offense, or directly launches a fast break when the Timberwolves grab a defensive rebound.

Although it looks like Jefferson is single-handedly fighting Roy and Ade, the media's cameras always move to Ye Feng and Loew from time to time, as if they are the focus of the game. Comparing the performance of the two rookies, the reporters in Portland rejoiced, and the reporters who came all the way from Minnesota sighed, they didn't know that the players opposite the two were not at the same level at all, but from the perspective of individual performance, Ye Feng did play better than Love, and his position in the team's tactical system was more important, and they had even begun to brew headlines, such as "No. 6 Show VS No. 5 Show, Does McHale Regret It".

However, Loew is not a person who admits defeat easily, and he also has an unwilling heart under his gentle character. It just so happens that Jefferson is also playing quite hard under the basket, although Oden still needs to hone his offense, but the defense has a certain level, Jefferson scoring is very efficient, but it is also very physically demanding. As a last resort, he had to draw the ball outside and get it outside, and Loew got a couple of passes near the free-throw line. But I don't know if it was because of too much pressure or because I didn't touch the ball for too long, and Loew didn't even throw a ball at all, but just made a foul on Ade and scored two free throws.

At this time, the meaning of Oden's existence was reflected, and he used his height and bounce to constantly grab rebounds on Jefferson's head, making Jefferson, who was strong but a floor flow, depressed. Ye Feng, on the other hand, played a lot and began to imitate Brewer's way of playing, repeatedly getting down quickly after Oden grabbed the rebound, and ran even a few points faster than Brewer, who was good at doing this. The only one in the Timberwolves team who can keep up with him is Brewer, and Telfair is half of it, but Ye Feng's physical fitness is not comparable to them, although it can't be said that he is rampage like a tank, but his ability to combine the ball with speed and bounce is the sharpest knife when the Trail Blazers are fast attacking. Oden's pass doesn't need to be very accurate, as long as it can be guaranteed not to go out of bounds, it is Ye Feng's chance.

In desperation, McHale had no choice but to swap Loew and use Craig Smith, a 2006 second-round pick, to partner Jefferson. As soon as Smith came on the court, the Timberwolves' interior stabilized, and he had the tenacity of a low-pick player and a strong execution of the team's tactics. With Jefferson nailed inside, Smith was very aggressive in pulling high to block the backcourt players. Although he is only a short big forward, not even as tall as Miller, his cover is effective, and with his help, Miller and Telfair have successfully broken through more times, which has also invisibly relieved the pressure on Jefferson.

As if not wanting to dampen Loew's self-confidence, McHale put Loew on the court at the beginning of the second quarter and let him lead the bench. Unfortunately, on the Trail Blazers' side is Frye, a bigger shooter who is purer than Love, and Loew's style of play floating outside the three-point line when he has nothing to do makes Loew a little unbearable. And when it was Loew's turn to attack, the one who defended him was Przbilla, who was a head taller and more experienced, Loew couldn't squeeze in, and the whole person was covered by Pulzbilla, and he ate a big hat without paying attention. And the Timberwolves don't have any players on the bench who are good at scoring, and he took the team into the pit with this stuck.

The Trail Blazers' bench lineup is not a single core, although Oterlo is indeed their most relied on scoring arrow, but both Fry and the newcomer Batum have provided him with a lot of help, and Loew's dumb fire gave them a chance, and the difference between the two teams was further widened in just one and a half minutes. McHale saw that the situation was not good, and he had to choose between the rookie self-esteem and the victory of the game, so he had to make early substitutions for the likes of Jefferson and Miller, hoping to close the margin to single digits before halftime. But how could McMillan possibly give him a chance? Taking advantage of his illness to kill him is a normal reaction. Seeing that the other party replaced the main force, he did not hesitate to send the main force and did not give the Timberwolves a chance.

Watching Ye Feng gallop across the field, Loew sat on the bench with a gloomy face. He knows it's largely due to the difference in the quality of the players they're playing against, but he doesn't intend to use that as an excuse. In fact, since he was in college, he has thought that Ye Feng is a future superstar, and as for himself, he is very satisfied to be the main force of an NBA team. If it weren't for Ye Feng's encouragement from time to time, he would probably have become depressed because of his lack of self-confidence, and he would not have had much chance to participate in the draft and be selected at such a high pick. This time he agreed to compete with Ye Feng, in addition to wanting to prove himself, he also had a hint of offering treasure to Ye Feng, who was also a teacher and friend.

But he lost completely this time, not to mention his poor performance, and the team was basically in trouble. Since replacing him, McHale has only allowed him to play in inconsequential bits and pieces, and it looks like he's given up on him completely, at least for this game. Although the Timberwolves only lost by 4 points in the end, the rhythm of the entire game was almost in the hands of the Trail Blazers players, and the difference in scores did not reflect the strength of the team. After the game, Loew did not wait for his teammates and silently walked into the players' tunnel and walked towards the visiting team's dressing room.

"Wait a minute, Kevin, are you in such a hurry to go back to Minnesota for a date?" Loew didn't have to look back to know that it was Ye Feng, and he wondered why Ye Feng didn't celebrate with his teammates over there. But in fact, Ye Feng had already seen his expression in his eyes, and knew that this former roommate had a knot in his heart, for him, Loew was not only an opponent, but also a good friend worthy of a lifetime, and doubting himself because of a game would undoubtedly affect his career. But at this time, it was useless to comfort or anything, facing Loew's confused eyes, Ye Feng smiled lightly and said:

"It's still our game in a week's time, if you're still confident, let's go back to that game!"