Chapter Seventy-Five: The First Half of the Trail

The timeout called by the Kings obviously didn't work well, and after the timeout came back, it was no longer possible to interrupt the Timberwolves' offense.

However, to the Ks head coach Paul Westphale, the state of the Kings has also picked up, the two teams began a tug-of-war, Evans met the Timberwolves but aroused a strong sense of competitiveness, he was in good shape at the beginning, and began to continue to break through with the ball, the Timberwolves obviously have no better way for Evans' breakthrough for the time being.

Evans showed great quality in this game, excellent on both offensive and defensive ends, and it's hard to imagine what it would be like if he had been showing such excellent performances, and I am afraid that he could be the best rookie at that time.

Evans can become the title of the No. 1 high school student in the United States, his strength is naturally nothing to say, his physical fitness is extremely good, and he is a big killer on the guard line, and whoever is unlucky is unlucky.

Tyrek Evans is excellent on the ball, his dribbling is characteristic, and he can still control the basketball even at high speeds, which is due to the fact that he has been training since he was a child.

According to rumors, when he was four years old, his second brother Reggie actually saw Evans' basketball potential and thought that his younger brother might become a basketball star in the future, so he trained him extremely harshly.

In order to hone Evans' dribbling skills, Reggie tied his brother's right hand with a boxing rope and ordered him to dribble with his left hand, practicing day after day until he was done, and then continued with another hand.

Even sometimes, Evans' brothers will even let him play outdoors in the rain and snow in order to familiarize him with the sense of the ball, and under such training, Evans has been accustomed to not being able to live without basketball all day since he was a child, and even has to sleep with the ball.

Li Shihao is not clear about whether there is an exaggeration in this, but he understands very well that in the United States, most black players can be said to be trained like this, and if there is no hard training, then no matter how good the talent is, it can only be wasted.

Although Evans played as a shooting guard on the court, he didn't spend a lot of time on the ball than Ben Noyudri, the starting point guard on the court.

Although Tyrek Evans is young, he and Li Shihao are essentially the same players, and they are excellent in scoring and organizing attacks, but Tyrek is more focused on scoring, while Li Shihao is good at organizing attacks.

Faced with the team's temporary backwards, Evans did not back down because he was a rookie, but bravely stepped up, directly occupied the top of the left three-point arc, jumped up and shot, and hit a three-point shot.

Pulled back three points for the team, Evans was naturally satisfied with the ball when he saw this, and slapped Li Shihao provocatively on the chest, roared, and quickly returned to the defense.

This scene happened to be photographed by a reporter who was good at seizing the moment on the sidelines, and he had even thought about the 'grievances' between the two.

In the following game, the Timberwolves fell into a stalemate, after all, the players on the team are still very young, the game experience is still very lacking, and at this time it began to fall into a scoring drought, and no one can stand up and help the team score with a hot hand.

Li Shihao hit one or two shots from the outside and scored five or six points, but the Kings immediately wrapped up Li Shihao under the instruction of coach Paul, and Li Shihao faced such a situation and fell into a dilemma.

Passing the ball to teammates, but teammates lack a hot touch, basketball is either playing iron or brushing out of the basket, and attacking yourself will encounter the opponent's bag, and the offensive efficiency cannot be guaranteed.

At this time, Li Shihao's offensive methods have improved a lot, but they are still very flawed, and his breakthrough method is very smart and knows how to use rhythm to achieve this. But his control of the rhythm is still not good enough.

There are not many stars in the league who have an excellent sense of rhythm in their individual offense, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers and Paul Pierce of the Celtics, both of whom are good at offensive kaleidoscope players and have a deep understanding of rhythm.

Especially Paul Pearce, you can often see in his game highlights that his breakthrough speed is sometimes not too fast, but the opponent is easily shaken by him, and it really feels no different from crossing the road in the morning!

and Li Shihao's shooting percentage is also very good, this rookie is a big year for guards, and there are countless talented guards of all kinds, but there are not many who can beat Li Shihao in shooting, Curry is counted as one, and there are really a lot of others.

In the last 30 seconds of the first quarter, Tyrek Evans broke through to the basket like lightning, causing a foul on Marc Gasol, who had come from the defense, and played 2+1.

Tyrek Evans' free throws were okay, and tonight's hand was good, the free throws were firmly put in, and the three points were successfully scored, and the two teams were tied in the first quarter, and the Kings caught up in the final moments, sending the pressure to the Timberwolves.

After a short break, the second quarter of the game resumed, and the young Kings began to gradually gain momentum.

Coach Paul decided to let the team play fast break tactics and quick counterattacks, and I have to say that this tactic really caused some trouble for the Timberwolves at first.

Not only does Terek Evans have good physical fitness, but he also has a pair of long arms that allow him to easily seize opportunities and complete steals in the split second. In addition, his passing ability is also good, and he can pass the ball to his teammates who are fast attacking like the hinterland of the enemy zone in an instant, completing a quick textbook-like defensive counterattack.

Tyrek Evans exploded on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends today, I don't know if he was too excited, but he showed great motivation at the beginning, showing great focus on both the offensive and defensive ends.

In the face of a horizontal pass from Li Shihao's inside line, he intercepted it directly halfway, completed a beautiful steal, and then quickly counterattacked, with a fast sprint speed, at the moment when Brewer, who was making up for the defense, had no time to block, the whole person jumped up, and the brutal hands were violently dunked, and the basket let out a sad roar, and the two points were won.

The Kings completed the comeback.

But then Li Shihao was not to be outdone, fired from the outside back, hit a jump shot, and once again equalized the score.

Then the two teams started a three-point battle, with Udri, Brewer, Gomez and others putting on a three-point show.

However, the Timberwolves lost slightly, resulting in the Timberwolves trailing by 11 points at halftime, a double-digit gap, and once again in trouble.

Doubling the halftime data, the Kings' Benno Yudri played extremely well in this game, shooting 7 of 13 in the half, one person scored a whopping 18 points, and shot 3 shots in three points alone, it can be said that the Kings were able to maintain an 11-point lead at halftime, which has a lot to do with Yudri's outburst.

Before the game, countless people had predicted tonight's game, and they all thought that if nothing else, the Timberwolves would win the game, but the result changed dramatically, although the king's point guard Benno Yudri couldn't prevent Li Shihao's offense, but tonight he showed excellent state, excellent three-point shot, and dare to shoot and dare to play style so that Kings coach Paul was very satisfied.

As a result, after halftime, the Timberwolves, who had better overall strength, were always suppressed by the Kings in the first half, falling behind by 11 points in the first two quarters, and the situation was worrying!