Chapter 251: The Last Battle?
On the night of the birth of a miracle, Zheng Ke's name spread to every corner of the world, not only the major media in the United States gave Zheng Ke cover treatment, but also the British "Times", Spain's "Marca", Japan's "Tokyo Sports News", etc., newspapers all over the world are broadcasting this matter, and Zheng Ke's exposure is so high that some actors' unspoken rules cannot be surpassed for a hundred years.
It's crazy, from the streets to the alleys, from the East Coast to the Pacific, from Minnesota to the whole world, everyone is talking about it, and Zheng Ke has caused a sensation that almost surpassed Obama's election as president of the United States.
Almost all players in the NBA have expressed their opinions on their own Twitter, and Garnett, who failed to participate in the playoffs this year, has a lot of emotion: "I don't regret leaving the Timberwolves, but if China Zheng came to the Timberwolves earlier, I believe I would not have left the Timberwolves." “
Zheng Ke always sounded weird at these words, and there was a feeling of "I was born before I was born, and I was old when you were born", which made him always feel hairy in his heart.
And Anthony, Kobe, James and others have expressed their opinions, everyone is a player, they all know how difficult it is to get this kind of data, and they feel Zheng Ke's perversion and strength from the bottom of their hearts.
Zheng Ke enjoyed the feeling of being held by the stars, but he was even happier that he was about to win the FMVP as the first Chinese player. With a 3-0 lead over the Magic, almost everyone thinks the Timberwolves will raise the first championship banner in franchise history, and so does Zheng Ke. "In 08, Zheng Ke led the Chinese team to win the world championship, and in 09, Zheng Ke will lead the Timberwolves to become the king of the world. This Chinese player is so strong that I can't even imagine that 5 years from now. How will the NBA change in 7 years because of him? Schwertz wrote in a column in a sports newspaper, although there is a suspicion of sycophancy, but it really speaks to the hearts of many general managers, although the trading market has not yet opened, but there is an undercurrent between the teams in the west that are most affected by Zheng Ke.
For Stern, the Timberwolves' 4-0 sweep of the Magic is obviously not in line with the NBA's business-first business philosophy, and one more game will cost a few more boxes. This kind of business Stern will still do.
So in the fourth game between the Timberwolves and the Magic, the Timberwolves' offense was very unsmooth, and the first quarter was just 3 minutes into it. Zheng Ke committed the break 2 times, and the disadvantages of the single-core team at this time were clearly visible.
The referee's blowing is a science, and it is difficult for fans to see the way in it, and there is no need for a whistle that is biased in favor of one side throughout the game. It only needs to be when the Timberwolves are on the rise. Or against a certain player, it can make a complete change in the direction of the game, and finally achieve the goal.
In Game 4 between the Timberwolves and the Magic, the Timberwolves lost 88-95. Zheng played just 27 minutes, contributing 21 points, five rebounds and five assists, in addition to five fouls. Although he was not sent off, he was not far from being sent off.
Although lost the game. Timberwolves fans have nothing to complain about, the team has a win anyway, it doesn't matter if they lose one game, and some fans even want to play one more game so they can watch one more game. And the fans of the Magic team have nothing to talk about, winning the game made them see a glimmer of hope from their desperate situation.
Zheng Ke smelled a trace of conspiracy from the referee's decision, but he didn't say anything, the game was over, no matter how much he talked nonsense, he couldn't change the result of the game, and he would be fined by the league, he is now enjoying the treatment of a superstar, he is the object of the league's support, there is no need to have a stalemate with the league.
Three days later, on June 14, Game 5 between the Timberwolves and the Magic took place on time, again at the Minnesota Target Center.
Just like the last game, the Timberwolves have already achieved a match point, so according to tradition, Stern appeared in the target center, looking at his ravine-horizontal face, no one would have thought that this unattractive old man was the person who pushed the NBA to the world and truly ruled the NBA for nearly 30 years.
His gaze scanned through the space of the court and the stands to No. 17, who was doing shooting warm-up there, wearing a white jersey and a blank expression, where he shot seriously again and again.
Zheng Ke's outstanding influence has pleased Stern, and as an overseas player, Zheng's achievements in the NBA are enormous, and he has made basketball a favorite sport for a new generation of young people in China, bringing huge benefits to the entire NBA. No matter what the point of view, Zheng Ke is the object that Stern must praise, although the two have not had in-depth communication, Stern has already liked this smart Chinese boy.
Uniform Timberwolves white T-shirts, plastic sticks, etc. were distributed at the scene, and although there was no sweep, fans were confident that this would be the last game of the season.
Timberwolves starters: Billups, Afflalo, Zheng Ke, Love, Anderson.
Magic starters: Nelson, Petrus, Turkoglou, Lewis, Howard.
The game was in full anticipation, after the referee blew the whistle, and the moment the basketball flew straight into the sky, it officially began!
Anderson won a rare jump, and this time the birdman jumped at the right time and the height of the jump was just right, and he was the first to dial the basketball.
They all thought that Howard would win the jump ball, but fortunately Bi Lupus reacted quickly, his good professionalism allowed him to take over the basketball flying over for the first time, and when he saw Zheng Ke, who was about to turn his head, he subconsciously threw the ball into the air.
Before the players of the Magic team could react, Zheng Ke had already gone straight to the heart of the Magic.
He took Billups' pass and didn't have to look to know that no one was going to follow him.
After taking three steps, his body completed a bow, his eyes widened, his hands pulled the ball behind his head, and his arms were bent to the frame with both hands, and there was a monstrous bang.
"Drink!"
Zheng Ke stood under the basket, tilting his head, receiving the cheers of the audience.
The audience immediately cooperated with the commotion, shouting Zheng Ke's name, and even many people in the crowd shouted "MVP", you know, the game has just begun.
The Timberwolves opened the game with a standard Timberwolves-style fast break and took the first drop of blood.
After halftime, the Magic made a couple of ball guides, and the basketball was transferred to Turkoglou near 60 degrees of the three-point line, who gestured inside.
In the last game, Zheng Ke was plagued by fouls. Turkoglu immediately seized the opportunity and hit a top stat of 29+10+7. After the game, many media praised the Turk, believing that he was the link between the inside and outside of the Magic team, and Howard's best helper in the next three years.
Zheng Ke wanted to suppress Turkoglu in this game, and when he saw Turkoglu holding the ball, he bullied himself and stuck to Turkoglou's body like kraft candy.
It's a very uncomfortable feeling.
Although Zheng Ke is not as tall as Turkoglou, his strength, speed, and bounce are far superior to Turkoglu in any aspect, coupled with his strong defensive ability with the ball, this close defense has put Tekoglu under great pressure. Howard came out to block and dismantle Tekoglu, Zheng Ke caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and he had already prepared, not only did not retreat, but took a step closer and forcibly erased Howard's block.
The two clinged to each other and rushed to the penalty area.
Howard didn't have the ability to shoot from a distance, so Anderson didn't follow up at all, bending his legs and half-crouching on the floor, like a big bird ready to take off.
Turkoglu immediately braked, stopped the dribble rush, chose to protect the ball first, and then distributed the ball to Nelson on the outside, and Nelson tried to shoot a three-pointer from the outside.
Love showed unparalleled rebounding ability, and in the confrontation with Lewis, his rebound exploded on Lewis's street, and at this moment the rebound flew to Lefou's side, and he took the rebound with one arm.
"Attack!"
Lefu made a long pass pose, and the frightened Magic team members turned pale, and immediately "rubbed" their heads back, and Lefu saw that there was no chance, and handed the ball to Billups stupidly.
After the Magic players ran past half the court, they suddenly found that the Timberwolves players had not yet passed the half, and suddenly had a feeling of being deceived, and almost spewed out a mouthful of old blood.
Billups, on the other hand, carried the ball unhurriedly and pushed through the half.
With Billups in control of the pace of the game, the Timberwolves are a step ahead of the other teams at the start. Although Zheng Ke has a strong ability to assist, and can sometimes wear some imaginative passes, he has always learned a lot about controlling the rhythm, and learning this skill takes more time to hone.
If the Timberwolves have come to this point, Zheng Ke is the biggest contributor, then Billups, who averaged nearly 20 points and 7 assists per game, is the second hero, he is not only the brain of the team on the court, but also the team's rhythm changer and the team's on-court coach.
Lefu came out to block Billups, and after Billups attracted the double bag, he hit the ground and passed to Lefou, who then turned to Afflaro in the bottom corner, and Afraro jumped up and shot a three-pointer and hit it!
The opening Timberwolves led 5-0, which was a good sign (to be continued......)