Chapter 327: Battle Situation
Some laughed, some wept.
The Timberwolves Spurs pulled back a city at home, which broke the hearts of many fans wielding lottery tickets, but what is even more infuriating is that Zheng Ke actually scored 46 points in this game, in addition to 13 rebounds and 7 assists, he is like an excellent Cavaliers, and he forced the Timberwolves back from the cliffside.
The Timberwolves were able to catch their breath.
In recent days, the media, newspapers, and the Internet are full of news that the Timberwolves will be in discord and the locker room is full of contradictions, so that the Timberwolves have always been in a state of distress.
With the end of the regular season in the 09-10 season, the playoffs have begun, and the major awards of the season have finally surfaced.
The Rookie of the Year was taken by Tyrek Evans of the Kings. In this award, he defeated Jennings, who scored 55 points in a single game in his rookie season, and defeated Stephen Curry, who broke the three-point shooting record in his rookie season. The young man is cold-looking and first-class, and is known as the star of the future.
The Sixth Man of the Year was taken away by Jamal Crawford, who came off the bench but was able to contribute as many as 18 points every night, which is higher than the scoring champions of some teams, and he was deservedly elected as the Sixth Man of the Year selection criteria.
And just after the third game between the Timberwolves and Spurs, the league announced the best coach for the 09-10 season.
Whitman defeated Thunder head coach Brooks to become the best coach of the season in the regular season. The Timberwolves have only improved a little bit. But Whitman has always had a place in the hearts of reporters given his continued improvement over the years, and last year's best coach was lost to Brown. No matter how you look at it this year, you really should have this opportunity.
Ironically, Whitman won the best coach, but the Timberwolves' playoff journey was extremely difficult, which made him receive a lot of doubts when he received the trophy.
Whitman also felt that the trophy for the best coach presented to him at this time was no longer an honor, but a hot pressure.
In the face of this pressure, he worked harder. He worked day and night with the assistant coaching staff to study tactics and countermeasures, while seizing the time to train the Timberwolves players.
Two days later, the two teams played their fourth game at the AT Center.
And at the moment. The first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs has already appeared. The Orlando Magic in the East swept the Bobcats 4-0 with a superior strength.
In the current games of this year's playoffs, only the Bobcats have not won a single game, which means that there is only one team with a back-to-back sweep in the first round of this year.
Game 5 for the Timberwolves and Spurs similarly attracted plenty of attention, experts say. This may lead to the direction of the west in the future.
The game is played to this point. San Antonio fans also lost the confidence to win, and the mentality was not the same as when the Spurs won two games in a row.
However, the game ended in a one-sided situation.
The Timberwolves fell behind from the start and failed to catch up with the Spurs until the last minute, losing the game disappointingly.
At the beginning of the game, the Spurs went on an 11-2 run, and then the Timberwolves chased back the score 8-0. The Spurs then went on a 13-2 run and the scores gradually widened. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by a full 16 points, 21-37.
This big hole is too big. It was not filled until the end of the year.
The reason for this was the Spurs' excellent hand, George Hill made 5 of 6 three-pointers, scored a Spurs-high 29 points, and became the first contributor to the victory.
The loss meant the Timberwolves were pushed back to the brink.
Many teams in the West are celebrating, and the Spurs' strong performance has made them very happy, and the Timberwolves have lost and they have one less big opponent.
Among them, the Suns, who have also won the match point, are the happiest.
Against the Rockets, the Suns have got the hang of it. Although Yao Ming is still somewhat unstoppable, the Suns are very strong as a team. In particular, Channing Free, who has experienced the championship, seems to be experienced and stable in the playoffs, he has brought huge changes to the Suns, contributing 13.4 points per game, and the firepower is so fierce that the Rockets cannot find anyone to defend him.
In the Suns' senses, the last thing they want to encounter is a super-dynamic team like the Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves defend well from the outside, and the whole team can run. Fighting artillery is not afraid of the sun, and counterattacking is faster than the sun. The most important thing is that Zheng Ke comes every time he hits the Suns, and his breakthrough ability, projection ability, and passing ability can always be played to the extreme in the game with the Sun, as if the Sun has never been able to guard against him. When encountering such an opponent, the Suns will have a headache, so seeing that the Spurs are going to get rid of the Timberwolves, the Suns are in favor of raising their limbs, and they would rather face the Spurs than fight the Timberwolves.
This is very hurtful news for Spurs fans, doesn't it prove that the Spurs are not old after beating the Timberwolves?
And the Timberwolves fans are even more uncomfortable, the team is 1-3 behind, like someone else stretched out their hands and grabbed their necks, maybe they just need a little force, and we will have to take a break.
At the same time, the league also announced the Most Improved Player Award for the 09-10 season.
In the shortlist, Zheng Ke is also a player with a high voice. Compared with last season, Zheng Ke's scores, rebounds, assists and other statistics have also increased a lot. The other selected player for the Timberwolves is Kevin Love, who has been on the cusp of the league's top stars this season.
In the end, it was Brooks of the Rockets who won the award.
The last Brooks failed to run for the best coach, and this one Brooks successfully counterattacked the two major candidates for the Timberwolves. Brooks has played a full 82 games with the Rockets this season, and has made great strides in all aspects of scoring, assists, rebounds, etc., and judging from the improvement statistics, it is reasonable to receive this honor.
The league's playoffs are getting hotter, and as the first round progresses, the climax of the first wave is just around the corner.
On the 28th, the fifth game between the Heat and the Celtics began, and Wade fought to the death, scoring 31 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. As a star with an ability value of 96, Wade's ability is undoubted, and he rushed left and right in the Celtics' bucket formation, fighting bloodily.
It's a pity that the Celtics are obviously better, Rondo has 16 points, 8 boards and 12 assists, Pierce has 24 points, 7 boards and 6 assists, Ray Allen has 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting, and Garnett has 14 points and 8 rebounds. The Celtics also scored double-doubles for the four of them, but with only the four of them, the Heat was completely overwhelmed. At the end of the game, the Heat lost by 10 points, 86-96.
The Heat also became the second team to be eliminated after the Bobcats, and Zheng Ke felt a chill when he saw it.
Seeing Wade hugging Pierce in disappointment, he seemed to see himself hanging under the horse's hooves tomorrow, such a scene, such a sadness, the same superstar, the same end of the road.
This was by no means the ending Zheng Ke wanted, and he shook his head, feeling uncomfortably tight in his heart. Isn't this just why so many stars like to huddle? At this moment, Zheng Ke finally had a trace of empathy in his heart. But it didn't take long for him to deny his thoughts, he wanted to be different from them, he would always walk the strongest road, Zheng Ke wanted to become the strongest basketball player in history, huddle, hehe, how does huddle reflect his strength?
The team's defeat made Zheng Ke see his future path more clearly, no matter whether the team fails or not, no matter what the team will become in the future, if he wants to become the strongest basketball player, he must follow the path of single-core all the way.
Then came the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, with James going into a triple-double and Rose scoring 31 points. The Bulls put up a stubborn resistance, and the comeback in the third quarter was applauded by countless people. However, the Cavaliers still took the initiative and won the game with 96-94 points in the end, eliminating the Bulls.
The bull became the third ghost under the sword.
In the battle between the Lakers and the Thunder, Kobe Bryant's 180th playoff appearance surpassed Jordan's 179th game, which is a big story. Almost the same as the fourth game of the Timberwolves vs. Spurs, the Thunder were also beaten 10-0. After that, the Lakers led all the way to the bottom. In the overall series, the Lakers led the Thunder 3-2 in total.
After today's three games, the league has announced the best managers for the 09-10 season.
The Bucks general manager picked up the accolade, and the Bucks are currently tied 2-2 with the Hawks, who have gone from bottom-of-the-table team to playoff contenders at breakneck speed. The operation of the general manager has been seen by everyone, and Jennings, who was selected this year, has formed a promising "suit combination" with Yi Jianlian.
Zheng Ke watched the game between the Thunder and the Lakers at home before going to bed. The Lakers are stronger than they were last year, and all of their players have a belief that they won't give up until they win a championship, which makes them extra strong this year. Coupled with the perfect configuration from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and the luxurious lineup from the starter to the bench, they are very confident no matter who they face, even if they draw 2-2 with the Thunder in front, people still think that the Lakers will qualify, and they have never considered that the Lakers will be blacked out.
Zheng Ke is deeply touched that not only he is improving, but other players are also improving, and the entire NBA is also improving. The game between the Thunder and the Lakers, in addition to seeing the momentum of the Lakers, also saw the tenacious side of the Thunder, and did not give up lightly until the last day, like the Timberwolves last year. How many reversals, how many last 1 minutes to decide the winner? Zheng Ke is countless, and last year he was killed from the western group, and Zheng Ke really gave up his body.
The Thunder are also on the rise.
The older generation of heroes has not yet withdrawn from the stage, and the new generation of guards can't help but want to carry the banner (to be continued......