Chapter Seventy-Five: The Cold Touch
Zheng Ke came down and received a message about the Rockets, who completed their 12-game winning streak with a home win over the visiting Bulls. But at the same time, Yao Ming broke the news of a fractured left ankle!
This shocked and saddened Zheng Ke, and he quickly called to inquire.
Yao Ming is still optimistic, although the injury made him very frustrated, but this is the inevitable thing in the game, Yao Ming warned Zheng Ke to play well, take good care of his body, and teased Zheng Ke not to learn from him, he is likely not to play this season.
Zheng Ke comforted Yao Ming on the phone, of course he knew how a huge blow an injury is for an athlete, especially this huge injury, so he and Yao Ming talked a lot about the Olympics, hoping to distract Yao Ming by looking forward to the Olympics
In fact, Zheng Ke didn't understand Yao Ming's injury this time, he found that many things had changed since he was reborn, and after so much time, he couldn't remember many things clearly. He's a little butterfly, and most of the changes he can influence now are changes in the NBA, such as the rise of Yi Jianlian. Zheng Ke vaguely remembers that Yi Jianlian played well at the beginning of the NBA season, but after the middle of the season, because of injuries or something, his state declined rapidly, which was as lively as now, the last time Zheng Ke met Yi Jianlian, he checked his attributes with the eye of heaven, and it actually reached 74! The three-point shooting ability value has soared to 73! Zheng Ke was taken aback at the time!
So Zheng Ke thought that the NBA would not develop like it used to, but Yao Ming's injury like history made Zheng Ke puzzled, did he change history?
Zheng Ke didn't know that Yi Jianlian's change was precisely because of him, thinking that Yi Jianlian had originally entered the alliance in high order, although he didn't say it, he still despised Zheng Ke a little in his heart. But Zheng Ke's more and more performance stimulated him with pride, he began to train hard, Zheng Ke shocked Yi Jianlian with accurate three-point shooting, plus he watched Nowitzki's game video, so Yi Jianlian began to practice three-point shooting hard, he did not waste money on a woman's belly like those rookies who got a lot of money, but sprinkled sweat on the floor of Bradley Center, so he made such progress, he successfully broke through the rookie wall and was reborn!
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The Timberwolves beat the Jazz away and turned over the league's famous Devils home team is amazing, but this is not the first upset for the Timberwolves this season. Yes, the NBA is the place where miracles are born, and there are all kinds of kills and upsets staged all the time, but there are 30 teams here, and when upsets happen to the same team so often, countless experts will rack their brains to analyze the reasons.
ESPN expert John listed three reasons why the Timberwolves have been upset frequently this season:
First, the passion of the young team. The Timberwolves have the youngest average age in the league, and currently only have two players over the age of 30 on their roster, Anthony Walker and Ratliff, and most of the Timberwolves players are between the ages of 20 and 25! Their young age makes them look more like a team of college students, and of course, it also makes them as energetic and passionate on the field as all college teams. Age is a double-edged sword, sometimes they are beaten because of their lack of experience, and sometimes they play differently
Second, defensive improvements. At the start of the season, the Minnesota media blamed the Timberwolves' top management for their inaction in the offseason, widely believing that the Timberwolves' weak perimeter defense would be a nightmare for the team in the new season. However, Zheng Ke's emergence exceeded all expectations, he brought defense to the Timberwolves, and his kraft candy defense became the strongest shield for the Timberwolves! In addition, the defensive concept instilled in the Timberwolves by head coach Whitman has also changed the Timberwolves, and the defense of all the players on the Timberwolves team has improved, which is one of the reasons why the Timberwolves have been able to cause upsets many times
Third, unreasonable three-point shooting. The Timberwolves haven't been a particularly good team on the outside since the Garnett era, and after Garnett's departure, Timberwolves management seems to have changed their philosophy and they brought in seemingly useless Channing Frye in the middle of the season. The center-based shooting guard found his second spring in chilly Minnesota, and since coming to the Timberwolves, Channingfrye has averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game and a 39% shooting percentage! And his defense and rebounding aren't as bad as they seem. It's unclear if he can continue on this performance, but the Minnesotan clearly made a good deal. In addition to Channing Fry, McCantz, Zheng Ke and others are also high-quality shooters, which ensures the Timberwolves' offensive firepower
"Look at what!" Jefferson snatched the newspaper from Zheng Ke's hand and read it carefully.
"Falk Squid!" Zheng Ke was unhappy with the sudden snatching of his newspaper and gave Jefferson a middle finger.
"Experts put forward three reasons why the Timberwolves are upset!" Jefferson took the newspaper in his hand and read it aloud, and the eyes of all the players on the plane were drawn to him.
Jefferson was pleased with the feeling of being in the limelight, clearing his throat and reciting aloud: "The Timberwolves as the most unexpected team of the season"
"Ouch," "It's not badly written!" McCantz was the first to applaud
After everyone applauded, head coach Whitman gave his opinion: "I don't think he has written it all yet, everyone knows that hard work is the biggest reason for our victory, isn't it? “
"Yes!"
The blue sky resounded with the same voice
After the Timberwolves Salt Lake City victory, they went to Toronto to challenge the Raptors, which spanned a very large area, everyone had nothing to do on the plane, gossiping and gossiping, where the women were good-looking, where the nightclubs were the most Zheng Ke and Taylor's relationship was exposed, Zheng Ke was often teased by these bad friends, and asked Zheng Ke to solve the brothers' single problem through Taylor's circle of friends
In this regard, Zheng Ke of course smiled bitterly, Taylor and he have only known each other for less than 4 months, and the two have only been in a relationship for a month, and the two are getting together less and leaving more, how does he know what friends Taylor has, of course, Taylor has a biological brother of a 76ers fan, he still knows
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Maybe it's colder in Toronto than in Minnesota, and the entire Timberwolves are cold on the Raptors' home court, and everyone comes with the momentum of a comeback for the Jazz, but they can get a win at the Air Canada Center.
As soon as the game began, the Raptors gave the Timberwolves a dismount, "Moon Man" Moon got rid of Zheng Ke's entanglement and slipped to the inside, Calderon was quick and gave an air relay, and after Moon received the ball in the air, he took advantage of the situation to come a two-handed slam dunk!
Then the Raptors showed a stronger desire to fight in the game, and their star Bosh hit a series of shots to open the score in one fell swoop, but fortunately, McCanz hit a three-pointer to finally open the door for the Timberwolves
But unexpectedly, this turned out to be McCantz's only three-pointer in the game, and he shot 1 of 8 three-pointers in the game, wasting a lot of opportunities.
After the break, the Raptors' backup point guard TJ Ford stood up, and he broke through Jaric to the Timberwolves' interior to make kills, which not only improved his stats, but also further extended the Raptors' lead.
TJ Ford's performance as a player of the '03 Platinum Generation makes people marvel at the quality of the '03 draft.
At halftime, the Timberwolves were already trailing by 13 points, and the margin was not as wide as expected, because Telfair threw a long-range three-pointer straight from the backcourt at the end of halftime
After the start of the second half, Zheng Ke completed the chase block on Calderon, he grabbed the rebound and dribbled to the frontcourt, and then distributed it to Channingfry, who was already vacant, Channingfrye did not disappoint Zheng Ke, he hit the second three-pointer of the Timberwolves in this game!
After this three-pointer, the Timberwolves' outside feel warmed up, and Zheng Ke and Randy Foye each threw in a three-pointer in the third quarter, although both took two shots, which brought the score close to only 8 points!
In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves once again lost their touch, McCantz missed three shots and put the Timberwolves in a quagmire, although Jefferson on the inside can blow up the "cigarette duo" composed of Bagyani and Bosh, but he is not a god after all, and he can't play five at a time
At the end of the game, Bosh scored a game-high 28 points, Jefferson grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, and Zheng Ke made three steals, which was one of his few high-steal games.
On the side of the score, the Raptors defeated the Timberwolves 97-85, the Timberwolves shot 5 of 25 three-pointers, and the shooting rate was just 20%.
After their trip to Canada, the Timberwolves have a game in Zuihou in February, heading to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers!
This is the second meeting between the two since Zheng Ke completed the sniper of the little emperor at home shortly after the beginning of the season, and James may have long forgotten the scene when the two last met, after all, even if Zheng Ke is now famous and has climbed to the second place in the rookie power list, but for a superstar like James, Zheng Ke is just one of the countless opponents who want to defeat him, last time? Maybe it was just an accident