The entire league is looking at how to defend Zheng Ke.

Unlike Durant, a scorer who occupies a large number of shots from beyond the three-point line, Zheng Ke's shot distribution is very reasonable. This season, Zheng is averaging 8.5 of 17.4 shots per game, including just 27 percent from beyond the three-point line. The stats show that Zheng has an extremely high shooting percentage under the basket, because most of his attacks that rush to the basket end with a dunk or a foul. Compared with his breakthrough and three-point shooting, Zheng Ke impressed experts the most with his increasingly sophisticated step-back jumper, and his mid-range shot has gradually become a famous killer in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers made targeted arrangements for Zheng Ke's defense before the game, but Jihua couldn't catch up with the changes, and in less than a minute, Zheng Ke had already scored 4 points.

Mike Milan told Batum before the game: "You must follow Zheng Ke, pester him all the time, reduce his touch opportunities, and don't give him room to break through." ”

But this strategy is really very difficult to implement, Zheng Ke's speed and liliang are better than Batum, basically as long as Zheng Ke's ass sits behind him, Batum loses his temper.

The Trail Blazers' offense wasn't very fluid, with Roy hitting two mid-range shots and Purzbilla hitting a layup on a strong layup before scoring anything else. Aldridge, who singled out Love, shot 0-of-3 in the first quarter, disappointing Mike Milan on the sidelines.

On the contrary, as soon as the Timberwolves get the rebound, the whole team will consciously rush up, and the momentum will obviously overwhelm the Trail Blazers on the court.

The Timberwolves led 15-6 and the Trail Blazers were forced to call a timeout.

At this time, Zheng Ke made 4 shots and 4 hits. He has scored 10 points, hit layups and shots on several rotational offenses, and one person has scored more than the entire Trail Blazers.

"ZK is amazing! Look at his calm appearance and excellent condition. I can't believe it, this is a player who has just made the playoffs, and he is acting like an old fritter who has been playing for years! Barkley's eyes widened, staring at Zheng Ke on the field in disbelief.

"That's right," Smith said this time, in a rare unsung note, holding the jishu stat in his hand, "two rookies who just entered the playoffs this year." Both Ross and Zheng Ke were surprisingly performing. You know, in this morning's game, Rose scored 36 points alone. Picking up the defending champions Celtic, he also had such a good performance. ”

Barkley laughed: "It's amazing how these two young leaders have performed. I hope Brandon [Roy] quickly gets back into form and helps the Trail Blazers turn things around. ”

When Roy is mentioned, Smithton becomes in high spirits. He smiled into the microphone and said, "The Trail Blazers don't feel good as the whole team. But Brandon Roy has performed remarkably, and after this timeout, the Trail Blazers should rely more on Roy and arrange Roy to attack and control the tempo."

According to Smith, Mike Milan did have Roy in the lead at the timeout. It is worth mentioning that he did not replace Aldridge, who was not in good form, but chose to continue to believe in him, to a certain extent. He and Whitman are the same type of coaches, and the development and protection of young players is more important than the outcome of the game.

Blakes took the lead. He hit his first three-pointer of the game from beyond the three-point line. While breaking the Trail Blazers' scoring drought, the score gap was instantly narrowed to 6 points.

As the game progressed, the physical rhythm of the players of both teams became more and more frequent, and the suffocating defense made the players on both sides very uncomfortable, but it can be seen that both teams did their best. Zheng Ke felt hot today, not only from the outside, but he was also omnipotent in the low post, and Batum was overwhelmed by a large step-back jumper after turning.

McMillan made a quick decision, and after the first official timeout, he asked the Trail Blazers players to trap Zheng Ke, and no matter what, Zheng Ke was not allowed to make a move.

Zheng Ke sat with his back to beat Batum, and as soon as he took a pose, Blake pounced on him with his teeth and claws.

Billups stretched out his right hand, Zheng Ke understood, and when Blake got closer, his left hand with the ball shook and aimed at Blake's crotch and threw the ball over.

Blake instinctively tightened the chrysanthemum, and subconsciously clamped his legs, but the ball speed was too fast, and he only felt a cool breeze passing under his crotch. "It's broken!" Blake knew what was going on, and he looked up to see Zheng Ke in front of him, smiling evilly.

"Huh!"

Billups got up and down with his hand, and his three-pointer hit the heart.

Strike! Whitman smiled, and he applauded his disciple softly, and after Billups' three-pointer, the Timberwolves had a 10-point lead at 26-16, and the situation was getting more and more favorable for the Timberwolves.

"Don't panic, everyone!" Roy pushes forward with the ball while cheering loudly for his teammates.

Roy, who has been in college for four years, is more mature than Aldridge, and there are many players like Roy in the NBA who went to college for four years before entering the NBA. Like Duncan, like Roy, they're significantly more mature when they play on the court than high school students or first-year college players.

Aldridge took the initiative to make a block for Roy on the outside, and after a single block, Roy chose to pull out from the three-point line.

The basketball was missed, and the rebound was won by Zheng Ke.

"Run!"

At that moment, the Timberwolves started their fast break again, and the 33-year-old Billups ran faster than the 29-year-old Blake and was the first to run to the front.

Zheng Ke did not choose a long pass, the Trail Blazers are not slow to retreat, if the Trail Blazers cut off this ball, the momentum of the Timberwolves may be lower.

So he was like a wolf, dribbling the ball and walking forty yards towards the Trail Blazers halfcourt.

Zheng Ke's speed, liliang and ball control ability ensure that he has the kind of momentum when he advances with the ball, some people say that he looks like a bandit, but it is indeed imposing. Even the spectators sitting in the stands felt Zheng Ke's savagery at this moment.

The Trail Blazers' formation was a bit of a mess.

When Zheng Ke rushed to the three-point line, only Roy came to make up for it.

At that moment, Zheng Ke bent his waist, lowered his head, kicked the floor with his calves, and unexpectedly exploded with a speed. Without any fancy moves, he did have an instant advantage in the confrontation with Roy. Roy only felt an irresistible liliang in his chest, and then "rubbed" a few steps back, watching Zheng Ke rush into the inner line.

Bend your knees, grab the ball, take off.

Under Roy's reminder, the interior of the Trail Blazers has been wary, but Zheng Ke's speed is too fast, and how far the three-point line is from the inside line is just a blink of an eye for Zheng Ke.

People are in the air, the ball is overhead, the left hand is stretched forward to maintain balance, and the right hand grabs the ball and swings it down!

"Bang!"

A heart-pounding breakthrough, an exhilarating dunk!

Zheng Ke has completed a dragon! The savage breakthrough and the violent dunk were painted in this moment into the most beautiful picture of the playoff stage.

The audience let out an irrepressible howl, which is a tradition for timberwolves, and the original wolf howl was only dedicated to the man on the 21st, but now only the god-like man on the field is worshipped.

28 to 16.

The Trail Blazers are getting harder and harder to play, the passive situation on the court, the low morale and the bad feel made them far inferior to the Timberwolves in the first quarter, and when the red light came on in the first quarter, they subconsciously breathed a sigh together, and this group of young players suffered a lot of pressure not only physically, but also psychologically.

The Timberwolves led the Trail Blazers by 14 points 35-21 in the first quarter! This is already a huge point difference on the stage of the playoffs, and the boys have done a great job! Barkley touched his shiny head and smiled, glancing at Smith in passing.

Smith can't stand it, Barkley is so annoying, leading is leading, what kind of expression is this?

"It's been a fantastic start." Barkley continued: "The Timberwolves had just one turnover in the first quarter, shooting 60 percent from the field compared to 43 percent for the Trail Blazers. I've always believed that the playoffs are a stage for defense, and I'm not surprised that the Timberwolves were able to defend their opponents like that.

In addition to the excellent performance of the whole team, Zheng Ke's performance is even more explosive. He scored 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, and you know, his performance was a big factor in the Timberwolves' big lead over the Trail Blazers. Judging from his performance in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers have no way to take Zheng Ke at all, whether it is a breakthrough, a mid-range shot, or a three-point shot, he can do anything. I hope he can keep that touch and maybe at the end of the game, he can score 60 points and then break the N record right away. ”

Smith is going crazy, his partner is completely out of moderation, Barkley has written all over his face that I am "Smith", where did he say that Haode was impartial? (To be continued......)