The Celtics shattered the myth that the Timberwolves lost in January, but it didn't hurt because after this game, there were only two games left in the whole of March.

They are against the King and the Bull.

The king can only be regarded as a meal on a plate. After the defeat to the Celtics, in Sacramento, Zheng Ke played a good game and finished the game in only half a game.

127 to 95, if it weren't for the release of the Timberwolves at the last moment, and the Kings fought hard to brush the score, this point difference might have been even greater. Even so, this is a rare big victory, the Kings' rookie Cousins, who only got 3 points and 4 rebounds in this game, his proud strength, everyone's praised rebounding smell, in front of the Timberwolves' two meat shields, turned into a floating cloud.

Thorton was particularly energetic in the face of the Kings, perhaps it was a fate destined in the dark, and the relationship between him and the King was inexplicable. In this game, he came off the bench, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range, and scored 23 points in the game, which is already the highest score in the Timberwolves except for Zheng Ke's 33 points.

Zheng Ke spent three quarters, playing less than 29 minutes in total, scoring 33 points and making four steals, and it seems that he rarely loses against a team like the Kings who are very bad defensively. Things like the Lakers that capsize in the gutter from time to time have almost never happened to the Timberwolves.

The next day, the Timberwolves challenged the Chicago Bulls back-to-back.

Rose had his explosive season this season, averaging 25 points and 7.7 assists per game. And with the Bulls' excellent record in the East, he has always been only below Zheng Ke in the regular season MVP list this season. After losing the race for Thibodeau, the Bulls brought in new coach Kurt Rambis. Rambis is a member of last year's championship Lakers' assistant coaching team and specializes in setting up defensive tactics. His arrival gave the Bulls a new look to their defense, and they suddenly became one of the strongest defensive teams in the league.

So it's actually a collision between two teams at the top of the East and West.

Rose took this game very seriously, and he will never forget the shame that Zheng Ke inflicted on him when he first entered the league.

In 08, Ross was elected champion, which was the time of the spring breeze. happened to meet Zheng Ke, who had just assumed the position of boss. At that time, Zheng Kexian took the throne, and his fame in the league was limited to his performance against the sky in the Olympics, and the two teams that finished seventh in each of the tournaments met together.

In the final moments of the game, Zheng Ke chose to switch defenses with Billups in order to prevent Rose from breaking through. From now on. His nightmare began, and Zheng Ke chattered in his ear. If you don't score a single goal, you will arrogantly tell Rose: "Welcome to the NBA, rookie champion!" ”

In the end, it was naturally the Timberwolves who won the game, but an ordinary game left a deep impression on Rose.

Now, more than two years later, Zheng Ke has become the best basketball player in the league, and Rose has been selected to the All-Star starting lineup. Both teams have improved, both teams have improved. Although the Timberwolves' record this season has been somewhat jaw-dropping, Rose believes in his own strength, and he believes that with the strength of this Bulls team. It's enough to defeat any enemy - including the Timberwolves.

Encountering an opponent who is not afraid makes Zheng Ke very interested.

As soon as the match began, Rose used his lightning speed to force Billups clean up. He slammed his head, and a dive accelerated. Just like chasing the Timberwolves' butt, he rushed into the Timberwolves' interior line that had not yet been set up.

Then, in front of Pekovic's outstretched hand, he twisted his waist, dodged in the air widely, and scored a goal on the board.

Zheng Ke was taken aback, he didn't even realize that Rose's speed had reached such a point. It's really like a cannonball, full of explosive power. This young man, who was a little young two years ago, has now become such a superstar.

Billups, whose face darkened when he was swept away by this breakthrough, only felt a sudden strong wind around him just now, and then Rose disappeared in front of his eyes, and then turned around. It's already seen that this No. 1 is carrying an inside layup.

Now, it's not okay to be old, Billups sighs that the years are urging people to get old, and time is a knife to kill pigs.

Rose's kind of goal is very spectacle, unlike Zheng's occasional pull-up layup. His jumping in the air, carrying the opposing defender, and making a big pull-up layup have become his basic offensive means. You can see five or six of his 10 goals, which are the kind of goals that you can see, and they are tough.

This is a physically demanding style of play that is extremely depleting to the knee and waist muscles, but Rose has not suffered any injuries in this area so far, and he is still like a tiger out of the gate.

Seeing such a violent breakthrough by Ross, Zheng Ke's heart was also provoked to attack.

After the first round, he asked Billups if he was going to go through the basketball, and he stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, holding the ball behind him with one hand, and he was indescribably chic.

In front of Zheng Ke is the fierce Luol Deng, who is 6'9" (2.06m) tall and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). He is a few centimeters more than Zheng Ke, and at the same time has a pair of long arms of seven feet and one inch, although defense is not his specialty, but he already has the conditions for innate excellent defense.

With the Timberwolves this time, the Bulls have no better option, and Rohrdden is already their best player at the small forward position.

Zheng Ke stood still with the ball in his hand and dotted in the air.

Before Roldeng could react, he took a diagonal step, seemingly trying to break to the right.

"Right?" A light flashed in Luo Erdeng's mind, and then he quietly moved a little step.

Zheng Ke retracted the basketball that had been dribbled to the right side, dribbling the ball behind his back in a dashing manner, and his body turned slightly, looking as if he was breaking through with a change of direction.

"Left!" Rohrdeng reacted, retracted his shifting center of gravity, and moved to the left position.

The most taboo thing in the defensive process is to easily change his center of gravity, Zheng Ke's left arm is like no bones, and he quickly makes a second back dribble with the basketball he just got, and hands it back to his right hand. At the same time, the body was completely reversed, and it became a breakthrough on the right side again.

This time, Luo Erdeng could no longer adjust his center of gravity, and Zheng Ke walked away easily.

Two steps later, Zheng Ke made a quick stop jumper, with a little drift and lean, and scored precisely enough to enter the ranks of the top 10 shots of the day.

"Shet!" Luo Erdeng scolded secretly and walked past Zheng Ke with his head down.

"Zheng Ke's continuous back-dribbling has a Jamal Crawford feel, and it seems to be a little bigger than his amplitude!" Thibodeau commented.

"It's true, there are very few people who can be as agile as he is with his left and right hands, this great ball feeling, and I don't know how he practiced. I watched the video of Zheng Ke's game in college, and he was completely stunned, with flashy ball control, not fast speed, and not strong strength. Thomas nodded, and said something of his opinion.

"Oh? How could it be? Thibodeau was taken aback, and he always thought that it was the NBA's scouts who didn't do a good job of scouting, which led to Zheng Ke's pearl being lucky to be picked up by the Timberwolves in the second round. He thought for a moment, and then asked uncertainly: "Could it be the reason for this, Zheng Ke just came to the United States at first, and his body was not adaptable, so it was difficult to play at his strongest level." ”

"It's extremely unlikely" Thomas immediately refuted Thibodeau's conjecture, and he continued to expose his recent research on Zheng Ke, saying: "I've seen Zheng Ke's performance in his first season with the Timberwolves, and it's completely different from his playing style in college. There's no fancy dribbling, just that focus on defense. And his physical fitness at the beginning, in my opinion, was completely devoid of today's perversion, and the rookie's body side and today's body measurement report are the best proof. ”

"It's amazing!" Thibodeau exclaimed, he would never have thought of such a system as a god-defying thing.

Then Thibodeau made another conjecture and said with a smile: "I think the growth cycle of the yellow race is not the same as our usual simple ones. Especially Zheng Ke comes from ancient and mysterious China, in my opinion, as a representative of the best Chinese, it is entirely possible that he has some peculiarities, such as entering the age of 18 or 19, the growth of speed, strength, bounce and other physical qualities is completely likely to be greatly improved. ”

Thomas was struck by Thibodeau's strange conjecture, but he immediately gave his own conjecture: "Maybe you're right." But I believe more in the argument that Zheng Ke did not have professional training until he was 17 years old, and he did not get the best training opportunities after he arrived at university. Now that he has entered the NBA, the Timberwolves have given the most professional guidance and training, and his strength has immediately blossomed, and his physical fitness has also improved rapidly. ”

The two of them talked endlessly about all kinds of magical things about Zheng Ke, and the game had already been played for half a quarter on the field.

In the first quarter, the Bulls led the Timberwolves by one point 11-10.

After encountering the Bulls, the Timberwolves' style of play seems to have been restrained to a certain extent. The overall defense of the Bulls team is very good, especially the strong sense of retreat, Zheng Ke fully believes that the head coach of the Bulls must have given the Bulls more professional training and guidance in this regard before the game. In the positional battle, although the Bulls' hit rate is not high, they are very desperate to defend the ground, whether it is Luo Erdeng who is the main defensive task, or Ross, who serves as the two burdens of arrows and defense, they are very energetic.

There is also Noaga Buzell on the inside, and the depth and height strength are not lost to the Timberwolves inside.

I'm afraid this idea is a bit of a prickly one