Every team that enters the playoffs will try to defend, and the reason why I feel that the defensive intensity in the playoffs is high is actually because of the enthusiasm of every player.

So the playoffs are a stage to test superstars, and it's really about whether the stars can play better than they did in the regular season under such defensive pressure. O'Neal is like that, Duncan is like that, and now Zheng Ke is the same. Zheng Ke's head began to be labeled as "dominant".

At the home of the target center, in the cheers of the audience, the Timberwolves played vigorously.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Heat by 5 points 21-16, and the shooting percentages of both teams were not high, but the excitement of the game was no less than that of the matchup.

On a stage like the playoffs, Heat head coach Spoelstra did not dare to let the "Big Three" all go off the court together, and when James was rested at the beginning of the second quarter, he left Wade on the court to lead the team. Complemented by the four of Moneymoss, Eddie House, Haslem and Bosh. On the Timberwolves side, it is composed of Lowry, Billups, Mike Miller, Love and Pekovic.

It's not clear which side has the advantage, after all, it's a superstar like Wade who is leading the team to attack.

Therefore, when it is a substitute match, the coaches of both sides do not dare to really replace all the substitutes, and most of the time, they still have to be interspersed with one or two stars to stabilize the situation. In a game like this, Thibodeau, who has always been bold, does not dare to go up and down, and it is difficult for the inexperienced Thorton and others to be entrusted with important tasks.

With 7:11 left in the second quarter, the Heat tied the Timberwolves with 32, and the Timberwolves called a timeout.

Barkley was not interested in James, but praised Wade, who was full of power on the court: "This guy is full of energy, his speed, his explosiveness is at the peak level. It reminds me of his crazy and magical performance against the Mavericks in the '06 Finals, and if the Timberwolves don't pay enough attention to her, I'm afraid they will suffer. ”

In the period just now, Wade scored 8 points in a row. Among them, 4 of 4 free throws were made, causing huge damage to the Timberwolves.

After the pause, Zheng Ke came on the court, but the Heat were entangled. Wade is in hot form, and if he is replaced like this, Spoelstra is really unwilling in his heart, but Wade's physical strength is also very important. After hesitating for a while. The Filipino-American mixed race still chose to let Wade stay on the court, after all, the finals, every game is crucial, and the players who fought for 48 minutes before are also very good.

James and Zheng Ke are both famous iron men who never bother with physical strength.

Zheng Ke received the basketball from the outside, and then pouted his ass with his back. Started to sit and beat James.

"It's endless!" James frowned deeply, Zheng Ke this guy is addicted to back-to-back singles today, as if he has eaten me!

He was also aroused, his center of gravity was lowered, his arm muscles were tense, and his green tendons were exposed, stuck behind Zheng Ke. Motionless.

After the two made physical contact, Zheng Ke turned around and turned around like a top. After James' center of gravity was lowered, his body flexibility decreased, and he was stuck behind Zheng Ke in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Ke dribbled two steps, and then dodged in the air in front of Bosh's reinforcement, and his hands were framed. 34 to 32.

As soon as he came up, Zheng Ke detonated the target center with such a vigorous performance. The crowd responded with applause and cheers, and the Timberwolves players were demoralized.

The Heat players kept running, and James used Bosh to block and break into the Timberwolves from the side.

The Timberwolves inside are Jordan Jr. and veteran Anderson, two excellent bouncers. James hugged the basketball and took a big leap to dodge Anderson's defense. Then hit a board and hit a layup. 34 to 34.

The posture was a little weird, but it was a good shot, and there was a faint round of applause from the Heat bench.

1 minute later, Zheng Ke came out of the baseline pocket and received Lowry's ball. He stopped and stood up with the ball in a three-threat position in the elbow area. James seemed to be clinging to him, but in fact, he left a little gap to prevent Zheng Ke from breaking through.

Zheng Ke looked at James's eyes, and the two collided in the air,-for-tat.

Zheng Ke's right foot suddenly stepped diagonally to the left, and his body broke diagonally to James's left side. With his right foot back, James twisted his body and responded in time. But after the two of them took two steps against each other, Zheng Ke suddenly took a big step in the middle of his left foot, and the whole person actually opened up the space distance between him and James by retreating from the defense.

Such a back-to-back step is difficult to defend, and even James is unguarded, and Zhengke is a long distance away.

Zheng Ke made a jumper from the free throw line and scored two points easily.

"It's getting more and more flavorful." On the Timberwolves bench, assistant coach Thomas smiled and said to Thibodeau beside him.

Thibodeau smiled slightly: "Zheng Ke's offensive skills are indeed getting better and better, he is now a fighter with a full load, no one can beat him. Unless someone knocks him down with an endless stream of anti-aircraft guns, or waits for him to be too old to fly. ”

Thomas pouted and said, "What are you doing with such literature and art, you just say that the Timberwolves basically can't win at all unless the opponent is convulsive!" ”

Thibodeau gave him a blank look, thinking to himself that it was too cheap to talk to the laity.

The two teams played a little anxiously on the court, and after Zheng Ke came on the court, the Timberwolves' morale improved, and he won full applause for several wonderful goals, and the Timberwolves regained the initiative on the court.

47.9 seconds before halftime, Zheng Ke made a three-point jumper from outside the three-point line after consecutive crotch dribbles, and the Timberwolves led the Heat by four points at 43-39.

After that, James responded to the ball and broke through to cause Zheng Ke to foul and hit both free throws from the free throw line. 43 to 41.

When the Timberwolves made the last attack, there were 32 seconds left in the game, and after Billups dribbled through the half, he directly hung to the interior Lefou. Lefou, in his opinion, pouted his ass and hit the skinny Bosh behind him, then chose a half-hook and half-shot way to quickly handle the ball, and the basketball hoop bumped before falling into the hoop, 45-41.

The Heat ran out of 24 seconds of offensive time, and Wade missed a three-point shot.

The Timberwolves, who grabbed the rebound, launched a fast attack, Zheng Ke scored from the wing, and Billups and Jordan Jr. were equally fast. Heat Wade and James were the fastest to retreat, Billups found the bottom corner vacant Afflaro, and Afflalo shot three points before the red light turned on, and he actually hit the whistle! 48 to 41.

This is really very bad news for the Heat, originally the two teams had a similar point difference, but within a minute, after coming and going, the Timberwolves actually played a wave of 8-2 small "gaochao", and finally led the Heat by as many as 7 points. In terms of the entire first half, this should be the biggest point difference moment, but there was no chance for Spoelstra to call a timeout.

When Filipino came down, her face was ugly.

The halftime of the finals was a little different from usual. In addition to the Lara babies, who are as beautiful as ever, the timberwolf mascot, Cool Wolf, is the most popular object of the audience, and the children chase him and run away, thinking that it is some kind of real creature.

And after there are many beautiful legs and media, the welfare of the audience will also come.

Well-known mass media such as ESPN, TNT or Imperial Court Channel are starting to look for the right person in the audience for a half-time interview, which is more exciting than the live lottery.

The old beauty who loves to express herself is not afraid of life when she is interviewed by the imperial court, and she chatters like the people expressing her love and support for the Timberwolves, and a rich northwest accent makes Director Zhang frown when he listens to it, thinking about how Lao Tzu will translate with the fans later.

The fifteen-minute half-time break was another battlefield in addition to the players' stage, where businesses and the media fought fiercely.

And for the fans in front of the TV, it's a bit hard, with endless advertisements that make people live like years, wondering why the game hasn't started yet?

After a long wait, finally in an expectant gaze, the players of both sides walked out of the player's tunnel and began to prepare for the second half of the game.

"Remember what I just told you?" Spoelstra and the Heat players admonished.

Wade nodded, "That's right, coach, we've all made a note of it." The Timberwolves can't be defeated by breaking through on the inside alone, we will decisively choose outside shooting when we have the opportunity, you know, LeBron, me, and Mario (Money) are all people with three-point ability. ”

James sullenly did not express his opinion, his score in the first half was still in the single digits, while Zheng Ke had already scored 14 points, and he was completely inferior in terms of personal data comparison, plus the team was in a backward state, which caused him to be very depressed.

He is a person who is eager to get attention, but Zheng Ke is now threatening his position as the pride of the sky, causing a huge impact on his title of "the first person in the league", no matter which media, when it comes to the NBA, how the Timberwolves are, even the Big Three's Heat exposure is far less than theirs.

James made up his mind to have a "life-and-death duel" with Zheng Ke in the second half. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian to read. )9