Durant looks skinny, but he is actually physically superhuman. Like Zheng Ke, Durant's stamina is at least 90 or above, which may be an essential requirement for the average wing player to become a superstar, or an essential condition for becoming an iron man model.

Whitman's expectations did not appear, and Durant, who played in the second half, was still very active, although he and Zheng Ke were no longer heads-up, but the performance was still amazing.

The two continued to face off in other aspects of the game, including defense, rebounding, passing, and more.

The fans were fascinated by it, but Zheng Ke felt a little annoyed. You know, the Timberwolves in the new season are aiming for the championship, but now, it is difficult for a single Thunder team to win.

"Whew~"

Zheng Ke gasped, received a pass from Lefou, and slipped to the bottom line near the paint area.

"Don't think about scoring!" The Congolese striker Ibaka, who had an eye-catching performance in the first half, hypnotized himself, roared and jumped up, opening his Buddha-like palms.

"Drink!"

Zheng Ke let out a loud shout, his body sank, his waist straightened, and he twisted his body into a twist in the air, and lifted the basketball out from under Ibaka's armpit

Ball in!

Zheng Ke landed on his butt and felt the pain in his heart. However, he stood up despite the pain in his body and let out a vajra roar at the camera.

Ibaka's expression was a little helpless, can this be entered?

Zheng Ke's magical performance stimulated the Timberwolves, and morale gradually began to rise. A number of players, including Lefou, played more aggressively, and the defensive and offensive grades were raised in vain.

The Thunder's turnovers began to mount. The Timberwolves' offensive efficiency has increased accordingly. The Timberwolves counterattacked again and again in the middle of the third quarter, and at the same time, the positional battle offense won again and again, and instantly hit a wave of 8-0 small climax.

Brooks saw this. A pause was requested immediately.

"Is that championship level strength? Sure enough, the pressure was extraordinary. Durant walked off the court with a flat face, but there were huge waves in his heart. For a while, the Timberwolves' defensive pressure simply overwhelmed him, and the outside iron gate of Billups, Afflalo and Zheng Ke cut off almost all of their ball-handling offense, leaving Westbrook to barely break through once or twice.

After returning from a timeout, Harden hit a three-pointer. stabilized the situation on the field.

Some people say that there are actually only three sets of Thunder tactics. Westbrook holds the ball and pulls away the singles; Durant with the ball. Pull away the singles; Harden holds the ball and pulls away the single. Under the implementation of such simple tactics, the individual talents of the three people are infinitely magnified, and the independent offensive choices have also greatly increased the personal abilities of the three people. But once the stars of the team grow. Such tactics can become somewhat lacking in variety. There have not been a few times in the history of a team that has really relied on talent to win a championship, and usually, it still needs to be supplemented by a certain amount of tactical tuning.

Therefore, Zheng Ke was completely speechless when he saw that the Thunder relied on such a simple tactic and kept hanging behind the Timberwolves.

At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by one point at 85-84. Let the audience snoring and enjoy. Zheng Ke scored another 14 points in a single quarter, and he didn't shoot much. However, it caused great damage to the Thunder's interior line, and Ibaka received three fouls in a single quarter, all of which were committed to Zheng Ke.

With 41 points in the third quarter, if it were usual, the Timberwolves might already be in a big lead. But today is different, the young Thunder team is also not lagging behind, and the resilience makes Zheng Ke feel a threat, a threat from another hungry wolf in the Northwest Division

A few minutes later, Iverson sprained his left ankle during the breakaway.

Whitman and the others rushed to the top of the field. "Aaron, how's it going?"

Iverson hugged his ankles, sweat oozing from his forehead, his face was as pale as snow, his facial muscles were spasmed, and he looked in pain. However, he tried to stand up, still stubbornly, gritted his teeth and said: "I'm fine, I can do it, I'm sick, I'm fine, I'll be fine in a while"

Whitman stopped Iverson, he greeted the staff, and waved, "Aaron, it's okay." You've done well, it's important physically. Let's go to the team doctor for treatment first, and see the results of the team doctor's examination" "Coach, I" "Listen to me, check it." Whitman was rarely domineering, and his tone was unmistakable.

Iverson was no longer in pain at this time, and it seemed like he was talking about an old problem, and after a while it didn't hurt. However, from the fact that when his left foot touched the ground, it could be seen that there was still some stinging on his frown. He saw Whitman's firm tone, looked at Whitman for a few seconds, and then was defeated.

He began to turn his head and limp towards the entrance of the player's tunnel, his back lonely and gloomy, "This is the third player the Timberwolves have injured this season." The Minnesota local TV announcer said helplessly: "All three players are old veterans, which is a big blow to the Timberwolves." Originally, the offseason was to bring in veterans to increase the experience of the game, but now it is better to become an all-young player. Hopefully there will be nothing wrong with Chauncee in the future, God willing"

Iverson's departure made McHale's eyes light up in the private room, although he knew that he shouldn't think so, but Iverson will definitely spare 20 minutes of playing time after his injury, which will be distributed to several rookies, and it will definitely play a role in stabilizing the team. Moreover, if Tylawson can play at a high price and play with potential during this time, it will be beneficial to his trading plan.

McHale's little abacus "snapped" in his heart, and he flicked his fingers and began to calculate

The lineup of the Timberwolves on the court was also affected accordingly, looking at Zheng Ke who looked a little tired, Whitman couldn't bear to put Zheng Ke on the court again, he gritted his teeth, waved his big hand, and said to Thorton: "Marcus, play!" "What, me?" Happiness came so suddenly, Thorton pointed at himself, unable to believe his eyes. "What are you doing in a daze, you don't play yet!" Whitman exclaimed softly.

Thorton stood upright like a spring, barely giving a military salute. "Okay, Coach!"

Thornton's appearance surprised Brooks. He turned to the assistant coach next to him and asked, "Who is this number 23?" How come I've never seen one? “

The assistant coach was also sweating, and he scrubbed through the materials and finally found the player on the Timberwolves' personnel list. So he whispered: "This is the player selected by the Timberwolves in this year's draft - Marcus Thornton." He is a player from Louisiana State University and is a shooting guard. Well~ Characterized by breakthrough and accurate three-point shooting, he is 22 years old this year, registered at 1.93 meters tall, weighs 205 pounds (93 kilograms), and was selected by the Timberwolves with the 28th pick in the first round. Well~ This is his third game, and he only scored 4 and 3 points in the first two games, shooting 3-of-9 from the field. A young rookie and nothing to fear."

The assistant coach's words came to an abrupt halt, and Thorton got the opportunity to attack in the third round, Lowry broke through the ball and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Brooks glanced at the assistant coach with some dissatisfaction, and the sweat on the assistant coach's head was even more

Thornton cherished this hard-won opportunity, and after he came on the pitch, he went to the game with all his might, wanting to play his own characteristics in this short period of time, so that the coach could pay more attention to himself and increase his playing time.

In terms of talent, Thorton is inferior to Harden. But Thorton is a player who has played in college for four years, and his skills are close to perfecting, although it is finalized, but it is an out-and-out instant combat force.

After a few rounds, Thorton became the protagonist of the moment, not only shooting a three-pointer, but also breaking through to the interior twice in a row to complete the layup. After letting the Timberwolves' Iverson go off the court, the momentum on the court did not decrease but rose, and a wave of 11-4 small climaxes were played, and the difference was led to 8 points.

Whitman made a good move, and the player he didn't know gave the Timberwolves a huge surprise: "Defense, defense!" What are you doing? Is it casually broken through? James (Harden), what's wrong with you? Are you a tanhua show, casually broken by a player with a 28th pick? What about your defense? Do you only stare at people with your big eyes? Brooks roared at Harden who came down the court, making the dark-skinned Harden a little embarrassed.

On the Timberwolves' side, Thorton was warmly welcomed by all the Timberwolves players, Zheng Ke took the lead in teasing him, rubbing his head, and everyone laughed (to be continued......