The performance of the Timberwolves once again made countless experts and professors smash their glasses

Before the game, they agreed that with the difference in strength between the Timberwolves and the Celtics, the winner could be separated at most halftime, but the Timberwolves showed great tenacity!

After half-time, it was only two points behind

But the Timberwolves' players don't dare to be careless, Whitman specifically pointed out in the locker room that the Celtics are the team with the best record in the league, and we were able to only fall behind by two points in the first half, relying on McCantz's outburst, and the Celtics in the second half will definitely play a playoff-level defense, and the real test will come in the second half of the game!

His words alerted the somewhat proud Timberwolves generals, and everyone didn't dare to laugh, but just drank water vigorously to recover more physical strength

Whitman guessed right, after the start of the second half, the Celtics' defense suddenly raised a notch, Garnett sat inside, and the defense range was almost all areas from the box to the three-point line

Zheng Ke finally saw what a championship-level defense is.

Garnett's long arms, excellent lateral movement speed, and incredible bounce power ensure that he has the most basic conditions to be the best defensive player, and with his superior defensive awareness, the Timberwolves were temporarily lost in defense

Fortunately, the Celtics did not feel good in the second half, three-point sharpshooter Ray Allen missed three shots from the outside and only relied on Pierce's mid-range shot and Rondo's layup to score four points, and the Timberwolves relied on free throws to score a tight bite, and the game immediately entered the first official timeout of the second half

"Guys, we can't do this!" Whitman took the tactics board and said loudly: "At the moment we are only five points behind the Celtics, but we haven't scored in the second half yet!" ”

"Telfair is resting, McCantz is on the game, we play more three-point tactics, Zheng Ke, McCantz, Gomez, Brewer you all have a certain ability to hold the ball, everyone breaks through when they have the opportunity, when the Celtics shrink the defense, we transfer the ball out of the three-point line, once there is a three-point opportunity, don't hesitate!

"One of them throws a three-pointer, and the rest of the players rush to the front court for a rebound when they have a chance! Of course, don't all rush to grab the frontcourt rebounds, you only go when you have the opportunity, okay? Kevin's backcourt rebounding protection is very good, and the Celtics have a lot of experience, so we can't be beaten into a fast break by them! ”

The pause was brief

Everyone has seen the current predicament of the Timberwolves, and even the host of the imperial court station has seen the crisis of the Timberwolves: "The Timberwolves are in trouble now, if they still can't score, this game will be decided, after all, it is not something ordinary people can do if they want to turn the tables in the hands of the Celtics!" ”

"How's it going, lad," Pierce squirted trash-talk, "did your coach give you any mysterious tactics?" ”

"Of course!" Zheng Ke smiled mysteriously, making Pierce laugh creepy

Zheng Ke paused and continued: "I originally wanted to tell you, but I estimate that your IQ of being slashed more than ten times in anger is not enough to comprehend the subtlety, so forget it, I won't tell you."

"You!"

Pierce was angry, how could this hateful guy expose the truth, what did he mean by this, did he mean that Lao Tzu was so stupid that he was stabbed 11 times? Damn it!

Zheng Ke took advantage of the effort to slip to the bottom corner of the left side, and suddenly he seemed to be about to slip towards the bottom line, Pierce was just angry with Zheng Ke, and he didn't have time to think about it and moved a small step

As a result, he didn't expect Zheng Ke to be a feint, and he ran to the flank with a reverse run

Although McCantz is not an orthodox point guard, he still sees this kind of opportunity, and quickly handed a pass to Zheng Ke, who has slipped to 45 degrees

Zheng Ke kept in mind the tactical instructions of head coach Whitman and shot when he received the ball!

"Chance!" The commentator of the Imperial Court and the commentator of TNT said the same thing in different places!

But Zheng Ke couldn't make the goal

Zheng Ke shook his hand and hurriedly ran towards his half

Pierce took possession from Rondo

He began his tentative step, but Zheng Ke was unmoved

Suddenly, Pierce started the first step, which was very fast, but Zheng Ke, who had seen Wade and Kobe Bryant's first step, didn't think it was the fastest first step, and he still "relatively easily" followed Pierce's footsteps

The bodies of the two were fighting against each other, Zheng Ke continued to put pressure on Pierce, but Pierce was unmoved, and suddenly, he took a big step with his right foot and pulled Zheng Ke away from the two positions!

"Not good" "It's a step-back jumper!" Zheng Ke was taken aback, and quickly moved in small steps and pounced forward

But it was too late, and Pierce couldn't score his favorite 45-degree step-back jumper on the right side?

"Huh!"

Zheng Ke smiled bitterly, this crisp sound of entering the network is really heartbreaking

The Timberwolves are already trailing by 7 points!

McCantz used Jefferson's cover to kill inside after halftime! At the same time, Zheng Ke and Gomez did cross cover on the right side, Gomez successfully ran out of the empty position, and received a pass from McCantz on the bottom line, and Pierce quickly abandoned Zheng Ke to make up for Gomez!

Gomez really kept in mind the tactics of the head coach just now, he shook off and then slipped to the bottom line on the left side after killing the paint area from the baseline McCantz broke through, Perkins supplemented Gomez, Gomez saw this and quickly handed a ground pass to McCantz in the bottom left corner, McCantz calmly threw the ball in the face of Garnett's supplemental defense

Entered!

McCantz is still the Timberwolves' No. 1 shooter, shooting 41 percent from three-point range and averaging 15 points per game, both of which are career highs

The margin narrowed to 4 points

The Celtics attacked, through Garnett's high post, and Ray Allen, who cut in the middle, scored a goal

"It looks like this timeout has mobilized the feelings of the players on both sides!" The commentator of the imperial court platform said

The game fell into a stalemate again, with the Timberwolves McCantz, Zheng Ke, and Brewer hitting three-pointers one after another, and Jefferson also scored inside, and the difference remained around 4 points until the end of the third quarter

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, ESPN's famous front-line reporter and big beauty Ireen Andrews interviewed Whitman, the head coach of the backward Timberwolves

"The Timberwolves surprised most experts before the game, and played the league's No. 1 Celtics at home.

"Yes, the Timberwolves boys are doing well, but it's still us who are behind us now, and we're four points behind the Celtics 68-72."

"Can you make a pre-body prediction about the outcome of this match?"

"Of course I hope my team can win, as long as we continue to be aggressive in the fourth quarter, play our style and shoot every goal we should score, we will win!" ”

"Xiexie, your answer!"

"It's my pleasure"

During the interview, Zheng Ke once again hit a three-point shot on the outside! It was his fourth three-pointer of the game, and he made 4 of 6 three-pointers from the field and had already scored 17 points!

The game has entered the zuihou moment, and the players of both sides have exerted twelve points of strength

Zheng Ke felt that he was about to suffocate, the Celtics' defense was getting stronger and stronger, and the Timberwolves were now just relying on one breath to support

The game immediately entered the timeout, Jefferson, Zheng Ke and others were panting and sitting on the bench, Zheng Ke drank water, sweat was flowing out of the pores all over his body, the muscles in his calves were trembling slightly, he felt that it was hard to even open his eyes, he was too tired

He has been playing for 33 minutes in this game, not only fighting with Pierce on the defensive end, but also contributing his liliang on the offensive end, with his current physical attributes of only 63, it is too reluctant to play such a long game

"Zheng" "Zheng! "How are you, Zheng!"

Zheng Ke was pulled back to his senses by an anxious shout, and when he opened his eyes, it turned out that Whitman was crouching anxiously in front of Zheng Ke, surrounded by equally anxious companions

Zheng Ke smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine, coach!" ”

But Whitman obviously didn't believe it, he groaned for a while, and said: "It was I who made a mistake Zheng, you rest first, and Telfair will play!" ”

"Coach, I"

"Okay" "Don't say it," Whitman stared at Zheng Ke's eyes and said word by word: "Have a good rest, Zuihou needs you all the time!" ”

"Yes!" Zheng Ke was enthusiastically boiled by Whitman's sentence "Zuihou needs you all the time", he finally understood what it means to be a confidant who died, and now he felt that his dry physical strength seemed to gradually recover, and a wave of liliang surged in his heart

After Telfair came on the court, the Timberwolves' offensive and defensive rhythm became better, but at the same time, it also freed up Pierce, who broke through Gomez again and again to inflict damage on the Timberwolves' interior line

Fortunately, Ray Allen's hand was still not good, and in the face of McCantz, who was 3 centimeters shorter than him, Ray Allen still failed to shoot a three-pointer, which also gave the Timberwolves a chance to breathe

Three minutes into Zuihou, the Timberwolves called a timeout and replaced Zheng Ke, who had recovered his strength

At this point, the Timberwolves trailed by four points 77-81!