After the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, they completed a wave of ten consecutive wins, that is, since the start of the season, only the Clippers have beaten the Timberwolves, with an astonishing record of 20 wins and 1 loss, far ahead of the league's second-place Spurs, Bulls, Lakers and other teams. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test

And Zheng Ke's outburst in early December was outrageous.

5 consecutive 50+ scores, 2 consecutive 60+ scores, and even back-to-back matches. Such crazy scoring, they have only seen in the body of the 24 a few years ago. Even the scoring frenzy caused by Zheng Ke stimulated other scoring masters in the league.

For example, Durant was on fire in the game against the Timberwolves, scoring 44 points; For example, James also scored 47 points in the game with the Knicks some time ago, and it is a pity that the Knicks recruit whoever provokes whom, every superstar who comes to Madison seems to have a grudge against them, and is proud of scoring high. There are also Wade, Kobe, Anthony and a large number of wing scoring masters, who have scored high points during this time, and the average points per game that have declined in the NBA in recent years have increased sharply.

Now, people have to admit it.

China has produced another figure like "Huo Yuanjia". I want Huo Yuanjia to punch Western boxers, kick Eastern warriors, and protect the country with martial arts. Now Zheng Ke is also powerful in the NBA, and like Yao Ming, he has proved that Chinese can also achieve results in a sport like basketball, which requires intense physical confrontation.

Even now, Zheng Ke has a faint tendency to become the first person in the alliance - at least when people talk about the first person in the alliance today, they will always unconsciously think of the back of No. 17 in white on a blue background.

According to ESPN, at the beginning of next year's summer offseason, before the start of each new season, ESPN will invite experts to rank the strength of more than 300 players in the league, from low to high.

This is the naked row of seats. Every year in the league, the league argues about the power rankings of players at various positions, and now they are better off and just serve in one pot, regardless of position. Only talk about strength.

People don't have to think about it to know. This is another thing that ESPN has come up with to attract attention, but there will definitely be a war of scolding.

Current. Zheng's All-Star votes have skyrocketed, and his fans may not have increased during the crazy days of early December, when Zheng's highlight-reliantly performances caught the attention of the crowd. But after all, there are still sane fans in this world. When they select the All-Star West starting forward, they will definitely vote for Zheng, except for fans in areas like Portland or New York who have been badly injured by Zheng.

Well, new problems arise.

According to a Yahoo survey, 67 percent of fans believe that Zheng Ke's performance is not over yet, and the next game is against the new Pistons, which have changed beyond recognition. Zheng Ke must still be able to score more than 50 points.

This time, most of the fans were blindsided.

The Pistons are indeed not the Pistons that were slow, mainly positional, and extremely slow to attack in turns. But they still maintained the style of workers' sports. And the strength is also far from being comparable to what it used to be.

The Timberwolves took only three quarters to get the Pistons.

Zheng Ke has scored 35 points and 9 rebounds in the third quarter, if he follows the rhythm of the last Thunder, he should still have a chance to score 50+, but when he saw that he was ahead by more than 20 points, Zheng Ke was embarrassed to continue to play. This scoring also requires skill, at least it makes people feel that your score is not brushed out, like such a naked behavior, Zheng Ke has always absolutely insulted his lofty image.

"The Pistons lost well!"

Many of the head coaches in the West breathed a sigh of relief, and the Minnesota maniac scored like he had gone crazy these days. In the five games, except for the Cavaliers, each team is a strong team, with the Mavericks and Spurs in front of them, and the Knicks and Thunder in the back.

The NBA peaked in December's vigorous start with Zheng Ke, and the year-over-year ratings completely surpassed the other three major sports in the United States. As the Christmas War approached, the workers had a holiday, and the NBA began to prepare for the Christmas War promotional video.

Another good gimmick.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets! Most of the two teams are acquaintances, and Nuggets fans have a deep grudge against the Timberwolves. Thinking about the three-way trade between the Nuggets, the Timberwolves and the Pistons, if it was Billups who came to the Nuggets, maybe now their Nuggets strength is also first-class? It's not that Jefferson is lacking in quality, but the role played by a point guard like Billups is obvious to all, and Chinese New Year's Eve the four-year-old has become the league's most reliable teammate. As for the Grizzly Bears who came to exchange for Lefu and Lowry for Mayo, their bowels are now repentant.

Anthony has also been fierce this season, averaging 29.7 points per game to rank third in the league, behind Zheng Ke, Durant, and even higher than James.

People have found that the league has said that there has been a big explosion of talent in the point guard position in recent years, but in fact, small forwards are the hottest.

Last year's top four scorers were Zheng Ke, Durant, James and Anthony, and this year's top four scorers are Zheng Ke, Durant, Anthony and James. When the first scoring guard blowout, some fans named Dongai (Iverson), Xiko (Kobe), North Carolina (Carter), and Nanmai (Maddy) the four major scoring guards. Now there are four big and small forwards, but fans can't think of any nice titles, and three of them are in the same division.

Chinese fans said, "It's easy! Emperor Zhan, School Bag Du, Melani, Nuclear Bomb Shell (g)"

Putting these aside for the time being, let's look at the Timberwolves' record performance after beating the Pistons.

On December 17, the second loss of the season finally came, losing to the Trail Blazers by five points. The Trail Blazers have suffered a large number of injuries this year, and their strength has declined sharply, and Roy, Oden and others have not yet returned, but they have given Portland fans who have been lacking interest a surprise surprise.

The whole game was in the rhythm of the Trail Blazers, and the little-known teenager Fernandez came off the bench and shot 7-of-9 from the field, making seven three-pointers in a perverted manner. There were a few of them with Andre Miller's air pick-ups, which were eye-catching. The managers of the league flipped through the memories in their minds, and finally remembered that he was the "Spanish Flyer" who violently dunked Howard at the Olympics! (By the way, how many people have detained Howard?) ）

This surprise gave confidence to Nuggets fans in fellow Northwest Divisions.

"Nothing is impossible, and even though we're only in the top eight, we still have a chance to win, didn't Portland do it all?" Nuggets fans said confidently in the face of the interview.

The old, weak, sick and disabled Trailblazer instantly became synonymous with an inspirational team, and his meaning was like a victory for Pingxingguan.

Of course, the Timberwolves are not a Devil Army, the Timberwolves are an authentic national army. Like the Rockets and Bucks, this is the home team in the eyes of Chinese fans.

It is clear that Chinese have face blindness to blacks or something, but fans remember every face in the Timberwolves clearly.

Fans have genuine affection for the Timberwolves, and their support is crucial.

It is difficult for a team that is not supported by fans to win, and a team like the Timberwolves, which is united in military and civilian efforts and can overcrowd the stadium in the Christmas game, is naturally an outbreak of extremely terrifying energy.

On the evening of December 24, the target center started the competition on time.

"I heard you're going to the Knicks?" Zheng Ke hugged Anthony before the game and chatted in his ear.

"Who did you listen to? Rumors, rumors, just rumors. Anthony's face darkened, thinking that he had done a good job of secrecy, and there was no reason for Zheng Ke to know.

Of course, Zheng Ke didn't believe Anthony's prevarication, and said in a low voice with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with going to New York, the people of New York need you very much." ”

Anthony quickly let go of Zheng Ke's bear hug, ending the conversation that made him uncomfortable.

"Long time no see, Al!" Zheng Ke shook hands with Jefferson and hugged again.

Jefferson had a mixed look in his eyes, he didn't think he was inferior to the bearded No. 42, at least in the low singles, he could now be proud to be in the top three in the league. Seeing Zheng Ke's high spirits, and seeing that Lefu had already tasted the championship at a young age, he regretted his decision for the first time in his heart.

"Long time no see, Zheng." Jefferson smiled stiffly.

"Don't keep your hands for a while, let's see if there has been any progress these days." Zheng Ke then said to Jefferson in a joking tone: "Kevin (Lefou) this kid has always been very proud, thinking about breaking Moses Malone's record of two consecutive doubles all day long, you give me a good lesson to teach him, so that he knows that there are people outside the world." ”

Zheng Ke's words made Jefferson extremely useful, and he felt as if in Zheng Ke's eyes, he was still stronger than Lefou.

But in fact, Zheng Ke just thinks that Jefferson is very good at attacking in the low post, like Duncan, Yao Ming and other top interior players have suffered, and adding some combat experience to Lefu is what he really wants. To put it bluntly, it is to find a senior sparring partner to exercise Lefou's low-post defensive ability.

That's what Thibodeau would love to see.

Love is the Timberwolves' untouchable starter, but his defensive ability can only be considered to be under-average, with weight, strength, no bounce, and no speed. He can only learn from seniors like Duncan, how to block while standing still, and how to make up for the lack of physical fitness with excellent awareness.

Fans on both sides hugged each other, greeted each other, and began to stand on the basketball court.

"Hey, guys, are you ready, hurry up and get in the circle." Maybe it's a holiday, today's referee looked a little kind, smiling and beckoning the two big centers on both sides to stand in the circle and jump the ball.

On the Nuggets side is Nene with pigtails, and on the Timberwolves side is 250-pound Montenegrin center Pekovic.

The big war is about to break out