Chapter 365: Bold Formation
Zheng Ke's pull-up jump shot is unique in the NBA, just like his step-back jumper, which is called one of the NBA's most difficult killers. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test
Being able to brake suddenly and then jump into the air half a meter away in high-speed movement is difficult for ordinary people to prevent. And his shooting rate of such a pull-up jump shot is not low, and many small forwards in the NBA jokingly called Zheng Ke a pair of "iron knees" when interviewed by the media.
Zheng Ke said that any technical move in the NBA will cause wear and tear on the body, and the degree is just different. Like Maddy's dry pull and Iverson's broken knee, what you have to do as a player is to take care of your body at all times in order to prolong your competitive form and career.
After Zheng Ke scored this goal, Kobe Bryant was obviously a little unswerving. "Didn't you say that you watched the video of Zheng Ke playing for several days? Didn't you say that you already know Zheng Ke's way of playing? One step through"
Artest's face suddenly turned red, and if others taunted him like this, maybe a big-eared scraper would fan him. However, he is Kobe, and it is the man who determines whether he can stay in Los Angeles in the future, so he held his breath and put all his resentment on Zheng Ke.
After coming back, Artest stuck to Zheng Ke like a mad dog. ", what are you doing?" Zheng Ke was furious and yelled at Artest: "You attack, why are you so close to Lao Tzu?" Neurotic! “
Artest was stunned, and suddenly his hot mind calmed down, and he found that it was really his Lakers attacking, but he didn't expect to make such a big oolong, and he was embarrassed for a moment.
This oolong is comparable to McGee's behavior of running around on the field, Zheng Ke couldn't help but laugh and shook his head. A helpless face.
On the other side, Fisher blocked and handed it to Gasol, who turned around and completed a standard big hook outside the paint area. "Bang bang!"
The basketball bounced, and Pekovic stretched out his arm and grabbed the rebound.
The Timberwolves' ability to protect rebounds in the backcourt is known as the best in the league. Rebounders like Love and Pekovic are good at backcourt rebounding. Two big guys inside the line one stop. Immediately you can eliminate any other space unless the rebound is very far. Otherwise, basically both of them will be able to catch it.
The Lakers learned a lesson, Kobe Bryant and others retreated quickly, missed a shot, and immediately retreated.
And Zheng Ke and the others didn't think about a fast attack. Because it is Pekovic's rebounding, the success rate of such a fast break is not very high, and if it is Lefou, it is now three wings to fly together.
Billups, who took over the basketball, steadily dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and the two old guys tangled outside the three-point line, equally slow and equally good at power.
Billups stretched out his arm. Started his normal running command: "Zheng Ke slipped the bottom line, Aaron cut the air, go, go." Pull away, pull away. “
The Timberwolves will start running methodically under his command, and after a chaotic clash of muscles on the inside, Love ran out, also at the free-throw line to receive a pass, and then he faced Gasol head-on, watching every player in the Timberwolves move.
Zheng Ke flashed and cut the inside line, and immediately scared many Lakers players.
Lefou's eyes flashed, but he gave the basketball to Afflalo, who was on the outside. There was no one three metres in front of Afflalo, and before Bryant could turn back to make up for it, he was already on the ball. "Huh!"
Afflaro still has a very good grasp of this kind of open ball. In fact, in the past few years with the Timberwolves, the team has cultivated him as an excellent defensive position, focusing on improving his fixed-point shooting ability. Therefore, Afflalo's development trajectory is very different from the original, the offense with the ball has not improved much, but the defense and fixed-point jumper ability are becoming more and more sophisticated, and even reach the first-class level of the NBA.
5-2, the Timberwolves opened with a three-point lead.
Phil Jackson's face changed, he was no stranger to the Timberwolves' attack just now. Zheng Kekong cut, Afraro ran back, and Lefu did the axis to respond, which is almost exactly the same as the Lakers' triangle offense. It's just that he still can't see which triangle was moving when the Timberwolves attacked just now. "The Timberwolves' offensive tactics are so varied!" Thibodeau, who was standing there on the other side of the pitch, said proudly. "Triangle offense, Princeton, run-and-bomb, Hawks offense, are you really willing to let your disciples learn so many tactics, aren't you afraid of being greedy and chewing too much?" Thomas said. "Of course I'm not afraid, it's the first time I've encountered a team as talented as the Timberwolves, and at first I just wanted to see which tactics are more suitable for the Timberwolves, but I didn't expect them to be so reasonable that every tactic is suitable. The Eagles' offensive tactics may be a little less effective. Thibodeau said slowly.
Two of the Timberwolves' most important coaches were talking on the sidelines, and the game on the court was going on at a rapid pace.
Three minutes later, Bynum received Kobe's breakthrough ball inside and successfully slammed the dunk with one hand! At this time, the little shark still has a head of the board, and he is known as a good boy of the Lakers without tattoos, and after his successful slam dunk, he attracted a burst of admiration from Los Angeles fans in front of the TV. (Pingnan: "What a great young man, the future is limitless!") "Yes, I like Bynum's violent dunks, and in him, I seem to see the shadow of Shaq in the past!"
At the end of the half, before the official timeout, the Timberwolves and Lakers were tied at 14, which actually looked comparable.
Thibodeau didn't put much pressure on the players either, and during the timeout, he just casually told the Timberwolves players to pay attention to the fine rules on the court. He personally took the paper cup in the hands of the staff, handed water to the first five tigers at the end of the break, and moved Afraro and Pekovic very much, and they couldn't wait to bow down.
After the pause, several Timberwolves players went on with a sigh, as if they had been poured ** soup, which made Zheng Ke dumbfounded.
After Lefu made a block for Zheng Ke, the Lakers unexpectedly withdrew from the three-point line, and Zheng Ke, who rushed in, willingly redistributed the ball to the outside line, and Lefu was able to shoot without defense. "Huh!"
The ball pierces the heart, and the net rolls over the waves.
Lefu roared lightly, clenched his fists and waved them, secretly cheering himself up.
After he made this shot, the Timberwolves outscored the Lakers by three points at 17-14, and the fans at the on-site target center waited for a long time, cheering loudly for this wonderful goal.
At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led by 4 points 27-23, which was not a lot of points, but it showed that the Timberwolves were the team that took the initiative on the court.
Bryant walked back to the bench sullenly, and he scored eight points in the first quarter, but it wasn't critical. The key is that the strength of the Timberwolves makes him feel powerless, he has never felt this way since his debut, even in the face of the Bulls back then, he is still not afraid, is it really the more he lives, the more regressive? Why not when the newborn calf was born?
The Timberwolves have made people feel powerless many times this season, not only Kobe, but many other teams in the NBA, especially teams in the West, have played against the Timberwolves many times a year, and now looking at the posture, most of the teams are about to be swept. You know, there are no strong teams like the Spurs and Mavericks.
Kobe Bryant was unhappy, but Zheng Ke was in a good mood.
Although he only scored 6 points in the first quarter, he handed out 4 assists, and the team's players felt good, and it looks like it will be another easy game.
But Zheng Ke didn't expect that the Lakers' bench broke out out of common sense.
Odom is not afraid of anything else, let him leave Los Angeles, it will be his life. A place like Dallas doesn't appeal to him, and if he were asked to leave here to play elsewhere, he'd rather retire. So, he exploded in fear!
Organizing offense, shooting three-pointers from the outside, and picking up rebounds from the inside, Odom, who has an 83 ability value, is obviously a cut above the Timberwolves' bench lineup. For a while, this panacea-like man turned out to be a little unstoppable, like a dragon out of water! "Damn, here we go again!"
Zheng Ke, who was on the bench, watched Odom break through Brewer and score a layup, and was immediately dissatisfied. It's not the first time that Odom has played the Timberwolves, he always stirs up trouble in the Timberwolves' bench lineup, obviously a big forward, but he is active on the outside, it feels like he is playing a small forward, but when it comes to grabbing rebounds, he runs in again, and grabs rebounds from time to time.
There are always some people in the NBA who will come when they play a certain team. Maybe it's because they've been on this team before and then they've been ruthlessly abandoned; Maybe it's because of purely personal reasons, such as Zheng Ke encountering the Knicks with a hatred value of 100, and he wants to brush up on the Knicks.
But the Timberwolves asked themselves if they had not offended Odom and had never cooperated with him, so why did they break out again and again? Zheng Ke was really puzzled, and put this kind of person in the third category - a series of unpredictable other reasons, such as geographical reasons, climate reasons, and IQ reasons.
Odom's outburst was a surprise for the Lakers, forcing Thibodeau to request a timeout early.
Odom was sought after by the Lakers players when he got off the court, and as a big contributor to the equalization and 2-point lead, Kobe personally stepped forward, applauding and hooking his neck, and his excitement was overflowing. "Odom is really difficult to defend, just like the Frenchman Dior, these indiscriminate players are the most difficult to do. But that's not a reason for you to slack off! Gibson will focus on Odom later, Brewer you will rest first, and Anderson will be the power forward! “
Thibodeau's bold change of formation frightened the rest of the Timberwolves' players, including Zheng Ke, who felt like the coach was crazy, so what about the small forward? Don't want it? "Ahem" Thibodeau cleared his throat and said, "I don't ask you to score many points, but I ask you not to let the Lakers score so easily, and they will definitely prevent every goal they score!" “