Chapter 170: The Big Upset
The situation has taken a turn for the worse.
Brooks was stunned by Zheng Ke's hat-chasing fan, coupled with Billups' chattering trash talk, he unknowingly lost his rhythm and chose an unreasonable three-point shot twice in a row.
"What are you doing? Aron! â
Adelman called a timeout, and lashed out at Brooks. Because of Brooks' brainless shots, the Rockets' lead is now only 4 points.
"I" Brooks blushed, not knowing what to say.
"Alright, Tracy, then you control the ball, pay attention to moderation, play more positional offense, the Timberwolves will definitely not be able to guard us" Adelman waved his hand, and said with a lot of momentum. He doesn't have time to talk to Brooks right now, and the most important thing at the moment is to curb the Timberwolves' growing momentum.
"Team Rocket seems to be in trouble?" Smith asked, uncertain.
"Yes, the Timberwolves' bombardment tactics worked, and the Rockets' point guard Aaron Brooks is not a great rhythm master, he unknowingly fell into the rhythm of the Timberwolves, and Yao Ming only touched the ball once in the last two minutes." Barkley's eyes were like torches, and he could see what was wrong at a glance.
After a couple of passes from the Rockets, Zuihou handed the ball to Yao Ming on the inside.
Zheng Ke rushed into the inner line as soon as possible, wanting to trap Yao Ming. Seeing Zheng Ke rushing over viciously, Yao Ming panicked and threw the ball out.
This was exactly what Zheng Ke expected, and Zheng Ke jumped. intercepted the ball in the air, added a steal to himself, and gave Yao Ming a mistake.
As if the trumpet was blown, the Timberwolves' soldiers began to run wildly for the first time. Zheng Ke slammed the ball to the ground, kicked his calf on the ground, and ran out with a "whoosh", caught the basketball that bounced forward with his left hand, and then sent it forward, and the speed of the whole person was one point faster.
It's lightning fast!
Some people say that Zheng Ke runs like a bandit. Although it failed to raise dust and smoke, there was still a sense of momentum.
"Stop him!" Adelman sat on pins and needles and yelled loudly at the Rockets on the field.
But Zheng Ke, who has already rushed up, is so easy to intercept. In a split second, Zheng Ke rushed to the frontcourt, and Brooks pounced and made a gambling steal defense.
Zheng Ke's eyes narrowed. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Then he pulled the ball with his left hand, and the whole person made a spinning top turn with the process of running at high speed.
Through physical contact, Zheng Ke strongly crushed the little black bean!
At this time, Zheng Ke had already stepped into the three-point line with one foot. Pushing forward quickly, he took another step forward, picked up the basketball with one hand, and held it flat on the right side of his body. Then, Zheng Kexing took the second step like a stream, and the whole person rose violently. In the air, he turned into a two-handed grip on the ball, and at the same time his body rotated slightly. From facing the basket from the front, to facing the basket sideways.
Then the hands poured down!
"Bang!"
Obviously, there was a loud noise, but Zheng Ke's hands seemed to wipe the basket, and he quickly threw it behind him, and the rapid release after the dunk formed a strong contrast with the huge sound.
Zheng Ke landed on his feet one after another, squatted slightly, buffered the inertia, and then he slowly stood up straight.
68 to 66.
There are only two points, Zheng Ke said silently in his heart, then looked at the camera expressionlessly, and then turned his body.
âZKďźâ Lefu was very excited, and his eyes were full of stars.
"Back to the defense!" Zheng Ke and Lefu high-fived, cheering their teammates
"How so?" Adelman didn't know when he had loosened his tie, his forehead and neck were already covered with sweat, he picked up a tissue and wiped it, but it still couldn't stop popping up.
In the third quarter, the Rockets suddenly became dumb, as soon as Yao Ming got the ball inside, there must be two people in the bag, Zheng Ke broke Yao Ming twice, Yao Ming passed outside, but the Rockets' three-point shooting rate was not ideal, the idea, the Timberwolves' offense was becoming more and more fluent, the bombardment under the control of Billups seemed to have a different flavor, and there seemed to be a trace of stability in the fast-paced offense, and the Timberwolves' counterattack became more and more sharp, Adelman called a timeout after that, but he couldn't stop the Timberwolves who were gradually going crazy.
At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves actually overtook by 5 points and led 86-81!
"It's unbelievable." Drexler's eyes widened, and there was uncontrollable surprise in his tone: "The Timberwolves really turned the tide!" In the third quarter, the Timberwolves won by 14 points at 31-17 in a single quarter! I can't believe it, the Rockets suddenly don't seem to be able to play? â
Barkley haha smiled, he said quite proudly: "I said that the Timberwolves would play a different game, look at their performance, wow, Zheng Ke delivered 3 steals in the third quarter, and Love grabbed 6 rebounds." â
"But I still think the Rockets will win, they are just dizzy for a while, and when they find their rhythm, they are still the unstoppable No. 1 team in the West," Drexler said. â
Barkley shrugged his shoulders and said with an exaggerated expression, "Maybe." â
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was still normal bench rotation time, and the Rockets still had the luxury of putting Artest on the court, while the Timberwolves did not have this atmosphere, and the combined salary of all the benches on the court was not as high as Atay.
Artest didn't shoot well in this game, but he has already caused a lot of damage, and creating damage is one of the most important abilities for the Rockets, and he has made eight free throws in this game, hitting six of them.
Artest missed a jumper from the three-point line, and the rebound was taken by Channingfly.
The Timberwolves immediately made a quick three, Lowry, Randy Foye, and Brewer ran fast, the Rockets were a little slower to retreat, and only Hyde and Landry retreated.
But the Timberwolves also failed to take advantage of the opportunity to play more and less, and Randy Foye's layup was interfered with by Landry and brushed out of the frame.
The situation was reversed, Hyde grabbed the rebound and quickly made a long pass, and Scola received the pass. This time, Scola hit a layup with a low hand.
86 to 83.
There was a lot of cheers immediately, and it seemed that the end of the third quarter had made the audience slow down a little and regain their energy.
The game can be said to be a white-hot stage now, all the players have shown 200% of their strength, no one dares to be lazy at this time, and the coaches of the two teams are staring at the field.
The Timberwolves' bench was very aggressive, Lowry suppressed Hyde, rated his strong body, he made breakthroughs from time to time, and Channingfrye also hit a three-pointer at this time.
Adelman's much-hoped substitute failed to recover the score.
After another two minutes, he finally couldn't hold his breath, he was unwilling to be upset by the Timberwolves like this, and replaced Yao Ming and other main players in advance.
Whitman saw the move, and also replaced Zheng Ke and others, and will compete for more than 8 minutes.
"You don't seem to be able to do it anymore." Zheng Ke smiled and shook off in front of Battier.
Battier is a good gentleman, his eyes rolled white, and he didn't bother with Zheng Ke.
As Zheng Ke spoke, the Timberwolves sent a sideline ball, and Billups received the ball on the outside and found an open shot.
"Huh!"
97 to 91. The Timberwolves lead by six points.
Billups's bright head became more and more hideous, and it seemed that every time the game was in the Zuihou moment, he could always come out, and it was murderous.
The game time is getting less and less, but the score difference has not narrowed, and now even Yao Ming is starting to be a little anxious.
"Huh!"
Zheng Ke turned around and hit a three-pointer with the help of Lefou's blocking, he raised one hand elegantly in the air, one foot lightly padded to the ground, and the corners of his mouth were grinning. He quickly collected his expression, he couldn't get too carried away, or he might not know how tomorrow's newspaper would poke him in the back.
"Huh!"
Barkley said: "Wow, Afflalo also hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves did more blossoming!" Team Rocket is in danger. â
"Whew! Swish! â
"Love hit two free throws, the rookie is growing at a rapid pace, and looking at his shooting stance, how standard it is, I bet he's going to be a good shooter. I heard that the Timberwolves seem to have been developing his three-point shooting ability lately? â
At the Zuihou moment, the Rockets' counterattack did not even splash the waves, and the game slowly came to an end in an extremely stable atmosphere.
Zheng played 42 minutes and scored 43 points, and under his leadership, the Timberwolves came back from an 18-point deficit to win 115-108.
After the game, all the media put the news of the game on the front page, and most of the pictures they chose were pictures of Zheng Ke showing off his eight-pack abs. With an angular face, an arrogant look, and a shiny muscles full of liliang, Zheng Ke became a young woman killer overnight
(To be continued......)