"Today, the target center is full, listen to the voices here, they are shouting "ZK" loudly, wow, the Timberwolves' home atmosphere is really strong! Barkley said into the microphone with a giant headset. As TNT's ace commentator, he and his partner Smith came to the target center today to comment.

Kenny Smith laughed: "The Target Center is the league's famous devil's home this season, and in this slightly chilly city, the Timberwolves' outburst has ignited the fire in the hearts of fans here. ”

Barkley said: "So the heat of the game was evident in the atmosphere and I think it was difficult for the Portlanders to get out of it today. ”

Smith had a different view, laughing and saying to Barkley, "But I don't think so, Sir." I think the Trail Blazers can win, although both teams are young teams, but in terms of lineup configuration, the Trail Blazers seem to be superior, especially the interior configuration, 2.15 meters Joel Purzbilla and 2.11 meters LaMarcus Aldridge have too much advantage against Kevin Love and Chris Anderson, who are both 2.08 meters. And Kevin Love doesn't look like 2.08 meters. ”

Barkley shook his head, he rubbed his chin and said: "No, in terms of lineup configuration, the two teams are actually not much different. The Trail Blazers have the advantage on the inside, but the Timberwolves aren't vegetarians on the outside. If you look at it overall, I think the Timberwolves have a better lineup, after all, the Timberwolves with Chauncey can better control the pace of the game. You know, it's the belief of both teams that really determines the outcome of the game. Fighting spirit and luck"

The game got on, and Anderson jumped to Purzbilla with his excellent bounce power to get the first point in the basketball. Flip the ball behind you.

Billups took the basketball, he pushed to the front court, and then distributed the ball to Zheng Ke in the 45-degree area of the free throw line. Zheng Ke just got the ball with his back, and Batum immediately defended closely. Zheng Ke can clearly feel the hard work of Batum's defense behind him, which is a kind of momentum that is not available in the regular season.

However, Zheng Ke did not force the attack in the first goal, he handed it to Afflaro who was wiped from the right, and blocked Afflaro's defender Roy. Gave Afflaro a cover.

Batum immediately switched guards with Roy and moved to keep up with Avlalo. Afflaro distanced himself and hoisted the ball back to Zheng Ke, who was now directly facing Roy. The two leading stars went head-to-head in their first attack.

Zheng Ke took the ball with his back, and Roy bent his arm against Zheng Ke's waist, faintly pushing outward.

"Brand, you don't want to win here today." Jung casually spews trash talk at Roy.

"Humph!" Roy didn't speak. He was afraid that Zheng Ke would suddenly exert force while he was speaking.

Roy's silence was expected by Zheng Ke. The two have also met 4 times this season, and the 2-2 record can only be said to be a draw, and Zheng Ke's tricks Roy can generally guess.

Zheng Ke turned his left foot as the axis, bent his knees, and held the basketball with both hands, almost touching the floor. He looked directly at Roy with a sharp glow.

The audience held their breath. All eyes were on the two young men, in Barkley's words. This could be a matchup between the top five players in the league in a few years' time.

Zheng Ke took a tentative step on the right side of his right foot, but Roy was unmoved. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Ke stretched out his right hand flat, held the basketball with one hand, and shook his body as a dancer. Roy was a little unsure of Zheng Ke's movements, and then, Zheng Ke made a rapid breakthrough on the right side, and the two bodies immediately made contact.

"Bang!"

Roy couldn't hold back and was forced to take a small step back.

Zheng Ke was unforgiving, and he pushed Roy away, taking a big step past Roy's defense. Aldridge on the inside stepped forward to make up for the defense, and Zheng Ke chose to lean forward for a pull-up jumper.

Behind him, Roy forgot the ball and sighed.

"Huh!"

It is always exciting to win a blood, and the center of the target is like boiling water that has exploded a pot, and a deafening cheer suddenly sounds.

"Is that the beauty of the playoffs?" Zheng Ke muttered to himself, looking at the fans in the frenzy of the stadium, he felt his blood burn.

Looking at the other Timberwolves players, after Zheng Ke's mid-range shot and the cheers of the whole court, Lefu and others obviously calmed down a lot, and to a certain extent, this dispelled a lot of tension among the Timberwolves players.

The Trail Blazers' rookie players had apparently become different, and Aldridge had a hint of panic in his eyes. Roy seemed to see Aldridge's panic, he ran over and patted Aldridge on the shoulder, and said, "The responsibility for this ball is mine, it's okay." We'll just pay them back. ”

Trail Blazers offense.

There was no need for anyone to organize it, and there was immediately a burst of boos at the scene, and the decibel startled Zheng Ke. A moment later, the whole stadium rang out: "Defend, defend", in unison, as if roaring in the ears of every player.

In this case, the rookie players of the Trail Blazers changed color slightly, and their condition was somewhat affected.

Steve Blake controlled the ball and he distributed it to Roy. Afflaro clung to Roy's body. This season, Afflalo's rise to the top was something that all pundits did not expect, and the player, who averaged only 8.8 points and 0.6 rebounds per game, conquered the crowd with his defense and three-point shooting. After the end of the season, he was highly praised by experts, who considered Afralo to be a treasure on the outside of the Timberwolves, and some experts even said that the backcourt combination of Billups and Afflaro was the NBA's No. 1 defensive backcourt combination.

Not to mention whether it is the No. 1 defensive combination in the NBA, at least in the face of Roy, Afflalo's defensive posture is extremely standard, and his tight defense has been taught by Roy many times this season, and the two are old rivals.

Roy didn't force the offense and continued to distribute the ball to Batum near 30 degrees from the three-point line. Batum made a shooting feint and then hit the ground to distribute the ball to Aldridge.

Lefou's hand was pressed against Aldridge's back, and he got one leg stuck in the crook of Aldridge's leg. Although in the regular season, Aldridge often shot LeFou, but in the playoffs, Whitman still did not make adjustments, he believed in Lefou, and he also knew that the two young power forwards in the West were holding back their strength, and they would play with one hundred and twenty when they met each other, so why change the defense?

Aldridge let out a long breath.

Before the game, the coach of the Trail Blazers gave him a lot of pressure, and in this series, it is he and Roy who can control the direction of the game, if he can beat Lefu like he did in the regular season, then the Trail Blazers can take the absolute initiative on the court.

The Timberwolves didn't mean to wrap up.

Aldridge held the ball with his left hand, the ball bounced off the floor, and he took a small step with his right foot and his shoulder flicked towards the middle, making a feint to turn to the middle. Immediately, Aldridge took his left foot as the axis, and his right foot took a big step to the left, and the whole person made a turn, and then kicked slightly, and his body floated backwards.

Lefou, knowing he couldn't cover it, threw himself forward and shouted loudly, hoping to scare Aldridge.

Whether it was scared or not was secondary, but Aldridge really relented, and this usually stable mid-range shot actually shot three non-sticks, and Anderson, who was stuck in the main position under the basket, easily accepted the rebound.

"Haha, LaMarcus actually voted a three-no!" Barkley is not afraid of big things when watching the play, and he leans forward and backwards laughing there, anyway, now that the camera is not there, he can play whatever he wants.

"After all, it's the first time we're in the playoffs." Smith also wanted to laugh, but still maintained the basic quality of the host, where he defended the Trail Blazers he supported: "Although LaMarcus just shot a three-and-three, you can still see that the Trail Blazers' tactics have been played, the transfer of the outside line, LaMarcus's jump shot seems to have been trained countless times." ”

"Kenny, did you shoot a three-shot when you first made the playoffs?" Barkley clearly didn't want to discuss tactics or anything, and continued the "three no-sticks" topic to Smith.

Kenny Smith was embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "Is there any player who hasn't made a three-nipple?" It's just a matter of time, there is a Chinese proverb that says: If you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet, and the same is true for us as players? I think as long as you adjust your condition, then you will still be a good man. ”

Barkley: ""

When the two were chatting nonsense, the Timberwolves had already played a counterattack, after Anderson gave the ball to Billups, Billups found Zheng Ke with a long pass, and in the face of Blake and Roy who retreated, Zheng Ke directly held the ball, learned James's bulldozer-style layup, and killed between the two, trying to pass through.

Blake was fooled and reached for Zhengke, who took the opportunity to throw the ball onto the rebound and won two fouls.

Zheng Ke hit two free throws, and the Timberwolves led 4-0 and grabbed the initiative in the opening game. (To be continued......)