Chapter 346: Hanging
The Timberwolves in the winning streak have the air of bandits in their pockets.
Some people say that this timberwolves have a very different style from the previous one, and the originally elegant and handsome "wolf god" Zheng Ke has become the leader of the bandit legion, sweeping the west coast to the east coast of the United States.
Winning streaks have become the second hot term since the start of the NBA this season, the first being the "Big Three." ”
All eyes are on the Timberwolves, who are already two wins ahead of the second-place Spurs in the West, and the season has only just begun.
And just when people were speculating about how long the Timberwolves' winning streak would last, Griffin of the Clippers unexpectedly told everyone the answer — 11 games.
On Nov. 18, the Timberwolves host the Clippers.
Griffin was the top pick in the '09 draft, however, in the '09 preseason, Griffin suffered a stress fracture of his left patella against the Hornets and was directly reimbursed for the season. So this year should be the rookie season for the beast forward from the University of Oklahoma.
Griffin's rookie season was eye-catching, and the spectacular aerial dunk gave Staples fans who are accustomed to purple and gold a different style, a style known as the "aesthetic of violence." Although it was only a month into the game, the big man, who was a year younger than Zheng Ke, conquered all Clippers fans with amazing speed.
The Clippers have a poor record, but ticket sales are rising, and they are never short of spectators in the metropolis.
On this expedition to Minnesota, Griffin was burdened with the hopes of the Los Angeles people, and he just hoped that he would not lose too ugly. After all, the Timberwolves are powerful for all to see.
However, the Clippers unexpectedly beat the league No. 1.
Zheng's system shows that Griffin's ability is the second-highest for the Clippers, with a full 82. The offensive rating reached 86, which is rare among rookies, and there is someone else who ranks first in the Clippers' ability value.
Eric Gordon.
Gordon has a whopping 85 ability rating and has touched the brink of an All-Star. He is definitely a representative of the American guard in recent years, with fierce breakthroughs, domineering dunks, and even a good long-range shooting skill. This is his third season with the Clippers. All stats have steadily improved, averaging 23.9 points per game and shooting 39 percent from three-point range. became the unyielding leader of the Clippers.
This number one made Afraro suffer in the game against the Timberwolves.
Gordon scored 30 points and made 13 free throws. And Griffin also scored 26 points, and slammed the top of Lefou's head countless times, which annoyed Lefou.
The Clippers' victory made the Angelenos happy. After all, they became the first in the league to complete the task of defeating the Timberwolves. However, when the Timberwolves were about to fight the Lakers who were coming next. They couldn't laugh anymore.
The league arranged a good schedule, and the Los Angeles city team visited Minneapolis twice in two days.
"I'm good at beating the Lakers!" Thomas said that he beat the Lakers, and he was immediately energetic, perhaps he was nurtured when he was in Boston, and he was very positive about kicking the Lakers' ass.
The gorgeous Purple Gold Legion meets the bandit Minnesota bandits.
Elegance and savagery, nobility and ordinary.
"The Clippers have won, there's no reason we can't beat the Timberwolves." When asked before the game what he thought of the game against the Timberwolves. Bynum looked confident.
This guy obviously spoke without brains, and offended two opponents with one sentence.
The slighted Clippers were furious. The underrated Timberwolves were also angry, and Jordan Jr., who had been on both teams, was the first to shoot him in front of the media.
"Really? I only know that someone has been detained by me. ”
As soon as Jordan Jr. said this, people immediately recalled the preseason game more than a month ago, when he blocked the Los Angeles Twin Towers, and that goal was also on the top ten preseason goals in the 10-11 season, and people immediately remembered who this unknown guy was.
And Jordan Jr.'s big mouth is also not much worse than Bynum, and then he said in the media: "The current Timberwolves can beat the Lakers." ”
pierced the hornet's nest with a word, and Jordan Jr.'s words suddenly made his hatred in the minds of Lakers fans rise sharply, and fans threatened that Little Jordan was not ashamed.
Bynum immediately responded to Jordan Jr.: "Lao Tzu can easily win 20+10 on his head." ”
Little Jordan's momentum is not low, and the media is engaged in the air: "At his level, let Lao Tzu defend him, and he will definitely be able to send him more than 3 blocks." ”
The war between the two continued, which attracted the attention of some NBA celebrities.
There are those who support the Lakers, and there are not a few who support the Timberwolves. This war of words originated from Bynum, and it failed to expand after the worst, only Jordan Jr. fought against him alone, and the two wasted countless saliva and boasted all over the world, and finally waited for the official game to start on the evening of the 19th.
Although Zheng Ke didn't speak, he watched the development of the situation coldly, and he was actually dissatisfied with Bynum's arrogance.
Less than three minutes into the game, Zheng Ke ran back to have a chance, Billups sent a through ball, Zheng Ke stepped forward and dribbled the ball into Bynum.
Bynum was knocked to the ground by Zheng Ke, and although it was not the legendary Yan Buckle, he still lost face.
Especially after that, Jordan Jr. let out a smug laugh and ran from the bench to the sideline waving a towel as if he had scored the ball.
Jordan Jr.'s exaggerated performance was nicknamed "Towel Brother" by Chinese fans, and became the brightest scenery on the Timberwolves bench.
After that, Kobe Bryant hoisted the ball to Bynum and motioned for him to attack to get some face.
Unexpectedly, he met Pekovic, an opponent who was about the same height and weight as him, and the green mountain-like body was placed there, and Bynum turned around and found that there was still a lump of meat behind him that could not be torn off.
Arch hard, then turn around again, barely hooking your hand.
The basketball stumbled and fell into the hoop.
"Good shot!"
Bynum cheered himself up, clenched his fist with one hand and waved it at his chest, a roar that seemed to save the lost face.
Jordan Jr. saw Bynum score the goal, muttered "shit", and finally stopped.
The same team in Los Angeles has such a clear difference in style. Zheng Ke, who has personally experienced the repeated challenges of the two teams, has the deepest understanding of the difference, which comes from the difference in history and soul.
Unlike two years ago, when he met the Lakers and struggled hard, Zheng Ke felt much more relaxed this time.
"Is it a delusion?"
"Huh!" Zheng Ke made another three-pointer, and he seemed to be a little incredulous, this is also the third team in the West, how can the defense be so lazy?
Especially in three-point shots, Artest, who won the championship for the first time in his career, completely lost the blood that fought hard with Zheng Ke in the Rockets, and watched Zheng Ke project in half a step, making Zheng Ke score as easy as training from time to time.
At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by eight points at 58-50, and Zheng Ke had scored 19 points.
After the second half, Jordan Jr. and Bynum were fighting happily. Jordan Jr. also lived up to what he said in the media before the game, and had already sent Bynum two blocks in a row.
Bynum obviously didn't know much about this guy who suddenly appeared, even in the preseason, Jordan Jr. had separated him and Gasol, and thought it was just an ordinary second-class youth, but he didn't expect this pair of long arms, this bounce against the sky is no worse than the neighbor's Fenfen.
"Give it to you idiot." After the block, Little Jordan didn't forget to pull the hatred value, and the level of trash talk was close to the leading brother Zheng Ke.
The consequence was naturally that Bynum glared angrily, and the two pinched each other under the basket, almost causing a brawl. "That's it! Don't be afraid of them, kick them in the ass hard! "Assistant coach Thomas is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he cheers on the sidelines." You don't fit in with who you are now, is there an assistant coach like you? Thibodeau's face darkened, and he felt that Thomas was becoming more and more presumptuous. Hey. Thomas smiled and raised his hands to promise, "There will never be a fight." “
Thibodeau's face softened slightly.
Thomas said: "Because to be honest, I haven't handed over the brawl skills yet!" “
"I'll strangle you, the evil beast that deceived the teacher and destroyed the ancestors"
On the court, the Timberwolves defense is getting better and better, although they do not specialize in the lower three, but all kinds of "pulling and pinching" small actions emerge in endlessly, and Jordan Jr. almost didn't play a song on Bynum.
"Round defensive talent, little Jordan is the most popular with me." Thomas was full of praise for his personal disciples.
And the suffocating defense brought in when the Lakers' offense kept losing. The offensive battle in the first half turned into a defensive duel in the second half.
By the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves had an 80-65 lead of as much as 15.
Lakers fans in front of the TV still hold the hope that the Lakers can be reversed, after all, the 15-point difference is nothing in the NBA game, and it is more of a good show to reverse by more than 20 points after the worst.
At the 10-minute mark, Zheng scored his 30th point and the Timberwolves led by 16 points.
At the 7-minute mark, the Timberwolves reached 90 points and the Timberwolves led by 20 points.
The point difference did not get smaller, but became bigger in the expectations of the fans.
The Zen master has long been restless, and Kobe Bryant has made the fans feel more and more painful with his repeated ironing. His offensive efficiency hasn't decreased, it's just that every missed ball will be magnified to watch, especially after a few consecutive misses, the Lakers are in a desperate situation, and he is also struggling.
At 4 minutes, the difference did not narrow, and the Zen master called a stop, replaced the main force, and silently announced his surrender.
In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 108-85, and Zheng Ke got a high score of 35 points when he left the game, which is already an extremely normal score for him.
After the game, Timberwolves fans left messages on online forums.
"It's really said by Jordan Jr., our Timberwolves beat the Lakers, it seems that even the Clippers won, and the Lakers can't even compare to the Clippers" (to be continued......)