People say that if you go around Texas, you will lose your skin if you don't die.

The Timberwolves were able to win two games in a row while losing one game first, which is still unexpected by many experts. Not to mention that after returning to their home court, the Timberwolves bloodied the Mavericks and avenged Dallas that day. This undoubtedly made the Timberwolves' call for winning the championship this year unprecedentedly high, even overpowering the Lakers and Cavaliers.

And when the vigorous "Crazy March" opened, the eyes of basketball fans all over the United States were attracted by the young and enthusiastic college basketball, no commercial sponsorship, no interest entanglement, only a group of teenagers swaying their youth, only the purest basketball game in the world.

The NCAA has seen a slight drop in NBA attention during this time, at least in the United States.

And the Timberwolves led by Zheng Ke began the most sprint of the regular season at the end of the time. The two difficult schedules are undoubtedly revealed at this moment, the Timberwolves have to face a lot of difficult opponents, the Lakers, Cavaliers, Heat, and Trail Blazers have all gone through it, leaving only the Wizards, the Bulls and others are relatively easy to deal with. In the latter part of March, the Timberwolves' record has been a bit up and down, and the win-loss game against the Lakers has begun to hover around 1.5 to 2.5 games.

The last game of March was an away game against the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons team led by Kuster has basically lost the shadow of the Pistons Five Tigers of the year. Perhaps the outrageous insane of perpetually low attendance is a characteristic of them, as always.

The Timberwolves have players on the team who are not closely related to the Pistons. Billups, who was crowned FMVP here for the first time, Afflalo, who was selected by the Pistons draft, and Iverson, who had a very unpleasant quarrel with the Pistons on the injury list. These are the main rotation players for the Timberwolves today.

Old friends always have to say hello when they meet. Billups held the hands of Hamilton and Prince, and felt a sigh in his heart, only to feel that the world was wonderful and unrewarded.

When he was traded by the Pistons, Billups was cleaned up as a big contract. Unexpectedly, within a year, he won the O'Brien Cup again, and was selected as an All-Star twice, and his historical status has also improved a lot. And the Pistons. Deals come here, trades come to that, still struggling in the whirlpool. There are no young star players in the team who seem to be talented, and there are no veteran stars who can fight and attract box office, but they have a record. But in the hands of the general manager, it has been declining year by year. Gradually, it moved closer to the lotto area and the champion draw.

The Pistons no longer have the soul of the team, and the temperament of the bad boy army that fought bravely and defended iron-blooded has completely disappeared.

The Pistons without momentum are like tigers without teeth, and in the face of the vicious, bloodthirsty and belligerent Timberwolves, they can no longer set off the storm at all.

Billups didn't save any face for his old club and shot his three-point shot with exceptional precision. Zheng Kele has to brush the assist. broke through several times in a row, allowing the Timberwolves to defeat the Pistons with just a positional battle. After one section. The Timberwolves took a 15-point lead at 36-21.

This pit is a bit big, and the fans who came to watch the game couldn't shout cheers or shout boos, they sat in the audience and watched the live game, not knowing what to think.

This kind of game made Zheng Ke not interested, his desire to attack was unprecedentedly weak, and he indiscriminately shot a few three-pointers from the outside, and before the end of the half, he brushed his score to double digits

The weather in Detroit is foggy, and the jet-black clouds are pressing down on people's heads, which makes people's mood extremely depressing.

In the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, the battle between the Pistons and the Timberwolves has continued into the second half, and the Timberwolves' lead has expanded to 25 points, which is already the highest level of point difference in the basketball, and it is collectively referred to as 25+ after that.

No one expected that something unexpected would happen in such an ordinary game.

Lefu is injured!

Since Lefu was selected to the Timberwolves in 08, he has been playing a starting role, and his body has been painless and itchy, at most there is a little bit of a small injury, but he didn't expect it to be planted this time.

The palace of Auburn Hills is really not a good place, when Lefu was grabbing a rebound, he was knocked to the ground by the strong Mark Hill behind him, and in the camera shooting, you can see the amazing scene of Lefou's wrist bending. This made Zheng Ke's brain instantly congested and fell into a blank.

Lefu clutched his right wrist, sweat oozing from his forehead, his face pale, and he moaned in pain

After half a ring, Lefu stood up on his own.

"I'm fine, brothers, I'm fine." The big boy, who just turned 22 years old this year, was surprisingly calm at this moment, he squeezed out a smile that was not too ugly, frowned slightly and said: "You guys play well, I'll go over to check, maybe it's not a too serious injury." ”

At this time, everyone didn't say much, Zheng Ke patted him on the shoulder, and his face inevitably showed a worried look.

Lefu followed the medical staff and staff through the court passage, holding his right wrist as he walked, with a look of pain on his face, but his steps were extremely steady.

Lefou's injury has cast a shadow on everyone's hearts, but it can't be helped, this is professional sports. No one is not going through injuries, no one is really not bad. Whitman worries that Lefou's injury could make the Timberwolves' playoff journey a little less smooth this year as the playoffs approach, at least not as pundits once advocated for an easy defense of the title.

The game came to an end with the players on both sides thinking differently, and the Timberwolves players didn't care about celebrating the victory they were accustomed to, bowed their heads, strained their faces, and quickly walked into the players' tunnel.

"How?"

As soon as he walked into the locker room, Whitman couldn't wait to ask the team doctor.

"The situation is not optimistic, I just took a brief look, Lefou's wrist is a little better, but the third metacarpal bone of the palm may be fractured." The team doctor is a veteran doctor in his fifties, and as a personal doctor for the Timberwolves, his ability is beyond doubt.

Whitman chuckled in his heart, his face was a little unpleasant, and asked, "You told me directly, how many weeks of recovery time does it take?" ”

"At least six weeks!"

The veteran team doctor pushed his eyes to the bridge of his nose, and his expression was also a little ugly, you know, he is a standard Timberwolves fan, and he is waiting for the Timberwolves to defend his title this year.

"Six weeks, what are you kidding!" Whitman's voice was raised a knot, and it became a little sharper. At that moment, his face turned pale and his heart was flustered.

The players who came in later also heard the bad news, which was really unfortunate news, and in an instant the dressing room was enveloped by a solemn atmosphere, and the players all sat in their chairs and bowed their heads.

Zheng Ke pursed his lips, stunned, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

However, a few minutes later, he suddenly stood up and faced the players in the dressing room, and he had something to say unpleasantly: "Guys, I don't think we're dead yet!" ”

The players all raised their heads, with some sparkle in their eyes, and looked at Zheng Ke, silently listening to his next words.

"We're not at the end of the road yet!" Zheng Ke emphasized it again, his eyes gradually hardened in confusion, and his tone became heavy and thick: "Kevin's injury is a very uncomfortable thing for everyone, but it doesn't mean that we are not competitive this season. Injuries are inevitable in an athlete's career journey, and this is a test given to us by God. However, we can't succumb to such a test, we still have a lot of players to pursue our dreams and we still have a lot to do. I promised Aaron a championship ring, do you want me to give him the championship ring I just got last year? I'd like to give him a new one! ”

The more Zheng Ke talked, the more relaxed he became, and at the end of the joke Iverson was made, and everyone in the locker room immediately smiled. "That's right, Kevin's injury isn't the end of the world." At this time, the door of the locker room opened, Whitman walked in in a suit, he saw the smiling faces of everyone in the locker room, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't stop glancing at Zheng Ke, feeling that this big boy who was less than 22 years old was simply mature and reassuring, and he had a temperament in him, as if he would never feel panic around him, and there would never be a problem that could not be solved. "The doctor said that Kevin may not be able to play for a while, so I think it's both a loss for our team and an opportunity for a lot of young players in our team."

Whitman's way of appeasing the team is different from Zheng's, if Zheng's charisma and usual prestige are relied on, then Whitman relies on his special way as a head coach. He paused, attracted the attention of several young players, and then said slowly: "You know, Lefu has 30 to 35 minutes of playing time in each game, and this extra time will be shared with other players. The regular season is coming to an end and I'll save this opportunity for the younger players, including Ty, including Marcus."

This sentence is a complete shot in the arm for the dressing room that has had some turmoil. The Timberwolves' young players suddenly lit up, and Gibson and others couldn't help but have their hearts beating. In the NBA, opportunity and strength are both very important things, and now, a big opportunity is in front of them.

Whitman continued to break the news about some of his next tactical ideas: "I may arrange for Zheng Ke to make a cameo at the power forward position, and there will be many opportunities for both outside and interior players." There are still 8 games left in the regular season, and the outcome is relatively not so important to us, and the training is the most important thing. Jung Ke and Chang Xi's playing time will not increase, on the contrary, it will decrease when they reach the end of the game, so please perform well" (to be continued......