This is an era when outside players shine, and compared to the big four centers in the 90s, there is no player who can really dominate the interior line.

Yao Ming, as the most traditional center in this era of withering inside, has the first offensive power in the NBA, but compared with the top ten centers with both offense and defense, his defense and rebounding have not reached the top level, and it can only be said that his defensive ability is at the upper middle level in the league.

He has never been afraid of hand-held singles, especially back-to-back singles. His outstanding height and rock-solid lower handicap allow him to easily withstand any interior back-to-back advancement, and most of the NBA's current centers are American-style centers with rough skills, similar to having an occasional flash of inspiration like Howard, who is a first-class center that is hard to find, so Yao Ming has no pressure to defend them alone. In the media, Yao Ming's worst pick-and-roll offensive defense has also made great progress this season. Benefiting from the enhancement of his footwork ability, Yao Ming can quickly return to the interior to defend after pressing the ball handler when defending and blocking the attack.

In the third game against the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves frequently blocked and attacked, and the Rockets did quite well. The reason for losing the game was because the Timberwolves strengthened defensively, and the Rockets had a total of 18 turnovers in the whole game, while the Timberwolves only had 8 turnovers in the whole game, which was the main reason for the Rockets' failure. But even so, relying on the relentless positional attack, they almost always caught up with the score at the last moment

On May 25, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets continued their battle for Game 4. The Timberwolves were 1-2 down.

The Rockets took the lead, Brooks hit all four of his first four shots, and the Rockets started the game with a 16-4 surge. Then the Timberwolves regained their sense of play. Zheng Ke made the Timberwolves' first three-pointer to recover a certain point difference. Yao Ming was powerful in the middle of the game, and the small hook hit consecutive shots to establish a lead for the Rockets. After that, Scola, Maddie and others played together, and the Rockets played loudly.

At the most in the first half, the Rockets led by 21 points at one point. The scene looked very bad for the Timberwolves, and the oppressive atmosphere silenced the usually hot target center.

There was a lot of rage in the Whitman locker room, and he thought the Timberwolves' players were lacking momentum. Lacking the spirit of the last desperate Saburo, he pointed at the nose of every main player and scolded the past. Zheng Ke was quite annoyed to hear this, closed his mouth, and stared at the floor. Not a word.

The Timberwolves rebounded in the second half. Zheng Ke took the lead in firing, scoring 17 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, leading the Timberwolves to play wave after wave of climaxes, he indulged in roaring under the basket, inspiring the atmosphere to the highest point, and the point difference was slowly recovered by the efforts of the passionate Timberwolves players.

With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves tied the score at 85-85. Both teams then went on to score until there were three minutes left in the game. Zheng Kecai relied on free throws to score two points and Forest led 87-85. The rocket is also out of the iron shortage at the moment. Maddie hit a three-pointer and hit the key shot. Zheng missed twice and it wasn't until Billups hit a key three-pointer at 53 seconds that the Timberwolves took a 90-88 lead.

After the timeout, the Rockets arranged offensive tactics, Yao Ming received a pass in a deep position, he took a diagonal step with his left foot, made a shooting feint, shook Anderson, and then leaned up, causing Anderson to foul, at this time Anderson graduated with six fouls, and Yao Ming also relied on free throws to tie the score. After that, both teams went their separate ways and also missed the chance to kill, and the game went into extra time.

In overtime, Zheng Keqiang assaulted Artest and caused Artest to foul, but the referee blew Yao Ming for a foul, allowing Atai, who had already committed five fouls, to escape. At this point, the physical strength of the players on both sides is close to drying up, and Yao Ming has long exceeded his usual playing time. In this kind of bayonet game, the tenacious Timberwolves were the best at it, but God seemed to play a joke on the Timberwolves, Maddy completed a three-pointer when he lost his balance, and also caused Afraro to foul, and the Timberwolves fell behind by as many as 4 points all of a sudden. Zheng Ke finally broke through to hit a layup, and the Rockets who came back hit another three-pointer, this time it was Artest, who was supposed to be out

The Rockets won Game 4 103-98 while earning match point in the Western Conference Finals.

The Western Conference showdown is gradually turning towards a Rockets victory, and this time, all media pundits are seeing the signs.

In Zheng Ke's dictionary, there is no word for surrender. Maybe the Timberwolves have a lineup flaw, maybe the Rockets restrained the Timberwolves, but the NBA is the place where miracles are born, and the Bobcats can sweep the Lakers, so why can't the Timberwolves fight back in desperation? He still had thoughts of reversal in his heart.

However, this was just his thoughts, and in the locker room at the target center after the game, all the Timberwolves players had a confused feeling on their faces. With so many young players in the Timberwolves, the biggest disadvantage after the defeat finally broke out, and Zheng Ke didn't know how to express his feelings, nor how to inspire the sluggish military spirit.

When attending the press conference, Zheng Ke hung his head and his face was indescribably lonely. He looked at the technical statistics table on the table, and answered the reporter's question weakly.

"In the first half, you were down by 21 points at most, but in the second half you were in a completely different state, and even gradually chased the score back, can you tell us what happened at halftime?"

"Nothing happened. We had some trouble in the first half, we didn't play well and we missed some open shots. So at half-time the manager told us to regain our confidence, we had to keep our style and be aggressive, so we did well in the second half. Unfortunately, we still lost the game. Zheng Ke said into the microphone.

"You've got a bit of a rebound in shooting today, and you've scored 34 points compared to the previous games, and all of that took 19 shots." A Minnesota-area reporter mentioned Zheng's performance, apparently hoping that Zhengke would not dwell too much on winning and losing.

"Ah, yes, I feel pretty good. However, he missed some shots at the most critical moments, including the laster at the end of the fourth quarter, which was a pity. ”

In such a big era, it is a pity that the two super small forwards in the east and west have almost the same experience. Their opponents are the same super centers in the NBA today, and they also lost to the weak interior line.

The Magic led the Cavaliers 3-1.

If the Timberwolves' failure is understandable, then James's defeat is a bit unacceptable, and even the only game he won was a stunner. After all, James has just won his first regular-season MVP, so there's no reason to lose like this against a defensive wing player who doesn't have a good game.

In fact, James' performance has been very amazing, scoring 49 points, 35 points, 41 points and 44 points in four games, averaging more than 40 points per game, which can be said to be a one-man blow up the outside of the Magic team. But the Magic team relied on Howard, including Howard, supplemented by the simple tactics of the four shooters to play evenly with the Cavaliers, and even won by one point and two points each time.

From this, it can also be seen that NBA teams do not have an absolute advantage in tactics, only the most suitable tactics. When a player encounters the right tactics, he will shine; A group of players with the right tactics can go from a rabble to a competitive team.

Two days later, the Toyota Center in Houston.

This is the Timberwolves' last battle, if they win, they may have a chance to live, and if they lose, they can only go home to fish.

The game attracted the attention of the whole world, for Chinese fans, the palms and backs of their hands are meat, it is difficult to make a choice, but overall, they naturally want to see more Chinese derbies in their hearts.

Rockets fans everywhere have happy smiles on their faces, and their mood is the most relaxed. In the city of Houston, basketball has never been the hottest sport, but now it is different, the Rockets have one foot in the door of the finals, and the championship trophy is only an arm's length away.

The city is lit up like a festival. Rocket-billed newspapers hung up in the streets and alleys, and huge posters of the star Yao Ming fluttered above the city.

Zheng Ke was startled when he walked into Houston, but then he felt a wave of anger rise from the bottom of his heart, his knuckles clenched white, and his eyes glowed with a terrifying light.

"Do you think you've won? The Houstonian" (to be continued......)

PS: I watched the Spurs and Thunder game today, and suddenly I felt that the Mavericks were so powerful