Chapter 70: The veal that was exchanged for blood

With the Eastern All-Stars winning 134-128 over the Western All-Stars, the '08 New Orleans All-Star Game finally came to an end, and LeBron James was crowned the second All-Star Game MVP in his life with a quasi-triple-double of 27 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

As the so-called banquet that is not dispersed in the world, after the All-Star Game, celebrities from all walks of life, reporters and media from all over the world have left the city that is still intoxicated with joy

Taylor is also leaving, she still has a lot of things to do, her second solo album "Fearless" is also in intense production, she is now on the rise of her career, and her popularity is almost as fast as Zheng Ke Zheng Ke Of course, he also understands Taylor's difficulties, so naturally he will not forcibly keep Taylor, but this feeling of his girlfriend not being around at any time is really unpleasant

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On the third day after the All-Star break, the Timberwolves host the Philadelphia 76ers

The 76ers sent away their Philadelphia son, Iverson, in favor of a top-notch physical, and Iguodala has certainly not disappointed management, averaging 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game so far this season, and it looks like he's getting better than a year

But in fact, Iguodala's offensive means have not become stronger, he has only become stronger than his better defense and more selfless spirit, the reason why the scoring has increased is because the 76ers have put most of the ball in his hands, and he also has unlimited fire

Compared with Wade, Kobe, James, Iguodala's offensive ability is more than one cut worse, in the case of Zheng Ke playing his best, Iguodala shot 6 of 18 from the field, got 16 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Iguodala's disappearance on the offensive end plunged the entire 76ers into chaos At the same time, "Haitian Divine Striker" Delham Porter was not selected as an All-Star, and Jefferson, who was holding back his resentment, exploded fiercely, Jefferson scored a game-high 25 points and 14 rebounds on Shenfeng, It contained 7 rebounds in the field

In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the visiting 76ers 104-88 at home, and Zheng Ke still scored an 11 points without pain

Just the day after the Timberwolves defeated the 76ers, the league revealed a major trade news, following the Lakers and Suns, the Dallas Mavericks were finally not willing to be lonely, they sent Harris, Diop, Iger, Van Horn, Hassel, two future first-round picks and $3 million in cash to trade Kidd, Allen and Wright from the Nets.

This trade was once considered one of the brainless trades made by Cuban in the next year or two, because Harris successfully played the top point guard stats after becoming the boss of the Nets, and Kidd failed to bring further glory to the Mavericks, but after 2011, when the Mavericks took out the Heat's Big Three and won the first championship in team history, people turned the wind and began to praise Cuban's wise decision that year, which is really ironic

But no matter what, this deal will not affect the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves are now basically determined, and they will miss the playoffs this season

So it's no surprise that the Timberwolves were slaughtered by the Spurs, a powerhouse in the West

On February 21, the Timberwolves lost to the Spurs at home, and the Argentine demon knife cut a season-high 44 points on Zheng Ke's head, and killed Iguodala in the last game.

In short, Ginobili made 7 of 9 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and shot 13 of 18 from the field, and his serpentine breakthrough deceived N fouls, Zheng Ke sighed, it is better to face this kind of player who plays IQ with you than to face a devil like Iguodala

Immediately, Zheng Ke's wish was realized, on February 24, the Timberwolves faced the visiting Mavericks at home, and in the face of the Mavericks who had just changed their blood, Whitman had a great hope to win, and this season the Timberwolves had upset the Mavericks at the Mavericks' home court, so the players were gearing up, intending to give the Mavericks players another bite to let them know how powerful the Timberwolves are

It is still Dampier who is competing with Jefferson for the ball, and in the last game, Jefferson completed a slam dunk on Dampier's head, which once made Dampier, a super-thick-skinned guy, dare not go out, and now, he wants to find his former glory in Jefferson

But the reality is cruel, Jefferson defeated Dampier who was already jumping in the jump ball session, and the basketball was picked up by the fast-eyed Telfair, and the game officially began!

Some people say that Kidd brings experience to the Mavericks, but the Mavericks, who have experienced the Finals and multiple playoffs, are not short of experience points, and what Kidd really brings to the Mavericks is defense, and the Mavericks' restriction on James in the Finals of '11 was very successful, which laid the foundation for their victory

But now, Kidd is obviously not integrated into the system of the young general, and he has not really formed chemistry with the Mavericks, which is the inevitable weakness of the Mavericks today, and it is also the biggest opportunity for the Timberwolves

The Timberwolves started from the inside, Jefferson singled out the burly Dampier, and the outside four people pulled away, which is the most commonly used tactic by the Magic team now, and it has indeed caused headaches for countless teams

Dampier's flexibility is too poor, Jefferson is not flexible in the inside, but his sudden turn still passed Dampier, Nowitzki saw it, scolded a stupid fork and let go of Channingfrye to make up for Jefferson, but it was still a little slow, and Jefferson dunked well!

The Timberwolves succeeded in their first offense, and it was completed with a dunk, which made the cold arena burst into warm applause

The Mavericks' offense is still according to their old routine, Nowitzki received the basketball in the low post, and the defender of him is also a 7-foot-long man Channingflye, but although the height is not lower than Nowitzki, the defensive ability is indeed a big difference, Nowitzki shook off Chaninflye, and then scored two points with a jumper

Kidd stuck to Telfer stubbornly, so that Telfer was under a lot of pressure, and it was difficult to even control the ball, not to mention arranging the offense, Telfer handed over a ground pass to Zheng Ke who came out to answer, because Telfer had wasted too much time, so Zheng Ke did not return it to Telfair to reorganize, he directly forced to break through Josh Howard

However, although Josh Howard's liliang is not as good as Zheng Ke, but the tonnage is better than Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke rushed to the bottom line and couldn't squeeze this guy out, just when Zheng Ke was about to shoot, he saw Jefferson who squeezed Dampier under the basket, so Zheng Ke moved a back pass to Jefferson, Jefferson immediately got up after receiving the ball, although Dampier stretched out his hand and did not move, but Jefferson grabbed the ball himself, leaned his arm up, and not only scored the ball, And caused a foul on Dampier's thugs

"Good shot!"

Zheng Ke's back pass was very hidden, and the back pass was a gorgeous performance, and he successfully assisted Jefferson to complete this two-and-one, and the two jumped up excitedly and bumped each other's butts!

After Jefferson's free throw, the Timberwolves led the Mavericks by three points, 5-2

Zheng Ke remembered that he was so embarrassed to be defended by Josh Howard just now, and immediately decided to entertain Josh Howard, so Josh Howard found that Zheng Ke suddenly turned into a piece of kraft candy, stuck to his body, and couldn't shake it off, no matter how Howard used a reverse run, or with the help of off-ball cover, he couldn't open up the distance between him and Zheng Ke a little, just kidding, the blocking defender is not joking

Kidd gave the ball to Jason Terry, who ran out of position, and Terry faced McCantz, ignored the defense, and shot straight into the three-pointer, but unfortunately, the ball was a little off the road and couldn't be shot

But the rebound that fell was grabbed by the old Kidd, as the current triple-double king of the NBA, Kidd's rebounding ability is the top among all guard players in history, and similarly, this time his judgment of the rebounding ball landing is also very accurate, plus Telfair failed to card him well, so he easily grabbed this rebound!

As Kidd grabbed the rebound, the Timberwolves' formation was chaotic, and Kidd, who had an excellent view of the overall situation, suddenly found Nowitzki, who slipped into the bottom corner, and after Nowitzki received the basketball, there was still some distance from his nearest Channingflye, so the German tank immediately fired!

"Huh!"

Like a turret erected from top of a German tank, the basketball flew out of his hands, drew a high parabola, and then passed through the net under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes!

"I didn't expect the game to start with the stars of the two teams competing against each other!" "That's right, this game seems to be getting better and better!" The two TNT presenters said