Thibodeau was of course happy, scoring such a goal, the Timberwolves were equivalent to a three-pointer in this round, and the difference between the two teams came to 5 points for the first time.

Thunder fans were quite dissatisfied with the referee's decision and rushed to boo.

The referees weren't going to feel guilty about the boo, but Durant's apt complaint kept him to heart. As a referee, the emphasis is on balance. Sometimes at the end of the game, when they go back to the dressing room, they will also have a discussion about the first half, and by watching the video replay, they know that there are some imperfect decisions in the first half, so the referee has a mirror in his heart, and they are actually clear about what to do.

For the Thunder, the Timberwolves are definitely a formidable opponent, especially Zheng Ke began to slowly play the kind of madness of the previous game in the second quarter, which put them under a lot of pressure.

"Huh!"

Zheng Ke landed on one foot, took two steps back to stabilize his body, and raised his arms like a swan's elegant neck.

"18 to 4, 18 to 4, 18 to 4"

This is the personal score comparison between Zheng Ke and Jeff Green, Zheng Ke is in Jeff Green's ear, although the two are friends in the 07 world, but in the game, Zheng Ke is indiscriminate trash talk attack, no mercy at all.

Jeff Green's head was smoky as he listened, and it was inevitable that the defensive moves were a little bigger than before.

As soon as the action is made, he will receive a foul, and Jeff Green immediately received his third personal foul on Zheng Ke, plus the number of fouls in this quarter of the game has arrived, and Zheng Ke is also sent to the free throw line.

"Substitution, substitution, Giselle, you go!" Brooks saw that it was not good, and quickly made personnel adjustments, replacing Jeff Green and replacing Ibakati, who had just rested for two minutes.

At this time, the Thunder's lineup on the court is Westbrook and Severo. Durant, Serge Ibaka and Kostic. And the Timberwolves are Lowry, Billups, Zheng Ke. Love and Jordan Jr.

The Timberwolves are a two-point guard lineup, and it was Lowry who organized the game, and Bills was more of a shooter at the point guard position. Hesitating that Severosa has weak offensive ability, so the Timberwolves' professional defensive point guard has reduced his playing time and should be replaced with such a lineup that is not usually common.

In such a lineup matchup, Zheng Ke finally faced Durant directly face to face.

"Finally dare to defend me? Let Jeff suffer so much, how can you bear it? Zheng Ke held the ball in one hand from beyond the three-point line and trash talk at Durant.

"Why do you like to talk trash lately? It didn't work for me. Durant rarely opened his mouth and directly told Zheng Ke that he had an immune aura.

"Hehe, I've been a little excited lately!"

After speaking. Zheng Ke's pupils widened instantly, and as if he had changed shapes, he suddenly took a sideways step and appeared on Durant's left side, as if he was about to break through to Durant's left side.

This is a conspiracy. Zheng Ke is too big, if Durant doesn't change his center of gravity, Zheng Ke may really accelerate and pass him. The two have fought so many times, and he still knows this.

Zheng Ke did prepare like this, watching Durant move and pull back the basketball with his left hand. Dribbling the ball behind his back, he took a small step on the right side of his right foot, and instantly jumped out of position.

Durant made up for the defense, Zheng Ke changed direction sharply in front of his body, hit the ground with his right hand and dribbled to his left hand, and his body shook. With a wrong step, he broke through to Durant's left side.

Two steps later, Zheng Ke made a quick stop jump shot and hit a low arc.

"Two points!" The referee held out two fingers in the resentment of the audience. Indicates that the score is valid.

Durant has a high center of gravity and is flexible, but it is still difficult to defend such delicate goals. However, his thin body has become a lot stronger after two or three summer vacations, although it still looks like a bamboo pole, but in fact, the confrontation is not weak, and many people think that Duran's confrontation is too bad, that is really underestimating him.

But compared to his offense, the defense is really a lot worse.

In Zheng Ke's system rating, Durant has an overall rating of 93, of which the offensive rating is as high as 95, and the defensive rating is only 81. With a rating of 81, among the 30 starting small forwards in the league, it can only be regarded as a medium defensive level, and compared to Zheng Ke, he is the worst.

But on the court, it seems that the two of them explode each other, because Zheng Ke can't prevent Durant's offense, and the raised arm and the ability to shoot quickly at the slightest gap have become the most inexplicable existence. It's just that even Kobe's back-leaning Zheng Ke overshadowed it, but he couldn't do anything with a jump shot like Durant.

At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Thunder by six points at 61-55.

"Ho ho, the two teams played an offensive battle in the first two quarters of the game. In particular, KD and ZK, one with 19 points and the other with 26 points, look like they're in good shape. We look forward to the second half of the game," the host of the TV station said the first half of the game with excitement.

At half-time, the spectators watched the commercials, the players rested in the dressing room, and the referees watched the video.

Each has its own duties, and time flies quite quickly.

The NBA league wants to increase commercial revenue while ensuring the consistency of the game, and can become the most successful overseas sport in North America, in addition to the charm of basketball itself, a variety of groundbreaking operations are more important. Stern has been in office for so many years, single-handedly building the NBA's business empire, and the players' wages have risen, in addition to inflation and Jordan, it is this old man who should be thanked.

For example, the 15 minutes of half-time was not set for long, and it was just right to ensure the excitement of the crowd and the anticipation of the second half of the game.

So when Zheng Ke and the others appeared, they still felt the same warm atmosphere of the Ford Center.

"It's so loud!" Lefu was sincerely impressed.

In this year's Timberwolves All-Star shortlist, in addition to Zheng Ke, Billups and Love, Lowry, Afflalo, and Pekovic were also successfully selected, and six were selected, which was also the most in the NBA in the same period. The shortlist consists of a total of 120 players, with 60 players in each of the East and West Divisions, including 24 defenders, 24 forwards and 12 center forwards.

The All-Star debut will be announced on TNT on January 23 next year, and the 2011 All-Star will be held in Los Angeles on February 20. A small-ball city like the Minnesota Timberwolves failed to bid again. But the league has told the Timberwolves that in the next five years, there will definitely be an All-Star event in Minneapolis, which can be regarded as appeasing the disgruntled Timberwolves.

Players know that being on the All-Star shortlist doesn't mean they're an All-Star. But this is an encouragement and affirmation, at least in the league's disguised opinion, that you are a top 120 player in the NBA in terms of commercial value, court performance, etc.

So Pekovic was able to be selected, and I was very happy in my heart, and it was indeed not easy to come here across the ocean.

The opponent of the Timberwolves in this game, the Thunder team has only four people on the shortlist, guards Westbrook and Sefoffo, forwards Durant and Jeff Green, and Ibaka on the bench is currently unknown, and he has not yet started his playing time, and his statistics are also very inconspicuous.

But tonight was destined to be Ibaka's night of fame, and after the second half, Zheng Ke broke through and dunked.

One-handed split buckle, blocked by Ibaka!

This is an extremely rare scene, Zheng Ke jumped in the air, but Ibaka dared to come from behind, and he did block Zheng Ke's basketball with his height advantage.

"How daring!"

Zheng Ke shouted, grabbed the basketball tighter, and burst out with more wild force with his tense muscles, and he was about to forcibly buckle it.

The confrontation between the two in the air is like breaking away from gravity.

Ibaka was shocked, only to feel that the blocked Zheng Ke was unreasonable, as if he was pressed on the head of a tiger, and this tiger came with huge power, and his arm unconsciously bent back.

Under the effect of basketball, he still got rid of it. With a "bang", Zheng Ke grabbed the basket with one hand, but the basketball smashed into the neck of the basket, and then bounced high.

Ibaka was knocked to the ground by Zheng Ke and took two steps back, but his momentum did not decrease, and he stared at Zheng Ke without giving in at all.

The Timberwolves' bench was stunned, and all the players looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"Zheng Ke was actually covered? Or is it a dunk covered? ”

It's really a capsized boat in the gutter. Zheng Ke himself didn't have anything to look at, but he felt that the guy in front of him wearing No. 9 was really bold and dared to rush up like this. You know, centers like Howard, who are known as the top five defensive centers in history, have been humiliated by his crotch.

After being stunned for a second, the audience erupted in the biggest cheers since the start of today's game.

"Let you be arrogant, it's covered!"

"I think you dare to dunk on our heads, and Ibaka will give you a taste of the block."

Ibaka under the basket was surrounded by Thunder players, and Durant excitedly bumped his chest with him, and then touched his head. Ibaka grinned and quietly put her sore right arm behind her back, still trembling faintly.

After this shot, the morale of the Thunder team soared, and Westbrook completed a breakthrough layup in excitement, and he fought hard against the 250-pound Pekovic to complete it, and the ground was not presentable.

The fans watched the excitement, and the coaches watched the doorway.

The Thunder team is on the rise, and Thibodeau doesn't dare to hold it up. The Thunder is not the Knicks, and there is no team in the West to mess with, so he called a timeout in time, so that the Thunder fans who saw the excitement instantly felt empty in their hearts, and scolded Thibodeau for not being a good bird.

Thibodeau is certainly not a good bird, he is the dog-headed military advisor of the timberwolves, and he advises Zheng Ke, the head wolf.

"If you want to beat the Thunder, you have to show our momentum. The Thunder's home stadium, once they get up, it's like a volcano, and we need to keep them at bay with a good goal or a good defense. For example, in the future, they are likely to attack directly from the outside with the ball from Durant, so Zheng, in the next round, your defense is crucial. Go and get back to the field."