The King of the NBA

The game has already started. The Timberwolves took the initiative and got the ball first. After Rubio advanced to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Love, and the rest pulled away to give Love a single.

Naturally, the Magic will not let the Timberwolves get what they want. Seeing that Love is going to play singles, they immediately go up to help defend.

"Assist in defense?" Love chuckled inwardly. That's what he wanted. He wanted to kill opponents as much as possible in the interior and score as much as possible. What's more, he is not the only one on the Timberwolves side who can score, and Martin is also a big killer.

At the moment, Love points out the ball.

Martin ran back, and Brewer made a screen for him. Martin took the opportunity to shake off the defender, went outside the three-point line on the left, received a pass from Love, and it was a three-pointer.

Swish!

With a soft sound, the ball entered the net decisively.

"nice shot."

"good."

On the sidelines, Ning Yi and others applauded in unison.

There was also huge cheers from the auditorium. This is the home court of the Timberwolves. There are many Timberwolves fans. The huge cheers echoed in the arena like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Martin smiled slightly, made a "three-point" gesture, and hit the first shot, which also made him feel very good, and his desire to score became stronger.

In 2013, Martin averaged 20 points per game. His scoring ability and defensive ability are all top-notch in the league. Once he feels it, his scoring will become unstoppable.

In the next few minutes, the Magic's defensive focus was still on Love, but what they didn't expect was that Love didn't have many singles. Instead, Martin broke out and made 4 of 6 shots in a few minutes, including a three-pointer. One person scored 9 points.

Fortunately, Vucevic played well on the Magic side.

The Timberwolves' defensive focus is on the perimeter, but Vucevic on the Magic's side is in excellent form. Even in the face of Love and Pekovic's siege, he can still play effective kills.

In this way, when more than five minutes were played in the first quarter, the Timberwolves only led the Magic by 3 points.

"Substitution." Adelman made a substitution, replaced Pekovic with Dion, and told Dion: "Your task is to defend, to guard Pekovic." Martin played for a few minutes. It's so good, but the Timberwolves only lead by 3 points. The biggest reason is that Vucevic's restrictions are not good enough.

In the starting lineup of the Magic, only Vucevic is the tallest, with a height of 213 cm. The rest are not tall. The tallest is Harkless, with a height of 203 cm.

With the opponent's height, as long as Vucevic can be restrained, the Timberwolves will definitely have a great advantage inside, but Pekovic can't do it.

As for Love, he is a power forward, not someone who directly faces Vucevic.

What's more, Love's role is mainly reflected on the offensive end. You can't use him as a defensive player, that would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Yes." Dion nodded.

After this substitution, the effect is still obvious.

Dion is 211 cm tall, not much shorter than Vucevic, plus he is young, bounces well, is active enough, dares to fight and grab, and is better than Pekovic in defending Vucevic Some.

But at this time, Efflalo from the outside of the Magic broke out again, hitting two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, even if Brewer was in front of him, he could still make it.

It's not a question of defense.

"This is the game, full of uncertainty, no one knows what will happen next moment." Ning Yi sighed in his heart, just as he stopped Vucevic, another one popped up.

Adelman frowned, thought for a moment, then looked at the bench, and shouted: "Ning, get ready, replace Brewer later. Your task is to shoot and score."

"Yes." Ning Yi replied, excited in his heart.

This is the Timberwolves' first regular season game. Originally, Ning Yi thought he had to wait until the end of the first quarter to play, but he didn't expect to have a chance so soon.

When the Magic scored again, Adelman called a timeout. On the one hand, he interrupted the opponent's rhythm. On the other hand, he just changed players and readjusted his tactics.

"Let me talk about it." Adelman said, spreading out the tactical board, "From the perspective of these few minutes, the opponent's Vucevic and Afflalo are threats. In the first few minutes, we faced Vucevic Odd didn't do a good job defensively, but after Dion came up, that changed, and he did a good job."

Dion grinned stupidly, and Pekovic couldn't help but blush.

Adelman said again: "As for Afflalo, it's not that we didn't do a good job defensively, but that the opponent's state is too good. If this is the case, then we will start from the offensive and use offense to attack. Wait for Brewer to go down. , Ning on. Love, Martin, Ning, these are our three scoring points, the three of you should pay attention to running positions and maintain a triangle at all times. Rubio, your task is also very important, in any of the three of them When you have the opportunity, you must give the ball."

"Yeah." Rubio nodded. His shooting was still unstable today. The first two shots were all ironed, so he didn't take any shots later, but there is no problem with letting him pass the ball.

"Okay, let's play like this, let's go." Adelman put away the tactical board.

At this time, the whistle sounded.

Before playing, Terry Porter held Ning Yi and told him: "Take it easy, treat it as normal training, and don't hesitate once you have a chance, just vote first."

"I understand." Ning Yi replied.

At this time, players from both sides returned to the field.

The Magic also carried out a personnel rotation, replacing Harkless with Andrew Nicholson, who is 206 cm tall, to improve the height of the inside line. At the same time, he replaced Nelson and replaced this year's rookie Victor Oladipo .

Seeing Oladipo, many messages flashed in Ning Yi's mind.

Oladipo is the No. 2 pick this year, and he is also the most worthy of the top three picks so far. As for Anthony Bennett, I won’t talk about it. He played fairly well, but at this stage, his results didn't match his ranking.

"attack."

Rubio's voice came, Ning Yi looked away, and the Timberwolves began to attack.

At this time, eight minutes into the first quarter, the Timberwolves were 17:18 behind the Magic by 1 point.

In a blink of an eye, Rubio came to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball with one hand, and gestured to his teammates with the other to signal everyone to move. Ning Yi started to move, circled along the inside line, and then returned to the outside line.

At the same time, Martin and Love are also moving.

The movement of the three seems to be irregular, but if you observe carefully, you can find that no matter how the three move, they are always a triangle.

After a few moves, the Timberwolf's fangs are exposed.