The King of the NBA

The first half is over, and the Timberwolves maintain the lead.

This result is not surprising, but in the last few minutes of the second quarter, the Timberwolves' bench lineup made fans feel bright. They played very well and exceeded people's expectations.

Adelman was also very satisfied with the performance of his players in the past few minutes, and specially praised Ning Yi and the others.

For a team to be strong, it needs not only a strong enough core lineup, but also a strong enough bench lineup, especially after entering the playoffs, the depth of the lineup will become a key factor.

Of course, the Timberwolves have not been able to make the playoffs in recent years.

But this season, Adelman sees hope, and his heart is ignited with anticipation. Maybe this season can really break the curse of the past and reach the playoffs?

After a while, the second half began.

It's easy for both sides to deploy the main force. Durant is still the Thunder's strongest support. He used his personal ability to play singles continuously. Brewer's defense was not enough to limit him.

For the Timberwolves, Love also played very well. Perkins has weight, but he has no speed and cannot keep up with Love. When he is inside, Love withdraws to the outside to shoot. Kill inside.

One came and two went, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, but the Timberwolves still maintained their lead.

When most of the third quarter was played, Adelman made a substitution, replacing Ning Yi, Mbah a Moute and others.

After coming back this time, Ning Yi and others still continued the previous performance, and Ning Yi played more and more easily. CIC is still his main scoring method, but three-pointers and air cuts will come from time to time. It's pretty.

In fact, Ning Yi's position in the second team of the Timberwolves has become more and more important, and some tactics are played around him, because he is stable enough to stand up when needed.

"Shua!"

Ning Yi assisted Turiaf, and Turiaf scored a layup.

Adelman nodded, glanced at Ning Yi with appreciation, and whispered to himself: "Ning's progress is really fast, maybe making him the best sixth man is also a good choice." He is considering whether to let Ning Yi Yi has truly become the core of the second team, but Adelman has not yet made a decision for the time being.

During this period of time, Ning Yi has made great progress, and his scoring methods are no longer so single. Now he even has three points.

But on the whole, Ning Yi still lacks a lot, not to mention that he is only a rookie, it may be too early for him to play the "best sixth man".

In a blink of an eye, the third quarter is coming to an end.

The Timberwolves still lead here, with a difference of 11 points.

In this quarter, all members of the Timberwolves worked hard and played very well. Although Durant was unstoppable and scored 13 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves still led in terms of total points.

Ning Yi scored another 4 points, plus 1 assist. His personal data became 16 points, 1 rebound, and 4 assists. He was almost catching up with the previous game.

In the fourth quarter, the Thunder began to counterattack. Durant and Reggie broke out one after another, leading the Thunder to chase points. At one point, they chased the point difference to only 6 points.

"beep"

Adelman made a substitution, replacing Ning Yi, Dion, Barea and others.

Ning Yi didn't play well in the past few minutes. He took two shots, but they failed to hit. The others were similar. It seemed that even blacksmithing would be contagious.

"Ning," Terry Porter called.

"I'm fine." Ning Yi looked at Terry Potter and grinned at him.

Seeing this smile, Terry Porter nodded and felt relieved.

Ning Yi sat down and took a deep breath. Although he didn't play well in the past few minutes, the current Ning Yi is no longer the Ning Yi in the preseason.

Ning Yi has matured a lot after the preseason training.

The most important point is that his heart is no longer wandering, no longer entangled in the past, no longer disturbed by "time travel", the soul in his twenties has completely merged with his body in his twenties.

"Phew, I'm a little anxious, I have to calm down and adjust myself." Ning Yi muttered in his heart, looking at the field, the Timberwolves still had the advantage, and it was not a big problem to win the game.

Of course, even so, Ning Yi has to make adjustments. Every time he encounters a problem, every time he solves a problem, it is a gain for him.

Another few minutes passed.

At this time, the Timberwolves were still leading. Seeing that the time was running out, the Thunder called a timeout again. Adelman replaced Ning Yi and replaced Brewer.

As soon as he came up, Ning Yi voted for one, but failed to make it.

Turning around, the Thunder scored one, narrowing the point difference a bit, but soon Martin retaliated, and completed a beautiful cooperation with Rubio, and finally Martin dunked successfully.

The game continues, and Ning Yi is also waiting for the opportunity. While waiting for the opportunity, he observes his opponents and teammates, and learns, thinks and summarizes from them.

This in itself is also an improvement. In the long run, it can improve Ning Yi's ability to read the game and make him better at using and creating opportunities on the court.

More than a minute passed, and Ning Yi finally waited for the opportunity.

The Timberwolves didn't score, Ning Yi judged where the ball fell, accelerated and killed it, hugged the ball, and made a small throw when the defender didn't react.

swish!

The goal is scored, and it is two points.

In the auditorium, Ning Yi's fans cheered. Before he knew it, Ning Yi had already scored 18 points.

However, Ning Yi failed to score again in the next few minutes, but Adelman did not replace him, because Adelman had an idea in his mind to make Ning Yi the "best sixth man". So with the score leading, Adelman consciously left Ning Yi on the court and let him play the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

For a game, the last few minutes of the fourth quarter are critical, and many times these few minutes will become the crucial moment to determine the outcome of the game.

At this time, the trailing team will try to make a final counterattack, and the game will become very delicate. For young players, playing the last few minutes of the fourth quarter is often more rewarding than playing the entire quarter ahead.

Under Adelman's deliberate action, Ning Yi got a chance and encountered many problems. Facing the opponent's last madness, Ning Yi was a little at a loss, shooting hard, passing the ball was interrupted, fouls seemed to be all the troubles They all collided together, so that he met them all at once.

Fortunately, with Love and Martin, the stable scoring of the two helped the Timberwolves firmly hold the lead. Finally, when the game ended, they defeated the Thunder 120:114.

Ning Yi didn't play well in the last few minutes, and lost some points indirectly or directly.

But this is nothing. Sometimes experience is more important than results. Although Ning Yi did not play well in the last few minutes, it is an experience. Only after experience can he grow.