The King of the NBA

"It's really surprising that the Timberwolves are ranked third in the West."

"The momentum of the Timberwolves in the past half month is too strong. They only lost two games and won all the others."

"Yeah, this season the Timberwolves are very unusual. Compared with last season, their strength has improved a lot. With Martin joining, Love has also become more mature, plus Ning, a rookie who is not like a rookie. In general It is said that although their current results are somewhat unexpected, they are also reasonable."

"I just don't know if they can continue this performance."

"It's hard to say. After all, there are still many strong teams in the West, such as the Clippers, Rockets, and Pacers. These are all eyeing up. It's hard to say when the Timberwolves will be pulled down."

"Well, just the Spurs and the Thunder. The status of these two teams should be unshakable."

People are discussing, the end of a month of games, a lot of topics, including who is the best player of the month in the East and West, which team played the best in this month and so on.

Of course, Ning Yi is also one of the topics.

As a rookie, he has played data that other rookies can't match this month, and he is the best rookie in the league this month, which is undisputed.

In China, Ning Yi's reputation has soared to an amazing level.

Nowadays, not only the sports media, but also other media, including news, education, entertainment and other platforms, can see Ning Yi's name.

It only took Ning Yi a month to conquer countless Chinese fans.

United States, Oklahoma.

This is a hotel where everyone from the Timberwolves stayed.

After the game against the Mavericks ended on November 30, the Timberwolves immediately boarded the plane and arrived in Oklahoma City. On December 1, they will challenge the Thunder in an away game.

Now the Timberwolves' record ranks third in the West, and the Thunder ranks second in the West, which is equivalent to a showdown between the second and third places in the West, which is particularly eye-catching.

For this game, the Timberwolves also attach great importance to it.

This is a back-to-back game, so Adelman canceled the training, but still called everyone together to do a pre-war mobilization: "Tonight we will play against the Thunder, this game is very important to us. I hope You guys can win this game and beat the Thunder."

The Timberwolves generals looked serious and nodded silently.

Now they have a good record, but if they want to go further, then the Thunder is a hurdle that must be faced. If they can beat the Thunder today, not only will they be able to gain a victory, but it will also shock their morale.

For a team, morale is a very important factor. If the morale is like a rainbow, it is not impossible to defeat the next team. If the morale is low, it is not uncommon for the gutter to capsize.

As far as the Timberwolves are concerned, if they can win this game, their morale will definitely be greatly shaken. At that time, they are likely to win another wave of victories, and their record will improve again, perhaps surpassing the Thunder.

But if they lose, it will be a blow to them, like telling them that even if you rush to the third place in the Western Conference, you will never be able to surpass the Thunder.

"Phew." Adelman let out a foul breath, looked at his generals, his eyes became sharp and chilling, "This season, our goal is the playoffs." After speaking, Adelman added: " Moreover, I hope that we can go on in the playoffs and enter the second and third rounds instead of being eliminated in the first round. Therefore, our strength still needs to be improved. And this time against the Thunder is an opportunity to exercise .”

Everyone was shocked and their eyes lit up.

The playoffs, these three words mean a lot to them, especially for Love, this is also his goal, and he has been working hard for it to bring the team into the playoffs.

If he can't bring the team into the playoffs, no matter how good his statistics are, in some people's eyes, it is just "nothing more than that", and there is still some gap between him and the top players.

Love wants to become the top player and prove himself, so he must bring the team into the playoffs. Although he tried hard before, he failed.

But this time, he is full of confidence, and he is bound to win!

"Coach." Love said: "Don't worry, we will definitely enter the playoffs. No matter what, we must not be rejected again this time."

"right."

"This time we will definitely make it to the playoffs. We are now third in the Western Conference."

"It will definitely work."

"Goal, playoffs!"

Everyone spoke up.

"I trust you." Adelman nodded, but his expression was still serious, not at all relaxed.

In fact, Adelman is very clear that the reason why the Timberwolves are now ranked third in the West is not a norm, and this one is almost a super long play with them.

When the season goes on, this "extraordinary performance" will definitely disappear. By then, will they still be able to keep the third place in the Western Conference?

This is difficult. After all, the Timberwolves didn't even make the playoffs last season, just because they had more Martin and Ning Yi, it was not enough for them to complete such a transformation and become the top three teams in the Western Conference.

"It may be difficult to keep the third place in the Western Conference, but the playoffs must be made." Adelman thought to himself, entering the playoffs is his goal.

Looking at the smug teammates, Ning Yi's heart was also hot, his blood was boiling, and he muttered in a low voice: "Playoffs, wait, we will definitely come. And, we will go further."

At 6:20 in the afternoon, the game is about to start.

Today, the attendance rate of the Chesapeake Energy Arena reached 70%, and more than 10,000 people came to watch today's game between the Thunder and the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are now in full swing, and the Thunder are also in full swing. When these two teams face off, people are looking forward to who will win.

A group of Thunder players were warming up on the field, each with a murderous look.

There is no doubt that for this game, the Thunder are also bound to win, and they have this strength. The starting lineup includes Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka and others, and the rotation lineup also includes Reggie, Collison and others .

With such a staffing arrangement, why be afraid of others?

"It looks like today's game will be very exciting."

"This is for sure. The Timberwolves have won several games in a row, and now their morale is like a rainbow and their fighting spirit is high; the Thunder team is also strong and strong, with a murderous look. The collision between them will definitely not be dull. But one thing, the Timberwolves are fighting back to back. , it’s a disadvantage, and it’s an away game.”

"Well, but the mental state of the Timberwolves players looks good."

In people's discussions, time passed quickly. After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the sidelines, gathered around the coach, and listened to the coach's arrangements.

A moment later, the whistle sounded, and the game was about to start!