The King of the NBA

"It's worthy of being the scoring leader." Ning Yi shook his head and sighed, he had already double-teamed Durant, and in the last one or two seconds, he was able to score.

This strength is really terrifying.

But it's nothing, it's just a ball. On the whole, the Timberwolves did a good job here. They played well in the last two or three minutes, and the point difference was reduced to only 6 points.

During the break, Adelman rearranged his tactics.

In fact, dealing with the Thunder is very simple, you only need to limit Durant and Westbrook.

But the problem is that it is too difficult to restrict these two people. Any one has super personal strength, let alone two, even if you use double-teaming, it is impossible for you to double-team two people at the same time.

And the opponent is not a fool. There are many ways to break the double-team. As long as the opponent is given a little time, the Timberwolves' double-team effect will be greatly reduced. Even if the opponent only has one super player, it is difficult to restrict him.

Not far away, the Thunder are also making arrangements.

Coach Scott Brooks said to his opponent: "Later we still have to start with defense. This is fundamental. We can't let the opponent score easily. In addition, we must be careful about that Ning, stick to him as much as possible, and don't let him shoot. opportunities, especially in mid-range shots." Waiting for the second quarter, generally speaking, neither side will send the main lineup immediately. Brooks thinks that Ning Yi may play. As far as the Timberwolves' bench lineup is concerned, Ning Yi is indeed a threat.

In the audience, people are discussing.

"Judging from this quarter, Thunder's strength is still stronger."

"Actually, it was Durant and Westbrook. In the first quarter, the two of them accounted for more than half of the Thunder team's points. If they are missing, the strength will be reversed."

"So, if the Timberwolves want to win, they have to limit them."

"It's hard"

In people's discussion, the second quarter begins.

Ning Yi played again and formed a rotation lineup with Barea, Mbah a Moute, Shabaci, and Pekovic. On the side of the Thunder, the lineup is also on the rotation.

After coming back this time, the Thunder team started to defend Ning Yi, not only the people who were against him, but also blocked Ning Yi in the overall tactics, cut off his connection with his teammates, restricted him from receiving the ball, and compressed his shooting space .

After playing for more than two minutes in the second quarter, Ning Yi didn't even make a shot, because there was no good opportunity, and he didn't want to force a shot. It would be a waste of opportunities if he was not sure.

"This situation is not good." Terry Porter frowned, looking at Adelman first, "Coach, do you want Love or Martin to play?" Letting any one of the two play can share the defensive pressure.

Adelman shook his head: "No, just wait and see."

On the field, Ning Yi took the ball, and the figure in front of him flashed, and someone rushed over immediately. The Thunder changed defenses very quickly. They were consciously blocking Ning Yi. At any time, someone was staring at Ning Yi. Once he used his teammates The pick-and-roll, or running positions and other means to throw off the defender, and the Thunder players will immediately switch over.

This is definitely a treatment that a rookie should not have.

Of course, Ning Yi doesn't like this kind of treatment at all. The defensive pressure is too great, and there are people in front of him all the time, so there is no chance to make a move.

"Hum." Ning Yi snorted coldly, with a decision in his heart, he began to break through.

An accelerated change of direction, and then following the trend is a jump.

However, when Ning Yi passed the defender, there was another person in front of him, Thunder substitute forward Perry Jones.

"This kind of singles is too easy."

"The opponent is consciously blocking Ning Yi, targeting him, even if he is allowed to break through, there are still people staring at him. He is not Durant, it is not easy to break in, it is too difficult to score against the inside defender gone."

People sigh.

This is a fact. Ning Yi is not Durant. He does not have that kind of unique physical talent, and his skills are not omnipotent. Maybe he can pass the first defender, but when he gets to the penalty area, what about facing the opponent's inside defense?

At this moment, to everyone's surprise, Ning Yi jumped up, but instead of laying up or shooting, he suddenly threw the ball beyond the three-point line in the left corner.

"What?"

"It turned out to be a pass."

"That's Barea!"

People were surprised. They looked along the basketball and saw that at some point, Barea was outside the three-point line in the left corner, and there was no one in front of him.

The next moment, the ball started, and Barea decisively shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

With a soft sound, the ball goes in.

"Well." Adelman nodded secretly.

Terry Potter also breathed a sigh of relief. He was also sweating for Ning Yi just now, but now it seems that there is no need to worry. Ning Yi is very calm and has found a way to deal with it.

In the following period of time, Ning Yi began to touch the ball continuously, attracting defenders, and using the opponent to block him to tear the Thunder's defense.

A minute later, Ning Yi ran back to get the ball, then quickly walked to the right, accelerated, and made a gesture to break through, attracting the opponent's inside line to lift up, and the defender on the right also moved over.

At this time, Shabatz ran back on the left, turned around and rushed to the inside.

Seeing this situation, Ning Yi's heart moved, he slapped with one hand, hit the ground and passed the ball, the basketball bounced from the defender's feet, flew into the inside, and fell into Shabaci's hands.

Shabatz was overjoyed, hugging the ball was a dunk.

Another two points!

"The score difference is only 3 points." Scott Brooks glanced at the scoreboard and frowned. Now this situation is very wrong. They watched Ning Yi and didn't let him score, but they missed it. other people.

In fact, Ning Yi contributed the most to these two balls, both of which came from his assists, but no one thought that he could pass such a good ball.

More than a minute later, Ning Yi made a circle inside, Pekovic made a screen for him, Ning Yi pulled to the right corner outside the three-point line, Barea also passed the ball.

Ning Yi took the ball, made a fake shot, shook the defender away, and then broke forward. Seeing the opponent's inside line coming forward, Ning Yi passed the ball from behind and gave it to Ba Moute who cut in. Special layup scored.

The third assist!

But in a few minutes, Ning Yi has sent three assists.

Scott Brooks couldn't stand it anymore, called a timeout, and made a substitution: "Durant, Ibaka, you go." Then, he spread out the tactical board, "Let me talk."

On the Timberwolves side, everyone got up one after another, greeted Ning Yi, and clapped hands with Ning Yi.

Ning Yi didn't score in the past few minutes, but his performance was obvious to all. It was precisely because of his consecutive assists that he helped the Timberwolves catch up to only 1 point.

"Okay." With a smile on his face, Adelman coughed, waited for everyone to look over, and then said: "Ning and the others played very well, and they chased the point difference to only 1 point." He looked at Love , Martin and others, "Now, it's time for you to fight, give me a good fight, don't disappoint Ning and the others' efforts."