Chapter 218 Wolf Warrior (2)
[Chain with my mother, chatted for half an hour. Continue to write.]
Lof was very upset when facing Yao Ming's defense that covered the sky and the sun. However, he did not retreat. He gritted his teeth, held the ball with both hands and shrank, and then made a tough shot.
Yao Ming didn't expect that this guy looked stupid and could actually do something like a pull rod, but his falling hand could no longer be retracted, so he had to rush to the racket hard, but he didn't expect to hit Lov's arm.
The referee decisively blew the whistle and signaled that Yao Ming was fouled.
Yao Ming raised his right hand and admitted that he had committed a foul. Then he clenched his fist with his right hand and slapped his head in annoyance.
Love made a free throw, one of two free throws.
Next, the Bobcats attacked. Jiang Jun still rarely took action, mainly passing the ball to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming made a decision.
Since Yao Ming went to San Francisco with Jiang Jun to heal, he has been in good health and there is no sign of recurrence in the original injury.
Therefore, Yao Ming is more confident the more he plays. Today, he is very excited.
Before he was seriously injured, he had already become the veritable number one center in the league. At that time, the Sharks were old, and Howard would turn off the fire when he met Yao Ming, and Bynum also seemed very immature in front of him. So Yao Ming was very confident and gradually cultivated his domineering spirit.
Now, seeing that he was back to the familiar stadium, Yao Ming once again started the mode of the inside overlord and began to kill.
Yao Ming contracted most of the scores in the first half of the first quarter, and Jackson got the rest. Jiang Jun did not take action, but only gave a few assists.
Unexpectedly, after only 5 minutes of the first quarter, Yao Ming was too excited to play, and when he turned around, he turned his right elbow to Löv's neck. Löv immediately fell to the ground, and the referee blew Yao Ming foul again.
At this time, the score was 16 to 10, and the Bobcats led. Yao Ming scored 12 points, and one person's score exceeded the Timberwolves' total. The other 4 points were Jackson's gains.
In desperation, Old Brown had to replace Yao Ming, who was in good shape with Diop.
Seeing that Yao Ming was forced to come out, the Timberwolves were energetic and attacked the inside more frequently.
Lov and Milicic are both inside players with strong attack power. Even Beasley, who is a pseudo-outside player, is actually the power forward's style of playing. Therefore, the Bobcats' inside defense is very difficult.
Soon, Thomas was sent off for two fouls.
Timberwolves head coach Lambis followed Jackson and Riley for many years, and was very good at beating the enemy's shortcomings and hitting the essence of the fallen dog.
He saw that his inside line was stronger than the other party, so he tried hard to amplify this advantage.
The Bobcats had to concentrate their firepower on the outside. Jiang Jun also made a comment at the beginning, but Jackson started to make a first shot, and after suffering a foul on the second shot, he actually missed a consecutive miss!
But Bardinger's touch was not good, and his energy was mainly focused on defending Beasley.
In desperation, Jiang Jun had to shoot by himself. He seized the opportunity and made three shots. He made two two-pointers in front of Terfer and then made a three-pointer in front of Johnson who was replacing defense.
Thomas also made some achievements. He received a pass from Jiang Jun to leverage in the air, and also scored a rebound and tip-off after he failed to make a shot, which made the team retain a slight advantage.
However, Beasley was in good shape today and led the team to catch up. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves were only one point behind the Bobcats 28-29.
Jiang Jun played the whole game in the first quarter, and at the beginning of the second quarter, Augustine replaced him and took a break.
Jackson made only 1 of 7 shots in the first quarter, and his condition was surprisingly sluggish, but he adjusted in the second quarter, making two shots in the first half of the quarter, scoring 5 points.
However, after halfway through the second quarter, Yao Ming replaced it again. After just less than a minute of coming up, Bisley committed a foul and three fouls were made in less than half. In desperation, Old Brown had to replace Yao Ming again.
Brown, Old Brown frowned and decisively arranged for White to play. Although White's rough skills and low status in the team, his physical fitness is still very good, with strong jumping and explosive power.
The team has once again entered a mode that focuses on the outside.
Jiang Jun still frequently assisted. Jackson felt hot in the second quarter. He made two shots again, hitting two three-pointers in this quarter, scoring 13 points in a single quarter. Jiang Jun himself also tried to continue shooting at the right time, making two three shots in this quarter, scoring 5 points and sending 4 assists.
The Timberwolves still rely on the three players in the inside to bite the score tightly.
The two teams launched a large-scale attack, and after the half, the two sides fought to 6060.
This is the first time this season for the Bobcats with such a high score.
Although Coach Brown has always claimed to "play in the right way", he still prefers defensive coaches. He does not advocate attacking and attacking.
However, Yao Ming, the inside player, was troubled by fouls, and the other inside players were weak in offense and could not defend against opponents in defense. The team had to rely on outside shooting to deal with the Timberwolves.
So although Old Brown was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to do anything. He deeply felt that his team's background was still far from that and the depth of the bench was very shallow.
Especially when Yao Ming and Jiang Jun were not present at the same time, the team's offense and defense were terrible.
At this time, Brown always sighed that his team's ten-game winning streak just looked beautiful.
"Defense~!Defense!" Old Brown yelled during the break.
Even though the team's offense is pretty good, Brown still wants the players to fall on defense.
After all, there is a saying that goes: "Offensive wins the box office, defense wins the championship."
In other words, the offense is pleasing to the eye and can give fans the greatest pleasure, so many fans will buy team tickets.
But defense can bring victory and championship! This is what coaches pursue.
At the beginning of the second half, the Timberwolves served, and they still used their inside advantage and overtook the score.
However, Jackson made two shots in the third quarter, and Yao Ming still maintained his feel and condition when he came on the court. He scored 6 points from three shots.
With 1 minute and 24 seconds left in this quarter, Jackson and Jiang Jun each made a three-pointer, and the Bobcats still led by 8476.
However, the Bobcats replaced Jiang Jun after that, and the players on the field missed consecutive shots. The Timberwolves ended the quarter with a wave of 50. After the start of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves made another attack wave of 164, gaining an advantage with 9788 in one fell swoop.
From the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats only made one shot in 6 minutes and 30 seconds, instantly from leading to falling behind. The Bobcats launched a crazy counterattack in the last 90 seconds. Jackson made a three-pointer in the first 1 minute and 26 seconds before the final game, and then made two free throws. After Jiang Jun made a steal 53 seconds before the final game, Augustine made a layup, and the Bobcats scored 7 points in a row, overtaking with 109,108.
Bisley missed the shot since then, but after grabbing the offensive rebound and making a tip-in, the Timberwolves surpassed the score again 34.7 seconds before the end of the game.
At the critical moment of life and death, Jiang Jun forced a breakthrough and caused a foul by Lov. After two free throws, the Bobcats became the leading side again, pushing the pressure to the opponent. After the Timberwolves called a timeout, they were intercepted by Thomas. Augustine made one of two free throws, and the Bobcats led by 112,110.
The Timberwolves also caused fouls since then, but Johnson missed two free throws, Thomas grabbed a crucial rebound for the Bobcats, leading by 3 points after one of two free throws. The Timberwolves missed a three-pointer in the last moment, and unfortunately lost.
This game is the most stalemate in the last moment since Jiang Jun entered the league.
Jackson was in good shape, scoring 26 points, Jiang Jun scored 21 points and 15 assists. Thomas became the last hero. He stealed at the last moment, contributing 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in the game. Yao Ming also scored 16 points and 8 rebounds.
The Timberwolves failed. Michael Beasley scored 28 points, Kevin Lou had 20 points and 9 rebounds, and Dako Milicic had 13 points and 12 rebounds. The three major insiders performed well, but unfortunately the team was still defeated.
[The second update is here. I am so sleepy that I don’t have a word to add tomorrow. Please ask for some collections. I will try to get two updates tomorrow.]
Chapter completed!