readytorunbook Chapter 133 The All-Star Curtain Opens
Chapter 133 The All-Star Curtain Opens
Chapter 133 The All-Star Curtain Opens
Chapter 1 Five and Nine: The All-Star Curtain Opens
After the Timberwolves double-killed the Knicks at home, they suffered a two-game losing streak and ended the winning streak.
Facing the Dallas Mavericks in one game, facing the German chariot Dirk Nowitzki with full firepower and no dead ends in the half court, the Timberwolves obviously have no players who can restrain the German king.
Whether it is Gasol or Love, they are too young to face the old German king. The German king has experienced ups and downs in the league for many years. His offensive skills are already terrifying, and even his back-up skills are now perfect. , coupled with the advantage of a high shot, is completely a big killer.
The old demon Jason Kidd also tightly restrained Li Shihao that night. Although his footsteps were still slow, he had an excellent defensive awareness. His golden eyes seemed to be able to see through Li Shihao's next move, and he was able to firmly block Li Shihao every time. breakthrough position.
This season, the Mavericks have climbed to the second place in the Western Conference. It is still very hopeful to win more championships. This makes Jason Kidd, who has not been crowned for many years, extremely hot.
Jason Kidd, who has experienced the ups and downs of the league, has long been eager to get a championship ring, just to draw a successful end to his career.
Today's Jason Kidd has lost the vigor and impulsiveness of his youth. In the face of most interviews in the league, the old demon Kidd often avoids talking about it. The accumulation of years has completely worn away the edges and corners of Jason Kidd.
He once reached the top in the East twice, but was defeated cleanly by the flourishing OK group in the finals twice. While Jason Kidd felt helpless, he also felt a sense of both life and beauty.
Shaquille O'Neal at his peak has made many players feel sorry for him. Iverson is one, and Nowitzki, who was reversed in the finals in 06, is one. Even Tim, who already has four championship rings in his hand Duncan also had the idea of fleeing the west.
It can be seen that the horror of the Shark O'Neal at its peak is completely an unstoppable behemoth in the restricted area, which cannot be stopped!
Without the honor of MVP in the regular season, looking at the honor of his old opponent Steve Nash with two MVP trophies, the old demon Kidd would be envious in the dead of night, but he was just envious.
Kidd knows what he needs, a championship, an NBA championship that makes his dream come true, and now Steve Nash, who is far away in Phoenix, is also fighting for it.
Even though the outside media kept criticizing his low offensive ability, and even said the ridiculous words of "he grabbed Norwich's rebounds, leaving Nowitzki with no rebounds to grab".
Kidd didn't even bother, he was no longer the peak triple-double king at the beginning of the 21st century, and now only his ghostly passing and unregressed defensive ability can support him to rush to the championship.
Facing Li Shihao, who was only in his rookie season, the old demon Kidd obviously had a good grasp of Li Shihao's thoughts. The old demon Kidd, who had played for many years, had a pair of piercing eyes, and he could see all Li Shihao's thoughts clearly.
Li Shihao was suppressed miserably. Not only was he unable to play on the offensive end, but he was also in a sluggish state in connecting teams. In the end, the Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks by 109:89, a total loss of 20 points.
Li Shihao was in a sluggish state and only scored 15 points. After the game, he was severely mocked by the Dallas media, who belittled Li Shihao's name as a data brush, thinking that his contribution to the team was extremely low, and he was completely a Cancer of the team.
After the game, Li Shihao was not in a good mood. The team lost to the Dallas Mavericks, and he was suppressed by the old demon Jason Kidd. This made him really not in the mood to deal with those media reporters with long guns and short guns. After getting off, Li Shihao left the arena under the cover of Timberwolves official staff.
The aftermath of the loss to the Mavericks was not so easy to heal. The Timberwolves lost another game in the subsequent home target center. Facing the Memphis Grizzlies in the away game, they failed to hold the home victory and the Memphis Grizzlies successfully won. won.
As the core of the team, Li Shihao still performed poorly. With only 18 points, he obviously has not recovered from the loss of the Mavericks. He played iron 11 times in the whole game. The cold touch really froze the Timberwolves.
On the other hand, Mike Conley, the point guard of the Grizzlies, played well in this game. Not only did he limit Li Shihao's performance, he also made 15 of 8 shots, scored 20 points, and made 4 free throws steadily. Excellent performance, how do you see it? They are better than Li Shihao.
This also made the Dallas media even more clamorous. With this game against the Memphis Grizzlies as an example, the Dallas people played more easily and smoothly in the Black Lee camp.
The Timberwolves, who had lost two games in a row, then faced the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Bobcats. In these two games, Li Shihao finally returned to his game state.
In the first match against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Timberwolves Brewer and Love were in poor form. They made repeated mistakes in the opening game. The Philadelphia 76ers seized the opportunity and played a wave of 11:2 counterattacks, which made the Timberwolves once. in crisis.
Li Shihao stepped forward in time and opened the situation for the team with two outside jumpers. One of the key three-point line shots surprised the audience even more. In defense, Li Shihao didn't even think about it, he just pulled up and shot.
After the basketball stayed in the air for a second, it passed through the net, splashing a burst of net flowers.
This goal was obviously extremely exciting. Even in the Wachovia Center, the home of the Philadelphia 76ers, it still won cheers again and again. The record of the Philadelphia 76ers in recent years has not been ideal. The players on his team are naturally more tolerant, and generally wonderful goals can attract cheers from the Philadelphia fans.
The goal was extremely confident, and the three-pointer also greatly improved the morale of the Timberwolves. Seeing the extremely exciting three-pointer by Li Shihao, the core of the team, Love and the others also regained their confidence in the game.
Then, late in the third quarter, Ryan Gomez hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game.
In the most critical fourth quarter, the weakness of the Philadelphia 76ers' lack of offensive ability was clearly highlighted. Facing the aggressive Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers could only rely on Iguodala's single-handed support. After all, it was a drop in the bucket .
When there was 1 minute and 30 seconds left before the end of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers were still 8 points behind, obviously unable to recover, and finally the suspense was completely lost. When the final whistle sounded, the Philadelphia 76ers scored 90:100. The gap loses the game.
Then the Timberwolves returned home and defeated the visiting Bobcats again. Li Shihao scored 25 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, which directly caused the Bobcats' outside line to collapse.
Winning both games, the Timberwolves ended all the games before the All-Star Game, and they can rest for a while.
(End of this chapter)