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Chapter 801 Against the Huskies
Chapter 801 Against the Huskies
The Ford Center is still packed with people.Even if the Thunder lost the last game, but then again, this is just a regular season and nothing can be decided.For this team, it is currently in June next year.Compared with the completeness of the Warriors' lineup and body shape, the core structure of this team has undergone major changes. There are more newcomers, and the running-in period is naturally longer.
Fans of the Thunder believe that the team has a great hope of competing for the championship this season. There are far more people who are superstitious about Xie Kai than the Warriors. After all, the former has succeeded, and more than once.
ESPN's ace commentator Mike Breen and partner Mark Jackson are responsible for explaining the game.
Mike Breen laughed: "Mark, OKC lost the last game to the Golden State Warriors coached by your successor Steve, what do you think?"
Mark Jackson seemed very calm: "Steve coached very well, and the current Warriors are stronger than when I coached."
Mike Breen laughed: "You are quite honest!"
Mark Jackson shrugged: "I've always been like this. Let's talk about this game. It's OKC vs. Minnesota, Mike!"
Mike Breen nodded: "Okay, let's talk about this game, do you think OKC will adjust the starting lineup?"
Mark Jackson shook his head: "I don't think so, they are still in the running-in stage, and the loss does not mean that this starting lineup has any major flaws. They need to distribute the ball rights of the Big Three, and the role players need to play more resolutely. Be decisive."
In the Timberwolves, there are Xie Kai's old teammates Brandon Rush and Cole Aldridge.
Rush was still in the Warriors last season. After his contract expired, he became a free agent. On July 7 this year, he joined the Timberwolves with a one-year contract of 7 million yuan.
He was the most famous player in the Kansas championship team back then, and had the highest draft pick among these teammates. However, due to injuries and personal reasons, he gradually became a wandering player, which shows the fierce competition in this league.
Cole Aldridge has also been wandering. On July 7 this year, he joined the Timberwolves with a three-year, $4 million contract.
Xie Kai lamented that in the NBA, other players who are not all-stars and outstanding role players sometimes cannot change the fate of wandering.It's like working part-time. Where there is a vacancy, you can fill it. It has never been said that you can choose the team and sell it for a price.
But this is the NBA, follow the law of the jungle.
Soon, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.
The starting lineup of the Thunder at home remains unchanged!
The starting lineup of the Timberwolves on the road is: center-Karl-Anthony Towns, power forward-Gurgui Dean, small forward-Andrew Wiggins, shooting guard-Zach LaVine , Point guard-Kris Dunn.
The starting lineup of the Timberwolves is full of talents. Whether it is the No. [-] pick Towns or Wiggins, Dean, Dunn and LaVine are also lottery picks selected by the team.For this team, the accumulation of talents is enough, and the rest is to let these talented men realize their talents, just like the Thunder back then.
The game started soon, Neptune Duck and Downs were preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
Towns was already a well-known star player in the United States in high school. In his senior year, he averaged 20.9 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game, and was elected the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year.
After entering the University of Kentucky, he averaged 21.1 minutes per game in his first season, contributing 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.
This is an inside talent. Towns, who has excellent face frame and shooting ability, is very suitable for today's small ball era.So in the 2015 draft, he beat Okafor and Russell to become the No. [-] pick.
In his rookie season, Towns averaged 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and he also has a 3-pointer, which is a typical representative of the league's potential insiders.
At the end of the season, Towns was selected to the rookie team and won the title of best rookie as he wished.
For Towns, his basketball career is considered to be going smoothly. Apart from the team's poor record, there are no other flaws.
At the start of the jump ball, Neptune overwhelmed the champion, and the Thunder got the first wave of offensive ball.
Westbrook has possession of the ball for half court.
Xie Kai and Paojiao moved without the ball, and Neptune went up to pick and roll.
Westbrook used the screen to forcibly score, Xie Kai received the ball, and then scored Ilyasova near the free throw line. The latter made a mid-range shot-short!
Neptune got an offensive rebound and made a tip-up!
The Thunder scored first!
Mike Breen explained: "OKC's offensive thinking was very clear at the beginning. Russell broke through, Kane and PG opened up space, and the pass was decisive."
"Well, it seems that the loss of the last game made them adjust." Mark Jackson said.
Timberwolves attack, Kris Dunn slowly dribbles over.
Dunn graduated from Providence College with a height of 193cm. In the last year of the NCAA, he averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game. He was elected the player of the year and the best defense in the Big East Player, selected to the second team of the All-American College Basketball Team.
In this year's draft, Dunn was selected by the Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick in the first round.As a core defender with outstanding physical fitness and maturity, he is placed high hopes by the team, hoping that he can work with the double champion and LaVine to make the Timberwolves take off.
On the Timberwolves side, Towns played Neptune in a low post, and Wiggins scored after breaking through the face-up frame.
Facing the defense of Pickled Pepper, Wiggins turned over and made a jumper after breaking through with the ball-also.
The two sides battled to a 2:2 tie.
Last season, Wiggins averaged 20.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and he has gradually become an All-Star.His physical condition is very good, and his technical completion is also quite high. He can attack whether he is face-up or back-up.
The talents and potential of Wiggins and Towns have made the Timberwolves decide to build a team with them as the core, and the future of the team looks quite bright.
Westbrook dribbled the ball and gave it to the high duck.
Xie Kai and Yadan handed each other, and then divided George in the bottom corner.
George made a 3-pointer after catching the ball but faked a breakthrough-short!
Towns grabbed a backcourt rebound and handed it to LaVine to advance.
As the slam dunk leader in the 2015 All-Star Game, LaVine's physical fitness exploded.But his shortcomings are also obvious. His dynamic physical fitness is really good, he has speed and bullet speed, but statically, his height of 196cm is only 204cm, his weight is only 90kg, and his resistance strength is somewhat insufficient.And a very important point, he is a bit "brittle" and his attendance rate is not high.
In the NBA, players who want to become All-Stars or even superstars are not allowed to be injured all the time. The team dare not gamble their future on such players.
(End of this chapter)