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Chapter 258 Timberwolves VS Thunder

When Big Mouth Barkley was on the show with his partner Kenny Smith, he repeated the same old tune: "Tom Shou is not an All-Star starter at all, he is just a very ordinary starter."

Kenny Smith was puzzled: "But he averaged 20+10+5 per game this season!"

Barkley disagreed: "What is that? The regular season and the playoffs are completely different games. He will be blown up when he meets KD and Russ. You look at it, Serge Ibaka and Ken Derek Perkins will keep him completely contained. As for the Minnesota Timberwolves, I predict they will be swept, yes, easily swept!"

Barkley's words made Timberwolves fans angry and feel disrespected.But Chinese fans from across the ocean in Shou Ye are excited.

"Thank you Flying Pig Poisonous Milk!"

On April 4, the Thunder played at the Ford Center Arena.

The arena was filled early, and in fact the tickets were sold out in a very short time once they were released.The few tickets in the hands of the scalpers were also fired at sky-high prices.

This is only the first round of the playoffs, but because the Thunder is the favorite to win the championship, and the opponent has a balloon star like Shou Ye.

Regarding Shou Ye's star status, many people have doubts. Although the stats of 20+10 in the regular season are impressive enough, there are still many people who do not recognize him.They felt he hadn't proven himself in the playoffs yet.What's more, he thinks he is just a brush.

Even though he reached the Eastern Conference finals with the 76ers in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season, everyone still thinks that the 76ers are Iguodala's team. He is just a role player, and his performance is good because the opponent defends him. lack of concern.

So in this round of the series, the opponent is No. [-] in the West and has two goblins, which is a good touchstone for testing the quality of Shouye's star.Be it Heizi or beast fans, everyone is looking forward to his performance in this round of the series.

For the Timberwolves, apart from Love and Roy who are basically reimbursed for the season, others like Budinger and Kirilenko who were injured before have fully recovered and can play in this round of the series.

For them, this is very important, because if the team lacks enough players on the wing position, it will be really difficult to face the league's top wing scorer Shu Baodu.

The game was broadcast on the sports channel, and the host Yang Jian and the guest Yang Yi were responsible for the commentary.

Yang Jian asked Yang Yi: "Ask a few questions that netizens are very concerned about. Yang Yi, what do you think the Timberwolves have in this round of the series?"

Yang Yi babbled, shook his head and said, "This... is almost impossible! I'm not saying that Shou Ye is not good! Shou Ye is very good, but basketball is a sport of five people. In terms of the overall strength of the two teams, There is an obvious gap. When the Timberwolves cannot play well with Love and Roy, their strength is only Shou Ye. And the opponent has a defensive combination like Ibaka and Perkins inside, and Shou Ye will play very well. Tired. Durant and the young master Timberwolves here have no athletes who can match up. We know that the playoffs are all about matchups. If you can’t match up with them, they will beat you one by one, leaving you with nothing to do."

Yang Jian continued to ask: "Is there no hope for the Timberwolves? Or will the series really be swept away like some people said?"

Yang Yi replied very seriously: "I don't think so. The first Timberwolves also have their own advantages. In fact, they have no obvious shortcomings in each position. I don't believe that Shouye can't explode in a round of the series; the second Thunder It also has its own problems. After Harden left, their second lineup has been unstable, which is also a hidden danger. Also, if the Timberwolves pinch Durant and the young master, it will test the ability of other players to grasp the open space. Well, the Timberwolves have a chance.",

The starting lineups of both teams were announced.

The Thunder, who are playing at home, still continued their regular season starting lineup, Dewey's second junior + 18 cards + Perkins + Sefolosha.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup is Beast, Derek Williams, AK47, Sheved and Rubio.

The starting lineups of the two sides have not changed much from the regular season. The Timberwolves also changed from Ridnor to Rubio in the late regular season.Compared with Ridnour, Rubio's organizational skills are more prominent, and his defense is better.

Kotobuki and Perkins prepare for the jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

At the start of the jump ball, Shou Ye beat Perkins with the jump ball, Ruby's Olympic ball came over, and the Timberwolves won the first wave of offensive balls.

Rubio controlled the ball steadily, Shou Ye raised it up to catch the ball, and Perkins widened out.

Few teams now dare to ignore him when Shouye mentioned the high position. His shooting is too accurate and his production is high. Many teams who tried to test his shooting were deeply injured.

Shou Ye dealt the card at the top of the arc, and the other Timberwolves players ran without the ball.

Derek Williams cuts in!

The Shouye ball was delivered immediately, but Derek Williams caught the ball and was blocked by Ibaka for a layup!

There were cheers at the scene, and Ibaka also imitated Uncle Mu who played for Mosaic back then, and shook his finger.

Yang Jian laughed and said, "Ibaka is really proud!"

Yang Yi said: "The Thunder are not afraid of the Timberwolves' cuts. Both Ibaka and Durant can protect the rim. They move fast. If you are not careful, you will be blocked!"

The Timberwolves sent the ball out of bounds, and Sheved received the ball at the top of the arc, and then compatriot Kirilenko in the bottom corner.

Kirilenko catches the ball and rushes to Durant, and scores the ball to Shouba!

Shou Ye forced himself to collide with Ibaka and Perkins, but there was no strong attack!

Derek Williams grabbed an offensive rebound and was blocked by Durant!

Westbrook grabbed the ball and ran straight to the backcourt, and was destroyed by Sheved's tactical foul!

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled the ball and gave it to Durant!

Durant faced AK47 with the ball, and there was no strong shot after the signature consecutive Crossover!

Ibaka grabs a rebound, flies away from Derek Williams and then rapes Shou Ye, who is hated by the latter!

Westbrook grabs the ball, and the zombie hits a jumper-strike the iron!

Perkins and Shou Ye grab a rebound and pull a foul!

Yang Jian said with a smile: "The intensity of confrontation in this game is really completely different from the regular season!"

Yang Yi said: "Obviously, both teams attach great importance to the start of the game. They don't want to be robbed of the start by their opponents. Physical confrontation has come up."

The Timberwolves attacked, and Rubio did not have a mid-range after the pick-and-roll!

Ibaka rebounds!

Here Durant is flanked, and Ibaka's middle distance is also a strike!

Shou Ye rebounds!

The two sides played for more than 2 minutes, and neither scored a point. The shooting rhythm of both sides seemed to be a little bit wrong. The physical confrontation was too intense, and they both used too much force.

Shou Ye is currently 0 for two shots, but he is very excited. This kind of hand-to-hand game is his favorite.