The King of the NBA

Rubio broke through with the ball, distributed the ball outside, and gave it to Love on the right. Seeing Love taking the ball, the Magic players quickly rushed up, but Love didn't play and passed the ball.

With a whoosh, the ball was given to Martin at the top of the arc.

At this time, most of the Magic players were inside and on the right side, and it was too late to pounce over immediately. Only the Magic players who were originally on the left reacted quickly enough to pounce over.

Heh. Martin smiled, seeing the defender approaching, he also made a flat and straight pass to the left.

At the same time, Ning Yi slipped over from the bottom line and received a pass from Martin at a 30-degree angle on the left. There was no one in front of him, and the space was completely empty.

Naturally, Ning Yi would not let this opportunity go, and he shot when he raised his hand.

It's over. The Magic fans lamented.

Shua! There was a soft sound, and the ball hit hollow.

With such an open shot, Ning Yi is sure, and this time is no exception. He decisively scored two points and helped the Timberwolves rewrite the score to 19:18, leading by 1 point.

Timberwolves fans shouted excitedly, cheering for Ning Yi.

The next moment, the Magic counterattacked, and the ball quickly reached the frontcourt. After a few passes, it was passed to Oladipo. Oladipo used his teammates' pick-and-roll to hit the inside and jumped to face Dion.

Snapped!

beep!

The ball was pinned down, but the referee blew his whistle and gave Dieng a foul.

Dion smiled bitterly, just a little bit, just a little bit away from a clean block, and now he can only watch Oladipo walk to the free throw line and make two free throws.

More than a minute later, Ning Yi took the ball again, but instead of making a direct shot, he made a fake move, tricking the defender into jumping up, and then accelerated his breakthrough.

It turned out to be a breakthrough?

People were surprised and surprised that Ning Yi chose to break through, which is really rare.

In fact, Ning Yi's improvement during this period is not a little bit, not just shooting and running, but also improving a lot in ball control and breakthrough.

However, after Ning Yi passed the defender, the Magic team behind quickly rushed up to help his teammates delay Ning Yi.

Ning Yi frowned. It's not impossible to take a shot against the defender, but it's just a little risky. When the thoughts in his mind turned, Ning Yi had already made a decision. He paused and hugged the basketball

Hmph, looking for death. Nicholson jumped up, stretched out his long arms, and slapped the basketball.

Nicholson is taller than Ning Yi, and his bounce is better than Ning Yi. Now he is prepared, and he wants to block Ning Yi, and it seems that it is not difficult.

In the auditorium, people stared at the two.

It's over.

Ning Yi is miserable now.

From the height of Ning Yi's take-off and Nicholson's take-off height, people know that if Ning Yi makes a shot, he will be blocked in all likelihood.

At this moment, Ning Yi held the basketball with one hand and threw it up lightly, which surprised everyone, and also surprised Nicholson. This was not a shot, but a throw.

Nicholson looked up, and saw the basketball flying over his fingertips with a high arc, drawing a somewhat exaggerated arc, and disappearing behind him.

The next moment, there was a swish.

Go in!

Damn it. Nicholson cursed inwardly, It turned out to be a throw, just a little bit.

If the ball was not a throw, it would definitely be a block. Ning Yi also knew this, so he chose a throw. The arc was very high, bypassing Nicholson's block and scoring two more points.

In the auditorium, the fans were stunned for a moment, and then began to cheer.

This ball is really clever.

Yeah, Ning played very smartly.

It's two points again.

People were excited and enthusiastic. Ning Yi had already scored 4 points in a short while, and the Timberwolves had already led the Magic by 3 points. This momentum is good. If it continues, the game will be stable.

There is not much time in the first quarter. With more than one minute left, Adelman replaced Love, Martin and Rubio and put on a substitute.

Ning Yi became the most important scoring point.

In the last minute or so of this quarter, Ning Yi made two shots in a row, missed a mid-range shot, and successfully scored another layup with an empty cut inside, scoring another two points.

When the first quarter ended, Ning Yi scored 6 points, and the Timberwolves also led the Magic by 4 points at 30:26.

From being behind by 1 point to leading by 4 points, it took a few minutes, and Ning Yi contributed a lot. In these few minutes, he scored 6 points by himself, made 3 of 4 shots, and felt hot.

Entering the second quarter, Ning Yi still stayed on the court.

Love, Martin, and Rubio are all resting, and Pekovic, Turiaf, Mba Mott, and Barea are on board with Ning Yi.

On the side of the Magic, there is almost a full bench lineup. They have a lot of young players, Oladipo, Ivan Moore, Kyle O'Quinn, Tobias Harris, these are young players, Playing actively, enthusiastically, and aggressively, but not as good as the Timberwolves in terms of experience and stability. After all, Pekovic, Turiaf, Mbah a Moute, and Barea on the Timberwolves side are all veterans who have been playing in the NBA for several years.

In addition, Ning Yi also played very well. After two minutes in the second quarter, he scored a rebound and scored a layup before the defender could react.

Hehe. On the sidelines, Adelman laughed and said to Terry Porter, This shot is not bad. Ning even scored inside.

He's improving very quickly, Terry Porter said.

Adelman nodded.

Since coming to the Timberwolves, Ning Yi seems to be improving all the time. From the beginning, he only shoots the ball to the back with more weird running skills, followed by air cuts, and now he even has breakthroughs and rebounds.

How long has it been, almost three months.

It can be said that this speed of progress is amazing, and what Adelman values ​​most is precisely this point of Ning Yi. In his view, Ning Yi is like a treasure house, with your digging, there will always be unexpected gains and surprises.

Shua!

There was another soft sound, but it wasn't Ning Yi.

This time it was Barea's three-pointer, but Ning Yi also contributed. It was he who attracted the defense, then gave Barea the ball, assisted Barea to hit a three-pointer, and expanded the point difference to 8 points in one fell swoop.

Seeing this, the Magic coach called a timeout and began to make substitutions.

For the Timberwolves, Adelman also made substitutions, and the opponent would definitely replace the main players. He did the same, replacing Ning Yi and Turiaf, and replacing them with Brewer and Love.

In the next few minutes, Ning Yi did not play again, but the Timberwolves still expanded the point difference step by step. By the end of the second quarter, the Timberwolves led by 12 points.

At the end of halftime, the fans in the auditorium relax and start discussing, and Ning Yi is one of the focuses of people's discussion. It's only been the first half, and he has scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist. Although he is not as good as Love and Martin, compared with others, he is already very good.