"Oh, our Westbrook needs to take a rest, and Harden, the best sixth man in the league, is going to play."

"Hahaha, I believe Harden will be able to defeat the Timberwolves as well."

"Let's cheer for Harden together."

The DJ on the scene shouted, even though they were 18 points behind, it seemed like there was no hope.

However, the Thunder had two consecutive victories against the Timberwolves. Both the fans and the DJ at the scene were full of hope. They felt that as long as they did not lose by 30 or 40 points, the Thunder would have a chance to reverse the situation.

In fact, not only the fans, but also Durant and Harden have this idea.

After a while, the players from both teams returned to the court.

Harden held the ball past halftime, and Bai Yi took the initiative to defend.

Harden patted the ball and dribbled continuously. Bai Yi kept pulling with his hands, trying to interrupt Harden's offensive rhythm.

Harden made Bai Yi uncomfortable and felt that he could not play his own rhythm, so he passed the ball to Durant.

There are only five seconds left in the attack time.

Adu was not angry when he received such a passing ball. He made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball and then raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The basketball flew up, crossed an arc, and flew into the net.

Of the three Thunder brothers, Westbrook's shooting percentage is not very reliable.

As for Harden, he needs to find a rhythm. If the defensive players are average, Harden can dribble wherever he wants.

He has found a rhythm and can really shoot very efficient basketball.

But if the defender is a veteran like Paul or Tony Allen, he will constantly reach out to interfere with Harden's rhythm.

Then his shooting percentage will drop a lot.

Durant is the most stable player and he has very strong self-confidence.

There is no need to adjust much, just raise your hand and cast.

Those who are taller than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as tall as him.

If he doesn't dribble, he will really miss everyone he hits.

At this time, Adu made a shot, and the fans at the scene suddenly shouted excitedly.

The momentum is amazing, and it seems that the Thunder can really reverse the situation.

It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack, and Harden and Parkinson defended together.

But Harden's defense is really not good, that is, he is more active than Westbrook and is willing to run two more steps, but Bai Yi keeps running.

Under such circumstances, even if it takes a little longer, Harden and Parkinson will not be able to catch up.

Harden fans often brag about Harden's low-post defense, but in fact, Harden is unwilling to run, and his defense is really limited.

Bai Yi easily got rid of the defensive player and then shot a three-pointer wildly.

"puff!"

"puff!"

"puff!"

"puff!"

Bai Yi and Durant scored points at the same time, Bai Yi mainly shot three-pointers, while Adu mainly shot two points.

Both men's shooting percentages are very high, but the difference between one three-pointer and one two-pointer is not obvious at first.

But slowly, the Timberwolves unknowingly led the Thunder by 20 points.

Durant looked at the scoreboard and his face turned green.

If it weren't for Westbrook's chaos before, then they might only be three or five points behind, but they were way behind before.

So much so that when Bai Yi scored a few three-pointers, the point difference between the two teams reached 20 points.

This difference of more than ten points is completely different from the psychological pressure of a difference of twenty points.

With a difference of more than ten points, there may still be a chance.

Twenty points away, and seeing that Bai Yi could still score three points, there was no point in playing.

Durant is not a very motivated player.

He shook his head quickly, and then became much more confused.

On the Timberwolves side, Bai Yi still played very seriously. In this case, the point difference between the two teams widened further. As a result, at the end of the second quarter, the point difference between the two teams reached 30 points.

The entire Energy Arena was extremely quiet. The previously arrogant fans, the flamboyant DJ, and the conceited Brooks all obediently shut their mouths at this time.

For the Thunder, which aims to compete for the championship, this point difference is obviously unacceptable.

Brooks turned red in the face and began to express his dissatisfaction by getting angry at the players.

But the players were also very unhappy.

Everyone thinks it's all Westbrook's fault.

If Westbrook hadn't been messy at the beginning and fell behind by more than ten points in the first quarter, which damaged the team's morale, it wouldn't be like this at all.

But they didn't dare to say it at all.

Westbrook still thinks that he is doing well.

When he was playing the main game, he was 18 points behind. When it was Adu and Harden's turn, they were also 12 points behind.

In the second half, the main players of the two teams played for five or six minutes, and then replaced the substitutes.

Rubio and Love both came up and fought for a while.

However, these two games did not surpass the Thunder in terms of scoring. After all, the Thunder had much better defensive resources, while the Timberwolves' main players were down, and the substitutes had almost no defense.

So the Timberwolves chased some points later.

At the end of the game, the Thunder lost to the Timberwolves 101:117 at home.

Bai Yi scored 46 points in this game, as well as six assists, five steals, and three blocks.

He made five steals, which is really scary.

He is undoubtedly the best player of the game.

However, Bai Yi did not convince the Thunder players.

Westbrook has always been arrogant, and he thinks it's because he was in a bad state today.

Durant believed that Westbrook was messing around, otherwise, they would not have lost to the Timberwolves.

When interviewed by reporters after the game, Brooks also said that the players were in average condition today. If they were in normal condition, the Thunder would have a greater chance of winning.

Durant said that he will definitely be able to defeat the Timberwolves in the next match.

He said today was just a small favor for the Timberwolves.

At the training base of the San Antonio Spurs, Spurs head coach Popovich took his players to watch the game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder.

The Spurs are currently second in the league, second only to the Timberwolves.

If the Spurs can lead the league standings, then Duncan, the core of the Spurs, is likely to become the MVP of this regular season.

So Popovich pays close attention to the Timberwolves' games.

This time, the Timberwolves and Thunder were both important opponents of the Spurs. Naturally, he took the players to watch the game carefully.

"The Timberwolves have changed several players. Although they rely more on White for offense, their defense is much better than before."

"In the first quarter, several of Westbrook's balls were interfered with by Tucker and Morris."

"In general, the Timberwolves' strength has improved."

"We can't be careless, we must play hard and strive to defeat all opponents."

The players nodded.

The Spurs have a group of good kids, but there are also a few bad guys, but they are nothing worth mentioning in front of Popovich.

Popovich is the genius of the Spurs. He has absolute rights in the Spurs. No one can provoke Popovich.

Popovich saw that the players nodded seriously, and then he let the players leave with satisfaction.

But he himself stayed, and he wanted to further analyze Bai Yi's offensive options. He found that Bai Yi seemed to be a little different this time, not only having a large number of three-pointers, but also a lot of breakthrough dunks.
Chapter completed!