The King of the NBA

CSKA Moscow is a veteran team in the EuroLeague. It has a glorious history and has won EuroLeague championships many times.

Especially in mainland Russia, they are the absolute overlord.

In the past few years, there have been strong teams rising in the European Basketball League. CSKA has not won the championship for several consecutive years, but their strength should not be underestimated.

In fact, the European League has developed rapidly in the past few years, and the influence of the game and the strength of the players have improved a lot. Although they can't compare with the NBA, to a certain extent, they are already above the leagues like the CBA.

In recent years, the European League has sent many players to the NBA, such as Ricky Rubio.

So against CSKA today, Rick Adelman didn't push him too hard, and he sent a full lineup from the beginning, center Nikola Pekovic, power forward Kevin Love, small forward Ke Brewer, shooting guard Kevin Martin, point guard Ricky Rubio.

On CSKA's side, center Sasha Cowan, power forward Victoria Kayapa, small forward Vladimir Mitchov, shooting guard Vitaly Friedsson, point guard Jerry Mi-Pago is also an all-main lineup.

This is not surprising at all. The Timberwolves have sent all the main players. If CSKA does not send all the main players, it will not only support the team, but also disrespect the Timberwolves. The fans will go crazy.

When will I be able to start? Ning Yi shook his head and sighed softly. He was full of envy when he saw several starters walking onto the field in high spirits.

Don't worry, it won't be too far away. The system said, Your progress is already very fast, as long as you keep working hard, you will soon become the starter.

Well. Ning Yi nodded, took a deep breath, cleaned up his mood, and looked at the field.

First is the jump ball. Pekovic touches the ball first and points the ball to the backcourt. After Rubio controls the ball, he advances unhurriedly. After reaching the frontcourt, he hands it to Kevin Martin and runs to the other side.

Martin didn't play. Seeing Love stuck the defender with one hand at a low angle on the left side and raised the other hand for the ball, he passed it with one hit and then walked along the baseline. If the defender fails to keep up and the interior is empty, Love can pass back to him. If the defender keeps up, he can also pull the defender away to make room for Love to play singles.

CSKA's defense against Martin was very tight and did not relax. Martin just spared a circle inside and pulled people away. Love decisively played singles, carried the defender and squeezed two steps inside, and then made a step-back jump shot.

Swish!

Goal in, hollow hit.

Strike. In the auditorium, Timberwolves fans shouted.

Yeah. Rick Adelman also nodded secretly. There is no doubt about Love's personal ability, but what makes him even more gratified is that after returning this summer, Love has obviously become more aggressive on the offensive end.

CSKA fought back.

Very different from the Timberwolves, CSKA does not rely on the core players, but on the whole. Everyone can be the initiator of the offense or the terminator.

After passing the ball a few times, the ball reached shooting guard Vitaly Friedsong. He used the cover of his teammates to shake off the defender and make a direct mid-range shot.

Swish!

Also enter.

This is CSKA's style, passing the ball quickly and running constantly. Everyone holds the ball for a short time, relying on running and passing to create opportunities, and once the opportunity arises, they will take decisive shots.

To a certain extent, this is in line with Ning Yi's current style.

So Ning Yi looked very seriously off the court, carefully analyzed and summarized, and learned from it and experience. After all, he is a rookie and lacks experience.

Shua!

With a soft bang, CSKA scored another goal.

Strike. Ning Yi shouted in his heart, almost screaming.

He suddenly discovered that watching football can be so interesting. He learned a lot from CSKA players, so much so that he was so absorbed in watching it that he almost regarded himself as a fan.

In a blink of an eye, a few minutes passed.

For the Timberwolves, Love was in good form today. He scored 9 points alone, plus 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and also gave the opponent a hot pot.

However, CSKA also played very well on one side. The players feel very hot, and the overall shooting rate is very high. After playing more than five minutes in one quarter, the Timberwolves only led by 2 points.

The other party relies on projection, which we don't do well. Rick Adelman secretly thought, called a timeout, and looked at Ning Yi, Ning, get ready.

Me? Ning Yi was taken aback, a little surprised.

Originally, he thought that he would have to wait until at least the second quarter, or even the third quarter, because there are many people at the small forward position, and there are still several people in front.

Unexpectedly, just over five minutes into the first quarter, he got the chance to play.

Ning Yi stood up and said excitedly: Yes, coach.

Rick Adelman clapped his hands, and everyone gathered around. He first replaced, not only Ning Yi, but also Alexey Sheved, Dion, Kevin Martin, Nico La Pekovic.

As a result, the Timberwolves' lineup became Dion, Love, Ning Yi, Sheved, and Rubio.

The opponent's shooting percentage is too high in the past few minutes. We must contain the opponent's shooting. We must start from the defense and put pressure and interference on the opponent. Rick Adelman said: Also, our side There must also be outside shooting, and you can’t rely on Love to score points inside.” He said, looking at Ning Yi, “Ning, your task is to shoot, and the opponent will definitely double-team Love later. There will definitely be opportunities from outside.”

Yes. Ning Yi replied.

The opportunity to go outside is also Ning Yi's opportunity.

Afterwards, Rick Adelman gave a few more instructions, then put away the tactical board, and said, Okay, fight hard.

Everyone dispersed.

Not far away, the CSKA coach is also making arrangements, which is similar to what Adelman guessed, because Love scored too many points in the first few minutes and is too lethal, so they will double-team Love next.

beep

The whistle blows and the timeout ends.

Look, Ning Yi is on.

Ning Yi, Ning Yi

Seeing Ning Yi playing, the Chinese fans in the auditorium became excited and shouted at the field. Everyone waved the small flags in their hands and merged into a sea of ​​red.

There were also some fans who didn't take it seriously, and said sarcastically: Heh, is it interesting to see them excited? Except for Yao, all Huaxia players are scumbags.

Let them yell. The other person waved his hand, looked at the field, and added, But I really don't think this skinny Chinese man is useful. Oh, yes, I heard he is a loser. Draft right?

It's an undrafted pick. The previous staff was split, I guess, once this preseason is over, I have to get out.

hehe.

These two people looked down on Ning Yi very much and were extremely contemptuous, but the two of them spoke in a low voice and did not let the Chinese fans hear them, otherwise they would definitely have to fight.

After Yao Ming retired and Yi Jianlian returned to the CBA, there was no Chinese player in the NBA, which made the fans feel empty. When Ning Yi participated in the NBA draft, many Chinese fans paid attention to him, but it was a pity that he failed.

Later, I learned that Ning Yi joined the Timberwolves, became a member of the Timberwolves, and will represent the Timberwolves in the preseason. All Chinese fans were extremely excited.

This is a surprise, so that the hearts of the fans have sustenance.

Therefore, the support of Chinese fans for Ning Yi is incomprehensible to other fans. There are too many things in it, which cannot be described one by one in words.