29. Best Defensive Player
"It's not going to go on like this, Kevin Love has already thrown it away. We can't let him go crazy, then we can't prevent it! ”
Scott was standing on the side of the court, and the building from his side was written by his assistant, Wright Tibbetts.
Scott glanced at the big white man on the court wearing the Timberwolves' No. 42 jersey, the inside and outside power forward who had already scored nine points in the quarter, and his watch was indeed having the momentum to influence the game.
He can't be left to his legion any longer. Who will defend him?
Scott nodded. At this time, the score has become 70:68, and the lead of the Cavaliers playing away has almost been wiped out when the home team is pressing step by step.
It's a duck that's about to arrive, and Scott 10,000 doesn't want to let the duck fly away. So he beckoned to the bench and shouted, "Wu." ”
Wu Dawei's block that deceived everyone in the second quarter left a deep impression on Scott, although Lefu is heavier than Wu Dawei in tonnage and taller, but so what? The kid kept saying that he was the one who was going to win the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Scott's thoughts coincided with Wu's, and after calling him to his side, he said to him, "Hey, Wu, you see, we're facing a problem right now. It's that if we're going to win tonight, then we're going to have to hold off the Minnesotans now, and their main attack, Kevin Love, is leaving Antoine helpless......"
"Then let me go, Coach. I promise you, I'll do everything in my power to defend against this white man! ”
Wu Dawei didn't wait for Scott to finish speaking, he hurriedly made a statement, his eyes revealing a desire to play. Of course Scott wouldn't say no, isn't that what he wants to see?
So in the 6th minute of the third quarter, Wu Dawei came on, and he replaced the veteran Antoine Jamison, who was frequently underwhelmed in the match with Lefou.
Facing this 203-centimeter-tall striker, Kevin Love is not to be taken lightly, but he is full of resentment. Wu Dawei's cheating daddy's cap made his previous series of wonderful actions in vain, and he may even become a foil in tonight's top five.
There is such a thing as making a wedding dress for others, and whoever meets it will be angry in his heart. So soon, in the new round of offense of the Timberwolves, Kevin Love gave Wu Dawei a dismissal. He receives a pass from his teammates on the outside and then jumps straight away from the three-point line to shoot.
Relying on his good feel in this quarter, the basketball went in without suspense.
The Timberwolves have overtaken the score! 70:71。
This situation made Wu Dawei a little embarrassed for a while, he also promised the head coach before he went on the field, but as soon as he got on the field, he was bukkake in the face, which was quite bad.
"Your defense is like paper in front of me!"
Wu Dawei was still depressed, and a rough ridicule suddenly sounded in his ears. Kevin Lefu snorted at Wu Dawei provocatively, and his hands spread out as if to say, "Oh mom, the shooting is so accurate."
However, Beasley apparently didn't tell Kevin Love how powerful Wu's mouth was.
"God gave you 6'9" height, but you didn't want to shoot like a sissy from the outside. Anyway, I don't seem to have seen you play on the inside back.,Is it because Chrysanthemum has been coming to the moon recently? ”
Kevin Lefu was angry, but as soon as he was about to reply, he saw Wu Dawei in front of him slipping towards the bottom line.
Heh, you want to provoke me to distract me? Kevin Lefu laughed, Lao Tzu is not so easy to play. …,
He quickly followed, and then he felt like he was hitting a wall, and then, Kevin Love, who was stunned, suddenly heard the silence in the arena.
Wu relied on Vallejo's block and successfully shook off Kevin Love, and at this time, he appeared in the gap of the bottom line. Although the current team's defenders are Williams and Parker, these two defenders who look at Wu Dawei are very unpleasant, but fortunately, the ball is in the hands of Graham.
Graham couldn't beat Beasley alone, so he had put away the basketball and was about to pass it back to Williams, but at this moment, he saw Wu Dawei who appeared in his eyes. The guy was waving his hands in the air, with the same expression as a fellow who went home to visit his relatives met a fellow at the station.
The ball passed. How could the "fellows" not help the "fellows"? Wu Dawei had a second chance to shoot in the open of the game, and he didn't miss the opportunity, and the Cavaliers took the lead again.
72:71。
The sound in the center of the target fell silent again, not only because the team was behind again, but the number 00 who scared them in the first half came on the field, and perhaps it was the bigger reason for the dumbness of the home team's fans.
Because they don't know if this No. 00 will be as sharp as in the first half and snuff out the home team's attack again!
The Minnesotans were quick to find out, with the Timberwolves in possession and a quick halfcourt. At this time, the morale of the team was still high, because they played a very smooth attack in this quarter, not only narrowing the score in one fell swoop, but even having the possibility of overtaking.
Kevin Love is certainly the team's best choice at this time, as he has scored 12 points in the quarter. So as soon as the team's point guard passed half court, he couldn't wait to find the team's new wolf king in the 45-degree horn area.
Seeing Love holding the ball, the Minnesotan seemed to have a backbone, because in the past half quarter, Kevin Love was like an all-powerful basketball god on the court.
So, they pinned all their hopes on Lefou. Hopefully, he can break the No. 00 in front of him with a heavy lift, and the seemingly tight defense.
Lefu still chose to single Wu Dawei on the front of the outside line, and he was not enraged because of Wu Dawei's previous trash talk, and vowed to play one on the back of the inside line to finish. From this point of view, this white striker, who does not seem to have great physical talent, does have the temperament to become a team boss.
But to be the boss of the team, it's not enough. When the team encounters difficulties, strong attacking ability is also a very important link. But Kevin Lefu seemed to be a little difficult at this time, in the face of Wu Dawei's defense, he found that no matter how he dribbled and tried to disguise, Wu Dawei in front of him seemed to know in advance, and he could always appear just right on the road he wanted to move forward.
Such a situation is an absolute disaster for the attacking players.
Lefu was stupid, because he knew that he couldn't pass the ball. So that drove him to a dead end.
No matter what, I'm going to score this goal! Lefu thought so, and then he was going to force one. Since you can't break through the defense line with technology, then rely on your body to rush! I'm much stronger than the Chinese on the other side!
Obviously, Wu Dawei didn't look very burly and deceived Lefu's eyes. He first made a slightly quicker crotch dribble, then took a big step inside and went straight to the free throw line.
Then, with a sharp turn of his left hand holding the basketball, a beautiful back turn, let him lean on Wu Dawei, and at the same time, when he turned around, his right foot had already stepped on the edge of the paint area!
A series of actions flowed smoothly, making the target center sound an exclamation. This is an inside player! There is such a delicate movement. …,
"Kevin Love's technology has almost turned our imagination on its head!" Even the local commentator, who was sitting in the stadium and playing soy sauce all the time, couldn't help but praise loudly.
But this seemingly beautiful qiē is all under Wu Dawei's control. The reason why he didn't interfere with Lefou's move was because he wanted to give the Minnesotans the strongest blow in the final moments.
Like the first ball he played in a heads-up with Williams this summer. The more surprises you have, the greater the disappointment in the end!
Love made one last move, and he was undisturbed in between, which led him to think that this ball would go into the basket as easily as the other balls he threw in this section. So, he collected the basketball at the edge of the paint area, and although he didn't fully face the basket, Lefou, who was half-turning, had already jumped.
His right hand was raised in the air, almost making Minnesotans think they had seen the former legend of Los Angeles, the Celestial Hook!
"Wow......"
The exclamations in the arena were dedicated to Kevin Love's attack, but it looked like it was because of Wu Dawei's block. At the moment when Lefu just stretched out his hand, the basket that was less than two meters in front of him suddenly disappeared!
In its place, there was a fierce face, and a large palm that fell from the sky!
Bang!
Wu Dawei was like an insurmountable mountain in front of Lefou, and he shot the basketball out of the paint area and was picked up by Williams just as he was about to go out of bounds.
The Cavaliers' fast break! Before the Minnesotans could react, the Cavaliers turned the tide again after Wu came on and widened the margin.
It's almost like a microcosm of this game. Wu Dawei successfully contained the Timberwolves' main point of attack on the defensive end. Every time their counterattack ignited the flames, they were extinguished by Wu Dawei's basin of cold water.
He became the best man in this game, not because of his 4-point score in the game, of course, but because he became the most feared defensive player of the Timberwolves on the defensive end!