Author: Different Sparks

The Chicago Bulls continued to easily defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 at home, leading the Bucks 2-0 in a big score.

In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 99-103 at home. The two sides tied 1-1 after two rounds. The Warriors also lost a home court advantage at home.

After this game ended, the Warriors, who had a promising future, were cast into a haze.

Many people who were originally optimistic about the Warriors began to have doubts.

The next day, April 21, the Timberwolves sat at the Target Center and ushered in the second round of their game against the Dallas Mavericks.

What people in Dallas didn't expect was that the Timberwolves were even hotter in this game than they were in the first game.

Almost from the beginning of the game, Dallas began to fall into a disadvantage after three or two rounds, and from the beginning to the end, the Timberwolves did not give the Dallas Mavericks any chance. As long as they found that the opponent's morale was improving, they would immediately step forward.

A basin of water doused Dallas' counterattack.

Such strength also excited the tens of thousands of Timberwolves fans in the stands. The team's performance also gave them hope of defending their team's title.

There are currently 18 teams in the league that have won the championship in team history, but only the Celtics, Lakers, Rockets, Pistons, Heat, and Bulls have successfully defended their titles.

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Such a feat has not been accomplished even by the Spurs, who have won four championships in team history.

Therefore, Timberwolves fans are very much looking forward to seeing the Timberwolves achieve this milestone, and now seeing the team's strength on the court has given them hope, and they are naturally very excited.

What is a traditional strong team? How can it be called a traditional strong team without the support of a little bit of honor? Just like the Celtics and the Chicago Bulls, these teams can gain greater success every season because of their past honors.

attention, and now the Timberwolves are moving in this direction.

In the end, the Timberwolves also ushered in a big victory in this game.

119 to 90, a score difference of nearly 30 points, which caused the applause in the stands to last for a long time after the game.

In the post-game press conference, the interim head coach of the Dallas Mavericks also acknowledged the strength of the Timberwolves.

"The opponent is very strong. There is no doubt about this. We must face up to the gap between the two sides. Of course, when we return to our home court, we will definitely try our best to play a game that belongs to the dignity of our team.

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Although this series has only lasted two games, he also knows that with the current record, it is basically impossible for him to remove the word "temporary".

In fact, it's no wonder. Dallas was just preparing for the playoffs and was about to be completely defeated by the Timberwolves. When this guy was leading the team in the playoffs, the team was aggressively selecting a head coach. In this way, you let this guy

How can a guy who comes out temporarily to put out a fire manage the team? In addition, the uncertainty of his position involves some of his thoughts, so naturally the team's preparations are not very good.

This game against the Timberwolves ended almost at the same time as the two games in the Eastern Conference.

In the second round of the game between the Raptors and the Wizards, the Toronto Raptors lost the game again. The Wizards easily defeated their opponents 117-106 in the away game, thus leading the Raptors by a big score of 2-0. In this way, the next two games

The game will return to the Wizards' home court, which also gives the Raptors the possibility of being swept by the Wizards.

In another game, the Cavaliers continued to play at home against the Celtics. In the end, under the leadership of James, the Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Celtics 99-91, thus winning a big score of 2.

Leading from 0.

The second legs of the last three first-round games will all be played on April 22.

The Atlanta Hawks narrowly defeated the Brooklyn Nets 96-91 at home, also leading 2-0 by a big score.

The Houston Rockets failed to win this time. They lost to the Spurs 101-103 at home. At the last moment, Ginobili's mid-range shot killed the Rockets. In this way, the big score between the two sides was also rewritten.

It became 1 to 1.

The Clippers played against the Grizzlies. This time the Clippers also lost at home. The Grizzlies defeated the Clippers 87-81, also rewriting the big score to 1-1.

On the afternoon of April 23, the entire Timberwolves team arrived at American Airlines Arena.

And on this morning, the league's official website released the major awards for this season's regular season.

The Timberwolves once again had a bumper harvest.

Chen Dazhuang once again won the title of best coach in the regular season. Middleton became the scoring leader in the regular season with an average of 29.7 points per game, while Oden became the regular season MVP. Oden also averaged 16.7 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game.

He became the regular season rebound leader and shot block leader, and once again entered the All-NBA First Team. Middleton also entered the All-NBA Team.

In addition, the Rookie of the Year went to LaVine. LaVine played 77 games in the regular season this season, averaging 17.3 points and 6.7 assists per game, defeating Wiggins.

Himes entered the best defensive team and also became the most improved player.

If there was still a lot of controversy about the honors received by the Timberwolves players last season, but this season's comments about the Timberwolves' bumper harvest are mostly in four words: they are well-deserved.

Whether it is Oden or Middleton, or rookies LaVine Dinwiddie and Grant, or Himes who came in due to Yi Jianlian's injury, his performance in the regular season this season is obvious to all.

Especially Himes, the 2012 undrafted player, went from being undrafted to the All-Defensive First Team. This kind of jump made him even more popular than Oden and others.

You must know that Davis, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, was only selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.

For a time, Himes became an inspirational model in the NBA.

Sims's contract was a two-year basic salary, and it was not guaranteed. It was supposed to expire this summer. This also made many teams focus on Sims.

It's a pity that the Timberwolves responded very quickly. Before the major teams had time to reach out, Himes easily completed a four-year contract worth 50 million.

And now that the league's announcement has come out, the Timberwolves have once again become the biggest winner. You must know that those who have taken advantage of you outside are even willing to give you 80 million in four years, let alone 50 million in four years.

However, it is not that Himes has not been tempted, but he is very determined to renew his contract with the Timberwolves.
Chapter completed!