Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 102
"Handsome..." Zhang Sixin laughed easily.

Love exploded after bullying Scola, and stole the opponent twice in a short period of time.

However, Love and Curry connected, and Curry made a fast break and scored an easy layup.

The Rockets did not give up either, and the score gap between the two sides has not widened.

Martin also plays singles with the ball. In fact, Martin's ball holding is average, and his shooting posture is also weird, but he can score in many cases. This is also the foundation of his self-sufficiency in the league.

DeRozan still suffered a lot from Martin this time, and he felt that he couldn't use his strength.

With a beep, DeRozan fouled again, his fourth foul.

In fact, DeRozan also scored in double figures this time, but Martin, who was facing him, was about to score 30 points.

"Demar, feel carefully..." Zhang Sixin said from the sidelines.

DeRozan can actually learn from the style of play of many opponents.

It's not like Curry has unique skills. He used his physical advantage more in college before. Now that he comes to the NBA, he needs to learn more skills, and he also has this ability.

Although DeRozan has not fully grown up this season, Zhang Sixin feels that he will undergo a qualitative change next season.

DeRozan suffered a disadvantage, but the Timberwolves did not suffer a disadvantage.

After Martin hit, when it was their turn to attack, Curry and Love's pick-and-roll hit again.

Curry used Love's cover to rush into the three-point line, and then handed it over to Love, who made a decisive hit.

At this time, Love's state has fully recovered, and Curry also hit the shot.

Two All-Star level players cooperate, whoever the opponent wants to guard against, even if the pick-and-roll defense is good, but the dislocation without flanking cannot be defended at all.

Time is running out, and the pressure on Rockets players is increasing.

Shane Battier missed a three-pointer from the baseline, and when Love returned, he ate Jeffries alone.

Although Martin also completed a dragon after stealing at the last moment, the Rockets' scoring was still a bit short.

The Timberwolves choose to control time, and the Rockets can only use foul tactics.

Curry made steady free throws, but Martin failed to grab a three-pointer, and the game was settled.

After the game, Zhang Sixin was also in a good mood. He said: "We made some mistakes in judgment in the first half of this game. Fortunately, we adjusted well in the second half. I am very fortunate that the team has two All-Star players. They can make the team have a higher error tolerance rate."

Based on the memory in his heart, Zhang Sixin analyzed the current status of the teams in the Western Conference. He felt that the theoretical playoff teams in the Western Conference should only stay in theory. This season is hopeless for the playoffs.

There is no need to add them to the team's work of collecting information, just focus on the eight teams with the best record except the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves' current schedule is not intensive, but the strong teams in the West have met one after another.

This short-term Western Conference matchup is likely to determine the final regular season ranking.

Zhang Sixin also paid more attention to it, and put aside the task of clearing tasks.

"It is actually our opportunity to meet teams that are expected to enter the playoffs in eleven games in a row. We will always meet some of these teams in the playoffs. Let's treat it as a test before the playoffs. We must try our best to do the details of each game." Zhang Sixin said to the coaching staff.

"It just so happens that the competition in the Western Conference rankings is fierce, and everyone should show their true skills."

"I will communicate well on the video side and do some targeted defensive training according to the opponent's situation." Ron Adams said.

"I will try my best to do a good job." Tyronn Lue promised.

Zhang Sixin can't guarantee the team's ranking now, as long as he doesn't touch the Lakers in the first round.

The Lakers have some weak links, but when the playing time of the main teams in the playoffs increases, it will be difficult to grasp the weak links of the strong teams.

Relatively speaking, he thinks teams like the Suns and Jazz are easier to deal with.

Two days later, the Timberwolves met the Mavericks at home.

When meeting the Mavericks again, the other party also attaches great importance to it. If the Timberwolves test their opponents, the other party is not testing them.

Kidd came back on the Mavericks side, and Jefferson also returned to the team on the Timberwolves side.

Zhang Sixin still has a common starting lineup, Love and Jefferson.

On the Mavericks side, they gave up the fifth position and directly let Nowitzki and Marion partner inside.

They are also hard enough, did they amplify their moves in the regular season?

He also put Beaubois in the starting lineup and played double guard with Kidd.

Zhang Sixin didn't know the opponent's plan, but he still planned to try the opponent's small lineup.

With the small lineup of the Mavericks, Jefferson can still play.

Whether it's Nowitzki or Marion, the weight is a lot worse, and they can't stand Jefferson.

The Mavericks didn't care about Jefferson's prestige inside, they started to speed up when they came up.

Zhang Sixin was also thinking about whether to speed up, but there was no need to play like the Mavericks, and it had already been proved by playing.

And if Jefferson can play, he can still play inside first.

Anyway, it's the regular season, even if something goes wrong, it's okay, but it's an experience.

With Kidd here, the Mavericks' rhythm is much better, and they attack fiercely when they come up.

Zhang Sixin hoped that the team could get rid of this flawed small lineup immediately, but found that it was not so easy.

The Mavericks' defense is very targeted, just not allowing the Timberwolves to shoot three-pointers.

Moreover, their lineup is also good for attacking and defending transitions.

"Keep calm and play the rhythm we want." Zhang Sixin reminded the players.

He wants to see how long the Mavericks can maintain their efficiency. Zhang Sixin doesn't like the obviously flawed lineup.

He believes that as long as the Timberwolves stabilize their defense, they can definitely be more efficient than their opponents.

When rotating the lineup, the Timberwolves did play well.

Get up, a striker with an unstable basket like Brewer doesn't need to expose his weak side, he can just hit the basket directly, and sometimes he plays like a star player.

But the Mavericks are completely like an experiment, because they didn't let a big man come up during the rotation, but the pure small lineup speeded up crazily.

Zhang Sixin only discovered now that Carlisle is also a somewhat crazy coach.

In this case, Milicic is a bit of a waste.

Milicic's low-post skills are not as good as Jefferson's. It will be more uncomfortable when he fails to bully the opponent's smaller one, and he is easy to be counterattacked by the opponent.

The same is true for Love, but Love didn't feel so good in this game.

However, the defense of the Mavericks' pure small lineup is indeed a big problem. When the Timberwolves had problems with their offense, they still scored 60+ in the second half, and the Mavericks only led by a few points.

It was still because Nowitzki went crazy in the second quarter, otherwise the Timberwolves could get the other side by relying on a simple combination of inside and outside.

But it did have an impact on the Timberwolves' offensive and defensive system. They consciously released some points where the Timberwolves were not so stable outside. Zhang Sixin felt that they should take it seriously.

(End of this chapter)