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Chapter 113 Killing the Game

"It's better to carry out flanking properly, or let the opponent's players who are not good at shooting shoot." During the intermission, Zhang Sixin came to a conclusion.

He was also a little arrogant before, thinking that all-stars are not players and are not worthy of flanking.

But now that Stephen Jackson is the Bobcats' last threat offensively, Wallace, who has entered the All-Star team, is easier to deal with.

Isn't it the right thing to upgrade the defensive rating of their biggest threat to take the Bobcats?

As a head coach, you still can't be dogmatic. The Bobcats want to win the game, and the Timberwolves also want to.

After all, Zhang Sixin doesn't want the team to fall from the top four in the West.

I don't know how the team will perform in the playoffs. It would be better if they can get home court advantage.

In the third quarter, they guarded Jackson more strictly.

However, it didn't work out well, as both Wallace and Diaw hit [-]-pointers.

The Bobcats seem to be in good shape today, and the offense is very sensitive.

Of course, there are gains and losses, that is, the offense is too high, and their defense is a little neglected.

Especially inside, because of Larry Brown's stubbornness, there are better inside players. The Timberwolves not only score consecutively from inside players, but also hit the basket continuously from the wings.

However, the Bobcats have not relaxed their defense against Curry and Love.

The main thing is that the players can match up. For example, Dior in the fourth position can follow Love, from the inside to the outside.

Felton and Augustine on the outside can take turns sticking to Curry.

The core players are not comfortable playing. At this time, there are two ways to solve the problem.

One is that the core players rely on their abilities to work hard and break through the defensive blockade abruptly.

The other is as a bait to make it easier for other players on the team to get scoring opportunities.

Which one to choose, in fact, still has to make a decision according to the situation on the court.

If the rest of the team can't score, it is natural to try to help the core players break the blockade.

But their data has weakened slightly, but the team has gained benefits, which is not bad.

The Timberwolves are now the team as a whole and have not suffered a loss. When Love mentions a high position, he has gained a lot of space inside.

Therefore, Zhang Sixin is not in a hurry to make changes. They don't have to rely on three points to survive.

The Bobcats only stared at the Timberwolves' two tactical cores and the outside line, and they kept attacking the inside line.

As a result, the game gradually drifted back.

Bobcats coach Larry - Brown must not be satisfied, severely trained the players during the timeout.

"This is our home court, we can't let them score easily, understand."

At this time, he also understood that the old block king was useless, so he changed it for the time being.

But the Bobcats can't cover everything in defense now. After all, they are facing a team like the Timberwolves with no obvious weaknesses in attack.

As a result, their defense has become somewhat stagnant.

Sometimes the inside line is well defended, and sometimes the outside line is well defended, but the other side is lost.

After entering the rotation, the Timberwolves' counterattack became more and more violent.

Curry, who got a respite, scored consecutively, and the outside line composed of him and Belinelli was full of threats.

As for the Bobcats' bench, there really isn't anyone who can score.

Their style of play makes it difficult for players with average offensive capabilities to play.

Stephen Jackson is considered a player who is more suitable for this system, but there are still many players who do not adapt.

After the scores of the two sides are close, the outcome of the game will not be known until the final quarter.

Zhang Sixin didn't show dissatisfaction, he just sighed a little.

Facing the teams in the Eastern Conference that are going to enter the playoffs, the Timberwolves are not so comfortable. He has to consider whether to let the players rest in the next game.

But also consider the record. If they are in the East, they can sit back and relax with their current record.

Playing the Bobcats is not easy and it proves that it is very important to pick a weak matchup player for Love.

Teams should not only look at the record, but also look at style restraint.

The Bobcats just can't attack, otherwise the Timberwolves will be even more embarrassing.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the scores of the two teams remained stalemate. After more than three minutes of playing, the Bobcats replaced Jackson and started the decisive battle ahead of schedule.

After Jackson came up, he first helped Wallace reduce the defensive pressure.

Wallace is also very tough. He has been blocked a few times, but his attack on the inside is still unambiguous.

This player was beaten by the Bobcats after being thrown away by the Kings. Obviously, he is also in a good mood.

After waiting for more than a minute, the Timberwolves also replaced the winning lineup one after another.

"At this time, it depends on the performance of the players. I don't like to always play until the end to decide the winner, but this kind of moment can also exercise the players' hearts. I hope they can gain something." Zhang Sixin said.

In the last half of the quarter, the Timberwolves' tactics are obvious. They must limit the opponent's two flanks, and then seize opportunities both inside and outside.

Halfway through the final quarter, Curry's score finally helped the Timberwolves tie the score again.

Afterwards, Milicic sent a big cap again, and Curry got the ball and directly passed Matthews to complete the fast break.

The Bobcats' determination to hit the basket is commendable, but being blocked in the last few minutes is not the same thing as being blocked in front of it. At this time, one or two rounds may determine the final outcome.

Zhang Sixin now keeps Milicic on the field to deal with the two flanks of the Bobcats.

Obviously, this decision is still correct.

However, the Bobcats still do not care, the next round, Jackson challenged Milicic successfully.

The offensive end of the Bobcats is actually very simple. In many cases, players play with the ball.

Milicic fouled four times, but it wasn't a big deal.

Zhang Sixin indicated that the players still need to be bold in defense. Whoever is sent off by the Timberwolves' inside players will not affect the overall situation, so he is very relaxed as the head coach.

Sure enough, the other party didn't believe in evil next, and was hated again.

The Timberwolves' defense is not a show. If the Bobcats want to attack the inside, they must first get rid of the main defensive players. In this case, they have few choices. It is normal to be blocked.

In this game, not only Milicic sent a big hat, but the other two also gained.

In the last 2 minutes, the Timberwolves finally did not dare to take the lead and began to look for opportunities on the outside.

But their outside shooting rate is very average at this time, and the Bobcats' shooting ability in the face of defense is not strong.

Felton hit one, but then Curry got it back.

The Bobcats defended Curry's three-pointers very well this time, but Curry can not only shoot three-pointers, but his two-point jumpers, floating shots and layups are all very good.

The Timberwolves always maintained a 2-3 point lead, and as time went by, the Bobcats became more and more anxious.

They didn't use foul tactics, they just wanted to counterattack after a successful defense.

At this time, Zhang Sixin also played micromanagement, using different lineups for offense and defense, which is a lineup thickness that the Bobcats do not have.

With only ten seconds left, Frye directly killed the game with a three-pointer from the bottom line.

(End of this chapter)