Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 117

Anyway, the insiders were all pressed and beaten, and the Suns finally chose Wu Xiao.

After the Suns resolutely used five hours, the offensive end still came out.

But there are still no three-pointers, and the Timberwolves have achieved the ultimate in defense against three-pointers.

The Suns are very strong in three-pointers, but they play as a whole, not the kind of unreasonable three-pointers with the ball, so the Timberwolves can actually limit them, as long as they are not attacked and switched from offense to defense.

So it was Stoudemire who stood out. It was better for the Timberwolves to limit Stoudemire in the third quarter.

Stoudemire can also play with the ball, and his strength does not depend entirely on Nash.

Many people think that Stoudemire is the kind of insider who eats cakes, but he is not. Whether it is before Nash comes or after he leaves Nash, he can play a good game.

It's just that his style of play relies heavily on explosive power, and after several injuries, his explosive power will naturally fail.

Now, he is more flexible than Love, and can cause damage. He is the sun's biggest killer.

When Stoudemire started scoring points, the Timberwolves only helped defend a little, and didn't care too much.

He is strong, but he is not the kind of unsolvable inside line, and the inside line is more traceable than the outside line. It is impossible to suddenly hit the opponent with a few three-pointers.

The Timberwolves' defensive focus is still not to give three points. In this case, they only need to lead a little bit to suppress the Suns.

The Suns can't do much now, because although their core player Nash has a high shooting percentage, his attack power is actually not that strong.

At this time, Nash can't attack the tough ones. As long as the Timberwolves maintain the rhythm of the game, the advantage will be more and more tilted towards them.

"The Suns rely too much on shooting and rhythm. In the playoffs, it is easier for top-level stars to seize opportunities." Zhang Sixin said.

Nash's situation may be a bit like Paul's. They really need teammates with outstanding offensive capabilities.

Teams with point guards as the core are more difficult in this regard.

In fact, it is not good for the Suns to rely too much on Nash, but it is too late to change now.

"The defense was good, and the players still listened to my words." Seeing the team attacking and defending again, Zhang Sixin couldn't stop smiling.

Zhang Sixin is very satisfied to be able to defend the sun with the most offensive power like this.

Zhang Sixin felt that they really restrained each other a little bit.

But it doesn't mean that the playoffs have to pick the opponent. After all, when the sun is completely surging, the Timberwolves may be beaten for half a quarter, and there is no time to adjust.

In the first round, it is best to face a team with no surprises.

However, the teams in the West are all strong, so Zhang Sixin still thinks it is better to let things happen, otherwise he will start to think that the opponent can be bullied, and it will be embarrassing if he gets fucked.

Consecutively limiting the Suns' three-pointers and rebounding better than the opponent, the Timberwolves maintained a lead of about 5 points in the halfway point of the final quarter.

This score is nothing to the Suns, but the leading team still has a psychological advantage.

And Stoudemire rushed in continuously, and there would be times when he missed.

In the last few minutes, Stoudemire was taught to be a man by Milicic's big hat.

It is not easy to block Stoudemire from the front, but when he is facing the defense of others, it is relatively easy to succeed in side defense.

Stoudemire's backhand after being capped was a foul, giving the Timberwolves another free throw.

The Suns are a little anxious at this time. They are obviously the best at attacking, but now they can't score.

In fact, they also tried, but other players, including Nash, couldn't score, and Stoudemire still had to go hard.

Now that the Timberwolves know that Nash and Stoudemire will hand the ball to Stoudemire after the pick-and-roll, it must be much easier to defend.

If the Minnesota Curry and Love pick and roll can only be given to Love, then there is no need to fight.

Stoudemire's offense is still stronger after receiving the ball, but he can't do better in the face of conscious defense.

The point is, this time the Timberwolves made a three-pointer.

After Curry and Love cooperated in the pick-and-roll, Curry threw the ball to the baseline and Matthews hit a three-pointer.

This is very shocking. Just when the team is struggling to chase points, the Timberwolves are still killing people.

There is no way, it's not that the Timberwolves' players shoot more accurately, but that the Suns haven't developed a good defensive habit.

Even in the last few minutes, sometimes the Timberwolves suddenly have an opportunity.

The Suns requested a timeout, and when Richardson returned to the court, he managed to get a free throw, but only made one of two free throws.

The Timberwolves are already controlling the rhythm at this time, because time is running out.

In the last minute of time, the Suns stopped playing Stoudemire, because it was too late for two points. Even if the Timberwolves kept blocking the three-point line, the Suns would forcefully shoot a three-pointer.

Richardson made a strong shot and missed.

Nash also called a screen, a bit like Curry's quick shot.

But for Nash, the pace was a little faster, so he didn't hit.

At this time, the Suns had replaced all the players on the team who could shoot three-pointers, and Stoudemire also blocked Love in defense. It felt like they still had a little chance.

However, they are now missing three points.

It was also beaten into a counterattack by the Timberwolves. When there were only a dozen seconds left, the Suns tried a foul tactic.

But that only extended the Timberwolves' lead to nine points, and the game finally came to an end as they once again took a 9-pointer against the defense.

Love, who scored 26 points and 24 rebounds after the game, said: "This is an important game. If we lose, the team will have some disadvantages, so I want to do my best to help the team win."

"We can't relax for a moment, because no matter what your record is, they will try to beat you in order to have an advantage in the record ranking. We have to keep this in mind and focus on the whole 48 minutes of the game and play every minute."

Zhang Sixin also praised Love. He said: "I think Kevin is really focused on the court. We are lucky to have him."

There are very few games left in the regular season, and Zhang Sixin is more happy no matter who he can beat his competitors in the West.

But in addition to entering the playoffs with a suitable ranking, Zhang Sixin is still paying attention to the progress of Dell Curry's task.

To complete the task before the playoffs and improve the team's three-point shooting rate from 1% to 2%, Zhang Sixin feels that it may play a more critical role.

The important thing is that the task is not far from completion.

Among the main rotation players, only Milicic did not complete the task.

The rest, in fact, is only Sun Yue who doesn't have so much playing time.

(End of this chapter)