Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 120

The Thunder's super high shooting percentage at the beginning is definitely not normal. As long as they withstand it, the game will turn around.

The head coaches of the league know this kind of thing, but some teams just can't stand it.

The Timberwolves still withstood. Although they were 10 points behind, they were also relatively stable on the offensive end.

Four of the five starters all scored, and they were balanced inside and outside.

Fortunately, the Thunder's defense was not particularly good, and they didn't kill the Timberwolves all at once.

During the rotation period, the Thunder gradually returned to normal.

Ibaka was strong on the bench for a while, also because the Timberwolves did not have enough rotation inside.

On the outside, there is no feeling of continuing to be the main force.

The current Harden is really not strong enough, but it is also related to the possession of the ball.

The Thunder's possession of the ball is too concentrated. Harden only got more possessions in the Thunder after Green was traded away.

Ibaka, the Thunder's substitute, performed well, but the Timberwolves were not bad either. Brewer felt good, and Belinelli also played steadily. The Timberwolves' rotation lineup actually took a little advantage.

Although the opponent's main scoring points did not rest for a long time, returning to the field in the second quarter did not have the magic before, and the Timberwolves gradually launched a counterattack.

Zhang Sixin also applauded the players on the court. No matter how well the Thunder played, the Timberwolves' performance was really stable, and the offensive end was not affected by the opponent in the slightest.

With Curry and Love as the starting point of the tactics, all players on the field participated and played very well as a team.

The Timberwolves are team-oriented or star-oriented tactically. Zhang Sixin actually does not use fixed routines.

If the opponent has an obvious weak link, it must be the star who takes the lead.

There is no obvious weak link, and most of the time it is still necessary to mobilize everyone on the team.

The star has always been the main player, the star consumes too much, and the physical fitness of the Timberwolves can't stand it, but the team has always been the main player, and it is difficult for the star to take over the game at critical moments.

Therefore, it is necessary to deal with specific situations. Zhang Sixin thinks that he has done a good job.

At the last moment of the first half, Timberwolves players withstood the pressure and scored several consecutive hits, helping the team narrow the score gap between the two teams.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin praised the players.

He said: "The first half was played well. On the court, either side will have smooth sailing. It is not difficult to fight smoothly. The difficult thing is how to stabilize when the opponent is in good condition."

"We did it, and gave the opponent a counterattack in the second quarter. I applaud everyone's fighting spirit. We will continue to win steadily in the second half."

"In the first half, we monitored Durant the most, but he was still the player with the most points. What does this mean? It means that we must not relax in the second half, and even do better. He will definitely be the scoring leader this season, and the Thunder will let him attack more, so our defense does not need to guess."

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves were more targeted on the defensive end, and the effect was very good.

But it's not entirely because of the defense, the Thunder itself didn't have the feel of the first quarter.

It may be the law of conservation of hit rate. There are times when the hand feels particularly good, and there will be times when the hand feels particularly bad.

When Durant was flanked, it was a very important reason why other Thunder players did not stand up.

Zhang Sixin found that the Thunder's group of role players can be icing on the cake, but they don't have the ability to give charcoal in the snow.

It's no wonder that Durant's season is so fierce, and the Thunder still haven't fully recovered.

The Thunder's other players are still a little bit worse, let alone the role players, the key is that the second master is not strong enough.

Jeff Green's talent is still a bit short, and Westbrook and Harden have not fully grown up.

Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves are a more mature team than the Thunder.

It has nothing to do with the age of the players, but has something to do with the team's tactics.

In order to train young people, the Thunder has a lot of tactics that are inclined to them, and there are a lot of singles.

But the Timberwolves are different. They also train young people, but their tactics are often similar to the NCAA model, and they are more team-oriented, so role players have grown more.

Of course, the Thunder coach Brooks cannot be blamed. Unlike Zhang Sixin who has a cheat to rest assured of the growth rate of talented young people, Brooks can only give promising talented players a lot of ball rights to promote their growth.

There are advantages and disadvantages in everything, and with Thunder's model, it is inevitable to suffer losses at times.

When the Thunder's offense was weak, Curry exploded.

It's not that Westbrook has relaxed his vigilance against Curry this time, there is really a pick-and-roll method.

When Curry feels average, the high pick-and-roll is a part of the tactics. When Curry feels good, a cover can kill.

In the third quarter, Curry felt good. He hit a few shots off the screen and easily scored in double figures. No matter how jealous Westbrook was, there was nothing he could do.

Curry will not look as unreasonable as Durant because of his size, but in fact his style of play has been very unreasonable since college, and it is already prudent for a rookie to use screens.

The league hasn't seen players like this before, but from this season onwards, they will slowly adapt.

The Timberwolves broke out suddenly and got the score back.

The Thunder also quickly adjusted, replacing Harden and Ibaka, and letting Ibaka go to the fifth position to play an extremely flexible small lineup.

Of course, the Thunder's small lineup is not very small, and Durant's height and wingspan can be said to be an insider.

The Thunder also played aggressively this time, in order to compete for the playoff rankings.

In addition, because the Timberwolves do not have Milicic and the height of the inside line, the Thunder can let Ibaka hit five, and there will be no problems.

Ibaka hit five, and the Thunder's offense did gradually become flexible.

Compared with the general inside line, Ibaka is still much more flexible, and he also has help defense, which is easier to use.

However, he is still playing in the fourth position.

Before the Thunder had a real No. [-] position, Ibaka played relatively comfortably.

Now it directly becomes the last barrier, and the number of his fouls is uncontrollable.

After all, the current Ibaka is still younger and inexperienced.

About half a quarter later, Jefferson and Love made Ibaka foul four more times.

However, Ibaka still played a role. During this period of time, the Thunder led the offensive rhythm. Under Durant's performance, they bit the score and did not allow the Timberwolves to gain a further advantage.

"Fortunately, Lei Ting is just a group of young people. If they grow up, it will be really difficult." Zhang Sixin expressed his feelings.

Ron Adams couldn't help laughing, and said: "When they all grow up, the group of young people on our field will be more adapted to the league. I'm looking forward to it."

Zhang Sixin laughed out loud. In the eyes of outsiders, the Timberwolves young people really have a bright future.

(End of this chapter)