Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 142 The Real Western Team

"You don't need to do anything extra now, just play as before, use our advantages to score, and then take care of the details of defense, and the game will naturally be under our control." Zhang Sixin said during a timeout.

He took out the tactical board and emphasized again the points that need to be paid attention to when defending.

Then he said to several insiders: "The dislocation is determined, I know your strength, they can't stop it."

Dislocation is not just an insider thing. Under the Spurs' defensive rotation, the wings sometimes have opportunities.

After the Timberwolves played again, DeRozan hit Parker.

The Spurs have one big and four small ones, and the inside suffers, and Parker actually suffers from the outside. It depends on whether the Timberwolves can seize the opportunity.

But in turn, an offensive advantage can also become a defensive disadvantage.

Parker returned one with his own hands, and directly used his footsteps to break through and cause a foul.

However, Parker's free throws were not accurate among defenders, and he only made one of two free throws.

Zhang Sixin thinks the team is lucky, that's true, the Spurs will always have some small problems at critical moments.

When it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack, Love got another chance to misplace, and the Spurs could only choose to foul.

Although Love also made two free throws and one, but the result of killing the opponent's player was very good.

There are kills on both sides, but the Spurs' situation is more serious.

The Timberwolves Frye fouls a lot and now sits below. Matthews fouls a bit more but there will be no problem with sending off.

On the Spurs side, Hill, Ginobili, and Jefferson all have foul problems. If one of them goes down, the Spurs' problem will be even greater.

After all, the Spurs are short not only on the inside this season, but also on the outside.

These players can still fight the Timberwolves, and they may be cool immediately when they are replaced.

The Timberwolves used dislocations to score consecutively, but Manu Ginobili's three-pointer from the Spurs was solid this time.

The score gap suddenly expanded to more than 5 points, and the Spurs were in danger.

In fact, this is when the Timberwolves lead the most, but it happens to be the last few minutes.

This also shows that the Spurs failed today with one big and four small lineups, and the Timberwolves benefited more.

However, in the last few minutes of the game, it was impossible for the Spurs to change, and they could only go one way to the end.

What to do with the lagging Spurs will definitely require Duncan, the team's most stable player, to stand up, and also need to be able to support outside shots, preferably three-pointers.

After all, with only Duncan, the Timberwolves can attack with confidence.

As a veteran team, the Spurs still have two brushes.

At the critical moment, while the Timberwolves pinched Duncan, Parker hit another three-pointer.

Parker is really a bit accurate today, it seems that he can't be completely ignored.

There are only more than three minutes left in the game, and the Timberwolves can still hold on by speeding up the defensive rotation.

And a player like Parker, who feels good, only dares to shoot open three-pointers, and the Timberwolves' defense will not add too much pressure.

"Hold on, our physical strength is better than the opponent's... Just keep calm and play hard." Zhang Sixin encouraged the players.

In fact, he feels that the current physical strength of the Spurs is not bad, but as the head coach, there must be some white lies.

However, it may also be that the Spurs are holding on, they are an away game after all.

In the next round, Hill got a three-pointer but failed to make one.

Hill's three-pointer is better than Parker's, but he is the true performance of a young player, and he is still not so reliable at critical moments.

Of course, it is impossible for the Timberwolves to make every misplacement.

In the next few rounds, neither side scored, and the game entered the final 3 minutes.

The less time, the better for the leading side, and the Spurs will be depressed again.

The team that fell behind at the last moment of the game actually didn't have much choice. As the opponent, the Timberwolves' defense will be more predictable and targeted.

At this time, it is best to have a superstar who can turn the tide, that is, you know that I want to play like this, and the defense tries to target it as much as possible, but I just can't defend it.

The playoffs are a stage for superstars, that's all.

The Spurs have three All-Stars, but Parker and Ginobili, who are more likely to have a chance to play, belong to the weaker category of All-Stars. They may have a super performance, and the probability is not high.

On Duncan's side, one is that he is a little older, and the other is that it is more difficult to find opportunities at the last moment inside.

Because there is less space for insiders to move, it is easier to be targeted.

The Spurs want Parker to stand out, but Parker's three-pointer may have exhausted his touch, and the next few mid-range shots will be iron.

There is no way but to let Duncan force it.

Duncan had an offensive rebound and an inside line quickly strengthened before double-teaming, scoring 4 points in a row for the team.

The old guy is really strong, Zhang Sixin should also call a timeout, so don't let the players be beaten on the court.

Young people need to be reminded that they don't have that much playoff experience.

The Timberwolves flank Duncan faster, which has a certain risk, and maybe the Spurs will go crazy from the outside.

However, the Spurs really didn't go crazy on a few outside lines.

In addition to strictly defending Duncan, the Timberwolves just blocked the three-point line.

The Spurs got mid-range chances in both rounds, but they didn't take advantage of them.

The Timberwolves' offensive end is similar to the defensive treatment, but Curry and DeRozan have grasped it.

Without the shyness of a rookie, the two of them took a middle distance one by one, and Zhang Sixin sat back on the chair steadily.

What is luck, this is luck, and it is also the strength and talent of players.

Hill didn't have this ability, so the Spurs finally sent him away.

At the beginning, the Spurs wanted to cultivate it. Parker played as a substitute for a while, but unfortunately this buddy was still useless.

However, this man contributed a lot to the Spurs, and he was later exchanged for Leonard, who has superstar talent.

Of course, with the butterfly Zhang Sixin now, regardless of whether the team needs it or not, this obvious advantage is still not to be taken by competitors in the same district.

Even if the team doesn't have a good chance to win, they have to intervene to make things worse.

Back in the game, because the Spurs were not strong outside, they fell behind by more than 1 points in the last minute of the game, and they could only bet on three points.

Because it is difficult for outside players to find opportunities and lack confidence, Duncan stepped up to shoot three-pointers.

Zhang Sixin was also a little confused when he got in.

However, what to do on the field is still not messy. Anyway, there is not much time, and the Timberwolves began to control the time.

Curry didn't take the shot until the end of the offensive clock. Although he missed the shot, there were less than 20 seconds left in the game.

The Spurs bet on a three-pointer again, this time it was an outside player who made a shot, but missed.

Next, they could only use foul tactics. Curry walked to the free throw line four times and made sure to make free throws.

The Spurs were powerless and could only accept the helplessness of the 0:2 start of the series.

And once again crushing the Spurs, it also proved the strength of the Timberwolves.

They are not dark horses in the West, they are the real strong team in the West.

(End of this chapter)