Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 151 Need some opportunity
"Meeting the Lakers, the Timberwolves still showed their original shape, they still can't..."

"The Lakers have stabilized. The defending champion is the real strong team in the playoffs. The Lakers have the genes of a strong team, and so does Kobe. This is something that the Timberwolves don't have. Maybe they were swept this round."

"The Timberwolves' players are still too young, and none of them can match Kobe."

"The Chinese head coach is still not good. The formation of troops in the first two games proves that he has panicked."

"It seems that the Timberwolves can only fight with the wind. If they lost in the front, they might have gone home long ago."

If you lose, the team will have more sunspots. After all, iron fans are still relatively rare.

The Timberwolves are now under more pressure from players to coaches than before, but fortunately, many people just talk about it on the Internet, and the impact on the Timberwolves who focus on the game is not so good.

At their home stadium, the Target Center, their ears were largely filled with cheers.

This is also one of the home court advantages. Returning to the home court is indeed the best chance for the lagging team to counterattack.

After repeated consideration, Zhang Sixin still did not change the starter.

The team's two starters are shorter inside, which is not the root cause.

He still plans to adjust his status. After all, the team needs to attack now, and Milicic is not easy to play against Bynum, but he may change earlier in the game, whether it is inside or outside.

The Lakers are still the most commonly used starters. What is the difference between them and the regular season, that is, there are fewer rotations.

The role players of the Lakers did not perform well this season, and they basically have nothing to do with them in the playoffs. Although the Lakers can be said to have an eight-man rotation, in fact there are only six main players, starting with Odom.

Starting players such as Kobe, Gasol, and Artest played a lot of time, basically playing on top of them, so that the weak link of their role players is gone. Isn't it because they have no weaknesses if they don't play.

The playoffs are like this, if you don't fight, other teams will fight.

The main players in the regular season can rest more. Now, Zhang Sixin is more of the main force.

So in the Western Conference finals, when you meet the Lakers, you can only go hard. Don't think about waiting for Duncan to go down like you did to the Spurs. Kobe can't go down at all.

After the start of the game, amidst the cheers of the home fans, Jefferson took the lead in hitting the low post.

Facing the Lakers Twin Towers, the Timberwolves' inside line has been somewhat restricted, but it's not that they can't play, it's just that they don't have the advantage of the previous two rounds.

In this case, the Timberwolves have no players to face Kobe, and they will definitely lose.

Therefore, the advantage of the Lakers is actually Kobe, who is stronger than the Timberwolves' All-Star players.

It's a pity for Zhang Sixin. Curry, who has accelerated his growth, is not at his peak, and he can't compete against Kobe for the time being.

But then Kobe also gradually stepped down from the peak, I don't know if there is a chance for a peak match.

Anyway, Kobe and James will never meet again, unlike the Timberwolves and Lakers who are both in the West.

Today's Timberwolves players are still very tough, because they have no way out.

And because they are at home, they played more decisively.

After Jefferson hit Bynum, Love also fouled Gasol.

In terms of strength, Love has the advantage, but not in other aspects.

Zhang Sixin’s task for him now is not to hesitate when he is able to play, and to consume Gasol earlier in other times, not to care about his physical strength. If his physical strength is not so good later, he can also be full-time support, rebounding and other auxiliary work.

Anyway, the Timberwolves' inside line was extremely fierce, and Gasol was able to withstand it. He himself led the team to play in the playoffs, so naturally he would not be afraid of Love, a junior.

But Bynum has some problems. Now Bynum is still in the process of growing up. His static talent is very good, and he is a barrier for the Lakers inside.

As long as he plays normally, whether it is offensive or defensive, he will be a problem for the Timberwolves.

Especially on the defensive end, the height and arm length interfere very obviously with the Timberwolves inside.

It's just that Bynum is not very stable, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, which is sometimes prone to fouls.

Milicic also has a bit, but to be honest, he is still more stable than Bynum.

In the first two games, Gasol was the strongest inside the Lakers. With Gasol's offensive and defensive performance, Bynum was able to cause trouble for the Timberwolves.

But this time, Bynum fouled too early.

Not very cautious on the road, this is a basketball IQ problem.

In just 3 minutes, Bynum made two fouls.

The start was so smooth that Zhang Sixin immediately decided that the team would play against the Lakers first.

It's not the kind of speed-up, but instead of attacking Kobe comprehensively, they just help defend inside, let Kobe play with the ball, and they also counterattack on the offensive end.

Bynum's early exit broke the Lakers' rhythm. Although Odom's coming up could make the Lakers' tactics more flexible, their inside advantage was gone.

So, Kobe went full fire.

But Kobe didn't give up passing the ball completely. Kobe in the playoffs is indeed difficult to defend.

However, this time Kobe scored consecutively but did not help the Lakers gain the lead.

After Bynum left the field, the Timberwolves launched a fierce attack on the inside of the Lakers, and the effect was not bad.

In terms of confrontation in the interior, Odom does not have the ruthlessness of an authentic interior.

He is the type of player who is spiritual but not hard enough. When he meets a Timberwolves player who wants to work hard, he is naturally at a disadvantage.

Kobe reminded him that he would play better, but his performance was still not stable enough.

Just with Kobe's strength, the Timberwolves didn't take advantage of it.

"Looking at it now, Duncan is indeed a bit old, and Kobe, who is also a superstar, can't be guarded at all." Zhang Sixin said with a bit of bitterness in his mouth.

It stands to reason that they took advantage of the inside and should be ahead in terms of score, but Kobe supported the Lakers' offense by himself, enough to reach the Timberwolves' offense.

"Try to lock up the other Lakers players first." Ron Adams suggested.

That's right, at least the Timberwolves are not behind, and they still have a chance after consuming Kobe's physical strength.

Even if Kobe has the physical strength until the end, Kobe will have to look at his luck when the time comes to flank him.

Letting Kobe play is also a defensive strategy for the Timberwolves. If the other Lakers players do not attack, it will be difficult for them to help Kobe at critical moments.

Kobe fell into a one-man fight, and the Timberwolves' strategy succeeded.

The premise is that they cannot be killed by Kobe alone.

For the Timberwolves, Curry's performance was neither bad nor bad. He can play the Lakers' No. [-] position, and it's the same for anyone, but his efficiency is not as exaggerated as Kobe's, and he can't beat anyone in the playoffs.

Therefore, the Timberwolves should still rotate.

Just facing the Lakers, Frye and Belinelli, who performed well in the last round of the Timberwolves, did not perform well.

The Lakers have increased their defensive strength in the playoffs. Their main players are capable, and it is difficult to be effective only by speeding up. Zhang Sixin feels that the team needs some extra opportunities.

(End of this chapter)