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Chapter 174 Sending warmth and ending
"Joe Johnson broke through and made kills... He made two free throws, and the score difference between the Eagles and the Timberwolves came to two points. They still have a chance, as long as the Eagles prevent the Timberwolves from attacking next time."

"Curry and Love pick and roll, Timberwolves are running out of time to attack, how will they choose...Curry, three points, hit!"

The Timberwolves took the lead by relying on Love's highlight performance in the last period. In the last minute or so, the Eagles have been in the chaser position.

At the last moment, the Timberwolves slowed down the pace of the game. Curry pushed the time down to almost the last 10 seconds, and when he raised his hand, the Timberwolves led by 5 points and the game was stable.

Next, Crawford missed a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves at home successfully won the victory, ending the losing streak.

After the game, Eagles head coach Larry Drew also said helplessly: "They performed better than us at the critical moment, and our winning streak is over. But this will also make us work harder, and we will seize the chance to win next time."

Zhang Sixin said: "The team's performance today is still not perfect, but I want to praise the players. They are improving, and this is what we need."

"The home fans gave us a lot of support, and the team's running-in is still going on. Regardless of whether the current game is won or lost, the team's goal will not change. We just want to show our strength in the playoffs."

Talk about the playoffs at the beginning of the season, Zhang Sixin has this qualification.

Of course, if the record gets worse and worse, he will also lose this qualification.

Competitive sports, results speak for themselves, what he has to do is to stabilize the bench lineup earlier.

Won the victory at home, but went to the away game, the Timberwolves lost unexpectedly.

They lost to the Rockets, which Dayao couldn't give full play to. The Rockets lost all the previous games, and the Timberwolves were considered warm.

The main reason for Timberwolves' away game loss was a three-pointer inaccurate in the first half, but when they were about to counterattack in the second half, they were stunned by Scola's various fouls on the inside, and finally lost the game inexplicably.

After the game, Zhang Sixin also communicated with Dayao. In fact, Dayao feels very bad now. Even if he feels good on the court, it is difficult to persist in the game.

Zhang Sixin also knew that Dayao's feet couldn't hold on anymore.

Athletes suffer from injuries, and many times there is really nothing they can do.

Dayao's Zhang Sixin can't help, all he can do is try his best to keep the members of his team healthy.

Two days later, the Timberwolves continued away.

Their schedule in November is not very good, with many away games and back-to-backs.

Under such circumstances, it is still necessary to train newcomers, and it is difficult for ordinary coaches to withstand such pressure.

Zhang Sixin knew that there would be gains, so he was a little more calm.

The Timberwolves will give warmth to a team that has lost all, but it has also ended a team that started with a good start.

On November 11, they met another team that won the new season, the Lakers in the West.

The Lakers lost Bynum, and they can still win all games so far, and they must be in good condition.

But it also has something to do with their opponents. They haven't touched the top teams in the East and West.

Although the Timberwolves did not start the new season very well, they can be said to be at this level.

The Lakers, like the preseason, started with Odom in place of Bynum and let Gasol play five.

The Lakers didn't take it seriously in the preseason, and now they can't escape.

Zhang Sixin will definitely treat the Lakers with problems inside.

However, the Lakers also know that they will be targeted on the inside now, and they pay special attention to the defense of the inside from the beginning of the game.

They made a proper contraction, but for the Timberwolves, this is courting death.

The Timberwolves can try to bully the Lakers inside, but if the outside defense is slightly relaxed, they can score 100%.

Curry and Love hit three-pointers as soon as they came up, telling the Lakers how strong their perimeter is.

And Kobe was also high-spirited, knowing that the Timberwolves were not easy to play, so he directly turned on the personal mode when he came up.

"The regular season is much more enjoyable than the preseason..." Zhang Sixin smiled and took a sip of his drink.

"However, the playoffs are the real fun." He added in his heart.

Unexpectedly, there was nothing to say, the Timberwolves also showed their strength and tried to flank Kobe.

Now that the Lakers are Kobe Bryant, and Gasol wants to be at the top of the fifth position, the offensive threat will not be so great.

A technical insider like Gasol still needs a black and hard cooperation.

Odom's black is black, but not hard at all, and sometimes the roles of the two overlap.

So now the Lakers' inside play is a bit awkward. Maybe they encounter other teams with average insides. Gasol and Odom can both play skills, but they can't play against the Timberwolves.

Compared with last season, the Timberwolves' internal strength is temporarily inferior. There are two new insiders who have joined the team and it takes time to adapt, but they are really stronger than the Lakers now.

This also caused Kobe to basically not pass the ball, and all kinds of onslaughts, feeling like he entered the final quarter early.

In this case, as long as the Timberwolves resist Kobe's offense, the Lakers will not feel good.

Not to mention the hit rate, even Kobe did not have the physical strength from the beginning to the end of the game.

And this is the regular season after all, and Kobe will not rest like he does in the playoffs.

The Lakers' bench lineup happens to be not very good, and it should be more pullable than the unstable Timberwolves rookies.

As a result, Kobe broke out to help the team win a little bit of advantage when he came up, and it disappeared during the rotation period.

While the Timberwolves trained their rookies, they also steadily overtook the score.

At this time, many people discovered that the Timberwolves' rookies who they thought were good were actually not that bad. Isn't this better than the defending champion Lakers' bench group.

To what extent is the Lakers lacking insiders now, they can only let the 37-year-old Ratliff come for a while.

And this buddy is already faltering on the court, and he can't stand it at all.

In this game, as long as the Timberwolves' substitute Pekovic received the ball inside, no one could squeeze him.

So, after Kobe came up, he went it alone to help the team chase points.

Not to mention, Kobe felt really good today, and he made a direct pull from outside the three-point line.

Zhang Sixin watched Kobe's performance off the court, but he was not in a hurry.

Using the two methods of wheel battle and pincer attack, he didn't believe that Kobe could keep going.

On the Timberwolves side, in the second quarter, when Odom fouled a lot, Love began to show off.

In terms of defense and offense, even if Kobe hit a few magic balls, the Lakers did not gain a clear advantage.

That's enough. Kobe was exhausted in the first half. After all, he is the defending champion. Even if there is one less player, it is impossible to win easily.

At the end of the first half, Kobe scored a limit of 2+1, and the Lakers also entered the intermission with a 1-point lead.

However, Kobe's performance has reached the extreme, even if he is a superstar, it is impossible to be better.

(End of this chapter)