Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 183 There is really no way

It is possible to lose during the rotation period, and the Timberwolves are prepared for this, so whether it is Harden or Green going crazy, it makes no difference to them.

After the main lineup played again, the Timberwolves' starting five immediately showed their strength.

Their inside advantage is still relatively obvious. The Thunder's current inside is too short to withstand a big man like Milicic. With the advantage inside, Curry, DeRozan and Matthews also play relatively easily on the outside.

On the offensive end, the Thunder can't restrain the Timberwolves at all, and the Thunder is not a defensive team.

In the first half, the Thunder still took the lead, but only by a few points, which is nothing to the Timberwolves.

"The opponent's inside line is indeed a bit weak, but the young players are very physically fit and can participate in the rebounding competition. We have no obvious advantage." Zhang Sixin said.

"So, we have to be more efficient, and we must not let up on defense."

The Thunder is the same as last season, the three-pointers are still relatively poor, and only those few people can shoot.

So during the halftime break, Zhang Sixin told the players to be stricter on the Thunder's three-point limit.

This can definitely be done, because the Thunder's three players who can shoot threes often don't shoot together.

In the case of flanking Durant, the Timberwolves are fully capable of limiting the Thunder's three-pointers.

As soon as the second half came up, the Timberwolves successfully completed the defensive concept.

Even when Durant's flanking efficiency was reduced, the Thunder didn't hit a three-pointer.

The Thunder also kept a close eye on the Timberwolves' outside shots, but the Timberwolves could shoot from many more people, and the Thunder couldn't completely restrict them.

Moreover, the Timberwolves' inside and inside Thunder can't defend at all.

In this case, the Timberwolves quickly caught up with the score.

Westbrook, who was the organizer of the Thunder, had no choice but to start on his own.

After Westbrook played by himself, the Thunder's offense got better, because other people except Durant really couldn't score.

However, after Westbrook increased his personal shots, he also made more mistakes.

Because the Timberwolves have a strong inner frame, if Westbrook doesn't think about passing the ball from the beginning, it is easy to go wrong in a hurry.

Zhang Sixin looked at the field and shook his head. Thunder coach Brooks' coaching philosophy is a bit old.

Many of the Thunder's role players are used for defense, and the offense is poor. As a result, the Timberwolves' defense can attack Durant at will, but their overall defense is average.

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The role players that the league needs now, it is best to have shots, so as to open up space for the stars.

The situation where only a few stars can play on the court is already the old calendar of last season.

The Thunder are not unaware of this aspect. They traded for the three-point contest champion Cook in the summer, but it's a pity that this buddy can't maintain his health.

The rest of the Thunder's role players basically don't have three-pointers, and their team building is too sloppy.

Once the Timberwolves raised their defensive strength, the Thunder couldn't break it.

They can only passively choose to let the star hold the ball to solve the problem. The team's offensive point is very tired and the efficiency is not particularly high.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves are still led by two tactical cores, and the team has blossomed more.

When the team's two tactical cores have the ability to share the ball, this situation can easily arise.

In particular, the Timberwolves also have good offensive power in other positions, which is in stark contrast to the Thunder.

"When selecting players, it's not a combination of combat effectiveness. We need to know what players the team needs and how the team can play to win more victories. If the lineup around the core players is not well done, no amount of tactics will be of use." Zhang Sixin said proudly.

He has opened his eyes, but building a team does not only depend on the combat effectiveness of the players, and he does not know how to force the players to change their styles to adapt to certain tactics.

This is what the head coach should do.

So the Timberwolves' young people always integrate into the team quickly, because they don't have to change anything.

During the rotation period, it is the Thunder's opportunity.

But they did not grasp well in the second half, and the scores of the two sides did not change significantly.

The Thunder's bench lineup actually didn't work well, they had too little possession of the ball.

From this point of view, the Thunder must trade away some young people, and their young players need the ball.

The Timberwolves actually have a little bit of this kind of trouble, but they are better than the Thunder. The Timberwolves still have some functional young people.

And under the guidance of Zhang Sixin, the core of the Thunder's tactics is not so sticky to the ball.

In fact, the Thunder's style of play is too star-like. Of course, a few core players like them are indeed growing fast.

At the end of the quarter, the Thunder also knew that it couldn't go on like this.

But their role players have no offensive ability, so they can only choose to increase the three-point shot by a few scoring points.

As for the scoring points of their main lineup, only Durant and Green can shoot.

Durant was flanked, so only Green had so many opportunities.

It is a pity that Green missed several shots. He can shoot three-pointers, but he is not particularly good at it.

"It's enough to be steady." Zhang Sixin told the players.

Halfway through the final quarter, the Timberwolves had already led by more than 5 points.

The opponent is a team without three points, such a score is still safe.

Of course, the premise is that the Timberwolves pinch the opponent for a few scoring points. If Durant soars, it will still be very fierce.

At the decisive moment, the Thunder put Ibaka on the court, and they hoped to speed up.

However, they didn't keep Harden, maybe because they felt that Harden's defense was not good enough.

Anyway, they want to speed up, but it is different from the speed of the Suns. Not all of them can attack, and only two can shoot three-pointers.

Westbrook has improved his three-pointers this season, but it is also on the premise that he doesn't shoot much.

It's easy to say, the Timberwolves just lock Durant and fight steadily with each other.

Curry and Love seized the opportunity to hit one, and everyone else did their part to keep it steady.

In fact, the Timberwolves can also play a big center at this time and let Paul George come up, so that they can also be fast.

But when the team is leading and the Thunder don't have a three-pointer, it's still not necessary.

The Thunder are also a strong team in the Western Conference, just play them steady.

At the last moment, Thunder did not sit still.

They had a few minutes left in the game, and they actually played pretty well.

Durant did not make a strong attack, and tried to attract defensive attention to create opportunities for his teammates.

Green also hit a three-pointer, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 5 points.

Ibaka also successfully created a kill, and the Thunder once saw the hope of a comeback.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. It was already the last minute when the Thunder hit two strikes.

The Timberwolves controlled the time and didn't panic at all. The Thunder really had nothing to do but worry.

(End of this chapter)