Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 189
In fact, Curry's shooting percentage in the second half was not very high. The superb performance in the Western Conference Finals has not appeared in the new season, but coupled with the Timberwolves' defense, his not-so-high shooting percentage helped the team chase points quickly.

It's just that the distance from overtaking the score is still a little bit short.

Zhang Sixin also has no plans to play the main force, so let Curry rest when it's time for him to rest.

Then others came in, but the Timberwolves had no better offensive power than Curry, especially since the Mavericks' defense has been upgraded this season, and it is not easy to chase points.

Nearly halfway through the game, the Timberwolves trailed by 5 points.

At this time, there is nothing useful, just go straight to the strongest lineup.

The Timberwolves returned to the entire main lineup, while the Mavericks kept Terry on the court.

This is also a routine operation. At this time, the Mavericks' defense will decrease slightly, but their offensive ability will increase.

Any lineup has advantages and disadvantages. What the Timberwolves have to do is to stabilize the defense and attack boldly.

At the critical moment, the Timberwolves are still more confident.

They were Milicic's big hat opponent first, and then Love assisted Matthews to complete the score.

During the Mavericks' offense, Chandler grabbed an offensive rebound and caused Love to foul, but only made two free throws.

Then the Timberwolves defended against Nowitzki and Terry's shots, and Curry hit 2 points. The score gap between the two sides became smaller and smaller.

When Terry was in the backcourt, Curry played more easily, and Kidd couldn't keep up with his speed.

But the Mavericks need to keep Terry on the court, because Nowitzki's shooting touch is average today.

It is also impossible for them to deny the strategies they have formulated when problems arise for a while, and they need to be more resolute at critical moments of the game.

After all, they are well aware of the strength of the Timberwolves, and Curry is not so easy to restrain.

In the Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki managed to make a foul to help the team score points, but the Timberwolves immediately retaliated. After Curry picked and rolled, Butler also got to free throws in singles.

"Good shot!" Zhang Sixin clapped his hands.

The Timberwolves once again played a handsome offense on the field. Curry and Love suddenly split the ball after a pick-and-roll. At this time, Chandler came to help defend, and Milicic received the ball and scored 2+1.

Butler just hit a goal in the front, and when the Mavericks were about to defend well, they didn't expect that the gap in the game was only 1 point.

And the time came to the last 2 minutes, and the American Airlines Center, the home of the Mavericks, was suddenly filled with tension.

"It's good to experience more critical moments. I hope the boys on the field can withstand the pressure." Zhang Sixin said.

He very much hopes that the team can overwhelm the Mavericks in key performances. After all, this season is going to make a breakthrough in the playoffs, and they are likely to meet each other.

But he has no choice but to watch the performance of the players on the field.

When the time came to the last few tens of seconds, the Mavericks had the ball, and they still led by 1 point. The Timberwolves needed to defend.

Kidd wanted to hand the ball to Nowitzki, but Nowitzki was caught by the Timberwolves in advance.

As they pinch, Kidd sees the gap on the weak side and drives the ball straight through.

What I didn't expect was that the Timberwolves' defensive rotation was faster than Kidd imagined.

Matthews rushed over, squeezed Butler who was receiving the ball, and directly formed a steal.

The Timberwolves immediately counterattacked quickly, because Matthews passed the ball to Curry first, and they were a little slower to advance, but Curry still threw the ball to DeRozan who had already rushed over.

DeRozan hit the basket directly when he got the ball, and Nowitzki had returned to defend to stop it, but DeRozan didn't stop at all, leaping high, and there was a difficult dodge in the air to put the ball into the basket.

DeRozan still failed, but Nowitzki also fouled, it can only be said that the young man's body is too strong.

DeRozan stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, and the Timberwolves took the lead at the last moment.

Mavericks coach Carlisle immediately requested a timeout. He arranged a small lineup and replaced Chandler with Barea.

And this three-back lineup did work. They used the cooperation of Barea and Terry, and Terry hit the key shots.

After the Mavericks hit the ball, there were only 10 seconds left in the game.

The team practiced a lot in the final tactical training and used it in previous games.

Zhang Sixin called the timeout mainly to let the players calm down. His tactics still let Curry play with the ball.

Just cover directly and let Curry find a chance to get out.

If there is really no chance, the tactics are actually similar to the usual high pick-and-roll, except that there is a second pick-and-roll, which is completed by DeRozan. At this time, the inside line will go down, and there will always be people in the corner.

Because the time is still relatively sufficient, the Mavericks just let Curry hold the ball after a little push.

However, they have now switched back to the defensive lineup, which is not as easy to play as before.

After an unsuccessful attempt at a screen, Curry passed the ball to Love and called another screen.

The lore tactics are not one-sided and can only be done that way. The tactics that Zhang Sixin just arranged are mainly based on Curry's judgment, so it is not the first time that the plan has been changed without success.

Finding another point is a matter of time to the last 3 seconds.

Curry wanted to cover for the second time, and the Mavericks' defensive players still came over to pinch Curry first.

Why is it called a cover when they know that the opponent will flank, that is because the two come to flank Curry, and the Mavericks' defense must be rotated, which is prone to loopholes.

And if the cover is done well, it will be difficult for the opponent to form a pincer attack in the first place.

In that moment, anything can happen.

Curry didn't take advantage of the moment the screen was formed to shoot this time, although he also scored a lot of goals like this.

Because at this time, in addition to making a shot, you also need to guarantee the maximum hit rate. It's not that there is no time.

When Curry used the screen to bypass the defense, the Mavericks' flank came.

At this time, Curry accelerated for the second time and squeezed in before the two defensive players closed the door.

Curry's speed is also the highest in the league. Although he is not the fastest, he is faster than most players in the league.

As soon as he rushed in like this, the Mavericks' defensive players couldn't react a bit.

Chandler on the inside was also stunned for a while and then rushed over to help defend, regardless of whether Curry would pass the ball.

But Curry jumped lightly, and after the help defense arrived, he picked the ball to the basket.

The basket drew a low and flat arc in the air, and then fell into the basket, simply and neatly.

On the Timberwolves' bench, there was a burst of cheers, and many of the bench players jumped up.

Correspondingly, the arena in the American Airlines Center was quiet.

When the time was only more than 1 second left, the Timberwolves led by 1 point again.

The game is not over yet, but the Timberwolves have become the dominant side.

(End of this chapter)