Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 198 The Dilemma of the Sun

"Not bad..." Zhang Sixin clapped his hands with a smile on his face.

On the court, the Timberwolves players just hit the second three-pointer at the beginning of the final quarter.

The Warriors can shoot three-pointers, can't the Timberwolves, even if Curry is not there, they still have three-pointers.

The Timberwolves blocked the Warriors for three-pointers, and the Warriors strictly guarded the Timberwolves' inside line, but the Timberwolves' attack mode is not single.

Relatively speaking, the Warriors' defensive loopholes are relatively easy to find.

The Timberwolves have more opportunities to try, and of course they can score points both inside and outside.

And their better defense can prevent the Warriors from scoring smoothly. The difference is the opportunity for victory.

After all the main players of the Timberwolves returned to the field, the Warriors were actually a little discouraged.

They did not gain an advantage in the rotation time, and it was difficult to play against the Timberwolves' main force.

At the last moment of this game, Zhang Sixin did not leave the No. [-] position on the court, and directly held the ball for DeRozan, went to the frontcourt to Love, and then decided whether to play with the ball for DeRozan or Love to support him.

The Timberwolves don't always have to pick and roll high, because Zhang Sixin let Green stay on the court this time because he wants to defend against Ellis.

When Curry is away, the Timberwolves will definitely have to adjust the lineup according to the opponent's situation.

Only with Curry's strength, other opponents must adjust according to him.

Halfway through the final quarter, the two teams were playing inextricably.

DeRozan broke through with the ball and used his strong physical fitness to make an emergency stop jumper to help the Timberwolves lead by 4 points.

Immediately, Ellis fought back and challenged Milicic to get a free throw, and the score gap between the two sides narrowed to only one goal left.

Ellis did have a wonderful performance at the last moment, and the Timberwolves' pincer attack did not cause him to faint. Although he is not good at passing the ball, a few passes are also very good.

The key is the Warriors' defense. No matter how many they score, the Timberwolves can return it.

The Timberwolves' rebounds also stabilize their opponents.

David Lee and Jefferson actually rebounded well, and both of them got a small double-double, but the Timberwolves are just a little bit stronger.

In the last few minutes of the Warriors, the three outsiders performed well. To be honest, they scored more than the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves also scored inside.

When the Warriors tried to catch up with the score a few times, the Timberwolves could always score.

As time went by, Warriors coach Smart wiped his sweat from the sidelines.

"How could this be..." He felt a little puzzled.

Obviously they have performed very well, but why they still can't handle the game.

This group of Timberwolves players are too young, how could they play so well.

The performance of the Timberwolves, I usually pay attention to it and feel that it is the same. Maybe luck is better, but if they really match up in the game, they will understand how they achieved the results.

The tactical execution is really good. The players have played out their own characteristics. In their tacit cooperation, they can always catch the opponent's defensive loopholes.

Without a star who ignores the general tactical system, it is really not easy to beat the Timberwolves, even if they are not a complete Timberwolves.

As the game entered the last 2 minutes, Matthews hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the Warriors players were completely desperate.

They then made four consecutive [-]-pointers, but made only one.

At this time, the Timberwolves scored two 2 points and still led the score.

So, the Timberwolves won this away game.

After the game, Warriors coach Smart also criticized the team's defense, but in fact he can only bear the blame.

The Timberwolves are going to play back-to-back away games this time, so they rushed to Phoenix non-stop after winning the game.

Stoudemire left the sun, and the sun also carried out some operations in the summer.

The main thing is to find someone to come back for a while, and Frye finally went to the Suns. They also signed Warrick and traded to Turkoglu.

But this kind of petty trouble did not allow them to achieve the results they wanted. The Suns are now about the same as the Warriors.

It can also be seen from this that Stoudemire is important to the team, only Nash is still not enough.

So the Suns are still very dissatisfied with the lineup, and have been looking for a deal, hoping to find a star player to partner with Nash, so that the team can once again create a whirlwind in the West.

It's a pity that all of this is their wishful thinking. Nash is getting older and older, and it is impossible to maintain the state of the early years.

More importantly, it is not easy to find a star of Stoudemire's level.

Many teams are just not willing to spend money, and only regret it after losing a good lineup.

The sun of the past will definitely not go back.

The Suns' defense has always been terrible. Their biggest change this season is that their offense has deteriorated.

Without Stoudemire's impact on the inside, it has become much easier to defend them.

Although their styles are different from the Warriors now, their offensive and defensive strengths are really similar.

No matter how good Nash's organization is, it won't work without someone to attack.

In order to make up for the weak link on the offensive end, the Suns took more three-pointers.

After Zhang Sixin ordered the good players to pay attention to defending the opponent's three-pointer, he started a confrontation with the opponent.

After the game started, the Timberwolves actually played mediocre.

In back-to-back away games, DeRozan's hands didn't heat up immediately.

In contrast, Richardson, the sun's first scoring point, attacked very well when he came up.

DeRozan is now the same as Curry, and his defensive performance is not very good.

But the specific situation of the two is actually different. Curry is a little thin and has a good defensive awareness, while DeRozan is not good enough defensively, and sometimes the effect of hard work is not good enough.

These can only be improved slowly, mainly because DeRozan's offense cannot cover up the defensive problems, so he cannot reach the height of Curry.

The Timberwolves are now relying on team defensive tactics to make up for the deficiencies in player defense. In addition, there are also defensive players to help defend, in order to become a good defensive team.

It can be regarded as the second tier in the league, but because of poor execution, the Timberwolves' defense is very stable, not much worse than the Bulls and Celtics in the first tier.

The performance in the early stage of the game was not good. When the score fell behind, the Timberwolves also relied on defense to stabilize, and then slowly chased back.

The Suns' defense is too poor. Once the Timberwolves' offense returns for a while, they will definitely be able to chase points.

And the Timberwolves' bench lineup also played well. There were no outstanding points at the beginning, but they all performed well.

Bledsoe, Green, George, and Pekovic all scored, so the Timberwolves overtook the score without knowing it.

In the second quarter, Richardson's efficiency declined on the Sun's side, but DeRozan's side got better.

Although both Hill and Nash have maintained good efficiency, it is obviously difficult for the Suns to turn the score over.

There is only one strong scoring point, and it is still unstable. This is the current dilemma of the Suns.

(End of this chapter)