Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 208 Starting Strength
In the third quarter, the Celtics' defense returned to normal. They found that it was really difficult to target a few players, because the Timberwolves started very well.

So we can only rely on team defense and try our best to do our best.

The current Curry has not yet reached his peak, so the Celtics still have a certain chance for this kind of defense.

However, their offense is indeed a few pick-and-rolls worse than their defense.

But in the second half, Pierce played a central role, and his various singles were several times stronger than in the first half.

In fact, Pierce also eats the touch. He has rich skills on the offensive end, but it doesn't work that well in many cases.

Instability makes him sometimes able to compete with superstars, but sometimes he can't do ordinary All-Stars.

But as an All-Star player, Pierce is also good at adjusting, so that the whole game does not change.

He didn't play well in the first half, but his defensive strength improved in the third quarter, which also shows his ability.

On the Timberwolves side, there are still more blossoms.

With the help of plug-ins, the Timberwolves are really a team both offensively and defensively, and passing the ball is also very useful.

Compared with the Celtics, although Rondo has excellent organizational skills, they are more of the interaction of several stars. Ordinary players either work hard to defend or squat on the three-point line, and they are less involved in the offensive end.

In fact, this is also a good way, but for Zhang Sixin, it is still not efficient enough.

With a strong guarantee of tactical execution, he can allow players to contribute more.

This is also the reason why team members feel uncomfortable after going to other teams.

In the Timberwolves, everyone's cooperation is so smooth. It is impossible for other teams to play this feeling, at least it is impossible to maintain it throughout the game.

The Celtics relied on Pierce's explosive performance in double figures in a single quarter to prevent the Timberwolves from expanding their lead.

However, it was another boring rotation period. The two teams fought hard to defend, and it was difficult to score.

In this case, the two teams will fight to the death in the final quarter.

Of course, the Timberwolves still have a slight advantage in the score.

So the Celtics did a tighter defense at the end of the quarter and began to try three-pointers.

Although the Celtics have Ray Allen, a famous three-point player, they actually don't pay much attention to three-pointers. Their strongest weapon has always been defense.

However, no matter what the Celtics' three-pointer is, Zhang Sixin will not allow Ray Allen to have a chance to make a shot.

He was still impressed with Ray Allen's three-pointer.

The last quarter of the Celtics is to slow down the rhythm as much as possible, and then fight for the star ability.

The Timberwolves are definitely not afraid, but the Celtics really almost restricted Curry in the final quarter.

They chose to limit Curry and the Timberwolves inside, giving DeRozan and Matthews a chance to score with each other.

The Timberwolves have several options at this time. They can use various tactics to force Curry to make a move.

But Zhang Sixin feels that it has not reached this level. When they are ahead, it is okay to let DeRozan and Matthews play.

While the Celtics improve their defensive strength, they should also improve their defensive strength. It is enough to defend Pierce and Ray Allen to the same level as DeRozan and Matthews.

Except for the Celtics' two stars, the players who stayed on the court at the critical moment actually didn't have three points.

They are actually worse than the Spurs in this regard, but they have Ray Allen.

The Timberwolves let Rondo go directly, and they are not afraid of defending them.

The result is that Rondo's scoring is completely inferior to DeRozan, not even Matthews.

So the Celtics could only try their best to create opportunities for Pierce and Ray Allen. Rondo dealt cards near the three-point line, and dared not shoot if there was no defender a few steps in front of him.

The guard didn't take a shot, which really had a big impact at the critical moment of the game.

Ray Allen still ran out a three-pointer, but he only had three shots in the fourth quarter.

The Timberwolves' outside line is to use one more person to prevent Ray Allen from receiving the ball and Pierce from singles.

As Matthews found a chance to hit the inside and score 2+1, the Timberwolves led by 10 points.

At this time, there are only 5 minutes left in the game.

Without Garnett's defense, the Celtics' defense is still missing something.

In the last few minutes, the Celtics actually played well, and they even recovered a few minutes.

But that's when the Timberwolves are sure to win the game without taking any chances.

When Curry helped attract defensive attention and DeRozan hit 2 points again, the Celtics knew that the game would not come back.

The Timberwolves did not have a big explosion, but they still won the game with the comprehensive performance of six players scoring in double figures.

Of course, Love scored 25 rebounds is just a habitual performance.

When the team has a good record, Love's super stats are really conspicuous. Even if he doesn't score well in some games, fans will firmly vote for him after seeing the rebounds.

Zhang Sixin also canvassed votes for the players many times during the interview. He said: "Those talented young people in our team are really worthy of All-Stars, at least I think so."

"Can ordinary players help the team achieve the same good results as the Timberwolves at such a young age? They deserve the rewards of the fans."

No matter how much truth there is in some words, as long as they say too much, fans will feel right.

What's more, Zhang Sixin is not talking nonsense. Although the Timberwolves have not taken the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference, they are really good at maintaining the top four in the Western Conference with their lineup for a long time.

Two days later, the Timberwolves returned home to face the Bobcats, who had changed coaches.

The Bobcats entered the playoffs last season, which raised the management's expectations.

As a result, the team fell into a slump in the new season, and Chandler, who was given to the Mavericks, performed well, and the Mavericks had a very good record in the West. Larry Brown was dismissed from get out of class in despair.

No matter whether you hired the famous coach Larry Brown because of Joe's face or not, you still have to take the blame when you don't have any grades. Competitive sports are like this, and grades must speak for themselves.

Especially in the NBA mode, unlike football, which has its own youth echelon, the team will see results faster.

If there is no result, people will be replaced, the head coach will be replaced, and the core players will also be replaced.

Someone has to give fans an expectation, after all, they rely on fans to make money.

After the coaching change, the Bobcats did not immediately get out of the quagmire of losing.

The team adjusted the starting lineup and raised the height of the inside line.

It's just that the team has suffered another injury, and now it's hard for them to think about it.

The management is also very disappointed, and it is estimated that they will directly enter the ranks of reconstruction.

Anyway, it's hopeless, so let's reopen it.

There is no relegation in the NBA, so there are still a lot of restarts every season.

Many fans feel that as long as they have money to manage an NBA team, it really doesn't matter how good they are.

This is really right for the fans. It is definitely not good for the fans to play on the court, but it may not be possible to play management. After all, it is just a capital game, and it is enough to follow the same pattern.

(End of this chapter)