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Chapter 211 Psychological Shadows
Relying on a little advantage during the rotation period, the Spurs caught up with the score.

In the second quarter, the two sides came up to compete with the main lineup again.

Compared with the unfavorable offense in the first quarter, the Spurs' offensive performance in the second quarter was much better.

The main reason is that both Parker and Ginobili have started to play, especially Ginobili, who will show the performance of a fairy ball.

The two of them rarely play together, but if they play together, the opponent will definitely be difficult to stop.

The Timberwolves didn't panic at this time. They continued to maintain their inside advantage, and the Spurs couldn't find any room to survive inside. It was the same with Duncan and Blair before, and the same is true for Duncan and McDyess now.

So although the Timberwolves suffered a small loss on the outside, they all found it on the inside.

The score of the two teams went round and round, and returned to the original point at the end of the first half.

Zhang Sixin actually knows that this is not the normal level of the Spurs' insiders. Duncan must be injured and has affected his game state. After he adjusts, he will definitely not pull his hips like this.

In the first half, the two teams performed equally, but both sides felt that they could do better.

Especially for the Spurs at home, coach Popovich is not satisfied with the team's performance.

Duncan was also a little angry. His performance in the first half was so poor.

In the second half, he had to lead the team to upgrade the offensive and defensive ends of the interior.

In the Timberwolves locker room, Zhang Sixin was also communicating with the players, "We must continue to maintain our defensive strength. Whether it is inside or outside..."

Zhang Sixin's special skills are still relatively easy to use, but he only has a chance to explode every time he upgrades to level 10. The number of missions he has collected this season is not as many as last season, and it is still more difficult to upgrade.

Zhang Sixin is not in a hurry, he already has many advantages now, just take his time.

In the third quarter, Duncan went crazy, and the Spurs scored an offensive rebound in the first round of offense.

After all, Duncan has the background of a superstar. Except for not having three-pointers, he has more offensive and defensive skills than Love and Milicic combined.

Although he doesn't have the ability of the peak period now, it is still possible to suppress the forbidden zone in a short period of time.

"Don't back down, confront him." Zhang Sixin reminded the players on the sidelines.

It doesn't matter if Duncan explodes in the third quarter, it will be more troublesome if he explodes in the final quarter.

When the opponent explodes forcibly, it is also a time when the consumption is high. At this time, if the players increase their physical strength, Duncan's consumption can be accelerated.

If it goes well, Duncan can only play soy sauce again at the end of the quarter.

To deal with veterans, there is nothing else but to consume severely, and when the opponent does not have enough physical strength, no matter how many methods there are, they will not be able to use them.

It must be much easier for the Spurs when Duncan went crazy, but at this time Ginobili and Parker stretched their hips again.

GDP is already a symbol of the Spurs, but now there are too few times when three people show their power at the same time.

It may be that Duncan's strength is declining now and he cannot attract double teams. Parker and Ginobili don't have such a good output environment.

Of course, the greater possibility is that the Timberwolves defended too well and restrained the Spurs somewhat, which caused some teams of the Spurs to be unable to cooperate. All three strengths need the ball in their hands to have a chance to play, but the ball can only be in the hands of one person, which makes it difficult to play together.

In any case, anyway, the Spurs are always in the hands of the Timberwolves.

So, they can only count on the bench lineup again.

This season, many fans are also used to putting pressure on the Timberwolves during the rotation period.

It is really that the Timberwolves' starting lineup is too strong, it is difficult to win.

Compared with last season, the Timberwolves' starting lineup really has no weak links.

Last season, Love's partner Jefferson was still attacking and a little short.

And this season, the team's three outsiders continue to attack, which is really strong.

In the third quarter, the performances of the two teams were equally balanced. The Timberwolves had a slight advantage, and the Spurs had a slight advantage during the rotation period.

"Although the Spurs have weak links, they are not so easy to solve." Zhang Sixin said.

It is not without reason that the veteran team has a good record in the regular season this season.

In the final quarter, Curry and Love once again became the main attack point of the Timberwolves after they came up.

However, there were problems with the Spurs. First, Duncan really consumed too much and couldn't attack, and second, Parker and Ginobili still didn't feel good.

In contrast, Ginobili is okay, but his shooting percentage is low, and Parker really missed his shots at all.

He was a bit psychologically shadowed facing the Timberwolves, and he was given a three-pointer when he went up.

Spurs coach Popovich was also very annoyed. Seeing Parker's hesitation, he was replaced after only a few minutes in the last quarter.

The Spurs simply let Manu Ginobili handle the ball, adding a three-pointer on the court.

Popovich can be regarded as seeing that Parker will be targeted by the Timberwolves on the court.

If Parker is in good form, there is no problem. Now that Parker is not in good form, it is really useless to stay on the court.

Sometimes Popovich will stay on the court regardless of the performance of the team's core players, but sometimes he won't give him any chance. Don't mention Parker, Duncan can be replaced.

Of course, it is impossible for the Spurs to play Duncan now, they really have no insiders.

However, although the Spurs played Parker, they did not play a major or a minor.

Facing the Timberwolves, the Spurs didn't dare to bet on offense completely.

But this way of staying up and down is actually decompressing the Timberwolves' defense.

With three three-point points, the Timberwolves can still press hard.

It is true that Parker is not on the perimeter where they will not put the Spurs, but pure three-point defense is actually easier than Parker's ball-holding point.

More importantly, even if the Spurs open up the space now, it is difficult for the inside to make a difference.

This is embarrassing. If the Spurs' inside line can only be used for defense, the threat will be too low.

In fact, the Spurs are mainly playing defense, and then betting on three-pointers.

If Duncan tries his best to limit the inside of the Timberwolves, it can still be done.

Next, as long as they limit the outside line of the Timberwolves and add a little luck, they can win.

There are so many conditions needed to win at home, and it feels a bit incompatible with the Spurs' status as the number one in the Western Conference.

The Timberwolves only need to block the Spurs' path to win the game, and they can certainly do it.

In fact, it is the part that the Timberwolves are best at, limiting the opponent's three-pointers.

Now that the Spurs are ready to shoot, keep an eye on them.

The Spurs made several three-pointers, but they were all interfered by the Timberwolves.

At this time, Duncan also tried to attack, but he really couldn't attack.

In the last few minutes, neither side basically scored much.

So the Timberwolves, who were slightly ahead, had the last laugh.

(End of this chapter)