Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 217 Depressed Trailblazer

"Demar, he ended the game with this ball!"

The home commentator was very excited. At the critical moment, DeRozan succeeded in stealing, and then quickly counterattacked and successfully dunked.

With just over 20 seconds left, the Timberwolves led by 7 points, and the game was basically over.

Next, Nelson missed a strong three-pointer, and the game was settled.

Howard, who lost after the game, was indignant. He thought the Timberwolves were too defensive. He said: "There are some mixed martial arts athletes on the court."

The Magic coach Van Gundy said that he had never seen a player who combined three-pointers and rebounds like Love before.

After receiving Howard's complaint, Zhang Sixin couldn't help but joked: "Baby Dwight will get used to it. I hope he won't cry after losing."

However, he also said that the actions of the players are not against the person. Some fouls on the ball have also given the opponent a chance to go to the free throw line. He said: "We hope that the players will be tough in defense, but we don't want them to foul too much and have to sit on the sidelines to rest. For defense, we will always be strict. We will study the video when we go back, and try to make them do better. Don't foul while defending the opponent."

After playing a few home games, the Timberwolves will also go to the away game.

On January 1, Zhang Sixin led his team to Portland.

It's been a while since the Blazers lost a few more games, and they can hardly survive in the top eight in the Western Conference.

The Blazers are really not good at offense this season. If they want to survive in the West, they need to have defense.

Besides, their defense is similar to that of the Timberwolves, not the top of the league.

Although the Timberwolves are a strong team in the Western Conference, the Blazers' current mentality is that no matter who they meet, they want to bite off a piece of meat.

Their strength is not suitable for poor performance, but it is also difficult to pursue results, and the head coach McMillan is also very depressed.

The competing teams in the West are now very familiar, and the trial link can basically be omitted.

The Blazers are at home, and it is rare to attack at the beginning.

They also play pick and roll, Miller and Aldridge cooperate.

It's just that Miller is 35 years old, and his strength is constantly declining. Otherwise, it would be good for the Blazers to have him on the outside.

Now, Miller's offense is relatively easy to limit to be honest.

And the young Batum is a bit unreliable nerve knife, wait, Batum doesn't seem to be very reliable at his peak.

It's also amazing that he likes to play with the ball despite his lack of offensive power. It's just that this buddy defended well at his peak, and he was relieved when he caught up with the good time when more people could win big contracts.

Therefore, the offensive end of the Trail Blazers lineup is difficult to stabilize. Regardless of whether the opponent starts to play hard or not, the Timberwolves don't need to worry too much as long as they stabilize their defense and rhythm.

The Timberwolves are actually not bad at attacking.

Milicic is in very good condition, and he has all kinds of big caps and baskets when he comes up. Camby has no way to do it.

Not only is Camby old and slow to move now, he is too thin. Many insiders will choose to lose weight in order to prolong their professional life, but the confrontation after losing weight is really stretching their hips.

Curry and DeRozan also played very well on the outside. In the first quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, and both played relatively well on the offensive end.

It's just that compared to the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves do score more points, and the points are evenly distributed.

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, but when the rotation period was approaching, Camby was injured.

Without a direct confrontation, he jumped and landed without a firm footing, and he had problems with his knees.

Camby is old after all, and his career is not very healthy.

Although his current strength is not very good, it is another blow to the pioneers who are full of wounded soldiers.

The Blazers didn't switch to the inside line either, so they just played one big and four small and continued to attack.

The Blazers also went all out, but then the two sides entered the rotation, and the offensive efficiency dropped.

The performance of the substitute players of the two teams is average, and the two sides have also changed from fighting for offense to fighting for defense.

For the Timberwolves, Pekovic's offense is actually getting better and better.

It's just that the movement is not enough, and it is easy to foul when encountering flexible opponents.

This also has something to do with fresh faces. Rookies are more likely to be blown by the referee in the confrontation.

Like before against the Magic, if the Timberwolves had a bigger inside line, it would not be so easy to be punished.

In the second quarter, it was Curry's personal performance against Aldridge.

Aldridge felt really good in the first half, crushing Love hard.

Of course, except for rebounding.

An insider like Aldridge is very powerful when he feels good, but he also relies too much on the feel.

If he doesn't feel very good, the effect will be reduced a lot.

When Curry hit two three-pointers in a row, the Timberwolves took the lead.

It was only at the end of the first half that Fernandez succeeded in two consecutive steals, and with Aldridge's scoring, the two teams returned to the same level.

Therefore, the Timberwolves had to consider another question in the second half, whether to pinch Aldridge or not.

Love's defense has a weakness. He can withstand that kind of strong insider, but he will suffer from a technical type like Aldridge.

Nothing else, Love's lateral movement is slow and his wingspan is not good enough.

Therefore, if Aldridge has been efficient, the Timberwolves must consider changing the defense.

But it also depends on the specific situation. If the Timberwolves can fully play the offensive end, and the defense can also focus on stability, it's okay to let Aldridge score more points.

Specific analysis of specific issues, flanking is risky, and the game is still about winning.

"If Aldridge can't completely control this point, we have to limit the other points of the Blazers, and we can't let the opponent form a whole on the offensive end." Zhang Sixin said.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves still chose not to flank Aldridge.

Where their defense improves is the defense against the perimeter, not giving the Blazers a chance to shoot three-pointers.

On the offensive end, Love began to work hard.

He couldn't hold back his face. Aldridge still shot so accurately in the second half, Love could only use his strength advantage to fight the opponent hard.

Not to mention, it really worked. Love scored and sent Aldridge two fouls.

In terms of strength alone, Aldridge is definitely not an opponent.

Love can calmly single out Aldridge on the inside because, besides Curry on the outside, Matthews also went crazy.

Matthews missed a three-pointer in the first half and hit two in the second half. The Blazers' defense had to pay attention.

In addition, after Camby was injured, the Blazers' inside line became weaker.

Milicic played very comfortably from the beginning. Love and Milicic played with internal passes, and the Blazers really found it difficult.

Therefore, the Blazers look forward to the performance of the team's core.

The Blazers put all their hopes of victory on Aldridge.

(End of this chapter)