Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 219 Mysterious Operation
The strongest player is only at the quasi-All-Star level, and Zhang Sixin feels that the Rockets' current record is already good.

If they pay more attention to defense, they may really hope to hit the playoffs.

Ordinary players can achieve a certain record, and they can actually do it without plug-ins.

It mainly depends on the attitude of the team. If the team wants to perform badly, the presence of All-Star players on the team will not have the slightest positive effect on the record.

The Rockets are also playing offensive and three-pointers this season, and they have also increased their speed.

This style of play, in fact, is more in line with coach Adelman's style, that is, the players almost.

In the first quarter, the Rockets and the Timberwolves showed mutual attacks. Martin, their current team's first strong point, is in excellent condition.

Martin is also an early master of foul making, but DeRozan is very stubborn.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, DeRozan fainted.

Zhang Sixin also asked Green to defend Martin, and made up his mind to let Matthews switch defenses in the main lineup. DeRozan really couldn't handle it.

When the game started, Zhang Sixin saw that Luo Rui was more stable now.

That is to say, the Timberwolves have a lot of guards, otherwise a potential stock like Lowry is worth a hand in the free market.

In addition to Martin, the Rockets started, Scola and Battier also played very well.

The Timberwolves faced the Rockets' poor defense, except for DeRozan who was a little confused, the other four starters were also fully blooming.

The Timberwolves must have an inside advantage against the Rockets. Of course, Scola and Hayes on the other side also have their own characteristics.

The Rockets' inside line is not very good, but they still have strength.

Therefore, Love is not very easy to play in the low post, and Zhang Sixin also allows more shots and support from the outside.

On the contrary, Milicic has a height and wingspan, which makes it easier to score in the penalty area.

The high and low positions of Love and Milicic can actually bully many teams' insiders.

Both sides played well in the first quarter, but the Rockets' substitute players were not very efficient when they came up, mainly due to Brooks.

He may also be a little dissatisfied with not having the main position.

So the Rockets began to try to trade him. Now Brooks' efficiency is not low in one or two games, but like this every game, and he likes to throw around.

The Rockets really made a good deal next, getting Dragic and draft picks, but this one didn't play out in the Rockets.

After the rotation period was a bit chaotic, the Rockets felt that their rhythm was broken.

The main players came up again in the second quarter, and they lost the momentum of the first quarter.

And the Rockets may have given Brooks more time to show people the goods.

Of course, the Timberwolves will not let go of this opportunity. They generally bring insiders this season, do not play small lineups, and have fewer explosive points, but they are stable.

The defense is stable and the offense is stable. As long as the opponent has a problem, they can seize the opportunity.

Love continued to play in the second quarter, and the Timberwolves gradually gained the lead.

"In fact, restricting the Rockets is also to prevent three-pointers." Zhang Sixin said.

Now some teams in the league already like to use three-pointers, but many players are still adapting. Neither the three-point ability nor the three-point tactics have matured in the future.

Using this aspect to fight the Timberwolves can be said to have hit the muzzle.

Seeing the strength of the Timberwolves in terms of three-pointers, and the advantages they gained in the game.

The coaching staff also admire Zhang Sixin very much, thinking that he is really far-sighted.

At the beginning, some coaches on the coaching staff thought that Zhang Sixin would not have much experience, and only those who followed the right team could get opportunities.

But after frequent contact, I discovered that Zhang Sixin is a very predictable coach.

Whether it is tactics or the vision of selecting newcomers, they are very unique.

In the first half, the Timberwolves entered the intermission with a lead.

After returning to the locker room with the players, Zhang Sixin talked about the rhythm of the second half.

The Timberwolves did well in the first half, but they can still be better. They don't need to accommodate the opponent's rhythm.

Play your own rhythm, and then force the opponent to follow, so you can get twice the result with half the effort.

The Rockets just want to speed up.

Because if they fall to the ground, their inside line is obviously weak, and they must increase their speed to make the Timberwolves' inside line useless.

I didn't expect that after just one season, there would be a team dealing with the Timberwolves like this.

Zhang Sixin still remembers that when he first started coaching, he often used this trick to deal with opponents with strong insiders.

I don't know what's going on. This season, I feel that many teams have weakened inside.

In the third quarter, Martin's performance was still sharp, but Scola and Battier didn't have so many chances, but Lowry remained stable, showing the quality of being the starting No. [-] player.

It's just that their defense seems to be a bit of a hindrance.

The Timberwolves played very smoothly on the offensive end, and this fluency rarely continued to the bench lineup.

Green, George and Pekovic all played well after they came up.

Rockets side Brooks is still very inefficient, it touches Budinger played well.

Brooks' poor performance also gave enough opportunities. The Rockets must have other ideas, or the head coach Adelman is too old and his mind is not so clear.

In the final quarter, the main players of both sides came back one after another, and the Rockets unexpectedly tried three guards.

Zhang Sixin was very surprised that Lowry and Brooks were on the field at the same time, and that's not what the speed-up was about.

So Curry began to pull out casually on the outside, and the Rockets' current guards couldn't guard him at all.

When Martin went to the front line, his physical strength was greatly improved, and he was no longer comfortable at the back line.

Under the mysterious operation of the Rockets, Curry and Love led the Timberwolves to explode on the offensive end.

In just a few minutes, they extended their lead to double digits.

What's even more exaggerated is that the Rockets didn't grab a single rebound in the last 5 minutes, and Love contracted all the opponent's rebounds.

Rockets coach Rick Adelman was shocked and put on the normal starting lineup, but it was too late.

In the last minute, Love was fouled outside the three-point line. After making all three free throws, the game lost suspense early, and the Timberwolves returned to the winning track.

The rebound was blown, the team had no chance at the last moment, and Adelman was helpless after the game. He knew Love for a long time. His youngest son and Love were teammates in high school. He said: "Love always gets a good position. He always keeps his body in the right place, and he can track the ball very well."

The opponent gave face, and Zhang Sixin also boasted to each other commercially, saying that the Rockets suffered injuries, and Adelman can achieve a certain record with the current lineup, and he has done a very good job.

Regarding Dayao's injury, Zhang Sixin gave him blessings, but he knew very well that Dayao was about to say goodbye to professional basketball. It was a pity that Dayao's career was too short. He hoped that someone would save him in the parallel world.

(End of this chapter)