Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 222

The All-Star starting lineup was finally determined. Kobe won the votes, and Curry and Love continued to start the All-Stars. They both got more votes than last season.

Another striker in the West is Durant, which also shows that the All-Star starters are mainly young people.

As for the fifth position, in the end, Dayao, who was unable to play, took it.

Perhaps the fans also felt that there might be problems in Dayao's career. After Dayao announced that he would be reimbursed for the season, many people still voted for him.

It's a pity for Milicic. He is still almost popular in the end, and if he can't start, the league will not give them three All-Star spots for the Timberwolves' current status.

DeRozan and Milicic are basically impossible to be selected as All-Star substitutes.

In the East, James, Wade, Howard, including Rose who led the team with excellent results, are all very popular, and Stoudemire, who went to New York, is also very popular. The number of votes for the starters in the East is actually much higher than that in the West.

It seems that the fans still prefer the explosive style of play, and of course the record is also the foundation.

At the end of January, the Timberwolves are finally going to play back-to-back.

First go to the away game, they have to face the Jazz, whose record declined last season.

The Jazz house leak happened to rain overnight, and now Deron is in a truce.

As a result, their current strongest point has become Millsap, who was a substitute last season.

However, after Millsap's first start, his strength has indeed improved rapidly.

There are many players in the league, as long as they are given enough opportunities, they can still play well.

At the beginning of the game, Love didn't even do Millsap.

In addition, Jazz player Kirilenko also performed well. Although Kirilenko's strength has declined after being hit, he is still a threat when he feels good.

So Deron is not there, and the Timberwolves haven't played each other in the first quarter.

The Timberwolves players still underestimate the enemy. There is no problem in tactics, but the attention is obviously different.

Zhang Sixin also took the opportunity to remind them not to wander off during the game. The players who can enter the league are all the best in basketball, and underestimating the enemy is easy to overturn.

The score fell behind, and the young people on the field came to their senses.

Faced with Zhang Sixin's reminder, they all felt sorry for the coach.

Zhang Sixin's influence on these young people is really too deep.

Zhang Sixin gave them a good start in the fiercely competitive NBA. For example, Love, who has experienced the helplessness of the Timberwolves before, and Milicic, a player who has been unable to play before, has a deeper feeling.

So when they are not playing well on the court, Zhang Sixin's words can make them adjust their mentality quickly.

"There will be no fewer teams in the West that are still working hard for the playoffs this year, but there is obviously a gap in strength. There are a few teams that are not much better than the fringe playoff teams in the East." Zhang Sixin sighed.

"So, won't there be any suspense in the first round of this season's playoffs?" Tyronn Lue asked.

"That's not necessarily..." Zhang Sixin laughed.

"The playoffs are different from the regular season. The regular season is about comprehensive strength. In the playoffs, there are lineup restraint and stars' performance in the face of high pressure. It is not a common phenomenon, but it is not uncommon."

After the Timberwolves paused and adjusted, the players played better and better.

During the rotation period, the Timberwolves did not pull their hips.

The Jazz's bench lineup has experienced players like Myers, but the Timberwolves have better tactical coordination.

On the offensive end, the Jazz is really a duo in many cases.

The defender with the ball and the striker as the end point will have statistics, and others are sometimes just a display.

Therefore, the Jazz's tactical coordination after the pick-and-roll cooperation is not as much as the Timberwolves, and they are not the first in tactics, but this system is not very flexible, and the core tactical players have too much influence on tactics.

Without Deron, one of the Jazz's two guards lacks offensive power, and the other always comes by himself, which is easy to be targeted.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves turned to the guest.

But they started attacking the inside line from the flanks. Love was annoyed by Millsap's defense, but Millsap also didn't have much inside protection because of his size.

The Timberwolves' wings, including the substitute players, have good impact. Love mentioned the high-position wings, and the Jazz really can't defend well.

In this case, the Jazz played double guards and let go to attack the Timberwolves.

However, the result was that the Timberwolves scored more easily, and the Jazz's lead in the first quarter quickly disappeared.

At the end of the first half, it was the Timberwolves who entered the intermission with the lead.

In the second half, the Jazz had even less chances.

Love also adjusted his touch and directly killed the Quartet in the penalty area.

He doesn't have any low-post skills, but he can grab the inside line better than the Jazz. If he grabs an offensive rebound, he can score easily, and maybe even draw a foul.

In this case, the Timberwolves gradually stabilized their advantage.

Although it didn't open up too many points, it was already difficult for the Jazz to chase points.

In the final quarter, Love even sent the Jazz center six fouls.

Although Love grabs more rebounds, there are still very few domineering moments like knocking people down, and he is also very happy.

As a result, only Okur, who had returned from injury, was left at the fifth position of the Jazz. In the last few minutes, he could not withstand the attack of the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves also successfully won the game.

With the strength of the Timberwolves, there is nothing to say about winning the Remnant Jazz.

After they return home, they will face the Raptors back to back.

Bosh left last summer, and now the Raptors and the Cavaliers James left are the crouching dragons and phoenixes in the East.

The point is, they don't have DeRozan now either.

Without young people suitable for training, the Raptors can only let Bargnani score points while doing poorly, and look forward to some good picks in the summer.

Facing such a weak Raptors, the Timberwolves naturally won easily.

Zhang Sixin didn't let the main players play for long, everyone on the bench played, and the substitute players who played well played more than the main players.

In this case, they still clock in and get off work in three quarters.

The two teams are also very satisfied with their performance. The Timberwolves are happy to win, and the Raptors are also happy to lose a game easily. After all, they are a team that has decided to be bad since the beginning of the season.

That's the end of the Timberwolves' journey in January, and their performance this month is also very good.

By February, the schedule will be denser again.

There will be an All-Star weekend in February, and the Timberwolves will be fully prepared for the playoffs after the All-Star break.

Before that, there was the Spring Festival in Huaguo, which was at the beginning of February.

Because his cousin wanted to bring his family over, Zhang Sixin simply asked his relatives who were close to him to come along.

There is no way to go back to the country for the time being, and it is also a way to have fun with the family.

It is a bit expensive for a large group of people, but would Zhang Sixin be worried as a rich person?

(End of this chapter)