Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 224 All-Star Candidates

"Anthony didn't have a chance to shoot, he chose to pass the ball... Billups, great performance, straight hit the three-pointer."

"The Timberwolves reproduced the internal pass and internal cooperation. Love directly lobbed Milicic from the high position, and Milicic hit the ball under the basket."

"JR-Smith, JR-Smith, who was in a bad state in the first half, showed his ability in the second half. He was relentless at the critical moment. Facing Matthews' defense, he scored 2+1 and the Nuggets overtook the score."

"From the beginning of today, the two teams have taken the lead many times. In the last few minutes of the game, the score became even more anxious... Beautiful, DeRozan rushed in and dunked directly."

"The Nuggets now have a big and four small lineup, and the ability to protect the inner frame is very average. The Timberwolves are constantly attacking the inside line. At the last minute, it depends on which team can hold the advantage. Billups again, he caused Curry's foul..."

"In the last 21 seconds, the two teams drew 109:109. The Timberwolves have the ball, and Curry is pressing time. They probably won't give the Nuggets time..."

"The Timberwolves' classic pick-and-roll cooperation...The Nuggets chose to pinch Curry. Is Curry going to make a mistake? He passed the ball, and Love went straight to the layup..."

"Oh, it's still a little short... But Love grabbed the offensive rebound, and JR-Smith fouled directly! Nene has already rushed over and blocked Love, and the time is estimated to be less than a second. Unexpectedly, JR-Smith chose to foul, and he may have acted subconsciously."

"Two free throws were made, Love withstood the pressure!"

"The Nuggets no longer have a timeout, they just threw the ball across halftime...Unfortunately, Anthony made a mistake in receiving the ball, and the Timberwolves will not relax their marking on Anthony at this time...In this battle, the Timberwolves had the last laugh. The Timberwolves at home won back-to-back games."

In the final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves and the Nuggets played extremely fiercely, but the Nuggets' weakness inside could not be solved.

The Timberwolves directly flanked Anthony in the last few minutes, stabilized the score, and won the game with Love's free throw lore.

After the game, Zhang Sixin was in a good mood. He told the reporter: "We were lucky today. We insisted on the correct strategy, so we got good luck."

The All-Star bench lineup has also come out. As Zhang Sixin expected, the Timberwolves already have two people and no one else is selected.

Several strong teams in the West, except for the Mavericks, are selected by two people.

The two people like the Spurs are actually the league giving face, and the statistics are actually very average.

And a player with traffic like Griffin was also given a place.

Therefore, if the Timberwolves want more people to be selected, they must leave a deeper impression on people.

The head coach of the Western Conference is still Popovich, the current No. [-] Spurs coach.

Although the Timberwolves have beaten the Spurs in a row, the Spurs have been very stable this season, and their current record is still the strongest in the league.

In the All-Star rookie game, the Timberwolves had three starters from outside to represent the second-year team. Zhang Sixin felt a little bullied, but it turned out that the second-year team had no inside in history.

The team's rookie Bledsoe will also represent the first-year team.

DeRozan would not have participated in the slam dunk contest, but because Jennings was injured the league wanted DeRozan to be on top, and DeRozan finally agreed.

Zhang Sixin vaccinated him in advance, because with Griffin, DeRozan went basically for nothing.

Curry did not participate in the three-point shootout this season, but chose the skills challenge.

This season, all Timberwolves players went to individual events because they participated in the main game or rest games, and there were no players who went specifically for individual events.

For the All-Star Weekend, other players can take a good rest.

For Zhang Sixin, he can travel to Los Angeles by the way.

The weather in Los Angeles is much better than that in Minnesota, and Zhang Sixin can feel it easily.

The All-Star Weekend is all about these things. Before that, the Timberwolves had a tighter schedule.

After a day of back-to-back adjustments, it was another back-to-back away game.

On February 2, the Timberwolves came to New Orleans to play against the Hornets.

The Hornets have played well during this time, their record has surpassed the Thunder, and they plan to hit the top four in the Western Conference.

However, while the momentum was building, Okafor was injured at the fifth position.

Although only needing a period of rest, the Hornets' momentum will definitely be interrupted.

In addition, their third position Ariza also truce due to injury.

The Hornets have changed their new coach Monty Williams this season, but they are actually quite stable.

It's just that the shortcomings of their attack end still exist, and their attack power is too low.

Now they are the main defense again, and they are not very good at using the players on the bench.

If Paul had just entered the league, he would definitely be able to bear it. Now, if he can't go further in the playoffs, Paul will definitely not be able to bear it.

The Hornets played very hard at the beginning, with tight defense, and their first scoring point, David West, also overwhelmed Love.

David West has strength and shooting, and Love will not suffer much against Love.

Of course, it can't be compared to rebounds, and Love is a bit unstoppable.

However, when the Hornets are desperately limiting Love, Curry and DeRozan can score relatively easily.

And Paul, who was facing off against Curry, was also a little powerless.

Paul's organization is indeed better than Curry's, and the defense may be the same, but Curry's offense is much better than Paul's.

Moreover, Paul's defense is not without flaws. He can deal with stronger players without losing his position, and he can use various methods to interfere with the opponent's rhythm.

Besides, his backcourt partner, former Timberwolves player Belinelli, has average defensive awareness. If Curry calls a screen, he can have more offensive opportunities.

When the main lineup was on the court, the Hornets still withstood the attack of the Timberwolves.

Paul plus David West is still a certain threat, but when it comes to the rotation period, it is finally time for the Timberwolves to take advantage.

The Timberwolves' rotation is average, but it also depends on who they compare with.

The Hornets emphasize defense, but their bench lineup's defensive ability is not good.

Coupled with the injury at the fifth position and the lack of people inside, Pekovic killed the Quartet during the rotation time after he came on the field.

The Timberwolves' lead was immediately apparent.

There are obvious weak links in the lineup, and the Hornets are useless even if they want to fuck the main force, let alone their strong physical strength is not good.

In the second quarter, although David West can still score, he can no longer restrain Love on the defensive end, because the Hornets are very busy inside, and the Timberwolves are not the only ones who can score inside.

The result was that the Hornets, who wanted to keep the victory, couldn't stand it in the first half.

(End of this chapter)