Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 235 Complete Lakers
10 seconds, the Hornets have plenty of time for the final attack.

After Paul received the ball, he still had time to direct his teammates to settle down.

But it may be that it took a little time to stabilize. If the two of them did not cooperate well, the time would be insufficient.

At the last moment, the Timberwolves also stepped forward to pinch Paul who was holding the ball.

Paul also distributed the ball, but the time was at the end, and Ariza, who was outside the three-point line, had no choice and made a hasty shot.

There is no miracle. Tiezha's shooting percentage this season is less than [-]%, and his three-point shooting percentage has just reached [-]%. That is basically an open three-pointer.

With Ariza hitting the iron, the Timberwolves won the game again in a thrilling manner.

In the last game in February, the Timberwolves are still at home.

After a few home games, the players live and train very regularly, and their condition is getting better and better.

Two days later, the Timberwolves ushered in a challenge from the Warriors.

In theory, the Warriors still have a chance for the playoffs, but it is really difficult to surpass them in the West by a few wins.

The current state of the Warriors is basically that they can play as they can, and there is no feeling that they must enter the playoffs if they are desperate.

Facing the Warriors who have adjusted their defensive strategy, but the defense is still not good, Love fully resurrected.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to attack each other, both inside and outside.

In fact, the Warriors played well offensively, and Timberwolves veteran Jefferson also performed well.

But compared with Curry and Love, the opponent's performance is relatively average.

Now it can be seen more and more that Love is still better than Jefferson. Whether it is statistics or tactical effects, Jefferson sees Love getting more and more vigorous, and his mentality is completely different.

The confrontation between the two sides has already achieved results during the rotation period, because the Warriors' bench players are really poor, and it is difficult for them to make the playoffs this season. One of the reasons is that the bench is too poor.

After all, their starters, a few quasi-all-stars, are barely qualified.

They can't even suppress the Timberwolves' substitute players, so it will be too difficult to beat the Timberwolves.

In the first half, the Warriors were actually not far behind.

But in the third quarter, they knelt down directly, and the Timberwolves' three outsiders and Love all broke out, ending the suspense of the game at once.

Zhang Sixin also smiled on the sidelines: "Only after seeing such a game can we truly realize that we are one of the strongest teams in the league."

"Indeed, our record in the regular season is already very good." Ron - Adams said.

The Warriors desperately wanted to counterattack at the end of the quarter, but the outside three-point shooting rate was relatively average, and the Timberwolves still won the game calmly.

That's the end of February, and the Timberwolves have only 2 or so games left in the season.

The team's schedule in March is also relatively intensive, but it is still within an acceptable range.

At the beginning of March, the Timberwolves played the familiar back-to-back games again.

Zhang Sixin felt that if he hadn't always insisted on multi-person rotation, the team would really be unable to stand up.

Only by watching from the sidelines can we understand how much the league's games consume athletes.

Without a strong enough body, it is impossible to survive in the world's top professional basketball league.

It was the Lakers who came to challenge the Timberwolves on March 3, and the Lakers already had a complete lineup.

The current record of the Lakers is not as good as the Timberwolves, but after Bynum's return, their strength has indeed improved, and the media is also talking about whether the Lakers' another three consecutive championships can be achieved.

For now, there are still more fans supporting them.

In the East, there are the defending champion Lakers and the veteran Spurs. Regardless of the Mavericks, the outside world believes that the Timberwolves can compete for the championship after all.

It was hard for everyone to imagine before things happened, before a strong team failed to win the trophy.

In addition to the teams that have won the championship, the Big Three teams in the East will be expected by more people. After all, there are successful examples in the past, so the Bulls with a good record in the East are not favored by so many people. The outside world still thinks that the Celtics and the Heat have a chance.

Originally, no one in the history of this championship thought that Zhang Sixin also hoped that the results of the playoffs would be unimaginable by fans and the media, but the protagonist had to be changed.

After Bynum's return, the most obvious improvement for the Lakers is defense.

At the beginning of the game, the defenses of both sides were very targeted.

However, unlike the Lakers trying to make Kobe singles, the Timberwolves are difficult to be directly targeted on the offensive end.

The key is who the opponent wants to restrict, Curry or Love, if it is not restricting DeRozan and others.

In terms of participation, the Timberwolves' seemingly simpler tactics are better than the Lakers.

The current starting lineup of the Lakers, Fisher and Artest are really a bit of soy sauce.

And Fisher is still a weak link on the defensive end. Curry could beat him last year, and it is easier to beat the opponent this year than last season.

Curry succeeded in single-playing Fisher on the court. Kobe wanted to get it back, but he was strictly guarded by the Timberwolves. He didn't feel good, which affected the entire Lakers' offense.

In the Lakers lineup, Kobe has a unique status. They may win a strong opponent because of Kobe, or because Kobe is more likely to be restricted by opponents.

The biggest problem for the Lakers is that Kobe is getting older every day, but his style of play has not changed.

When Kobe can't take over the game one day, the Lakers can only sell their feelings.

If the strength of the core players declines but the tactics cannot be changed, the Lakers will be farther and farther away from the championship.

Of course, this season is actually not visible yet.

But after Kobe led the team to defend the title, he became more and more confident, and he didn't try to pass the ball as hard as he did for a while. For a strong team like the Timberwolves, it was actually a lot easier on the defensive end.

No matter how powerful Kobe is, he can do just that.

As long as the Lakers can't become more efficient as a team, they have a chance to win.

In the first quarter, when the two teams were equally divided inside, the Timberwolves' outside offense was more efficient, so they took the lead in gaining the lead.

During the rotation period, although the Lakers had Odom as the sixth man, the two teams still performed similarly.

The Timberwolves' rotation lineup has not improved so significantly in terms of offense or defense alone, but overall, it is indeed the average level of the league.

If the bench lineup of some strong teams does not perform well, it will be difficult to take advantage of the rotation period.

Zhang Sixin is very pleased that the growth of the players has not stopped. He is looking forward to the performance when the team shows the strongest combat effectiveness of the season.

Maybe the state is a problem, or the Lakers are also thinking more about the physical strength of the players in the playoffs. Kobe didn't play for too long like the previous few games.

So in the second quarter, the performance of both teams was a bit flat.

But no fans will think that the duel between the two teams is boring, because this may be an early preview of the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)