Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 237 Playoff Ordinary Team

After Love only hit one goal from the free throw line, Zhang Sixin decided to play penalty kicks if he had the opportunity.

Because after the Lakers had two consecutive timeouts, they did not have a timeout, and the Timberwolves still had.

Gasol is still relatively stable, making two free throws at the critical moment.

After all, they did not choose to fight for offensive rebounds. The Timberwolves' rebounding ability is the top in the league.

It is also because there are 3 seconds left in the time, which is barely considered a chance.

There is no need for the Timberwolves to pause the ball, just serve it directly from the backcourt.

The Timberwolves went to the free throw lineup and let Love stay in the Lakers half, so that the Lakers players did not dare to swarm up to defend the serve.

Then Curry received the ball with a screen, and the Lakers fouled immediately,

But Curry's free throw was still stable, and the Timberwolves still led by 3 points after two hits.

In more than 2 seconds, the Lakers will attack from the backcourt.

The Lakers also put players in the frontcourt of the Timberwolves, but this time the Timberwolves did not fully prevent Kobe from receiving the ball, but directly flanked him after he received the ball.

Kobe didn't pass the ball either. He swung his elbow to forcibly get rid of the pincer, and then shot directly before reaching the midfield.

Very bold, but the basketball just hit the basket, and it was still a bit far from the goal.

As a result, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated a strong enemy again, and the entire Target Center became a sea of ​​joy.

Home fans like to watch the Timberwolves beat strong teams, especially the Lakers with some historical grievances.

But the Timberwolves actually lost in rebounds in this game, although their rebounding average is the league's first.

The height of the Lakers is indeed an advantage. Zhang Sixin also said after the game: "Their height is a big problem for any team in the league that plays against them."

It’s just that they still won the game, which caused Ke to be a little depressed after the game. He said: “We are the defending champions, and our team must do better to make up for each other’s shortcomings.”

The Lakers are now fourth in the Western Conference, with the Thunder eyeing them behind them. They may have to pay attention to the regular season rankings before the playoffs.

The current Western Conference is roughly divided into three gears. The Spurs, Mavericks, and Timberwolves have the best record, followed by the Lakers and Thunder. The two teams have no problem in the playoffs, depending on home court advantage.

In the East, the Celtics, Bulls, and Heat are in the first gear, then the Magic and the Eagles are in the second gear, the Knicks and the 76ers are in the third gear, and there are only seven teams in the third gear.

Compared with the fierce competition for the third-tier teams in the West, the East has to find one of the teams with poor records this season to make up for the eight teams in the playoffs.

The Pacers and Hornets belong to teams with more opportunities now.

After killing the Lakers, the Timberwolves will go to the away game to play back-to-back, or go to the East.

However, the location of the Timberwolves belongs to the middle area, and it is relatively close to some eastern cities.

What they are going to face is the Pistons. The Pistons have almost given up this season now, so it is good news for the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves fought fiercely with the Lakers in front of them. This time, the substitute players must play more.

In this game, the fragile defense of the Pistons allowed the Timberwolves to play very comfortably at the beginning.

It seems that not so long ago, the Pistons were the strongest defensive team in the league. I didn't expect that it has become so vulnerable now.

So they hired the head coach with the worst record in the NCAA, which is still a good idea to compete for the pick.

This god-man doesn't talk about his tactical level. Just because he keeps having conflicts with players shows that he is not suitable for coaching.

As for the magical operation of forcibly cultivating Stuckey, who has no talent, and pushing the team's meritorious Hamilton to the bench, fans will not do this when coaching.

Facing the Pistons with poor defense and low fighting spirit, the Timberwolves played back-to-back away games very easily this time.

The team's four bench players scored in double figures, Whiteside scored in double figures once, Jeremy Lin also scored in double figures with assists for the first time, and Paul George scored double figures. Everyone was very happy.

The Timberwolves will play three away games in the Eastern Conference this time, all back-to-back away games, and it is also relatively hard.

On March 3, the Timberwolves came to Philadelphia.

The 76ers' record this season is much better than last season, but it doesn't matter how good they are. It's just that among the Eastern Conference playoff teams, the gap between teams of different levels is really too far, so even if their record is not good in the Western Conference, they are still relatively stable in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The opponent's lineup can take off in the East with a slight upgrade, but now, there are good players, but there are still some things missing.

Brand is now far behind the peak, and the 76ers' inside line is not strong enough.

So when the game started, Love began to pretend again.

When Love encounters a weak opponent, the double 20 is really casual. This is indeed a talent.

Love came up and killed the Quartet, and he almost won a double-double in a single quarter.

In this case, even if Brand feels okay, the Timberwolves still easily lead.

When the Timberwolves lead a lot, they even reach double digits, but they don't have the advantage for long.

The 76ers' bench is really strong, not to mention Lu Wei, Thaddeus Young is also very solid, and this year's No. [-] Turner feels pretty good.

Although Evan Turner didn't play out later, he feels really talented, able to attack and defend, and has a strong comprehensive ability. No wonder he can get an annual salary of more than [-] million yuan if he pulls his hips in the future.

The characteristic of the 76ers lineup is that the rotation players are good, and they can stabilize in the top eight in the Eastern Conference without all-star players.

Of course, Brand is a former All-Star, and Iguodala and Holiday will also enter the All-Star soon. Although they are only weak All-Stars, Lu Wei and him are actually not much different when they win the best sixth man in the future.

So during the rotation period, although the Timberwolves' bench did not pull their hips, the 76ers still caught up with the score.

In the second quarter, Curry, DeRozan and Love worked hard to stop the momentum of the 76ers.

But at halftime, the 76ers at home still took the lead.

Except for those players who can score points, the performance of Iguodala, the core of the 76ers' tactics, cannot be ignored.

Grab scoring, organization, rebounding, and defense together, and you will be a quasi-triple double at halftime.

Iguodala's scoring ability is a bit poor, otherwise he really smells like James.

The key is that he is not easy to target. Comprehensive players have this advantage at the tactical level. This is also the case for Love, who is not as flexible as the third position, let alone Iguodala.

So facing a team like the 76ers, the Timberwolves can't just think about how to contain their opponents. What they have to do is to prevent the 76ers from keeping up with the rhythm on the offensive end.

After all, with more points scored, an ordinary playoff team like the 76ers can only look away and sigh, and a team that plays a team is afraid of an unreasonable strong team.

(End of this chapter)