Grab Curry at the start

239 Old way

Love is double 20 again. I feel that he is not only getting double double now, but double 20 is very easy.

Love easily tied the historical record, and Wizards coach Saunders also praised: "Kevin's ability is really incredible. He has a very high talent, especially in picking rebounds. Any coach who owns him is like having the best mine."

Zhang Sixin naturally admired Love very much, and Love himself also got the opportunity to act aggressively. He said: "Records are not important or pressure to me. What I really care about is the next game against the Mavericks. What I need is that all teammates can participate and start to win all the games we can win."

Zhang Sixin is too embarrassed to expose him. It's like a rich man saying he doesn't care about money. He has tied the record so he doesn't care about the record. I don't know how long the young people will be happy in private.

But the performance will continue, because the next record will be exclusive to Love.

It is not easy to play against the Mavericks, but Zhang Sixin also hopes that they can reap the victory and a new historical record for Love at the same time.

One day after the team truce, the Timberwolves played at home against the Mavericks, who are temporarily ranked third in the West.

The Mavericks have a good record this season, but the outside world is not so optimistic about them.

Because Butler was injured and reimbursed, they would have made people have higher expectations.

In the middle of the season, they added veteran Peja, and Peja can only be regarded as a role player now.

But what Zhang Sixin is most concerned about is the Mavericks, because they were the victors in the original history. Nowitzki's god-level performance helped him break all the doubts in the past.

Therefore, in fact, the Timberwolves have studied multiple plans for the Mavericks.

Of course, the regular season is different from the playoffs. The Mavericks center Chandler is sidelined due to injury, and the opponent's lineup is uneven.

Stevenson also truce this time, and the Mavericks' backcourt partners are Kidd and Beaubois.

Beaubois has a good wingspan, but is still too short. It is difficult for him to partner with the old Kidd in the backcourt to block the increasingly powerful combination of Curry and DeRozan.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves began to pinch Nowitzki to a certain extent.

Although the starting lineup of the Mavericks also has four positions that can shoot three-pointers, the three-pointers of the two backcourt players are actually average. Kidd can only be open, and Beaubois' shooting rate is even worse.

Haywood's defense on the inside is not as good as Chandler's. It is difficult for the Mavericks lineup to limit the Timberwolves' pick-and-roll tactics.

So at the beginning, Curry, Love and DeRozan's offense was very stable, while the Mavericks still had to face Nowitzki, who was the most tightly defended.

Others, even Peja, who has a good three-pointer, because his movement speed has slowed down now, he is also easily disturbed by the defense, and his shooting rate is not good at all.

This Mavericks really relies too much on Nowitzki, so Nowitzki's success in the playoffs can be a godsend.

And when Nowitzki can't break out, the Mavericks are just an ordinary strong team.

In the first quarter, the Timberwolves had an advantage, and the Mavericks still relied on the rotation to slow down.

Although the Mavericks' two main players are not here, they still have Terry, Marion, Barea and others in their bench lineup, and their combat power is very good.

The Mavericks are like many strong teams with a superstar added. The lower limit for the playoffs and the upper limit for the championship depends entirely on what the superstar can do.

When the main lineup came up, the Timberwolves flanked Nowitzki again.

When the opponent is relatively strong and there is only one superstar, how can we not flank.

But flanking can sometimes cause problems, and the rest of the Mavericks are not dead.

Kidd's deployment of the ball must be top-notch, and if he has an empty three-pointer, he is also a threat.

Good defenders get older as they get older, and their experience is really a notch higher.

But the Timberwolves' defensive strategy will not change, because Kidd's point guard can only guarantee the team's lower limit, and the Timberwolves are not afraid of ordinary strong teams.

As long as they get Nowitzki and prevent him from breaking out, the Timberwolves have the ability to beat the Mavericks.

Of course, you can't let the other opponents play too easily.

With the defensive strength of the Timberwolves, they can still do a very good level.

Tens of seconds before the end of the first half, Curry's three-pointer helped the Timberwolves stabilize their lead.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin was more encouraging.

Needless to say how to deal with the Mavericks, except Nowitzki is a three-pointer.

Strangling these two aspects, and doing whatever else, they can't keep the Mavericks from scoring.

For the Timberwolves' own offense, the inside advantage must be stabilized, and the outside line must also dare to play.

Originally, the defending champion Lakers in history were swept by the Mavericks. In fact, there was a problem with outside offense and defense.

There is no way that Nowitzki is invincible. Of course, Zen Master's inability to flank is also one of the problems, but it is not fundamental.

The Lakers didn't make good use of the inside advantage at first, but later Kobe also delegated power to the inside to try, but it was still a little bit worse. Why?

That is, the Mavericks are better at three-pointers, and the Mavericks' perimeter defense is better than the Lakers.

The Lakers' No. [-] position is really too weak, and it is more than that to change to a defensive tool man.

The Timberwolves are different. With the promotion of rookie players, the Timberwolves' main substitutes are not afraid of any team, and of course the same is true against the Mavericks.

And because the Timberwolves have an excellent defense, there is really no pressure to pinch Nowitzki.

It's really nothing to let the Mavericks score weak points, just win the final victory.

Maybe the Timberwolves will lose a game or two in various series because of some X factor, but it will not affect the overall situation.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves showed their power inside while restricting the opponent's outside line.

The main thing is Love, this buddy has been promoted and completed the task of creating historical records.

The excited Love is actually very good at playing, and he can be tough against a good insider.

Nowitzki's defense is not too bad, but the Mavericks actually dare not let Nowitzki consume too much energy on the defensive end. This is the impact of a single core, and the Timberwolves do not have this problem.

As for Milicic, when he meets a strong team, he and the opponent's players consume each other and the Timberwolves win.

Even against an opponent with a strong overall strength and a lot of players, the Timberwolves will be stronger in this aspect.

Super tactical execution, enough players who can play, and excellent team offense and defense. When the Timberwolves do not train and go all out in the playoffs, Zhang Sixin will not be surprised by what results they achieve.

Nowitzki is still the most stable point of the Mavericks, but facing the crazy Love, Curry and DeRozan still cooperate tacitly, the Mavericks really can't stand it.

Mavericks coach Carlisle also knows that if they want to make a comeback in this game, they can only expect greater surprises from the bench.

However, as long as Nowitzki goes down to rest, the Timberwolves' blocking of the three-point line is unimaginable, and the Mavericks' wishful thinking may be difficult.

(End of this chapter)