Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 248
In the game between the Timberwolves and the Celtics, the Timberwolves were behind in the first quarter, but the situation was different in the second quarter.

In fact, it has been different since the rotation period. The Celtics have two good substitute players in Green and Davis, but their style is not the kind of sixth man with strong scoring ability, so the Timberwolves' defense is not very worrying.

The slow pace of the Celtics, the defensive strength of the Timberwolves, not to mention the rotation period, even the main force will be affected on the offensive end.

Moreover, the Timberwolves' bench lineup is not very bad, and they also scored.

There are no outstanding players, but everyone has performed well. Jeremy Lin, Bledsoe, Green, and Pekovic actually have a lot of scoring points off the bench.

With the Celtics' offensive efficiency declining, the Timberwolves slowly narrowed the score gap.

"I feel like the Celtics are paper tigers on the offensive end." Zhang Sixin laughed.

He really didn't understand what it meant for the Celtics to exert their strength as soon as they came up. Did they think they could kill the Timberwolves in one quarter?

In the first half, the Celtics actually took the lead, and they started off so well.

But it can be clearly seen that they are getting weaker and weaker on the offensive end.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin felt that it was okay for everyone to fight defensively, but the team had to seize the opportunity of a fast break. Whether the Celtics were young or old, they were actually slower than the Timberwolves.

So they don't need to speed up to an exaggerated level, they just need to be faster than each other.

In addition, when the Celtics let Garnett play five, they have to try to boldly attack the inside.

Now Garnett relies on experience a lot in the interior, and his physical fitness must have declined.

So the Timberwolves can not only consume the opponent on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end.

Once they find that Garnett is beginning to be overwhelmed, they can attack in an all-round way.

The Celtics actually know their offensive ability, so their main task in the second half is to keep their advantage.

And their head coach Rivers did not talk about tactics during the halftime break. Rivers routinely poured chicken soup, trying to cheer up the team's veterans and win the game.

Now several strong teams in the East are putting great pressure on the Celtics. The Big Three are getting older. If they don't work hard to seize the opportunity, the East will be the territory of the new Big Three.

The main reason is that they feel that it is more hopeful to win the Timberwolves. A young team like the Timberwolves always makes people feel that their record is not as strong.

The same goes for the Bulls in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls are now No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, but without an outstanding record in the playoffs, many people will feel that this season is relatively empty.

It is not surprising that everyone is habitually optimistic about teams with superstars.

However, Zhang Sixin, as a party subconsciously underestimated by everyone, can only show his own strength.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves' three outsiders, including Milicic inside, started to get stronger.

With similar defensive strength, it is already difficult for the Celtics' Big Three to score, but the Timberwolves' youngsters can.

The singles ability of the Celtics' Big Three has really dropped a lot from its peak.

They can still have all the All-Stars this season, which is also taking advantage of their fame.

In fact, it has been difficult for them to maintain a relatively high level in the audience.

The young players of the Timberwolves are different. Even if their absolute strength is not reached, their movement speed and their instant burst are difficult for old players to achieve.

In fact, it is an exaggeration to say that the opponent is old, and the Celtics' Big Three are not old. The biggest Ray Allen is 36. It's just that their team takes the initiative to defend at a slow pace, which consumes too much of the players.

The Celtics' game can be said to be stable, or it can be said to be too difficult.

They obviously underestimated the difficulty of limiting the Timberwolves. In the third quarter, the Timberwolves became more balanced offensively and defensively, and the advantage that the Celtics wanted to defend disappeared.

During the rotation period, the Timberwolves performed no worse than the Celtics.

The Celtics had no choice but to take out the last trick in the last quarter, betting on Pierce's singles ability.

Now the Big Three can play with the ball, that is, the relatively young Pierce.

Pierce is a power floor flow. Give him a good one-on-one opportunity. He is still very threatening and will not decline a lot because of his age.

But at the same time, it is easy for the defensive side to keep up with his style of play, so he has to fight hard without the ball, which must consume a lot of money.

Pierce didn't maintain his physical strength very well at the end of the quarter, so the Celtics were betting.

Pierce is so single that he doesn't need to pinch, which can make the Celtics' offense easier to control.

With Matthews around, defensive confrontation is actually no problem.

Of course, if Pierce has a feeling, the Timberwolves will definitely help defend.

The Celtics still had two insiders at the critical moment, but Krstic was replaced by Davis.

The two of them can be pulled out to make mid-range shots, but they cannot be pulled beyond the three-point line, so Paul George can still be relatively flexible in defense.

In addition to defense, it is about offense. Zhang Sixin still believes in the team's perimeter strength.

Pierce actually missed the first two plays, but he quickly used his experience to draw a foul from Matthews.

The ability to draw fouls, in addition to talented players, really needs some experience.

The offensive efficiency of the two teams was not high, but after Pierce scored, Curry still broke through to attract the help defense and passed a lob to Milicic.

This is Curry's ability, he can hit incredible shots, and then when you think he will shoot, he can drive in with the ball, he can finish when he hits, and he can make a good pass.

The slightly immature appearance gave everyone the illusion that Curry is actually very comprehensive in technology, and he is not very afraid of confrontation.

It's just that the ankle is a bit brittle, and Zhang Sixin doesn't recommend him to break through with the ball too much.

In the middle of the final quarter, Pierce scored another three-pointer.

Pierce has enough possession of the ball at this time to have a chance to try a three-pointer.

For example, Ray Allen was strictly guarded by the Timberwolves, and he rarely even had the chance to catch the ball from the three-point line.

The two teams are actually more difficult on the offensive end most of the time, because they are good at defense.

But after a player scores, there will be a response ball. This is the metaphysics in the NBA.

After Pierce hit, DeRozan broke through and hit one.

Next, George, who has been playing a supporting role, hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

This also brought the Timberwolves' lead to more than 5 points, and the Celtics suddenly became a little nervous.

Garnett was tough for a rare time, and Milicic fouled, but he only made one goal when he stood at the free throw line.

And West's three-pointer also missed.

Time passed and the Celtics were forced to try more.

But Pierce missed a three-pointer, and it was the Timberwolves' turn to fight back.

(End of this chapter)