Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 249 Comeback and Rest

"Beautiful!" Zhang Sixin applauded.

On the court, Milicic blocked Davis's layup. He can almost limit the Celtics two insiders by himself at the basket.

In this game, it was difficult for the Celtics inside to hit the penalty area. This is the Timberwolves' defensive ability.

When the Celtics need to score, they really feel the weakness of their offense.

They still rely on Pierce, and Pierce couldn't help but rushed inside with the ball.

It's not the way he's good at, but he can do it with his strong body and experience.

With 3 minutes left, Pierce challenged Milicic and got a free throw.

Milicic was the fifth criminal again, so Zhang Sixin asked him to go down and rest for a while.

Milicic supported the defense of the Timberwolves inside by himself, and it was also difficult.

This time Zhang Sixin didn't let Pekovic come up. Pekovic is an offensive type and can defend the inside line that needs to be played in the low post. The Celtics don't have this kind.

Zhang Sixin asked Whiteside to come up to help defend.

If he can't play well, let Milicic come up again.

But if the Celtics don't have that determination, Whiteside's height and wingspan can already bluff people in the penalty area.

The Celtics really don't have this ability, and it was very difficult for Garnett to hit a mid-range shot.

And Whiteside also found a misplaced opportunity inside, receiving the ball and causing a foul.

It's a pity that this buddy still hasn't practiced free throws well after a season, and he only made two free throws and one.

But as long as it scores points, it is a good thing. After all, the Timberwolves are leading.

With Milicic playing again, and then the defensive end caused Garnett's turnover, the Celtics' game was basically over.

Then Matthews broke through and caused a foul by Pierce, and the Celtics were completely over.

In the last minute, the Celtics failed to make two three-pointers. Only Garnett hit a mid-range shot and had no choice but to accept the failure.

After the game, Garnett said a little unhappy: "We must put in all our efforts for the game. Our performance tonight is very different from before."

Even though it's been a long time, Garnett still hates losing to his old team.

"We have to play better," Celtics coach Rivers said. "We will do it, I have no doubts about it, but we haven't done it yet. It's a psychological problem."

On the Timberwolves side, Curry, who led the team to victory, said: "We didn't let them play a devastating offense. We seized the opportunity at the critical moment, so we won the victory."

Curry's 22+12 data looks like an ordinary double-double, but he has indeed improved the level of the Timberwolves on the offensive end. You must know that this team is facing the league's top defense.

But three days later, the Timberwolves lost at home to the Bulls, who were also top-notch defensively, slightly better offensively than the Celtics, and had younger players.

The Bulls have changed their coach this season, giving people the feeling that their temperament has changed, and now the record tops the Eastern Conference, which is beyond many people's expectations.

So there are still surprises everywhere in competitive sports.

The defense is good and the lineup is dynamic. Even if the outside world is not so optimistic about the Bulls led by young guard Rose, they must be defined as a strong team in the East.

Russell broke out at the beginning of this game, and Rose just couldn't guard against the shooting.

Fortunately, Rose's biggest feature is his strong impact, and his shooting cannot be maintained all the time.

It also didn't start well, but the Bulls are obviously more difficult to deal with than the Celtics.

With a young lineup and a strong defense, although the Timberwolves have not given up, they still lost in the end.

The Timberwolves lost a little depressed, but they also have good news, that is, Love has fully recovered and can come back.

When the time comes to April, Love is not resting, and he has to play games to adjust his state before the playoffs.

However, although Love is coming back at home, he faces a relatively strong opponent.

The Miami Heat, which has the hottest Big Three in the league, is visiting. Love, who has just returned, is not in good condition. The Timberwolves also failed to withstand the onslaught of the Big Three in the third quarter and lost the game.

The Timberwolves were a little bit regretful after losing to a strong enemy in a row, but they didn't panic.

Their regular season ranking did not drop because of this, and their good record is enough for them to maintain enough composure in the first few games of the playoffs.

Only marginal players in the playoffs will struggle these days. Even if they succeed, they will enter the playoffs with fatigue, and it will be difficult to overcome.

Then go to the away game to play back-to-back, Zhang Sixin also arranged a rotation.

Love, who just came back, must not be able to play, so he simply let Curry and Milicic also rest.

After all, the opponent is a fringe team in the playoffs, and they still like the kind of physical confrontation. The Timberwolves don't need to fight the Grizzlies at this time.

In this back-to-back away game, the team naturally lost to the black and white bears who played steadily, and the Grizzlies, who also broke out on the bench with Mayo, suffered a three-game losing streak that is rare in the season.

You can lose a few games in the game, but it won't affect the overall situation.

But it won't work if you keep losing. Fortunately, the Timberwolves' away opponent is relatively weak three days later.

Because they were going to play back-to-back again, Zhang Sixin allowed DeRozan and Matthews to take turns, and let Green and Paul George start.

On the other side, although the Nets made big news in the middle of the season and got All-Star guard Deron, the team's performance has not improved because of it.

Now the Nets have not trained newcomers, but let the team create a new combination of inside and outside, Deron and Lopez to cultivate a tacit understanding.

Their season is over, but with two All-Star players in charge, they are still ready to do a big job in the future.

After the team is acquired by a big Russian businessman, it will definitely not be as small as before.

However, in the NBA, money does not guarantee success. After all, the NBA, the best basketball league in the world, actually has a small circle of capital and many rules. The outside world is waiting to see.

But no matter what the future of the Nets is, they are definitely still a weak team.

Deron and Lopez are not particularly compatible. Now Lopez is not the kind of pick-and-roll insider.

Of course, having a star is definitely better than not having a star. If the Timberwolves don't want to continue their losing streak, they must cheer up.

Except for two strong points of the Nets, everyone else is not very good.

Although the Timberwolves rested two main players, they are still very strong.

After all, both Curry and Love have the two tactical cores, and Green and George can also play a very good role with the starting lineup, and maybe the perimeter defense will be better.

However, with the current configuration of the Timberwolves, it is difficult to kill the opponent at once.

The Nets played well in the first quarter, and Lopez played surprisingly well.

Lopez is not the big man who can shoot from beyond the three-point line in the future. He is very strong in the low post now and was considered to be Duncan's successor for a while.

It's just that he was troubled by injuries in the back, which made him unable to get up and down.

(End of this chapter)