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Chapter 255 Leading
The Hornets think they have paid attention to Jeremy Lin, but in fact they still underestimate it.

As a result, Jeremy Lin scored consecutively and helped the Timberwolves gain the lead. The Hornets, who were playing at home, could only be in the situation of chasing points again before they could react.

As we all know, chasing points is not something the Hornets are good at.

After Paul continued to cooperate with his teammates, the effect was not obvious, and he could only do things that he was not very good at.

Scoring is not what Paul is best at, but the rest of the Hornets are even worse at it, and Paul can't help it.

Playing so frustrated in the playoffs, it is understandable that Paul wants to leave.

Some teams do not have enough courage or good vision. It is too difficult to rise.

In order to win the game, the Hornets reduced the playing time of the bench lineup, leaving almost only seven players in rotation.

Except for Belinelli, who was marked to death by the Timberwolves, the other main players have increased their playing time.

However, that didn't solve the Hornets' plight.

"The Hornets' offense is really bad. It is still difficult for their main force to score against the Timberwolves' substitute."

"In the regular season, I always felt that the Timberwolves' substitutes were not very good. I didn't expect that compared with the Hornets, they were actually a bit better."

"Haha, Jeremy Lin was also a substitute before, but now he is so fierce."

"DeRozan is also very stable, and the Hornets can't restrain him even if they change two people."

Zhang Sixin feels that the Hornets are completely playing star basketball this time.

But Paul's playing like this is average. The team has only one strong point, and when it needs this strong point to distribute the ball, it is really difficult to find another way out when encountering difficulties.

Teams like the Mavericks have organizational points in addition to their strongest points. The Hornets are all done by Paul, so they are naturally easy to be pinned down.

The Timberwolves don't worry about Paul scoring more points at all, and he can't score too many.

The situation in the first game, under the vigilance of the Timberwolves, will not happen again.

"Today was smoother than last time." Zhang Sixin was completely relaxed.

"The more we understand each other, the more decisive the team's hard power will be." Ron Adams said with experience.

At the end of the first half, Paul felt a little tired.

He has made turnovers and missed free throws. It is obvious that he cannot bear the burden of the Hornets.

After halftime, the Timberwolves led by 10 points, and the Hornets, who were playing at home, could be said to have collapsed.

Hornets head coach Timon Williams is also a young head coach. This is the first time he has taken on a big role, so he has a very bad face and doesn't know how to adjust.

Paul is even more uncomfortable. He has already had a big playoff defeat in the Hornets, which makes him a talking point for some people after dinner.

If he can't kill the Quartet and reverse his image in the playoffs, he will never stay in this unlucky place.

Today he felt isolated and helpless, unable to avoid the Timberwolves' defense no matter what, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

Paul is a very good and strong player with a bad temper and a lot of moves on the field. Now that the team is completely suppressed again, it feels like he can't swallow this breath.

During the intermission, Paul couldn't help talking about the team's tactics before the coach spoke.

"We have to play well, we have to read their defense..."

In the Timberwolves locker room, Zhang Sixin and the players clapped their hands one by one.

"We can do better, but that's enough for now. Focus on the game, rest after the game, that's it."

In the third quarter, the Hornets played better.

Landry came to the touch, and with the help of Paul, he played the effect of West's presence.

A guard like Paul can play a lot of tricks with a scoring partner.

If it is true that Paul can shoot, it will not be difficult to defend, but it must be difficult when it is uncertain.

Before the Hornets couldn't cooperate with others, Paul couldn't use it even if he was strong. Now, the Hornets have given their fans some hope.

"Steady our own rhythm." Zhang Sixin reminded the players.

The opponent may be in a better state for a certain period of time, but as long as the Timberwolves have good defensive quality, the Hornets cannot always be active on the offensive end.

The Hornets' offense cannot be stabilized. This is Zhang Sixin's judgment on the Hornets players and his recognition of his team's defense.

On the offensive end, Jeremy Lin, DeRozan and Love are also relatively active.

Although Love did not shoot a three-pointer at this point, he got to the free throw line several times because of his strong rebounds.

As long as he plays normally, Landry still can't help him.

Therefore, the Hornets narrowed the score gap between the two sides in the first half, but after the third quarter, they found the score difference and went back unconsciously.

This makes people feel desperate, obviously the Timberwolves' offensive end is not the first point.

The players of the Hornets began to fall into doubt. Is the gap between the two teams really that big?
It doesn't matter if the offense is already better, let alone other people, Paul can't hold his breath anymore.

In this case, it is difficult for the head coach of the Hornets to do more. After all, players are still needed on the court.

So at the end of the quarter, the Hornets' resistance began to weaken.

They are more impatient on the offensive end, and their scoring efficiency is naturally not up at all.

They didn't give up this time either, and persisted until the end, but it felt like they persisted just for the sake of persistence. The spirits of the players were completely different.

The Hornets players don't have the feeling that they have a chance to come back, and the game naturally has no twists and turns.

The Timberwolves took the opponent lightly in the away game, and the series finally became the leading side 2:1.

After the game, Paul's tone was still very unhappy. He said: "The Timberwolves won tonight because of the strength of the whole team. Each of them made their due contribution, and this is what we should stop."

The Hornets coach Timon Williams praised Jeremy Lin, who scored 20+ again. He said: "We didn't pay more attention to him. It was our mistake."

Zhang Sixin expressed relaxedly: "In the whole game, we controlled the game and our defense became much better. And our offensive rhythm is better. I am very happy that the team played such a game."

"Jeremy Lin played well on the offensive end and became a threat to the opponent. His distribution of the ball is also very good. He is much better than before. I think he has grown excellently."

He also praised Love, "Kevin shoots well and handles the ball very well. His confidence is back, and he scored 3 points this time. I'm not surprised by his performance. Once others can't find their status, he is the number one option on the field, and all the offensive attention is on him."

In the end, Zhang Sixin also said, "This is just a game. Next we need to keep calm. Let's see if we can replicate this performance in the next game and see what happens."

(End of this chapter)