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Chapter 257 Fighting Spirit

Chapter 257 Fighting Spirit
"Jack missed a three-pointer, Love protected the rebound, and the game was over..."

"The Timberwolves played another game away and won the match point 3:1."

After the game, Hornets coach Timon Williams was also very helpless. He had some opinions on the confrontation of the game. They must be upset that so many fouls were called at home.

But at the same time, he also said: "I think the Timberwolves behave like a better team. This is a very confrontational team. Jeremy Lin's performance is unexpected. DeRozan is an All-Star level. Love is an All-Star starter. At the same time, they can send a group of people to mark Chris."

"Chris's performance has been very good, but we still need to improve the level. And we have not given up, the series is not over, is it?"

Zhang Sixin talked about his views on high-intensity confrontation. He said: "Obviously, everyone will go all out to play hard in the playoffs."

"We're trying to win this series, whatever it takes. The playoffs, it's definitely more physical. We've increased our intensity and just tried to keep it going, but I don't think we've crossed the line."

The next game will return to the Timberwolves' home court. Zhang Sixin hopes to end the series as soon as possible.

Back in Minnesota, Curry has already started training.

But Zhang Sixin told him not to worry, there is no need to take even a little risk in the first round.

Although I think the Timberwolves are stronger, Zhang Sixin is not sloppy in work.

During the playoffs, the coaching staff has been working overtime to study opponents.

For them, like the players, the team's performance in the playoffs is very important.

Sometimes you can relax during the regular season, but if you don't work hard during the playoffs, you have a problem with your brain.

In addition to Paul, the Timberwolves will also limit Ariza at home, which is not difficult for them.

Before the start of the fifth game, Curry and his teammates conducted pre-match shooting training together, which attracted enthusiastic cheers from the fans.

Other players have also received preferential treatment, and Jeremy Lin obviously has a lot of fans.

The playoffs can contribute to the team and allow players to appreciate quickly.

Of course, Curry will definitely not play this game, and the Timberwolves are still in the previous starting lineup.

The Hornets didn't change their lineup either, obviously their head coach Timon Williams is not a person who is used to changing lineups to try his luck.

The Hornets still tried hard to defend at the beginning, and Paul also refrained from feeding the players first.

Their offense still started from the pick-and-roll with Paul and Landry. Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves did not issue a death order to limit Landry, so he still did not find an opportunity to attack.

This is because Landry can only be in the middle distance, and there is no threat of a three-pointer that can explode, and it is also because Love, who is facing up, has to focus more on the offensive end.

However, Landry is still not strong enough. When the Timberwolves did not strictly defend, they could not score most points, and he scored more than a dozen points in the game. The Timberwolves fully allow it.

Landry's state is not very good, it may also be because the Hornets players are not so strong.

Paul can also try to deliver shells to the three-point line, but this time Ariza was entangled by Matthews at the beginning, and it was difficult to find any opportunities.

The most stable helper around Paul before, that is, the level of starting players, is not as stable as Matthews. If the Timberwolves focus on defense, there will be less places for him to help Paul.

However, Belinelli felt good this time, and hit a three-pointer shortly after the start.

Zhang Sixin pays more attention to it. He knows that this kind of European players will feel troublesome. Just like last season, he may severely injure opponents on the Timberwolves' bench.

So he immediately reminded the players that he should not be given a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

The Hornets' three-pointers are not strong, but for a team that is not very agile on the offensive end, sometimes three-pointers can help them create miracles. It is impossible for the Timberwolves to prevent the opponent from scoring, but they must be able to prevent the opponent from creating miracles.

The Timberwolves' coaching staff is familiar with Belinelli, so the first few games have been restricted very well.

Belinelli was in good form this time, and the general defense was not that effective. He wanted to explode a bit, but Zhang Sixin reacted so quickly, so the Hornets' offense was suddenly suppressed.

In fact, the Timberwolves' offense is not very good, but Jeremy Lin and DeRozan's basics are still there, and other people have made some contributions, so they are so ahead.

Hitting people will definitely hit people, and the Hornets will never be able to play as well as the Timberwolves.

There is no way, the Hornets can't do the main force, and the Timberwolves are better with a rotation lineup or teamwork.

It is true that stars sometimes hurt the team. Of course, as long as the coach uses them well, a team with stars is definitely better than a team without stars.

In order to share Okafor's defensive pressure this time, the Hornets gave the inside substitute a little more time.

But it doesn't help the offense. Anyway, except for Paul, the Hornets don't have much possession of the ball.

So their substitutes still can't play offensive power, not as good as the Timberwolves' rotation.

Against a non-aggressive team like the Hornets, even if the Timberwolves don't have all-star players, the Timberwolves' rotation can still play well.And it feels like flowers can be played.

In the second quarter, Paul still didn't exert his own strength.

He may also understand his own situation, he can only make a few dashes and try his best until now, but he doesn't want to stay in this small ball market.

When Paul doesn't attack, Landry can play as he wants.

Landry still has offensive power and can barely support the team's offense, but the efficiency is relatively average.

The game was a bit ugly, and the tempo didn't pick up, but the Timberwolves' home fans were still in high spirits, because the team's lead has been steadily advancing.

As long as they win this game, the team can enter the second round of the playoffs.

After Zhang Sixin coached, the team has become a strong team in the West. This feeling is really cool.

Surely winning will make the fans happier than scoring goals and then losing the game.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin said to the players: "Persist for another half, and you can rest with peace of mind. But in the second half, they are not focused enough, so it will take a few more days of hard work. Choose yourself and show your attitude."

The Timberwolves' players were full of momentum. Amid the cheers of the home fans, they increased their intensity in the third quarter.

There is no such thing as sweeping or not sweeping, so neither side is polite.

However, the expected struggle of the Hornets did not appear.

The Hornets still played like they did in the first half, and Paul didn't have any individual singles.

With the Timberwolves working hard and the Hornets already in the same situation, the gap between the two sides has become even bigger.

The lead of the Timberwolves successfully broke through to double digits, and the fighting spirit of the Hornets players dropped to freezing point.

Taking a step back is a cliff, and if you don't choose to explode, there is only one result.

(End of this chapter)

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