Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 261 A Bad Thing

Jeremy Lin is the core style of play with the ball, which consumes a lot of players.

Although Jeremy Lin is in a super state now, his physical strength will also be exhausted, so Kobe has to rest, and he must be the same.

Love's body is sometimes fragile, and he can't play for a long time. Without Curry, the Timberwolves still lack a lot of routines.

What Zhang Sixin expects is that the team's rotation can do a good job of defense, just like playing against the Hornets.

The difference between the Lakers' bench lineup and the Hornets may be the addition of Odom.

As long as Odom doesn't play much, the Timberwolves' rotation can still take advantage.

The trend of the first game, in fact, now depends on Odom.

Zhang Sixin also asked Paul George to share Love's defensive pressure. Love is not very used to playing against flexible big men.

Had Paul George grown up for another year, Odom wouldn't have stood a chance.

But now, the rotation period really gave Odom a level.

"Odom is the X factor of the Lakers. His performance in each game is too different." Zhang Sixin commented.

All-around players are like this, good all-around players, bad all-around players, Odom is also one of the best, this buddy is too state-oriented, all skills are useless without state, unlike Love who has rebounds and strength.

So even if Odom can play amazing performances sometimes, he can't be an All-Star.

But when he plays at the level, as an opponent, he has a headache.

This is how Zhang Sixin feels now. The Lakers actually chased points when Kobe was off the court.

Odom's small outburst made the Timberwolves' plan a little different.

But the basic strategy remains the same, and the Timberwolves' rotation is still dominated by defense.

As long as the defense is stable, you can always wait for the opportunity.

Of course, the Timberwolves are not a purely defensive team, and they have to try to do something.

For example, when Kobe is not around, you can ask DeRozan to go up and have a good time.

DeRozan is a player with stronger offense, and it is indeed difficult to face Kobe with both offense and defense.

So the Timberwolves also made preparations before, that is, let DeRozan and Kobe stagger for a period of time. When Kobe comes up, Green can go up to consume.

Without facing a ruthless character like Kobe on both ends of the offense and defense, DeRozan can still play on the court.

Although not as strong as Curry, it will also pose a threat to the Lakers' defense.

The Lakers' defense is actually not particularly good. Although they are not an extreme team, their offensive and defensive stability is not as good as the Timberwolves.

DeRozan brought a substitute, the effect is not good, because he has no organizational skills, but he can play by himself.

It's just that Kobe went online soon, and DeRozan was a little restrained again.

For a pure shooting guard like DeRozan, if he encounters a more ruthless opponent, the performance gap between before and after is too great.

So if this kind of player is the core, it will be difficult to break the upper limit, but if he abuses food, he should be more stable than Love.

Now the two are on the same team, and there is a more ruthless role in the team. With Curry, their weak links will not have that much impact on the team.

All-star players playing support, no matter what weak points they have, are definitely stronger than ordinary players.

Now that Curry is gone, the Timberwolves have to pay more attention to the overall situation.

After Kobe came back, the Lakers still kept Odom on the court in good condition.

After the Timberwolves' main force came back, the Lakers suffered a bit on the inside, but the offensive end was more flexible.

With Kobe and Odom working hard, the Lakers overtook the score at halftime.

Zhang Sixin is also a little helpless. Love has no absolute advantage in the offensive end against Gasol or Odom, and it is still so easy to score. Therefore, Zhang Sixin did not let a few core players play for a long time in the game, because they are a bit restrained.

This also caused the Timberwolves to fail to hold on to their advantage after taking the lead in the first quarter.The Timberwolves didn't play very well in the first half.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin also discussed the situation in the first half with the coaching staff.

"In fact, the Lakers exceeded the average level in the first half. We should be able to find opportunities in the second half if our defense is stable. But we can't just put our hopes on one aspect, improve the defensive strength, and then look for opportunities to take the initiative to attack. The defense against Kobe must also be improved."

"If the situation is not right, we will play a small lineup with the Lakers."

Zhang Sixin still has a lot of preparations to face the Lakers again.

Under normal circumstances, the Timberwolves can occupy a certain advantage according to the previous rhythm.

But the Lakers have superstars, and superstars represent abnormalities, so the Timberwolves have considered many routines.

In fact, the Lakers really don't have such a high morale this season, and Kobe can't keep playing Wushuang, just be prepared.

As soon as the second half came up, Kobe felt good.

The Timberwolves thought a lot, but the Lakers hoped that they could expand their lead in the third quarter and defeat the Timberwolves in one fell swoop.

They had already made moves in the first half, so let's do it to the end, Kobe went all out from the beginning.

The Timberwolves were really caught off guard at the beginning, because Kobe hit all the three-pointers.

But their pinching tactics also quickly took effect. Although Gasol stepped forward to help Kobe, the Lakers did not defeat the Timberwolves all at once.

Because Jeremy Lin beat Fisher violently again, the Lakers really can't do anything about it. The one on the bench can't handle Jeremy Lin. Now Jeremy Lin is fast and strong. It's really hard to guard against him.

The key is that Jeremy Lin is not the only one on the back line of the Timberwolves. If Kobe doesn't look at DeRozan, DeRozan can also kill three in and three out.

In fact, Kobe can't put more energy on defense. Kobe is getting older. In order to maintain the offensive threat, in fact, the defensive end can't always give enough energy.

Therefore, after the Timberwolves flanked Kobe and achieved results, the Lakers' lead was shrinking, and they really had no way to stop the Timberwolves' offensive.

The Lakers' choice is naturally to go to Odom to break the game. Bynum really doesn't have that much effect when facing Milicic.

It's just that an unstable player like Odom, who performed amazingly in the first half, may also show his hips in the second half. The fact is that Odom can't play in the second half.

This is a normal situation, and the Lakers can't change the situation by relying on a sixth man who is not very strong.

At this time, the Lakers have to let Kobe, who consumes a lot, get the news.

Now the Timberwolves have not overtaken, and Lakers coach Mayfair Jackson also thinks that there is no need to work hard now. The series is still long, and Kobe's physical strength should be guaranteed as much as possible.

When Kobe first went down, Gasol was still there, and the Lakers looked pretty stable.

But the problem was that the Lakers' substitutions were too routine, and soon they asked Gasol to go down to rest first, and let Odom and Bynum lead the team, which turned out to be a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)