Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 265
The Timberwolves lead 2:1 in the series, and the Lakers will be home next. Jeremy Lin's super state is over, but Zhang Sixin is still full of confidence.

The current state of the Lakers is indeed not very good, and the Timberwolves can safely double-team Kobe.

And as long as others don't stand up and perform amazingly, it will be difficult for the Lakers.

After all, even if the Lakers emphasize defense at this time, it is actually difficult to completely limit the Timberwolves' offense.

Therefore, if the Lakers' offensive efficiency cannot be improved, they will not take advantage of the series.

If Curry can't come back, they still have a chance. Now that Curry is recovering physically and in good condition, the defending champion has really become a weak side.

"Away, there is really not much difference." Zhang Sixin said.

The Lakers' inside plays better at home, but their opponent Timberwolves have no obvious advantage in the big men. The key point is that the Timberwolves don't expect many points from the inside.

In the playoffs, when the defensive strength improves, you can see how strong the Timberwolves' perimeter is.

Therefore, the insiders only need to cooperate with defense and rebounds to easily cause trouble for the Lakers.

In the second away game, the Timberwolves received a more grand "welcome" from the home fans.

Although Lakers fans believe that the team can pull back the score and win the final victory, they also know that it is time to let go of their arrogance and do something for the team.

Zhang Sixin smiled and said to the players: "Gentlemen, did you hear that? They are beginning to be afraid of our strength, which is also our honor. What we have to do is to simply play well and impress them even more."

After the game started, the Lakers players were relatively calm compared to the fanaticism of the fans.

Kobe suppressed his urge to get everything done, and played more for the inside.

If the Lakers want to find a way out now, the team must have players other than Kobe stand up.

There are too many uncertainties for others, so the Lakers' choice is still the twin towers.

In addition to scoring, they also hope that the Twin Towers can kill the Timberwolves' inside line.

The Timberwolves have no shortage of insiders this season, but at the level of the Western Conference semifinals, their substitutes still have some gaps. If they can kill Love or Milicic, the Lakers will play better.

The Lakers got off to a good start because Bynum felt better.

Bynum is actually not very stable, but because of his good static talent, he can do more things.

If he also drives on the offensive end, it will be of great help to the Lakers.

It's just that the defense the Lakers hope to improve has not changed significantly, and Curry still scores when he comes up.

The key is that they can't make up for Fisher's loophole, and the Lakers have no idea of ​​attacking Curry.

Flanking a [-] who spends most of his time outside the three-point line, that's what crazy people do.

It's not that Zen Master's vision is not broad, but that there is no such exaggerated player as Curry in the league before.

After this new type of player appears, he must first win a few championships and leave a deeper impression on the outside world before being paid more attention by his opponents.

What the Lakers are doing now is to try not to allow Curry to easily take three-pointers, and to interfere with him in various ways, including physical confrontation without the ball.

Fisher is very confrontational, but the time when the first position does not hold the ball is relatively small, and the range of movement is large. Compared with using this trick on the inside, the effect is much worse.

"As long as Curry keeps his touch, it's not a big problem if Jeremy Lin's condition drops a little," Zhang Sixin thought.

He felt that the Lakers were careless. The Lakers had Kobe Bryant and the Twin Towers, so they were destined to be unable to introduce a more expensive No. [-], but a guard with better defense could handle it, but they thought that Fisher's weak link would not affect their defense.

In fact, when they cannot be crushed in other positions, an obvious weakness is quite fatal.

Because of the Lakers' defensive problems, Bynum's small outburst did not give the Lakers the lead.

Instead, Curry operated for a while, and the Lakers fell behind again.

"Why can't they guard Curry? The Lakers players are so inattentive. Are they satisfied with the successful defense of the title last season?"

"How can Curry's small arms and legs be unstoppable? Is the team really infighting?"

Lakers fans can't understand, and the Lakers' coaching staff can't understand why someone is so accurate outside the three-point line.

However, a turnaround occurred.

The X factor of the Lakers Odom exploded during the rotation period, things that the Lakers can't predict, of course the Timberwolves are difficult to prevent in advance.

Jeremy Lin's state returned to normal, and the Timberwolves suffered during the rotation.

In Odom's performance, the Lakers caught up with the score.

Zhang Sixin didn't panic. Thinking about it, it was Odom's turn to play.

Odom's performance is very helpful to the Lakers, but it may not necessarily allow the Lakers to win.

In the first game, Curry hadn't returned yet, Odom also played, and the Timberwolves still won.

After all, Odom performed well in the first half, and the possibility of continuing in the second half is not great.

Moreover, the Timberwolves can increase their intensity in the second half, and the Lakers may not be able to keep up.

What's more, the Timberwolves can also play the main force now. Before, the main force was not effective, but now with Curry, it has an immediate effect.

In the second quarter, when the team failed to maintain its advantage, Zhang Sixin had several contingency plans in his mind.

There is a lot of room for adjustment, which is one of the Timberwolves' strengths.

Like the Lakers, apart from increasing the ball-holding point of Odom, there are not many changes that can change the situation, but the Timberwolves are different.

Speed-up, stronger defensive lineups, more exaggerated offensive lineups, more extreme star singles tactics, etc., are enough to make the head coach fall into the trouble of choice.

The Lakers now hope that Odom's state can be maintained so that the team can better connect with the inside and outside.

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Sixin said to the players, "Our offensive end is more stable than them, and our defensive end is also more stable than them. How can the Lakers compare with us?"

"Besides, let them chase the score in the first half, and let them not catch up in the second half."

During the halftime break, Zhang Sixin's words also resonated with the players. Everyone laughed together. They already had a low sense of awe for the Lakers and the defending champion.

Last season, their mentality could not be so relaxed.

It is not that something is mature, but that it is typed.

After hitting them a few times and being able to take them down, confidence will naturally come.

It used to be a challenge mentality, but now it's the feeling that it's our turn to be the champion.

Therefore, as soon as the second half came up, the Lakers felt high intensity again.

It's not ordinary high intensity, but high intensity that even the defending champion can't afford.

Timberwolves, this season has indeed been different.

(End of this chapter)