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Chapter 270 stalemate
"When Milicic was resting, the team's interior defense was still a little unstable. Hassan has improved a lot, but the Western Conference Finals may still be a bit early for him." Zhang Sixin sighed.

Love did not assist in the defense, and the Minnesota's fifth position had a lot of defensive pressure and responsibility.

Because Pekovic also did not assist in defense, Zhang Sixin gave Whiteside a few minutes to perform.

With the blessing of the plug-in, he has no problem running tactics, but the timing of assisting defense is still not so good.

The habit of confrontation has not completely improved, so Pekovic still needs to play more games. Although Pekovic has no help in defense, he has offense that can consume the opponent's inside line.

In fact, Zhang Sixin can also arrange for Love to play the fifth position for a period of time, and the team will play full attack.

But that is one of the special means in a crisis. The full attack is still not stable enough, and it is not necessary with the strength of the Timberwolves.

And that way Lefu will bear more pressure, and Zhang Sixin is even more worried that this buddy will be injured.

When the two cores of the team are a bit fragile, Zhang Sixin is still very worried as the head coach.

From this point of view, if you can bring James, it will really save a lot of trouble.

If some iron men in the league were put together, Zhang Sixin felt that the death of brain cells could be reduced a lot.

Of course, that's almost impossible and unnecessary.

Zhang Sixin can form a stronger lineup more easily, and it only takes a short time to do it.

Nowitzki played again after only a very short rest. The Mavericks only have one absolute strength, so they don't need to make any choices. Anyway, they are the main force. This has been the case since the first round of the playoffs.

The outside world likes to say that Nowitzki is soft, but he is actually the best in both confrontation and resistance.

Facing such an opponent, Timberwolves didn't need to talk about martial arts, and just flanked and walked away.

It's just that when Terry is on the court, it is still troublesome to pinch Nowitzki, and Terry is prone to sudden explosions.

But he is only a super sixth man, not an All-Star, and it is also because he is not stable enough.

Terry won't be efficient all the time. If the Timberwolves pay more attention to their defense, they don't need to lower their defense level against Nowitzki.

Anyway, just one word for the Mavericks, defending Nowitzki is the top priority.

"Terry has advantages and disadvantages on the court. The Mavericks' perimeter defense cannot maintain strength." Zhang Sixin said.

Terry is still short, and Curry can really ignore him when he feels it.

The same is true for Barea, Curry has a little space to pull on their heads.

Even if a small person has good strength and can stand up to someone, so what, it doesn't make sense to pull it out.

In the first half of the game, the Mavericks led by 2 points.

The Timberwolves' performance in the second quarter was indeed not as good as the opponent's.

Although their core players didn't get as much playing time as Nowitzki, it would be futile if they couldn't turn this into an advantage in the second half.

"Everyone did a good job in the first half, but the details can still be improved. Especially in the matchup with Nowitzki, we not only have to limit his shots, but also find ways to cut off his connection with the rest of the Mavericks."

"First of all, we must pay enough attention to it. The Mavericks this season are definitely more dangerous than the Lakers. If we are prepared, the failure to lead in the first half is a warning."

"But in the face of strong opponents, we still have the ability to win. This is the most important thing. We must do better in the game, so that we will not regret it after the end of the season. We are younger and more daring to fight. We can fight for a better future."

After Zhang Sixin boosted his morale, he explained in detail how to push, how to cut and interfere, and how to move.

This is not a summary of the first half. How to deal with the Mavericks is what the Timberwolves have been doing for a long time.

The imaginary opponent in the playoffs, Zhang Sixin has always insisted on the first place in calf steak.

Other members of the coaching staff may not understand, but it turns out that Zhang Sixin was right again.

The preparations they made can now be used on the field.

Zhang Sixin secretly paid, if Paul George grows stronger, the game will have no suspense. He can actually defend Nowitzki, but George is not yet at this level, so the Mavericks still have a chance.

What Zhang Sixin has to do is to use various targeted tactics to eliminate the Mavericks' chances.

In the third quarter, the two teams defended very tightly, but after almost 2 minutes, the two teams broke the game again.

The Timberwolves made shots purely on defense, while the Mavericks made kills. Milicic made a lot of fouls and went down to rest.

Although Chandler soon fouled too much, but Chandler's role is really not as great as Milicic.

The Mavericks' substitute inside Haywood is also okay, and the inside confrontation is better.

Of course, Heywood moves more slowly, and it is difficult to guard against it.

When Pekovic's performance was not very good, Zhang Sixin decided to let Paul George play four.

The team will then try a small lineup for a while, followed by one big and four small.

The Mavericks also replaced Terry to cooperate with Nowitzki's offensive.

So halfway through the third quarter, the styles of the two teams changed from targeted defense to confrontation.

Compared with the Mavericks trying to get the star to play singles, the Timberwolves have a tendency to open three-pointers.

When Love briefly hit five, all five of the Timberwolves shot three-pointers from the outside.

This is because Haywood's defensive end is almost useless, and the offensive end Love can also resist the opponent.

The Timberwolves once overtook the score, but their offensive slowed down after Love went down.

Zhang Sixin is still unwilling to directly bet on this lineup. Although their lineup can kill opponents in a wave, it will consume too much for Love if they don't.

Therefore, during the rotation period, they still play one big and four small ones relatively routinely, and it is better to pinch Nowitzki.

With Nowitzki's shots reduced, the Mavericks are Terry's main attack.

Terry also felt good today. He performed well throughout the playoffs, but there is still a gap from the All-Star level.

Therefore, in the second half, the two cores of the Timberwolves still rested more, and when Milicic also rested for a period of time due to fouls, the Mavericks were not able to expand their lead.

To be precise, the gap of one or two goals can also be said to be a stalemate.

At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves' main lineup began to return earlier.

Of course, Nowitzki is actually on the court all the time at this time. This is the Mavericks' problem. They basically can't play with Nowitzki.

And they have several main players who are not stronger than the rotation players, so their rotation is different from other teams.

At the critical moment, Terry has to follow the main lineup, and another position on the outside, Marion and Stevenson will take turns, because both are flawed on the offensive end.

There's a reason the Mavericks were underdogs before, and there's a reason they're playing well now.

What the Timberwolves have to do is to magnify the opponent's weaknesses and then win.

(End of this chapter)