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Chapter 303 The Stubborn Spurs

In the third quarter, Nowitzki finally felt better.

Perhaps it was the Timberwolves' pincer attack in the first half that reminded him of last season's Western Conference Finals, and by the way, recalled some of his determination and touch.

It was also facing a flanking attack, but Nowitzki was much more decisive in the second half, and he also succeeded from outside the three-point line.

However, while Nowitzki recovered on the offensive end, he was in trouble on the defensive end.

Because Love also started to explode, and Love made consecutive hits from outside the three-point line, Nowitzki was a little speechless, young man, are you targeting me?

Love, who feels like the three-pointer is coming, is terrifying. With his invincible rebounds, Love can dominate the inside and outside.

The Mavericks are really not good inside this season, and Marion has to rely on Marion to grab rebounds.

Thinking about how difficult it was for the Mavericks to get Chandler last season, they lost it in one season. The brain circuit of the management is really hard to understand.

It can only be said that some teams only pretend that they are not short of money on the surface, but in fact they are still reluctant to pay wages.

Giving up Nash at the beginning shows that the Mavericks are not a generous team, and capitalists always look at money.

Love is in a good state, and the Timberwolves' bench is better than the Mavericks. As a result, the Mavericks were unable to chase points when Nowitzki broke out.

Mavericks head coach Carlisle was also stunned. He began to think about the team's lineup. Is the current starting lineup really that bad? Do we need to transfer an offensive player to support Nowitzki? But who has the strength of the Mavericks?

Carter is actually a more suitable candidate, but Carlisle still wants to be arrogant.

This season he wants to build the team into a more offensive and defensive type, and Carter doesn't seem to be so suitable.

The third quarter failed to turn the game over, and the Mavericks' bench players continued to be in a mess.

Sure enough, it became more difficult for the Mavericks to score in the final quarter, but the Timberwolves started the game again with several consecutive three-pointers, ending the suspense of the game.

The Mavericks can't imagine that the Timberwolves' bench will perform so well. Green and Thomas Jr. made a few outside operations, and the Mavericks continued their bad luck this season and it was over.

Carlisle also said helplessly after the game: "I don't think our strength is as bad as it shows. But from now to the goal we want to achieve, we need to unite and work harder."

The Mavericks got off to a bad start, so there's not much to say.

The point is, many people didn't expect the Timberwolves' bench lineup to integrate into the team so quickly.

For Thomas Jr., many teams still have some regrets, obviously only a small price is needed.

Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves sold all the first-round picks, and the second-round picks can be exchanged for a player who can immediately contribute to the rotation.

This society is too unfair. The Timberwolves are already so powerful, but we still have to give them good luck.

And some weak teams, who obviously have better picks, often miss.

Zhang Sixin has no time to listen to the wailing of the weak. This season's schedule is tight. He is not worried about the team's performance, but he is more worried about the health of the players.

He still wants to fall in love, is it easy?

After defeating the disappointing Mavericks, the Timberwolves ushered in a strong enemy, the Spurs.

The Spurs started more steadily than the Mavericks, but the Spurs have not strengthened their lineup this season.

The owner of the Spurs is very stingy when it comes to spending money. Fortunately, the GDP of their core players is not particularly strong in this regard, which made the team a legend.

However, it is more difficult for them to continue like this. Young people nowadays are not so easily fooled.

The Spurs, who didn't want to spend money in the summer, could only stare at the rookies. They traded Hill for a pick, and a pick from a previous trade to get their favorite player.

Although Leonard was robbed by the Timberwolves, they still have other promising players.

Facts have proved that the Spurs' draft vision is not always good.

According to their needs, they chose someone who could defend and someone who could score.

It's Chris Singleton who can defend, and James Anderson who can score.

These players look no worse than Leonard, and the Spurs are willing to give them a chance, because they are not very manned, but the Spurs are destined to be disappointed, they are really N grades worse than Leonard.

Spurs coach Popovich is still stubborn at times, and it won't change even if he loses.

After all, he has a low position in the team, and the management will give him enough support.

So their lineup was beaten up last season, and the new season will still start the same.

Blair, who couldn't help Duncan, continued to start Ginobili.

Of course, no matter how stubborn Popovich is, he will take the initiative to change after being slapped in the face a few times.

Don't look at him with the airs of a famous coach every day, but he took the initiative to switch from a defensive team to an offensive team, shouting that he doesn't like three-pointers, but his team took many shots.

Under Popovich's pressure, he is a pragmatist.

But this game is still the old starting lineup, and the Timberwolves must teach each other how to behave.

Pekovic is still resting, but the Timberwolves' inside line can still beat the Spurs in a fancy way.

Playing against the Spurs, the Timberwolves don't need flanking, normal defense is enough.

In the first quarter, both Jeremy Lin and Love began to break out, beating their opponents.

To say that Love can beat Duncan feels completely unreal, but sometimes it does.

Love is definitely not going to be able to do it inside. Even if he has the strength to fight against the weight-loss Duncan, Love doesn't have that kind of inside skill, but he really can't handle Duncan when he feels good outside. Duncan, who is one year older, can't keep up with Love's footsteps.

And Parker, he is actually not a good defensive player.

Jeremy Lin is a heavy guard. He has strength and height advantages, and his speed is not slow. He is really not afraid of Parker.

There must be reasons for this state, but there is no doubt that the Timberwolves seized the opportunity.

The Spurs coach Popovich was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at his eyes. The Spurs are now advocating offense, but it does not mean that they have lost their defense. He is very upset at being so humiliated in front of the Timberwolves.

Watching the Timberwolves play better team basketball than the Spurs is just uncomfortable.

Popovich has a big temper, and he doesn't need to give face to the team's stars. Anyone who performs poorly will go down, and Duncan is no exception.

After Duncan went down, the team's inside line was completely unable to attack.

However, Splitter is still reliable inside and can withstand Milicic.

As for Love, as long as he feels good, there is nothing he can do, he must help defend.

It is a more appropriate choice for Love to switch defenses when he comes out, and Duncan continues to sit on the inside.

However, many defensive changes are prone to problems. Whether the Spurs can lock Love with this trick is also unknown.

And now they still have to think about how to chase points.

(End of this chapter)