Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 316 All-Star Winner

In February, the Timberwolves still have a relatively intensive schedule. After a day of adjustment after beating the Pacers, they will usher in back-to-backs.

There are so many back-to-backs, it is really annoying to say.

The physical strength of the athletes has also been tested. The Timberwolves try to rotate as much as possible to avoid more serious situations, but now the players are also eager to rest physically and mentally.

But everyone knows, at least until the All-Star break.

On February 2, the Timberwolves came to an away game against the Nets.

The Nets had injuries at the beginning. Lopez, a strong insider, was injured and reimbursed, and Deron couldn't take it by himself.

Therefore, the current record of the Nets is also aimed at showing bad results.

The Nets are miserable now, and they don't even have young players worth training.

The Nets don't have a draft pick because of the trade, so it doesn't make sense for them to play badly, but the game can't be won.

In this game, the Timberwolves also slammed their opponents inside.

The Timberwolves soon even scored in double figures with Pekovic, who came off the bench, and the Nets stopped struggling in the third quarter.

No way, the current Nets really can't do both offense and defense.

After their head coach Jr. Johnson failed in the Mavericks, now coaching is also a mess.

It seems that things like status are not only for players, but also for coaches.

After hanging the Nets, the Timberwolves destroyed the Rockets again.

This time the Rockets were finished in the first half. With Martin having no feel, the Rockets really had no way to play.

They, Scola, can score, but the defense can't keep up.

After falling behind by 20+ in the first half, the game is over.

And at this time, the All-Star starting lineup was finally confirmed.

In the case of Curry's truce, the Timberwolves unexpectedly won a big victory.

The outside world was very surprised that the three All-Stars started, but after thinking about it carefully, the defending champion, who has the first record this season, seems to be fine.

DeRozan finally overwhelmed Paul by a small margin and started with Bryant.

Paul is also miserable. Without the butterfly of the Timberwolves, he would have been an All-Star starter.

Of course, his record of leading the team is always not good, so he can't blame others.

And Love, this season's Western Conference All-Star votes second, forcing Durant slightly higher, second only to Kobe.

Milicic also suppressed Bynum, because there are no high center forwards in the West, and he picked up an All-Star.

In fact, there was hope last season. Now it can be said that it is the most withered era of centers, and there is only one Howard left.

In this way, the Timberwolves trio plus Kobe and Durant became the Western Conference All-Star starters.

Zhang Sixin can be said to rely on his own strength to bring the Timberwolves, which no one cares about, to the most popular team in the league. After all, the Big Three of the Heat only have two All-Star starters, and only Kobe has received preferential treatment for the popular Lakers.

There may be many people who are dissatisfied, but the record of the Timberwolves is there.

The media figured it out. If Curry is counted, wouldn't the Timberwolves have four All-Star starting-level players, so the lineup should not be too luxurious.

At first I thought they were a team of young people, but now I see them as a team of superstars.

A few days later, the All-Star bench lineup came out, and naturally the Timberwolves were not included.

In the past few seasons, the Timberwolves can only make All-Star starters.

And Zhang Sixin became the head coach of the All-Star without any suspense this time, but it is a pity that Curry cannot participate this time, which is still a little regrettable for the master and apprentice.

The team has three players participating in the All-Star rookie game this time, Paul George, Jeremy Lin and Leonard.

In this way, the Timberwolves' starting lineup will go to the All-Stars.

Paul George also participated in the slam dunk contest, and Love also participated in the three-point contest.

On February 2, the Timberwolves welcomed the visiting Kings at home.

The Kings cultivate young people, but it feels that the season is hopeless again.

The Timberwolves slammed the Kings by nearly 20 points in the first quarter. This may happen when the team without defense does not start their offense.

Although the Kings have no pressure to lose and played better in the second half, the Timberwolves just need to close the game on time.

The next day, the Timberwolves went to an away game against the Grizzlies, which was a more troublesome game.

Because of Randolph's injury, the Grizzlies are not doing well right now.

In this game, Tony Allen also truce, but the Grizzlies' defense is still very good.

To be honest, if Randolph was around, Zhang Sixin felt that the Grizzlies' inside line would be more troublesome than the Lakers'.

Both black and white bears are very strong, and the advantage of the Timberwolves in this regard is gone. Fortunately, only Gasol is left now.

Little Gasol now feels more difficult to deal with than his brother, and he sent two big caps in the first quarter.

In fact, the overall strength may still be stronger than Gasol, but Gasol Jr. is tougher.

Compared with defense, the offensive end of the Grizzlies really depends on personal ability.

Rudy Gay is usually good at the start, and this time Mayo was also good when he first came in. With two relatively stable scoring points, the Grizzlies can bite the score when the defense is good.

"Playing against the Grizzlies is all about being patient... you need to rotate more," Zhang Sixin said.

The Grizzlies can't maintain a consistent offensive efficiency throughout the game, so as long as the Timberwolves remain stable, they can always find opportunities to gain an advantage.

Grizzlies players like to fight hand-to-hand, and their opponents will consume a lot, but as long as there is enough rotation, they can be cracked. In that case, in the end, the Grizzlies' players may decline due to consumption.

If there is not enough rotation, it is not only a problem of consumption, but also a hidden danger of injury.

The Timberwolves have many players who can play, and Zhang Sixin also gave the substitute players a lot of time.

Although they did not gain an advantage in the first half, they controlled the situation while saving energy, and the Grizzlies obviously consumed more than them.

That way they can ramp up the intensity in the second half and close the game when the Grizzlies start to get overwhelmed.

In the second half, the Grizzlies may still maintain good efficiency on the defensive end, but there will definitely be problems on the offensive end, which relies heavily on the individual abilities of the players.

At the last moment of the first half, Conley hit a shot to help the Grizzlies lead temporarily.

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies played well in the first half, but the Timberwolves can accept it.

Their main players spent several minutes less on the court than their opponents.

In the third quarter, as expected, Rudy Gay's efficiency dropped, and Mayo lost his previous vitality during the rotation period.

Consumption is on the one hand, and the Timberwolves' defense has improved on the other hand.

More importantly, the Grizzlies' scoring points are only players of this level. They don't have too strong players, so the Timberwolves can hold them at any time.

After the Grizzlies struggled on the offensive end, the Timberwolves relied on their usual tactics to gain the lead and then marched towards victory step by step, just like many games they had won before.

(End of this chapter)