Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 317 The Maverick Seeking Change

"They are already the real kings. It is unimaginable that their lineup is not complete."

"After Curry returns, as long as he maintains 80% of his state, the Timberwolves' defense will be unstoppable."

"Coach Zhang Sixin is an oriental man, he might know mysterious witchcraft."

The Timberwolves continued after losing only one game, and the outside world recognized their strength more and more.

And because the popularity is getting higher and higher, there is everything to say.

The players were a little excited, but Zhang Sixin was very calm as the head coach.

All they have to do this season is defend the title, and there is no point in thinking about it.

Under Zhang Sixin's control, the team still hasn't changed much.

He clearly told the players that no matter what, they must show concentration on the court.

Otherwise, they wouldn't get so many opportunities. The Timberwolves are very competitive now.

The team has a clear goal, and with the help of plug-ins, Zhang Sixin managed a group of young people well.

And after the back-to-back, the Timberwolves played back-to-back. Fortunately, it was home, and it was a little easier.

The Mavericks are visiting this time. Nowitzki has easily adjusted his comeback, the team lineup has also been changed, and Carter has become the starter.

When the record is not ideal, the Mavericks must seek changes.

At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks restricted the outside line of the Timberwolves pretty well, and DeRozan also performed mediocrely, causing the Timberwolves to score from the inside.

The Mavericks' defense this season is still okay, but not particularly good.

The Timberwolves are a bit slow, and Jeremy Lin and DeRozan do not have the ability of Curry.

In this case, old Kidd can defend anyone.

After Carter got older, he couldn't perform more on the offensive end, and now his defense is not bad.

Now to crack the Mavericks' defense, you need the backcourt of the Timberwolves to feel it. After all, the Mavericks are just defending well now.

For the powerful defending champion, it is actually not too troublesome.

The Mavericks got off to a better start, Kidd's dispatching the ball was excellent, but as the game progressed, the Mavericks' offensive weaknesses were exposed.

Their starting lineup got better after adjustment, but it is hard to change their poor offense. It can only be said that they are a little more difficult to deal with than before, but they are not yet very troublesome.

The front of Love feels average, so Zhang Sixin adjusted and asked him to go down to rest first, and Paul George and Leonard will consume Nowitzki.

After playing again, Love felt much better.

Although he didn't feel the three-pointer yet, the Mavericks couldn't resist him at the fourth position.

Nowitzki was better. After Nowitzki went down to rest, both Odom and White were beaten.

To be honest, Odom has declined too fast this season, and the only thing the Mavericks can limit Love is fouls.

The Mavericks didn't think much of Haywood because of their lack of offense, so they made Love look like O'Neal in the paint, and O'Neal was still a good free thrower.

In fact, it can't be too bad for the Mavericks to let Chandler go, but they didn't add other suitable big men. As a result, when there were problems on the offensive end, the defensive end could not really do a good job.

Love may not have imagined that playing against a strong team in the West can also experience the feeling of being a bully in the penalty area.

In this case, the Mavericks also gave up trying to limit the Timberwolves' offense and started playing against each other.

When Terry and Nowitzki are on the court together, the Mavericks, whose offensive strength has declined, can still attack.

But this is a big bet on the two people's hands, and it is likely to be a loss if they don't hit a few fairy balls.

The Mavericks were good in the first half. Although Terry was not that reliable, he was very daring to play, and Nowitzki is indeed the most reliable person on the team.

The Timberwolves had begun to dominate the game in the second quarter, but they still paid the price for the slow heat, because they were a bit behind in the first quarter, and they hadn't recovered at the end of the first half.

But Zhang Sixin is still more optimistic. Under the normal performance of the Timberwolves, they are obviously stronger than the Mavericks.

"A defensive strategy we are very familiar with..." Zhang Sixin said during the intermission.

"Lock Nowitzki!" A player shouted.

Zhang Sixin smiled, listening to several players clamoring about their experience in flanking Nowitzki.

The Mavericks haven't seen any qualitative changes in the past few seasons. If they restrict Nowitzki, they have an [-]% chance of winning.

If you attack by yourself and keep up with it, the [-] percent becomes [-] percent.

To be honest, the characteristics of the Timberwolves are really more restrained than the Mavericks.

In the third quarter, it became more difficult for Nowitzki to score. Sometimes he had to fight hand-to-hand with the Timberwolves' defensive players, creating damage in ways he was not good at.

In this case, the Mavericks replaced Terry very early, but they were still unable to provide effective support to Nowitzki.

Because of DeRozan, the Mavericks simply let Terry play the No. [-] position instead of Kidd.

Kidd has rich organizational experience, but when he can't score, it is still difficult to meet a strong team like the Timberwolves. Terry hit two and was beaten by DeRozan. Mavericks coach Carlisle also found it difficult.

However, even if he was wary of DeRozan, DeRozan still played better in the third quarter than in the first half.

He feels better, and it may be that the young man is full of energy, and the Mavericks' defense against him is relatively less tight.

It was rare for DeRozan and Love to show off at the same time, and the Timberwolves caught up with the score.

Then, in the final quarter, the two teams can have a fairer showdown.

Nowitzki's average time per game is declining this season, and it is impossible for the Mavericks to let him play against him in the regular season.

And when Nowitzki is off, the Mavericks will be tested offensively.

The Timberwolves don't have this problem, and they won't have any trouble scoring their next point.

The Timberwolves' bench lineup was also scoring. Seeing that the Timberwolves were already ahead, the Mavericks quickly replaced Nowitzki.

It's not that Dirk Nowitzki was playing like this at the end of the quarter, but he played for a while before resting.

This decision is relatively correct. Nowitzki did not score immediately when he went up. The defensive intensity he enjoyed has not changed, but he helped his teammates attract the defense, and he also performed on the defensive end, desperately sending out big caps.

When Nowitzki and Terry attracted the defense, Kidd hit a three-pointer, and the Mavericks played several good offenses at this stage.

"Keep focused." Zhang Sixin reminded the players on the field.

The Mavericks overtook the score in a wave of offense and defense, but fortunately the Timberwolves did not fall behind.

Love first made a mistake to create a kill, and then grabbed an offensive rebound and hit it.

And Bledsoe also hit a three-pointer. Bledsoe's performance this season has finally stabilized a lot, especially the three-pointer has improved a lot.

When Curry was resting, he also got a lot of opportunities and became a reliable player on the Timberwolves bench.

The scoring of Love and Bledsoe helped the Timberwolves turn the score over.

The game has also entered the most critical final half.

(End of this chapter)