Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 319
In the second half, under the targeted defense of the Timberwolves, the Magic's three-pointers were basically impossible to hit.

However, their tactics don't seem to have any room for change. When they miss a three-pointer, they just continue to shoot desperately, and don't care about the hit rate at all.

It's just that the Magic and some teams have a rebounding advantage, so don't even think about it in front of the Timberwolves.

Missing shots and no rebounds, one can imagine what will happen to the Magic.

The scores of the two teams were resolved quickly, and the Magic relied on good defense to withstand the pressure from the Timberwolves.

The Magic also knew that the situation was not good, and they chose to adjust within a few minutes.

They let backup guard Duhon come up to stabilize his hand first, and then let Richardson try singles.

A certain efficiency has been achieved, and Richardson also played DeRozan twice, but the efficiency is still not low.

The point is, after they changed their style of play, they became unable to play.

In the last few minutes of the third quarter, Howard committed four fouls.

This time the Magic is even more dangerous. After DeRozan successfully got Howard off the court temporarily, he trembled.

To be honest, without Howard's defense, the Magic's defense could not limit the Timberwolves' perimeter at all.

Not only DeRozan can break through, but also Jeremy Lin and Paul George.

As soon as Howard went, the Magic's inside line was in crisis.

Within minutes, the Timberwolves achieved a go-ahead.

So the last quarter had just begun, and the Magic replaced Howard again.

The Timberwolves will definitely foul Howard more. After 1 minute, Howard made five fouls and went off to rest first again.

To be honest, Zhang Sixin did not expect things to go so smoothly.

It may be that the Magic's defense is really not at the level of fighting the Timberwolves except for Howard.

So once Howard was targeted, the Magic had no players to help him.

And Howard is also impulsive, knowing that the Timberwolves want to get him down, the defensive action has not converged, and his playing is not smart at all.

Howard went off the field again. The Timberwolves not only attacked the inside this time, but also combined the inside and hit a three-pointer.

The Magic have no choice but to play a small lineup desperately.

If Anderson hits five, the Magic can shoot three-pointers in all five positions, and soon Nelson did hit the three-point line.

But their rebounds are even more unbearable, and the Timberwolves can also score inside with relative ease.

When the Timberwolves led by more than 5 points, the Magic took another risk and replaced Howard.

This time Howard didn't go down so fast, and the Magic stabilized again.

In fact, as a strong team in the East, they are still relatively qualified, and they did not collapse directly when encountering situations like the weak chicken teams.

It's just that the score fell behind at this time, and World of Warcraft was playing the game because of a foul. To be honest, the Magic themselves didn't know how to come back.

Their head coach Van Gundy just told the players to play every round and try to seize some opportunities to make changes in the last few minutes.

Howard was not sent off, he also fouled Love and made two free throws at the free throw line.

But the Magic didn't seize any opportunities, and after Paul George's three-pointer, the game was settled.

At the last moment, the Magic hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, which made the point difference between the two sides look very close, but they lost after all, and the process was not particularly thrilling.

After the game, Magic head coach Van Gundy also said: "We are shooting three-pointers well now, enough, but our two-pointers are not shooting well. Now this is really a problem."

Zhang Sixin said: "I am very satisfied with the performance of the players. I have said this more than once, because they are really impeccable. We played that sense of urgency to win, we established a winning culture, and each of us stood up."

The Timberwolves have indeed undergone a qualitative change this season. The championship is on the one hand, and on the other hand, many players are already at their peak. There are so many players on the team.

After returning to the home court, they easily solved the Bobcats.

The Bobcats started to rebuild again this season, no longer staring at the playoffs, and training the team's newcomers.

This year's rookies, Walker and Biyombo both became starters.

The Bobcats are still very determined, but the price is that the team's offensive end is astonishingly poor, and the record is at the bottom of the league.

They really can't win, training newcomers and performing badly can be carried out simultaneously.

In fact, their draft this year is not bad. Although Biyombo is embarrassed, Walker is still good.

The Bobcats decisively cultivated Walker and gave up the previous Augustine, which was right for a while.

Of course, Walker is also the potential of the All-Star level, and the Bobcats can't turn around with this.

The point is, Walker, the 9th overall pick, was selected for a while in the draft, and most of the time they performed magical operations. In fact, giving them a better pick is a waste.

However, the draft system of the NBA is indeed a good opportunity for salted fish to turn around, so basically weak teams will not give up, and then repeatedly toss between poor performance and expectations.

Two days later, the Timberwolves beat the Rockets again.

Martin was inefficiently defended by the Timberwolves again, and his outburst is basically impossible to repeat.

The Rockets are still competing for a place in the Western Conference playoffs, but their weak links are too obvious.

In fact, teams with relatively weak lineups will go to the playoffs, so they must do a good job in defense, but they can't go back to defense now, so the playoffs may have to wait for another opportunity.

If they were in the east, they might still have hope, but the west is much more difficult.

Even if the strong teams are not the familiar faces of a few years ago, there will still be various competitors.

There are only three games left before the Timberwolves All-Star round, and two of them are back-to-backs.

But after playing the team, you can relax, and Zhang Sixin also uses this to motivate the players.

"Concentrate on the court, and then everyone can relax when they are on vacation."

For players who are going to the All-Star Weekend, it depends on how they adjust.

More attention and honors means spending more energy. Whether you can focus on basketball and make continuous progress amidst the turmoil will be closely related to the excitement of your career.

On February 2, the Timberwolves ushered in a challenge from the 19ers at the Target Center.

The 76ers have paid close attention to defense this season, and their record in the Eastern Conference is quite good.

The backcourt formed by Holiday and Iguodala is indeed not very friendly to offensive players.

However, as their defense improves, their offense also has certain problems. Now their strongest offensive point is Louis Williams on the bench.

The reason for this is that the core players of the 76ers, Holiday and Iguodala, are not very interested in offense, and Brand inside is no longer at his peak.

Therefore, how to face a strong team is a problem for the 76ers to solve.

(End of this chapter)