Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 327

Due to the schedule, there are still many games after the All-Star Weekend. It seems that it is too early to enter the playoffs preparations like in previous years.

However, as the team with the best record in the league, it seems to be okay to start gradually.

As usual, Zhang Sixin gave the coaching staff several dangerous lists and asked the staff below to cooperate in collecting information.

The team's current state of play will not be affected in any way.

As the head coach, he does not need to do the details himself. He only needs to integrate the information collected and then make a decision.

The Timberwolves returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of the Clippers.

To be honest, the Clippers may be a bit restrained by the Timberwolves' lineup, and they still played well against other opponents.

The Timberwolves will put a lot of pressure on the Clippers on both offense and defense.

The strength of the Clippers, the players against the Timberwolves can't take advantage of it.

At the beginning of the game, Love was in full swing again, scoring consecutive points.

Griffin is also an all-around power forward. When players of the same type meet together, sometimes they will restrain each other, but sometimes they will not be able to defend each other.

Love and Griffin are almost the type that can't guard against each other.

However, compared to the ability to burst points, Griffin is still a little bit worse, and Griffin's talent is still in explosive power.

In fact, Griffin also performed well in the first quarter, but Love fully blossomed inside the three-pointer.

In addition to Love, the Timberwolves also performed with Curry and DeRozan, but other Clippers players did not give Griffin more support, including Paul.

Paul can score, but when the team needs him to score, it is difficult for him to do that.

His height still limits him, causing Paul to look omnipotent, but when facing a strong team, he always feels a little worse.

If you can't do that, and you need to hold the ball for a long time, it will become a double-edged sword.

Of course, as an All-Star guard, Paul can guarantee the team's lower limit, which is already a level that many teams can't dream of.

When it comes to the rotation period, the Clippers are still worse.

As for the Timberwolves, Whiteside performed well.

The substitute insider is too poor, and it will definitely be easier to be targeted.

"The Clippers' role players are used to shooting three-pointers, and we can't give them a chance. Let Paul and Griffin attack. Both of their offensive ends are almost meaningless." Zhang Sixin said.

Both Paul and Griffin have organizational skills, and the Clippers have also equipped them with some shooting wings. The Timberwolves' defense is to separate the two of them from the role players and not give the role players a chance.

In that way, they can only rely on not top-level attack power to make more shots.

This kind of scoring is not only within the tolerance of the Timberwolves, but also consumes more of the Clippers' two core players, killing two birds with one stone.

But in the second quarter, Griffin's performance was more stable than Love's.

This is also the problem with Love. He is exceptionally good at breaking points, but the ups and downs are relatively large. In summary, he is at the level of ordinary All-Stars, but no other ordinary All-Stars often burst out exaggerated statistics like him.

So a player like Love, if he can't win, is a stat brush, and if he wins a lot, he will easily become a star that fans like.

In the first half, the Clippers were not far behind, and there is still a chance after adjustment.

But in the third quarter, Curry, Love and Pekovic went crazy at the same time, and the Timberwolves' lead suddenly came to double digits.

Under the strong offensive of the Timberwolves, the Clippers were forced to adjust their lineup and try to replace Jordan with Kenyon Martin, who was signed in the middle of the season, so that the team could play more flexibly.

Because of the lockout last summer, some NBA players went to other leagues to play, so some players returned to the NBA in the middle of the season and can directly sign with the right team. This is the case with Martin.

This provides options for some teams, but the strength of these people is not enough to change the situation of the league.

After the Clippers chose a relatively flexible lineup, they were only flexible, and both rebounding and defense were actually affected.

In the final quarter, the Clippers still scored regardless, and could only rely on the sixth man Maurice Williams in the end.

Zhang Sixin remembers that the sixth man of the Clippers changed, but the tradition remained the same.

The performance at the critical moment, both Paul and Griffin were a bit mean.

To be honest, Xiao Mo's performance at critical moments was okay, but the Clippers' defense couldn't stand up to Curry and Love, so the Clippers' attempt still failed.

Paul also said after the game: "They can always kill us from the three-point line. They have big men who can shoot three-pointers, and the defense outside the three-point line is exactly what we haven't done well all season. But at the same time, they can break into the penalty area and score points above our heads. We have to find a way to curb this. Fortunately, this is not the playoffs, otherwise we will be in big trouble."

And the Timberwolves didn't feel much about winning the Clippers, which had a much stronger lineup this season, because they killed most of the teams in the league in this way.

Zhang Sixin said: "When there are many excellent players in the team, we only need to play normally to win the game."

Zhang Sixin is not afraid of losing character, they are indeed very strong.

After Curry returns, even if they are not public enemies, they are the biggest obstacle to all the strong teams in the West.

At least the Heat, which owns the Big Three, have kept their eyes on them.

As the defending champion and the team with the best record in the league, the Timberwolves deserve this treatment.

What they have to do now is to play well, stabilize their results, and keep their players healthy.

Zhang Sixin also needs to improve the young players a little bit, so that the team will have more choices in the playoffs.

Because the changes in the lineup are getting smaller and smaller, Zhang Sixin's tasks are not as many as before, so the possibility of him personally upgrading to obtain special skills has become relatively small. Now he still mainly trains talented young people.

It's hard to imagine how powerful they will become in the future.

Two days later, they fought the less ambitious Trail Blazers at home.

Matthews was also depressed after losing too many games in the Trail Blazers, and told Zhang Sixin that he was a little confused.

Zhang Sixin told him to play well, "You have enough ability, I guarantee you can get a contract of more than [-] million yuan in the future. The more difficult it is now, the more you have to do your own thing well. If you persevere, the whole league will see your value."

With the encouragement of Zhang Sixin, Matthews also regained his confidence.

After all, he has won the championship with the Timberwolves, and the next step is to get a big contract.

It's not his problem that the Blazers can't do it now. Zhang Sixin thinks he has the strength, so he must be right.

In this game, Matthews also performed well.

Unfortunately, he has no ability to change the result of the game. The Timberwolves clocked out of get off work in three quarters and beat their opponents by a large margin. Their record is the best in the entire league.

(End of this chapter)