Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 362

In the third quarter of the game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder, the Thunder had some advantages at first, but after the Timberwolves used a small lineup, the two sides fought fiercely again.

With both Durant and Westbrook playing well, the Thunder recovered a little bit, but the Timberwolves still led by 5 points.

The small lineup of the Timberwolves can always hit the ball, and it is too difficult for the Thunder to catch up completely.

But there was already hope. Durant still didn't rest for a second, and the Thunder directly started the decisive battle in the final quarter. Their performance in the third quarter gave them a little bit of confidence. Of course, they had no choice.

The Timberwolves are also ready for battle. Curry and Love only rested for a short time before continuing to lead the team's offense.

The small lineup of the Timberwolves can only exert its greatest power when both cores are on the court, but the other two All-Star players are not necessary choices.

"The Timberwolves can obviously attack like this all the time, but they seem to pay more attention to defense most of the time." Someone sighed.

"That's why the Timberwolves can be a championship. Their defense is good enough."

"Durant is really good, and he's causing damage again... It's just that his style of play is getting uglier."

After playing the whole game, Durant could not have been exhausted. He performed a giant swing several times, and Zhang Sixin remembered that Durant was also a master foul maker, nicknamed the Golden Wheel Punishment King.

But playing this way is precisely because Durant's field goal percentage is declining on the move.

The Thunder were forced to do nothing, so the Timberwolves should go and add fire.

For more intense confrontation, the Timberwolves have now turned on the star mode. Paul George does not need to bear any scoring responsibility. He consumes Durant almost all the time.

And when Durant enters the inside and wants to protect the rebound, Love will use his strength to push people out.

Durant, who was already very tired, became more exhausted. He could no longer catch the ball and hit it.

On the offensive end, Curry showed a strong scoring ability.

Although it couldn't explode like before, it also guaranteed to stabilize the lead.

And Love can sometimes find opportunities, and Ibaka's single defense is still far worse than the cooperative defense.

Love also fought for a long time this time, but he has never worked so hard before, and his physical strength is still stronger than the opponent.

In order to maintain the flexibility of the offensive end, the Thunder always let Ibaka play the fifth position at the beginning of the final quarter, but he is far inferior to Love in terms of strength and rebounding ability.

With 5 minutes left in the last quarter, Love hit the basket and the Timberwolves led by 8 points.

Two rounds later, the Thunder still traded Ibaka for Perkins.

Now they don't expect to score inside, it's better to let Perkins compete with Love.

Then Harden hit a three-pointer and gave the Thunder a glimmer of hope. The score gap between the two teams also came within 5 points for the first time.

It's just that the Timberwolves made a kill next, and Perkins made a defensive foul.

Love made two free throws, and in the Thunder's offense, Curry also successfully scored 2+1 in Westbrook's singles. Unfortunately, Westbrook missed a free throw.

At this time, any point is extremely critical, and the gap between individual abilities is reflected. The Timberwolves' emphasis on shooting is really helpful at critical moments.

And then Curry fought back, scoring 4 points in a row.

Curry is not only good at three-pointers, which is already understood by everyone, but it is very difficult to completely limit the defense.

It's really impossible to not give Curry any gaps.

At this time, Harden missed a shot, and the Thunder were already in a desperate situation.

When the game entered the last minute and a half, the Thunder began to try three-pointers. They had to score more points, otherwise they would not be able to catch up with the score.

Westbrook had a [-]-point shot, but he hit the iron like most of the time.

In the last minute, the Thunder replaced Fisher.

Fisher relied on his experience to find a three-point shot, but he didn't hit it either.

At the last moment, Durant dragged his exhausted body, faced the flanking attack and barely made a shot from outside the three-point line, but couldn't make a hit.

At the Target Center, the cheers continued for a long time.

Correspondingly, the end of the Thunder players.

They still failed to resist the progress of the Timberwolves, and the Western Conference champion was born.

Not just the Target Center, but the entire city of Minnesota is in rejoicing at this time.

Basketball, which was originally just a spice of life for a few people, has undergone earth-shaking changes when Zhang Sixin came.

Another Western Conference champion is enough to make the whole city happy.

Human emotions just need a reason, and even if many people didn't like basketball before, this city's victory will still make them very happy.

This can be basketball or something else. It is Zhang Sixin's arrival that makes the Timberwolves the pride of Minnesota.

After the game, the Thunder head coach also congratulated the Timberwolves, "Zhang Sixin and his team have done a very good job. The players and the city enjoy what they have done. Congratulations to everyone, they are a great group of people."

"As for us, we had a great season and everyone wanted to be the last team, but in many ways this team has exceeded expectations."

Zhang Sixin said calmly: "There is still a series, we must stay focused, and then do better than now."

As the defending champion, the Timberwolves once again entered the finals.

Zhang Sixin will not be too harsh, this night, he will let the players celebrate to their heart's content.

Unlike the relatively smooth Timberwolves, the Eastern Conference finals were very anxious.

The Celtics are just paper tigers, but the Heat's weak link in Bosh's absence is also obvious.

The Heat were already weak on the inside, and it became even more difficult without Bosh.

Bosh is also an All-Star, his defense is also good, and he can open up space, but his strength is almost lacking.

Now the Heat don't have a perfect replacement. If they go purely inside, they won't be able to open up space for James and Wadela. If they go up to the wing, the inside defense will not be able to withstand it, and it will be difficult to help limit the Celtics' breakthrough.

But the Celtics, as a team that often overturns when playing eighth in the Eastern Conference, naturally it is difficult to fully seize the opportunity.

The previous two sides each won two home games, and the series was tied.

Then Bosh came back, but the comeback Bosh did not fully recover, and his performance was not outstanding, which still allowed the Celtics to get the match point.

But the Heat, who were in a desperate situation, broke out with great strength, James became unstoppable, and the Heat's defense also made the Celtics helpless on the offensive end.

With Bosh recovering gradually, the all-out Heat crushed the unreliable Celtics in the last two games.

In this way, the Heat met the Timberwolves again on the stage of the finals, and the duel between Zhang Sixin and Spoelstra also came to the second round.

(End of this chapter)