Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 363 No luck
The Timberwolves have an excellent record this season, and the harvest of honor is naturally not bad.

Not to mention the small honors, but Milicic won the best defensive team again.

In terms of the best team, Love successfully entered the first team this season, DeRozan is a member of the second team, and Milicic is in the third team.

It's a pity for Curry, because he has been on a truce for many games. When the team's record is good enough, he has no chance to enter the best team and has no chance to participate in the MVP competition.

Love is slightly weaker than James in the MVP selection, which may be a scoring problem. If Curry does not have a truce, he does have a chance.

Of course, Curry did not choose a surgical truce, and there is no current strongest Curry.

When the team's record was the best, the player's honor was a bit regretful, but Zhang Sixin believed that the Timberwolves would be stronger next season, and that would be the season for them to reap the honor.

The Heat entered the finals through the tiebreaker, and the Timberwolves have had a full week of rest.

The Heat got two days to adjust before the Finals kicked off at the Target Center.

Thinking of the hope of successfully defending the title, Minnesota fans are naturally extremely enthusiastic.

Bosh still didn't start this time, Haslem played the fifth position, and the Heat were completely small.

This is not the Heat's regular start, probably because the Timberwolves are relatively strong inside, and it is useless for them to play Joel Anthony, so they simply put on an attacking lineup.

They are pure star players now, with almost only seven rotations, sometimes only six, and the strongest lineup must be Bosh instead of Haslem.

The Heat's current choice of inside is a complete disadvantage. They are more defensively contracted, and then high-frequency defensive rotations, plus James sometimes comes to the inside to help defend and grab rebounds.

To be precise, it is to fill the weak links of the team with high intensity.

The Heat's ability to do it is entirely due to the excellent ability of the stars, who can attack and defend.

The Timberwolves players really can't do this kind of thing, but they have an easier and more suitable way for them.

"The Heat haven't changed in essence from last season, it's just that their defense is better and their role players are more adaptable." Zhang Sixin said.

"So, we don't need to change the way we deal with them. We limit the breakthroughs of James and Wade, force them to take more shots from the outside, and we must lock the role players to prevent them from shooting three-pointers."

For the Heat's success rate, it often depends on the three-point shooting rate of James and Wade.

Because both of them are excellent at moving the ball, the general flank attack cannot solve the problem, and the Timberwolves' defensive strategy is a little more complicated.

But they have played against each other last season, and the Timberwolves are still relatively experienced.

Against three strong players at the same time, he also has experience against the Thunder in the last round. Although everyone has different characteristics, those are the things to do on the court. As long as the Timberwolves play steadily, Zhang Sixin believes that the pressure will be on the opponent's side.

At the beginning of the game, the contest between the two sides was more on the defensive end. James and Wade did not start well, but Curry performed well.

Although the Heat have a small lineup, they will subconsciously pay more attention to the inside when defending. It may be that the inside defense is insufficient, but in this case there will be loopholes in the outside.

Obviously, the Timberwolves' ability to grasp the outside score is much stronger than the opponents they have encountered in the East.

The teams in the Eastern Conference are also very defensive, but on the offensive end, there really is no such thing as the Timberwolves.

Zhang Sixin has also considered whether to directly compete with the Heat for a small lineup.

But thinking of the strength of Love's frame protection, Zhang Sixin has not acted rashly.

If Love plays the fifth position, James and Wade will not have any psychological pressure to break through.

The Timberwolves can play one big and four small and replace Love.

But Love still has an effect on the court. His support and rebounds are very important, so although he is not a particularly good choice to play against the Heat, his role in staying on the court is still relatively large.

However, the Timberwolves can let Love take a break, then the team can try one big and four small, and Love will be more physically active at critical moments.

This season, the Timberwolves' wings are indeed strong enough, which is why they can let Love rest more.

Green, Leonard, and Paul George can all play a very good role. The Timberwolves are so strong that Butler can only wave the towel on the bench now.

It is conceivable that after this season's upgrade, the next season's Timberwolves lineup will be terrifying. At that time, James will find that the next outstanding striker in the league is targeting him in the Timberwolves. It is estimated that Lao Zhan will also feel wronged.

Zhang Sixin did not choose a more offensive method, but let the team continue to look for opportunities in the stalemate.

This is the safest method. Zhang Sixin feels that the choice of attacking or defending is actually a gamble, especially when facing an opponent who is also both offensive and defensive.

In order to successfully defend the title, Zhang Sixin does not want to use a method that may overturn the car.

As for the strength of the Timberwolves, under a more secure tactic, the success rate of defending the title is indeed better.

What needs to be gambled is the weaker team, which is definitely not the Timberwolves.

Bosh debuted after halfway through the first quarter, and his performance was just average.

Among the Big Three of the Heat, James was the first to show his strength.

Among all the superstars in the league, James is at the peak. His skills and body are impeccable. No matter who plays against him, he will be at a disadvantage. The key is that he is not good at flanking.

Compared to other superstars, his passing is too good.

So the Timberwolves have to choose. Most of the time, they will only use the inside to help defend and limit James' breakthrough. Only when James feels good, will he attack from the outside and let him pass the ball to others.

When superstars feel good, they must not be allowed to play. They would rather give other players the opportunity to open up and limit them. This is the way to defend against superstars.

But fortunately, the three-pointer between James and Wade did not come out.

Logically, the Timberwolves should take advantage of the opportunity, but the actual situation is not so easy. The Timberwolves have an advantage in the rotation. Even if Bosh is on the bench, the Timberwolves still have the advantage.

But when James doesn't rest, and Wade basically doesn't rest, it doesn't make much sense to discuss the rotation.

Spoelstra is a sensible person in this regard. He didn't take it step by step. Facing Zhang Sixin, a formidable enemy, he directly resorted to the ultimate move, the main force.

Heat coach Spoelstra is not afraid of player injury, but Bosh is still recovering, if there is any problem with James and Wade, the Heat series will be over.

It's just that he knows very well that the Heat's role players are too poor. If they want to beat the Timberwolves, they can only rely on the power of stars all the time.

Facing the Timberwolves, the Heat can't have any luck and can only fight from the beginning to the end.

(End of this chapter)