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Chapter 383 The Alliance Is Changing

The Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers faced each other when they came up, and the game was pretty good.

The Blazers like to play some star singles tactics, and when it works, it is really exciting.

But their style of play is unstable, and the Timberwolves just need to wait for the opportunity.

In fact, it doesn't take long, because the Blazers have no substitutes, and it will be worse when they enter the rotation time.

Sure enough, they had no way to score during the rotation period, and the Timberwolves easily took the lead.

The Timberwolves can compete with each other on offense and defense. When the opponent is in the area they are best at, they feel that they can also compete with the Timberwolves. But when they fight, they will find that no matter what tactics the Timberwolves use or at what stage of the game, they are stable on both offense and defense. As long as the opponent cannot continue to maintain a good state, the Timberwolves will definitely have an advantage.

The Timberwolves took the lead during the rotation, but the Blazers were not discouraged.

In addition to Lillard, the Timberwolves' two old players also performed well.

If Sun Yue only did what he should do during the rotation period, Matthews' performance is really amazing.

Hitting him turned into the Blazers' first point of attack. In fact, Lillard took no fewer shots than him, but Matthews was more efficient.

Matthews still hopes to prove himself in front of Zhang Sixin. Although the outside world thinks that the Timberwolves traded him was a reasonable choice, the players will always be a little bit unwilling to admit defeat.

Matthews did a good job in this game, but the Blazers' active outside line made the team's boss Aldridge a little depressed, who is the boss.

Of course, it's just depressed and depressed. Aldridge has a better personality and won't mind too much.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lillard to have so many possessions in the team as a rookie.

When such a player is obviously not suitable to be the head of the team, the team leader must be stronger. It may be okay if he is not strong in character, but he is doomed to fail if he is not strong in style of play.

In the first half, the Timberwolves were indeed more capable of seizing opportunities, but the Blazers' impact on the inside also caused Milicic to foul a bit more.

Of course, this is not a problem for the Timberwolves, as long as they continue to maintain their advantage in the second half.

On both offense and defense, the Timberwolves are more stable than their opponents.

As long as they concentrate on such a game, it will not be very difficult to win. Just pay attention during the period, and don't let the Blazers' offensive end explode.

In the second half, the Blazers still focused on outside offense.

Love is not here, in fact, Aldridge must be an advantage.

It’s just that Aldridge doesn’t like physical confrontation so much. When facing the Timberwolves’ position [-] playing position [-], he will not use his body to force him, but if he just shoots, the Timberwolves’ two strikers can interfere with him.

But if it's just an outside attack, it's really difficult to maintain efficiency all the time.

Especially Lillard, because of his lack of stature, after the Timberwolves improved their defensive strength, he couldn't go in at all, and could only shoot farther and farther. Although he could sometimes score amazing goals, his shooting percentage would definitely drop.

When it comes to the rotation period, the Blazers are no match at all.

In the third quarter, the Blazers were completely supported by outside shots with some fairy balls.

However, this kind of shot certainly cannot be hit all the time.

Even at the end of the quarter, players dare not shoot like this under pressure.

Zhang Sixin also lamented that the current Lillard is still a bit tender, it doesn't seem like he doesn't care about the end at all after becoming famous.

Of course, if they continue, the Timberwolves' defense will also teach them how to behave.

Defensive three-pointers are the strength of the Timberwolves. Over the past few seasons, Timberwolves players have been more or less experts in this area.

After the Blazers couldn't compete with the Timberwolves outside, the Timberwolves took full control of the situation.

However, misfortunes never come singly. Aldridge first assisted in a foul, and then was misplaced by Milicic to create a kill and was directly beaten.

In this way, the Blazers completely lose the threat inside, and the Timberwolves can also wholeheartedly limit the opponent's outside.

The Blazers' offense suddenly had problems and scoring became difficult.

Correspondingly, Curry and Milicic played more and more comfortably on the Timberwolves side.

As Curry was fouled on a three-pointer, he stood on the free throw line and made all three free throws, and the game basically lost suspense.

In the last few tens of seconds, the Blazers didn't struggle anymore.

They didn't have much hope this season, and losing to the Timberwolves was acceptable.

Compared with the Trail Blazers, it is more difficult for the Timberwolves to play back-to-back away games against the Warriors.

The style of the Warriors this season is much more tiring than before, mainly because their rebounds are much stronger.

It happened to be a little bit aggrieved when the Timberwolves rebounded slightly weaker.

Because the Warriors are not very good defensively, it feels relatively easy to beat them.

But once the rebounds are lost, the Warriors' defense is not bad. There is a sense of fragmentation that feels easy but is actually always difficult to gain an advantage. Players will feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, compared with last season, the Warriors' defense is actually a little bit better.

In this back-to-back away game, the two sides also played fiercely in the first half.

The top scoring elite of the two teams in the first two quarters was Clay, and now the Warriors have three scoring points, which seems to be the case.

Clay is full of confidence in shooting, he will shoot as soon as he catches the opportunity, and he will have any hesitation in front of the iron.

Such players are more popular no matter what era they are.

Without Curry, Clay should be the Warriors' most promising player. It is estimated that this player will not be able to get into his team.

Kai Tianyan sometimes gets annoyed, there are so many good players in the league, it's really impossible to collect them all.

However, being too confident in shooting can sometimes be counterproductive. In the second half, Clay's shooting percentage dropped, but he still shot a lot, which led to a decline in the Warriors' offensive efficiency.

It's not just Clay. In fact, after the Timberwolves' defense became more targeted in the second half, the Warriors' outside shooting percentage dropped, but the inside line was not affected.

But both of their insiders belong to the type who can take advantage of the data but can't hold on.

With Leonard hitting two consecutive three-pointers, the Timberwolves determined the advantage.

In the next few minutes, the Warriors left Landry on the court, and the team frantically accelerated to chase points and achieved certain results, but in the end they fell short.

The Timberwolves' defensive advantage is also top-notch.

In the face of the Timberwolves speeding up, it seems that many teams have started to do it.

In this way, the Timberwolves' inside line will be limited to a certain extent. On the surface, it is effective, but in fact, the Timberwolves can also switch lineups to play quickly. This is not their weak link.

But it is also possible that many teams in the league are developing at a faster pace, speeding up, and focusing on three-pointers. As time goes by, the league has begun to become more and more like the one Zhang Sixin remembers.

(End of this chapter)