Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 394 Other Team Opportunities
Love is now preparing for his comeback, starting to participate in confrontation training, and will also go away with the team.

The rest of the team, thanks to the efforts of the team, basically all remained healthy.

Zhang Sixin always instills in others that with the strength of the Timberwolves, they can successfully defend the title by maintaining good health.

So now the team is paying attention to this aspect, and Love is a negative teaching material.

The Timberwolves will play back-to-back next, and the opponents are not weak.

The first is the home game against the Eagles. After Joe Johnson left the Eagles, the Eagles' combat effectiveness did not decline.

They got Louis Williams, Devin Harris, Korver and other players in the summer, and more players played, and their offensive power was even slightly stronger than last season.

Now they have their main substitutes. Although there are no stars with strong personal abilities, they must be competitive in the Eastern Conference. They are now the third in the Eastern Conference.

It was only with the team's injuries that their record slowly declined.

They originally played double guards, but Harris was injured, and now they are trying to let Lu Wei start, and then Lu Wei did not resist.

That's something later. In this game, the Eagles resorted to double guards and wanted to play against the Timberwolves.

It's just that their double guard defense is not good. To be precise, their single defense ability on the outside is not good. Teague, Lu Wei and Korver are not strong enough.

So at the beginning, the Timberwolves' three backcourt players began to score in various singles.

It's not that the Timberwolves don't need to play singles. They can play from the beginning when necessary, but they generally choose a more efficient way.

Now facing a relatively poor single defense matchup, singles is also a very effective means.

Therefore, the eagle's strategy was wrong from the beginning.

At halftime, they fell behind by double digits.

In the second half, the Eagles adjusted and played much better than in the first half, but at best they could only match the Timberwolves, and there was no way to chase points.

That is, when the Timberwolves need to be stable in the last quarter, let Lu Wei go wild for a while, without affecting the overall situation.

The Timberwolves had an easy game from start to finish, but they weren't undefeated.

On the second day of back-to-back away games, the Timberwolves lost. They lost to the Thunder, the biggest competitor in the West.

What makes Zhang Sixin a little depressed is that Curry was also injured.

Fortunately, it's only a minor injury, so there won't be a problem after a few games of rest.

The Timberwolves have enough players who can play, Jeremy Lin can start again.

But the Timberwolves also have to go through the absence of Curry and Love at the same time, which is a test for the team.

It's not that the Timberwolves will weaken the team without them, it's just that the two cores are not there, and the team needs to adapt.

In the away game two days later, the Timberwolves faced the weak chicken Hornets, but they did not play well.

The Hornets have now figured it out, and began to practice No. [-] Davis with peace of mind.

It was easy to play against weak chickens, and the Timberwolves also played well at the beginning.

Jeremy Lin performed well. Although he didn't hit a three-pointer, he broke through and shot very sharply after the pick-and-roll, and the team successfully took the lead.

But Jeremy Lin is not as stable as Curry, and his shooting percentage in the second quarter will not work.

The Timberwolves now rely more on DeRozan and Paul George to play. The two can play, but they are not very good at connecting teams. In addition, the Hornets' defense is not bad. The efficiency of the two of them playing with the ball is relatively average.

The Timberwolves still led steadily in the first half, but in the third quarter of the intensity, they felt that they had cheated themselves.

After the intensity of the game increased, the efficiency of the team's two main attack points decreased, and the Hornets overtook the score as a result.

Davis, who performed poorly in the first two quarters, showed his status as the No. [-] pick in the second half. When the Timberwolves had problems in offense, Davis played several good shots in a row. Sometimes talent is obviously not just talking.

At the end of the third quarter, Zhang Sixin adjusted his tactics.

In the final quarter, the Timberwolves reduced their personal offense with the ball and began to purely play team offense.

If they encounter a strong team, it is hard to say how effective they are against a strong team, but it is only a weak team like the Hornets. In fact, it is safer to play against a team.

Zhang Sixin didn't arrange it like this before. In fact, he still wanted to exercise the singles ability of the stars in the team, but there was no need for the team to risk unnecessary losses because of this.

After competing against pure teams in the last quarter, the Timberwolves opened instead.

The Hornets' defense is not bad, but it's not good either. They can't restrain the Timberwolves' ball at all.

"The performance of the Timberwolves in the final quarter is completely two teams from before. The best team in the final quarter of the league deserves its name."

"DeRozan also hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves were completely open on the offensive end."

"Hey, Gordon has missed three goals in a row. Now Davis can't catch the ball at all. The Hornets played too chaotically in the final quarter."

"Paul George made another shot. The Hornets didn't defend this round. Time is running out. They can only choose foul tactics."

"Anderson missed a three-pointer. The game was over. The Timberwolves woke up and won the game. Curry and Love were not there. The Timberwolves faced the Hornets. It was not easy, but they are the defending champions after all. The game experience is much richer than the Hornets."

After the game was won, many Timberwolves fans were also relieved.

They are all looking forward to the Timberwolves breaking the Bulls' regular season winning record. Now that the Timberwolves' two core players are on truce, the fans are very worried.

Especially after the twists and turns in the Hornets game, many fans were frightened.

Sure enough, something happened next, and the Timberwolves died away at the hands of the Spurs.

In fact, the Spurs are really not strong now, but Parker played well in this game. Gary Neal performed well on the bench. With the Timberwolves' offensive strength somewhat declining, they lost to their opponents.

And Duncan's 7 blocks were the reason why the Timberwolves were soft at the critical moment. Both DeRozan and Paul George were affected.

The fans miss Curry very much. After watching so many games, it is Curry's seemingly ordinary shooting that is the most difficult to limit. If he is there, no matter how strong Duncan is on the defensive end, he will not be able to control the outside line.

"It is impossible for us to maintain a complete victory. Losing is a normal thing. I will not consider such things as regular season win records. We will always only care about defending the title." Zhang Sixin told reporters.

That being said, the Timberwolves will definitely not give up if they can win more games.

But Zhang Sixin didn't just say this to the reporters, but also asked the players to focus on every game and not to talk about records. The most important thing for them is the championship.

If conditions permit, breaking a record by the way is nothing.

But if encountering difficulties, Zhang Sixin will not be reluctant. He does not want to affect the team's three consecutive championships because of breaking the record. The championship is the most important.

Therefore, now is indeed an opportunity for other teams, but only if they are really strong enough.

(End of this chapter)