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Chapter 396 Love Comes Back
"Hey..." Zhang Sixin clapped his hands.

At the critical moment, the Timberwolves and their defense reached the extreme. Mayo made a shot against the defense at the last moment but still made a hit. Zhang Sixin also felt a little pity.

It was still 8 seconds, and the Timberwolves played offensive tactics at all times.

With a gap of 2 points, you can choose two points, or you can directly shoot three points.

After Zhang Sixin paused, he arranged a three-point tactic for Paul George. Leonard would go to the bottom line. If the three-point tactic had no chance to run out, he would hand the ball to DeRozan on the weak side. DeRozan needed two points for a breakthrough.

The player returned to the field, Jeremy Lin received the ball, and Paul George made a half-circle, allowing Milicic to make an off-ball screen. Here, Jeremy Lin pretended to break through, and then distributed the ball to Paul George.

The Mavericks' defensive players also followed quickly, but Paul George still found a shot.

He has enough height to catch the ball directly, and it is really difficult for defensive players to interfere.

It's just that the ball was slightly off and missed.

At this time, Milicic's height advantage is reflected, and he is also the strongest inside.

Milicic got the rebound against Brand, and then succeeded in the second attack at the basket.

At this time, the time just ran out, and the two sides tied again, entering overtime.

At the start of overtime, Zhang Sixin replaced the No. [-] position with Thomas Jr.

Jeremy Lin's game was okay in other aspects, but the hand feeling was not very good.

Although the Mavericks are not an all-elderly team now, they can't keep up with the physical strength in a few positions just now. The Timberwolves want to strike while the iron is hot and attack a wave.

Facts proved that Zhang Sixin's choice was not wrong. In fact, the Mavericks had already paid attention to Thomas Jr. at this time, but Thomas Jr. broke through and scored the ball.

Leonard broke through Nowitzki twice after receiving the pass, and Brand couldn't stop him inside. Leonard relied on his strong physical fitness and succeeded in two consecutive layups.

Next, Collison hit Thomas Jr. again, but Thomas Jr. had a big heart and immediately retaliated. He still had to make a direct three-pointer after the screen.

This trick is somewhat similar to Curry, and the Mavericks didn't expect it at all.

There are only 5 minutes of extra time, and the time passes quickly.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, the Mavericks saw that the Timberwolves are now leading.

They almost took the lead from the beginning of the game, but they were caught up by the Timberwolves in the last few minutes and dragged into overtime.

As a result, they fell behind in overtime. The Timberwolves fought harder and harder, and they really couldn't stand it anymore.

Nowitzki also asked for a shot again, but it was still broken.

Nowitzki's hit rate can't be said to be bad after his comeback, but he really can't fight against strict defense at critical moments.

When the time came to more than a minute, Zhang Sixin replaced Jeremy Lin again, and the team began to focus on defense and rhythm.

When Nowitzki couldn't play, the Mavericks gave Collison, who was in good shape today, to play.

But Collison didn't succeed this time. Facing Jeremy Lin, he could only rely on his footwork. He was just an ordinary starter, but he was not so stable when he suddenly became a star.

Jeremy Lin is taller and stronger. After Collison used his speed to gain a little space for his shots, his shots were not so accurate. He focused more on the previous confrontation, and it was normal for him to miss shots.

Coming back, Paul George made another kill. After making two free throws, the Timberwolves' lead came to 5 points.

The Mavericks now need a three-pointer, but then Mayo's three-pointer was also interfered.

Although Brand hit another mid-range shot later, time was running out.

The Mavericks could only choose foul tactics. After Jeremy Lin made two free throws, Nowitzki missed a three-pointer.

On the sidelines, Mavericks coach Carlisle looked very bad.

They have no chance in this game. It's not that they are not strong enough, but that they didn't handle the critical moment well and let the victory slip through their fingers.

After the game, Carlisle said, "We did not retain the victory. A lot of such things have happened to the team this season, which has caused problems for their record. But we will not give up. After Dirk comes back, we are getting better and better, and we will work hard to become a contender."

Under the current situation of the Timberwolves, it is not bad to win back-to-back away games.

After returning to the home court, Love officially returned.

Now that Love's body is fine, he just needs to take some time to rediscover the feeling of the game.

Against the Clippers at home, Love started directly.

Leonard may be a little depressed, but he is just a little brother in the Timberwolves, and he should reserve his opinions.

Of course, Leonard is still a very important rotation player.

In fact, Curry is almost fine, but this kind of minor injury can't clear the task. Zhang Sixin doesn't know the specific progress, and feels that he still needs to be stable.

On January 1, the Clippers visited.

The Clippers have been in good shape during this time and have been winning.

With the Grizzlies losing again, the Clippers came to the third place in the West.

However, during this period of good record, it happened that Paul missed a few games, which was a little embarrassing.

In this game, Paul is still resting.

When Paul was away, the Clippers performed very well, not to say that Paul was not good.

It's a bit of a coincidence, but it also shows one thing, Paul and Griffin are not particularly compatible.

Griffin is not the kind of insider who can only eat cakes, he also needs the ball.

It is no problem for a team to share the ball with two All-Stars, but how to integrate the rhythm is the key.

The two may feel that each other is good when they first cooperate, but as things don't go so smoothly, some differences in game habits will cause some awkwardness.

It's okay now, but the record has not improved, and this awkwardness will be exaggerated.

Zhang Sixin feels that Paul is too good and strong, famous and hot-tempered, but his strength has not reached that level, which is one of the important reasons.

In this game, Griffin took the lead, and he was in very good form at the beginning, scoring and passing omnipotently.

It may also be that Love has just come back and is still looking for form. Griffin suppressed him and performed very sharply. The Clippers also took the lead in gaining the lead.

However, although Love started this time, he didn't play for a long time. The Timberwolves quickly replaced Leonard.

Leonard is not easy to defend against Griffin, but Griffin cannot be easily.

But this time the Clippers' rotation lineup also played very well. Crawford showed his touch when he came up and became the team's first scoring point.

Crawford's state is really hard to defend at this point, he is an All-Star level in offense alone.

Zhang Sixin was observing that if this buddy was in exceptionally good condition, he could actually flank him. After all, the standard sixth man was a guy without a pass button.

The Timberwolves are also doing better and better. Although no one is amazing, the teamwork is very good, and the score is gradually catching up.

(End of this chapter)