Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 401 The Tragic Lakers

In February, the Timberwolves will face the unlucky Lakers at the beginning.

How much vigor and vitality the Lakers had in the summer, how embarrassing they are now.

What are the Big Four and the Five Tigers, but they can't even make it to the top eight in the Western Conference.

In fact, they just suffered from a great loss of fame. Nash is actually not even at the All-Star level now, and injuries will cut off some of his strength, but he has rich experience in the game.

The other three are really All-Stars, and Kobe and Howard are better than the average All-Star.

Three All-Stars, plus Nash, and Howard who can be used, there is nothing to say about the starting lineup.

There is also a former All-Star Jamison on the bench. I feel that I don't need a coach. They are also a strong team with fans sitting on the sidelines.

However, there was a problem with their integration. Zhang Sixin felt that Nash hadn't adapted to the current feeling at first. After all, he played the core point guard for so many years, but now he wants to play for other stars.

Kobe Bryant also needs time to integrate his style of play with others. There are not many All-Stars with such a good personality like Gasol. Howard also believes that the Lakers are begging him to come.

After losing a few games at the beginning of the season, the Lakers fired the head coach.

In fact, even if Brown is not a top coach, his tactics can help the Lakers stabilize, but it takes some time to communicate with a few stars,
But precisely because the Lakers have such a good record, the management has no patience at all.

Such a lineup does not directly compete for the first place in the league, and the fans do not agree.

But after they fired Brown and let D'Antoni lead the team, this was an extremely wrong choice.

Nash is too old to run and shoot. The key is that Kobe is too old to run and shoot. Gasol is not as explosive as Stoudemire. Howard running and shooting is even more wasteful.

In fact, with Howard, the Lakers should build a strong defensive team, so that Nash's role will be reduced, but the strength of the team can definitely be guaranteed.

As a result, D'Antoni messed around, and the team was completely messed up.

Moreover, they couldn't keep Howard in this way, which also led to the decline of the Lakers in the next few seasons.

Of course, the Lakers' misery this season is also related to injuries.

Otherwise, no tactics are needed, and they will stay in the top eight in the West with a few stars.

However, the Lakers played very well at the beginning of this game, and it is estimated that they will also work hard to face the Timberwolves.

The Lakers really need confidence right now, and there's nothing better than playing against the Timberwolves.

With Kobe's character, no one will be afraid.

Of course, no matter how strong Kobe is, he can't change the team's situation now.

Howard's truce in this game made the Lakers feel better.

Maybe it's an illusion, after all, Gasol is in such a good state.

He even hit three-pointers, which is not Gasol's conventional weapon.

And Kobe's touch is also very good, and he also hit a three-pointer, which is more difficult.

When Kobe didn't take over the game, his teammates played well, and the Lakers would be very difficult to deal with at any time.

This is the ultimate mode for Kobe to lead the Lakers, but unfortunately this situation is generally more difficult to occur.

It is also possible that Howard would cooperate better without the Lakers, but his strength will definitely decline.

When they are not so accurate, it can be reflected without Howard's injury.

A similar situation will occur, and the Lakers' current tactics really have to be blamed.

The best defensive player has no effect on the Lakers, and the Lakers' failure this season is also a matter of course.

The Lakers got off to a good start offensively, but they didn't have much defense.

The Timberwolves also played well on the offensive end, playing all five positions.

Curry is playing Nash really casually now. Paul George and Love also scored inside and outside the line. Milicic also scored points in the penalty area. That is to say, DeRozan is a bit shy when he meets Kobe, but it is also within an acceptable range.

The Lakers can take the lead because they feel too much at the start, not because the Timberwolves performed poorly.

In fact, the Timberwolves have a very stable performance. They are like this in many games. If the opponent performs super-standard, they can definitely lead, but if they cannot perform super-standard throughout the game, they will take advantage of the opponent's ups and downs, and finally win the game.

When it comes to the rotation period, the Timberwolves must take advantage, after all, the Lakers' bench lineup is not very strong.

However, the Timberwolves still failed to turn the game over in the second quarter. Gasol would only be in a good state for a short time and returned to normal mode in the second quarter, but the Lakers' small role Clark played a good game.

D'Antoni's tactics may not be suitable for the running-in of stars, but they are very friendly to some guards or role players.

D'Antoni is not without strength, but he is not suitable for the current Lakers.

If he goes to coach an average team with a decent guard, maybe it will surprise people.

The best record of D'Antoni's career after he became famous was created in the Lakers, which is worse than the bad money in the Knicks.

Of course, it's not this season, and the current Lakers star singles record will not be bad to the end.

Although there were some surprises in the second quarter, it proved that the Timberwolves' defense can limit the current Lakers.

Running and bombing with old arms and old legs is really useless, mainly because Nash is old. D'Antoni's tactics are too biased towards guards, but they are not very suitable for Kobe.

Kobe and Howard, the two most famous stars, are not suitable, and they must be dead.

Later, Kobe fought until he was injured to bring the team into the playoffs. In fact, it was not tactics, but Kobe's singles ability after Nash was injured.

Anyway, Kobe is a superstar whose passing will affect his offensive ability. The Timberwolves still have a lot of ideas about how to deal with the current Lakers, especially if the opponent does not have Howard.

Although Howard is not suitable for the Lakers' current system, he still has an influence on the inside of the Timberwolves. It is not like they have an advantage in this area now, and it is their confidence to play steadily.

In the third quarter, Gasol didn't have the bravery he had before, and Clark was no longer the X factor.

The Lakers suddenly discovered that under the high-intensity defense of the Timberwolves, they could not score.

A few minutes later, Kobe began to take over the game, but when Nash controlled part of the ball, Kobe couldn't find the touch for a long time.

On the Timberwolves side, the Lakers tried their best to limit Curry, because Curry had hit 5 three-pointers in the first half, and his offensive power was a bit scary.

In this case, Paul George and Love started to go crazy.

It is sad to say that only Kobe can match DeRozan for the Lakers, and no other positions can match.

When Gasol hits five, his physical strength is also consumed rapidly, which is also the main reason for his decline.

Therefore, the Lakers found that the price they needed to limit Curry seemed too great.

(End of this chapter)