Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 403 It's Chinese New Year Again
In order to be stable, Zhang Sixin didn't pay so much attention to the small lineup.

But this time it was so easy to chase points against the Trail Blazers, knocking the opponent out in the final quarter, Zhang Sixin felt that he could think more about it in the future.

After all, facing some teams, big centers are not so effective.

However, the Timberwolves will not play more tactics that do not require a certain position. After all, the team can play more people, and Zhang Sixin also needs to be exposed to rain and dew.

On February 2, the Timberwolves played against the Spurs at home.

Because the Spurs' lineup is worse than the original history, their competitiveness is naturally worse.

But the GDP is still there, and they are still relatively competitive in the west.

An insider like Duncan who can support the team's defensive system is still easier to stabilize the results than the core leader of an offensive team like Nowitzki.

To achieve results, defense is really a more realistic choice, but unfortunately most teams are still unwilling.

After all, it is a commercial league, and a little achievement is not very helpful for making money. Some teams don't spend too much energy at all.

In this game, both sides started inefficiently, and the Spurs also fought defensively with the Timberwolves.

"A team like the Spurs still doesn't want to play, and the players' physical consumption is relatively high." Zhang Sixin said.

"But if it's the playoffs, it's two different things. The current Spurs should not be able to turn the tide."

In this game, the two sides still fought fiercely, but it was not interesting.

Zhang Sixin sat on the court, as if watching a game, without much passion.

He thinks back to the first season, when he was always in high spirits.

It seems that if a job is done for a long time, there will be a period of fatigue.

Zhang Sixin is still very interested in the championship, but he is already calm about some games.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for about three quarters, and then the Spurs were fucked during the rotation.

Both Green and Leonard performed well, and Zhang Sixin was amazed when he saw it.

For the Spurs, this is really unfriendly.

Two days later, the Timberwolves played their final home game against the Knicks.

Next, they will play back-to-back away games, but for Zhang Sixin, it is more important to celebrate the Chinese New Year with his family.

The Knicks now have a neat lineup and a good record in the Eastern Conference. Anthony also played his best performance in several seasons.

Facts have proved that Anthony is suitable for cooperation with guards who can play, and he is a pure end point.

Just against the Timberwolves, the Knicks' defensive lineup will not work.

The Timberwolves are better defensively, which makes it seem like the Knicks don't have a great second.

The Knicks will have a hard time playing against the Timberwolves without waiting for JR-Smith to play.

There is no other reason, it is purely that the Timberwolves' lineup is too strong, which can infinitely magnify the weakness of the opponent.

Against a team like the Knicks, you can choose to lock Anthony or lock other tactics.

Zhang Sixin referred to the methods he used to deal with Kobe in the past, and locked Anthony's other teams first. When a star needed to stand up and score in the final quarter, they locked Anthony again to ensure that the Knicks were dying.

In fact, letting Anthony play at the beginning is also a waste. Anthony's starting attack power in other positions is average, and the Timberwolves can completely lock them up, and then let Anthony struggle to single-play.

The tactic was very successful from the beginning, and the rest of the Knicks had no chance to attack at all.

It's impossible for the Knicks to use the same method to deal with the Timberwolves. It's not that the Knicks can't defend well. The Knicks' defense is really good this season, but the Timberwolves' players are too capable.

Therefore, the Knicks still use an overall defensive strategy that focuses more on limiting Curry, and players who are not good at offense focus more on the defensive end.

How should I put it, in fact, the Knicks are still doing well, but the offense is a bit difficult.

The Knicks' offense was better when they got their sixth man on the floor.

At this time, the Timberwolves' defense also changed slightly. They tried to cut off the connection between the Knicks' two players with the ability to play with the ball, allowing them to try more singles.

The effect is still good, because Anthony and JR-Smith are originally finishers, and the Timberwolves can achieve their goals with a little push.

And no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get Kidd to do the same thing.

Therefore, defense also needs to use brains, not just using defensive tactics rigidly, but also combining with the characteristics of the opponent's players, so that it will get twice the result with half the effort.

In the first half, the two sides played back and forth, and the Timberwolves did not show a clear advantage.

As far as ordinary fans are concerned, they simply don't like the strategy used by the Timberwolves.

They may feel that the Timberwolves were not so tight in the first half, and they will only exert their strength in the second half.

It is true that the second half will work hard, but the foreshadowing of the first half is also indispensable.

In the third quarter, Anthony's shooting percentage suddenly dropped.

This is the situation where the Timberwolves did not change their defensive strategy, which led to the Knicks' defeat.

They put on JR-Smith in just over three minutes, but it didn't work.

On the Timberwolves side, Curry and DeRozan went crazy at the same time, and the Timberwolves directly gained the advantage.

The next step will be easy. The Timberwolves are very stable on both ends of the offense and defense. It is very difficult for the Knicks to chase points.

The other side didn't surrender either, and they added Anthony JR-Smith's playing time.

In the final quarter, the Knicks' offense improved somewhat.

At this time, the Timberwolves began to pinch Anthony, guiding the opponent to let JR-Smith attack more.

Anthony was very unwilling and forced shots many times.

But this caused his shooting rate to be poor, especially the three-pointers shot for chasing points, all of which were hit.

JR-Smith's efficiency in the final quarter is good, but he is only a quasi-All-Star level, playing well and that's it.

Paul George and Love played well in this section of the Timberwolves. When the Knicks were attracted by Curry and the defensive attention, the rest of the Timberwolves stood up.

They are all at the All-Star level, and it is really difficult to limit them.

Although the Timberwolves scored fewer points in the fourth quarter, they did a good job of maintaining their lead as the leading party.

With the Knicks missing three consecutive three-pointers, the game came to an end.

After the game, Zhang Sixin did not fly away with the team.

He went straight to New York, intending to celebrate New Years with his family.

Perhaps other head coaches will not miss any games at this time in order to lead the team to hit the regular season winning record, but Zhang Sixin still thinks that he can squeeze out some time to spend with his family.

The point of combining work and family is to live a good life. No matter what Zhang Sixin pursues, it is essentially for these four words.

"The weather in New York is still much better." Zhang Sixin sighed.

New York is a better place for everyone to celebrate the New Year together, and Minnesota is not a good place to live.

(End of this chapter)