Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 415 The Spurs' Helplessness

If the West wants to say that the Spurs are the next best, the fans probably will not agree. After all, the Spurs are a veteran team, and they always feel that they should win the game.

However, the Grizzlies killed the Clippers under the next gram, which surprised the outside world.

When the Grizzlies team is not expecting him, there will be a little surprise, but if they really look forward to him, there will be no return.

Although the Clippers are not top-notch on both offense and defense this season, they are relatively balanced.

When the Lakers pulled their hips, everyone regarded them as one of the strong teams in the Western Conference, but they didn't expect them to pull too.

If the Clippers were affected by some injuries last season, this season the Clippers can be said to be healthy, and even a veteran like Billups has adjusted his body before the playoffs.

However, Paul, known as the number one point guard, found that he couldn't even handle Conley.

And the inside combination of Griffin and Jordan seems to be unable to handle the black and white bears.

This is embarrassing. The Clippers players have a great reputation, but they can't do it when they fight tough battles. They feel like Internet celebrity players.

The black and white bears Gasol Jr. and Zach Randolph are very stable, and the offense that the Grizzlies are not good at, Conley sorted it out better than Paul. Conley's playoffs this year are really strong.

It seems reasonable for him to be able to get a big contract in the future, he has already done Paul.

Of course, the health of all members of the Clippers should also be in quotation marks, and Griffin still had some problems in the confrontation.

The two core players of the Clippers, Paul and Griffin, look tough, but they often can't stand the fierce confrontation in the playoffs.

There is no way, this era is destined to have traffic for players, but the playoffs only depend on strength.

The Timberwolves' second opponent, the Spurs, also moved relatively quickly, so the Timberwolves didn't take much advantage, and they only adjusted for five days.

Because the other group of Western Conference semifinals played a little longer, the Spurs also adjusted for three days.

In terms of physical strength, there should be no one who takes advantage of it. It is good to go directly to hard strength in the second round.

With the aging of GDP, the Spurs have changed a lot from before. They are paying more and more attention to role players and offense.

It may be that their core players have not changed, so the outside world subconsciously thinks that the Spurs are still the same.

But their tactics have changed a lot, and they also attach great importance to three-pointers.

Facing the Timberwolves, the Spurs chose a relatively small lineup, directly letting Duncan play five and Dior inside.

They used this lineup in the regular season, but they also used other lineups.

Which player to partner with Duncan inside, the Spurs have also been changing.

But something can be seen from the different starters. The Spurs must want to attack more when they play Dior.

After all, if you go to Split, you will focus on defense.

The Timberwolves' No. [-] Milicic's offense is not strong, and the Spurs' choice is not bad.

But this will be a lot of consumption for Duncan. It is relatively rare for them to open up as soon as they come up.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs mainly attacked Duncan. Zhang Sixin was a little surprised, but not worried.

Duncan is not moving fast now, and the Timberwolves' three heavy insiders can defend Duncan.

Although the Spurs are a bit strange to do so, there may be no other way. After all, facing the Timberwolves, Parker must not be so relaxed in his heart.

The Spurs were very sad about Curry's defense, so it was DeRozan's mid-range shot at the beginning.

Then there's Paul George, the Spurs' current wing that's either undeveloped or old.

Jackson, the martial saint who used to be both offensive and defensive, is really not good now.

However, Love did not play as comfortably as the last round. Whether it is Dior or Duncan, Love is hard to crush.

The Spurs now have a characteristic, that is, players who are used to scrambling during the rotation.

Manu Ginobili had that quality, and now Gary Neal.

In fact, Blair is also like this inside, but the Spurs don't dare to use it very much now, and the defense is too poor.

Mills is not here now, and I don't know if the Spurs will come over in the future.

The Spurs' substitute players can score, and the Timberwolves can score and defend.

When both sides played well, the Timberwolves gradually gained the lead because of their stronger players.

By the second quarter, the Spurs did not dare to just stare at Curry.

But as soon as they relaxed a little, Curry began to score, and it was hard to guard against.

Curry's shots are often three-pointers, which will make opponents feel that the previous defense is a mess.

In fact, three points is one point more than two points, but it feels completely different.

It's like the difference between hitting the body with a punch and hitting the face. Curry's offense is the easiest to hit the opponent's confidence.

In the second quarter, Parker regained some energy, hit a mid-range shot, and also caused damage.

However, the Spurs, who went all out, still fell behind in the first half.

Duncan didn't even pretend to be dead at the beginning, but it didn't make much sense.

The current Timberwolves may be difficult for Duncan to deal with at his peak.

"The current GDP offensive power is not enough threat. The Spurs' offensive system is still very dependent on the three-pointers of the role players, and we can actually handle this very easily."

"GDP can get a certain score, but we have to control the situation." Zhang Sixin said.

On the Spurs side, Popovich is also encouraging players.

"Teamwork is something we're good at, and we're going to be better than them."

"The gap between us is not as big as the record in the regular season. We know how to play in the playoffs, can't we?"

In the third quarter, the Spurs took the initiative to attack again.

They knew very well that even if they could guard the Timberwolves for a while, they would not be able to last until the end.

Only by finding a way to gain the lead can they confront the Timberwolves.

It was Duncan again. Duncan, who recovered some strength during the halftime break, came up and attacked.

However, his good partner Parker is not to force.

Not only did Parker hit the iron one after another on the offensive end, but Curry did not pose enough threats on the defensive end.

Curry exploded directly, almost breaking the Spurs with 20 points in a single quarter.

After the Spurs entered the rotation period, they shot all kinds of three-pointers, not only from the outside, but also replaced Bonner.

However, under the tight defense of the Timberwolves, their plans fell through completely.

In this case, the Timberwolves must have taken the opportunity to establish a sufficient advantage.

At the end of the quarter, Parker finally adjusted, and he was still an All-Star.

However, he still didn't dare to shoot three-pointers, and the Timberwolves' defense held him tightly.

"The Spurs have fallen to the bottom double digits, and it is not easy to chase points."

"The Timberwolves' offense is too strong. Just after Curry was locked, Paul George went crazy again."

"The Spurs are taking too many threes, and they've lost what they're good at."

"I didn't expect the gap in the West to be so big. Now the NBA doesn't have the flavor of the past."

Amidst the various comments from the fans, the Timberwolves plan to close the game.

(End of this chapter)