Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 525 Can't Stand the Pressure

"Don't take it lightly, the opponent is also a very strong team."

"Don't worry too much, as long as we play well, we are the best team in the league."

"I think the tactical execution is very good, and there is no need for changes. In the second half, what we have to do is to give them more pressure. We are the defending champions, and they are just one of the challengers."

Zhang Sixin talked a few more words with the players this time, and he was also worried that the players would not perform well if they fell behind suddenly.

As the head coach, I still need to remind you to use a skill by the way.

In the Timberwolves locker room, Tyronn Lue was also giving a passionate speech.

Many head coaches have this skill, and Tyronn Lue is naturally not bad.

The effect is still good on the surface, and the Timberwolves players have shown determination.

But it's hard to say how much it will really help the game. The Knicks will continue to increase their intensity.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves played very resolutely, and Curry and George made more decisive shots.

It's just that their advantage is quickly gone.

The Knicks still have the same defense, but LaVine can no longer help at a higher intensity.

As for Chasing Dream Green, under the defense of the Knicks, his outside shooting has also weakened a lot.

Many teams are not opponents of the Knicks. It doesn't mean that a certain Knicks player is strong, or something. The Knicks' continuous and stable performance on both ends of the offense and defense is their greatest magic weapon.

So the Timberwolves are the same as other teams. It is useless to do one or two points, or even more. They cannot keep up with the Knicks on both offense and defense throughout the game, and they will be in trouble.

After the Knicks overtook the score, the Timberwolves panicked a little.

The rotation period is still not comparable, and the Timberwolves also quickly switched to the starting lineup in the final quarter.

Seeing that the score was about to open again, the Timberwolves players were also in a hurry.

They all shot three-pointers, and both Curry and George shot against the defense.

It's just that even a superstar can't keep hitting against the defense, not to mention that Curry also enjoys the treatment of flanking.

The Timberwolves failed to make three-pointers, and the Knicks seized the opportunity to fight back several times.

They had an advantage in the first half, tried hard to entangle in the third quarter, but collapsed in the final quarter.

Both the Timberwolves players and their fans couldn't believe it.

But the fact is that the Knicks seized the opportunity and won a wave of victories.

"This is the style of the Knicks. This is the style of Zhang Sixin's coaching team. As long as the opponent shows a little flaw, they will bite the opponent like a pack of wolves."

"The Timberwolves were completely fooled in the end. They are the champions of the Western Conference."

After the game, Timberwolves head coach Lu also said: "We had a lot of quick shots, too many quick shots. The result of the game was more determined not by what happened at the end of the game, but more by what happened throughout the second half. We lost our composure a bit."

"We still have to be able to play defense without fouling. We fouled too much. We need to find a better combination. We didn't play well enough as a whole to win the game."

"Let's face it - it's going to be a tough series."

Zhang Sixin said: "We understand each other. The Timberwolves did cause us trouble. Our team needs to face some difficulties and go through some difficult moments to figure out what should be done."

"In the final quarter, we performed better. I want to praise all the players. But this is obviously not the strongest level of the Timberwolves. We will be prepared to face better opponents."

Three days later, the second battle began.

In the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves showed more determination, and Curry and George faced tougher defenses.

To be honest, the Timberwolves are actually not much different from their performance in the post-court stage, but both Curry and George hit some amazing shots.

The Timberwolves began to implement the star tactics more thoroughly, but then they gave a surprise. Their rotation players also played better when the two strong points played better.

However, this time the Timberwolves were overtaken after only leading for a while, because Leonard went crazy in the second quarter.

Leonard is really powerful when he feels good, and George is also a very tough type, but in the confrontation between him and Leonard, he is at a disadvantage.

When Leonard is threatening whether he is shooting from the outside or killing in, the Timberwolves' defense is difficult.

In fact, Leonard is not without shortcomings. He is more of an end point, and his passing is not that good.

However, the Knicks' system helped him solve this problem.

When the ball is in Leonard's hands, he can attack without worry.

"It's not right, we can restrict him better." Lu spread his hands on the sidelines.

What's more troublesome is that Curry and George didn't feel so good in the second quarter.

But if you watch this game, the two of them are a bit like shooting to see the sky.

But after watching other series, we know that their combination is really strong, but after facing the Knicks, it doesn't look that strong.

In the first half, generally speaking, it was more or less the same, with some outstanding performances.

Soon it will be the critical second half. Whoever can stand up first will have more hope of winning the game.

Of course, after the Knicks were beaten, no one believed they were going to lose.

Everyone is looking forward to whether the experience of winning the championship last season will be repeated.

In the third quarter, George did not improve, but Curry seized a slight chance and completed several beautiful offenses.

The entire Timberwolves team also started, and various screens helped Curry get rid of the defense.

"There is no doubt that Curry is the best pitcher." Zhang Sixin also sighed.

His insistence on flanking Curry means that he believes that Curry will be more threatening to the defense than others.

The Timberwolves have the ability to stand up and beat the Knicks to death, but obviously other players do not have this ability.

When Curry made consecutive hits, the Timberwolves did take the lead again.

However, then the Knicks blossomed more, Lowry, Green, and even Antetokounmpo all hit three-pointers.

It doesn't matter that Leonard's score is not as good as Curry's in this quarter, the Knicks still control the situation.

The Knicks' smooth switching between stars and teams also caused the Timberwolves players to collapse a bit.

What kind of monster are they facing? The opponent can always find a way to interfere with their offense, and there is always a way to score the ball. No matter how good their mental quality is, they still can't stand it.

Not to mention, Zhang Sixin's team's invincible philosophy also affected them.

At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves' shooting percentage began to decline again.

Young people like LaVine are stunned, and they can't make it no matter how hard they fight.

When the Knicks once again widened the score gap, the Timberwolves' offense was chaotic again.

You can't blame them. When it's really not going well, everything goes wrong, and it looks like it's just messing around.

In fact, there is not much difference from their normal playing style, the difference is only in hitting and not hitting.

(End of this chapter)