Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 526 No way
As Curry missed another three-pointer, the Timberwolves lost their second straight.

After the game, Zhang Sixin also generously admitted that their strategy was to lock Curry.

"It's no secret that our defense is about getting the basketball in the hands of the other guys in the Timberwolves and letting them go on the offense. If the other players can make shots, then they have a chance to beat us."

Timberwolves coach Lu can only say hard: "I still have confidence in our players. We will sit down and chat, we will study the video carefully, and then create easier scoring opportunities. Back at home, we will make the Knicks pay the price."

The Timberwolves were really tough when they returned to the home court, and they won the third game.

George and Dreaming Green played very well, but the Knicks lost.

Timberwolves head coach Lu was also elated after the game. He said: "We played very hard today and played the necessary competitiveness. We performed well and we will continue to perform like this. The Knicks are not invincible, we need to seize the opportunity."

Zhang Sixin said: "They performed well and they deserve to win. When the team always plays badly, the players may think too much, but I always maintain confidence in them. We still have to win two games. I know how we can perform. We are the defending champions and we can always respond. This is what I look forward to."

The Timberwolves want to make persistent efforts to win the home court, and the Knicks will definitely not give the opponent a chance.

In the fourth game, the Timberwolves still let Curry and George forcefully attack.

But this time they were not in good shape, and other players did not stand up immediately, so the Knicks immediately took advantage.

The Timberwolves' tactics are actually betting on the player's state.

In fact, it can’t be wrong. After all, they are not as good as the Knicks in terms of tacit understanding. They have won at least one bet on the touch of a star in this way, and they are the only team that has defeated the Knicks in the playoffs.

The situation was not right, and the Timberwolves simply put all their eggs in one basket and started playing a small lineup.

After the Timberwolves lost their big man, they are very used to playing small lineups.

It's just that the Knicks have Jokic, and they didn't use it more before.

Because even if they don't play a small lineup, they are not opponents in rebounding, and now they are gambling their lives.

However, they were held down in the first quarter, and the Timberwolves were betting right this time.

It didn't say that it showed great power to overtake, but it did start to score, which didn't let the Knicks continue to widen the gap.

And their rebounds are indeed weaker. It only depends on the shooting percentage of outside players.

Jokic's rebounding is not particularly good. Zhang Sixin's players, the strongest rebounder is actually the original Love, but now the Knicks not only rely on the fifth position to grab rebounds, Antetokounmpo and Leonard also rebound very well.

In the case of all players grabbing rebounds, the Timberwolves' fault tolerance rate becomes very small.

On the Knicks side, Antetokounmpo and Jokic started to score, and even the inside line from the bench hit the Timberwolves' basket directly.

Timberwolves head coach Lu wiped his sweat on the sidelines, and he had no choice but to choose one of the two cups of poison.

The offense of the normal lineup was blocked, and the rebounds of the small lineup were exploded. It was too difficult for him.

He now only expects the first half to end quickly so that he can make adjustments.

It is not just a tactical adjustment, but to allow players to adjust their status, and the Knicks' strength may also be interrupted.

The halftime break is very useful for strong teams.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves adjusted, and they were the strongest team in the West after all.

It was difficult for Curry to play when he was flanked, but George soared again.

George still has a certain scoring explosive power. When he is in good form, he also has the shadow of a superstar. Even if he cannot be stable all the time, he is also very helpless when he is playing iron.

At the beginning of the second half, the Timberwolves played back and forth with the Knicks.

It's just that the Knicks have already led by double digits before, and the Timberwolves are not enough.

So, they desperately shot three-pointers, as if caught in the cycle of the previous game.

The more they rely on threes, the easier it is for the Knicks defense to handle them.

The Timberwolves missed a three-pointer, and the Knicks' lead increased, and the more they wanted to rely on a three-point comeback, the result was a vicious circle.

At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves had no other choice but to watch the Knicks series win the match point 3:1.

Lu said after the game, "Our players had a good performance. They enjoyed every second on the court. No matter how you look at it, they don't want it to end here. Although it is difficult and the situation will disappoint people, we need to compete and win the next game."

Curry also stood up and expressed his determination. He said: "This is just a night that doesn't belong to me. I shot badly and missed a lot of opportunities, but I don't need to change the way I play. We must execute the plan and fight with a desperate mentality. Our lives are hanging by a thread, and we will fight for our lives."

And Zhang Sixin just said, "We are ready to accept any challenge. What we have to do is to win another game."

On June 6, the fifth game of the finals started on time.

The Timberwolves changed their starting lineup, they directly made a small lineup, and began to completely gamble on offense.

In terms of defense, they worked hard, and then found that the gap with the Knicks was too great.

The game they won was actually completely opened up offensively.

Even if there are great hidden dangers on the backboard, the Timberwolves have no other way.

The Timberwolves attacked at the beginning, but the state did not seem to be very good.

However, the Knicks' shooting also seems to be affected by them.

Not too bad, not great, just a slight edge.

In this case, the Timberwolves players seemed to have confidence, and Chasing Dream Green began to score.

The small lineup of the Timberwolves has space on the offensive end. Although LaVine is still stretching his hips, Green has been playing outside the three-point line at the fifth position, and Jokic is a bit uncomfortable defensively.

The shooting is just an ordinary dream-chasing Green, and this one is considered to be an explosion.

However, the Timberwolves did not gain an advantage because of this, because Curry and George were locked up. As a strong offensive team, the Timberwolves were always unable to let the players explode together in front of the Knicks.

There was only one success, and there was still an element of luck.

However, relying on the performance of Chasing Dream Green, the Timberwolves and the Knicks played back and forth in the first half.

In any case, they at least see the hope of continuing the series.

As long as they can continue to drag the Knicks in the second half, it's hard to say who can have the last laugh.

However, Chasing Dream Green is not an offensive player after all.

His excellent touch was broken at halftime.

On the Knicks side, Leonard and Lowry began to play.

The Knicks are more stable, and the Timberwolves can't help but be envious.

In the third quarter, the Knicks once again took control of the situation and took the lead firmly.

(End of this chapter)