NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 148 Playoffs, the Blazers in the first round

If Su Chen leads the Timberwolves to the first place, Su Chen can't do it without voting.

Milosevic is a coach from the Europa League. Hearing Su Chen's words, he was stunned for a moment and understood.

Why didn't he know that the alliance still has to talk about human relations.

Whether it is Su Chen or him, in this alliance, there is no connection at all.

"If they don't vote for you, they are going too far."

Although Milosevic wanted to understand this logic, he still felt a little unfair.

"It's nothing, there are always some honors, which cannot be controlled by human feelings."

Su Chen didn't care too much, and said to Milosevic with a smile.

Can't be influenced by favors?
Isn't that the championship?
Not to mention the championship, the Timberwolves have struggled to win the Western Conference championship.

It was only after Milosevic personally coached three games last time that he realized that this team really has many shortcomings.

He didn't even understand how Su Chen led this team to the second record in the Western Conference.

"Is that too difficult?"

Milosevic was a little helpless.

"It's okay, let's call and see first."

Su Chen smiled indifferently.

Seeing Su Chen's expression, Milosevic was taken aback, which gave him a familiar feeling.

Last season, under such adversity, the Warriors completed a comeback.

So did Su Chen.

"Su, I believe in you."

Milosevic nodded solemnly to Su Chen.

Seeing Milosevic's seriousness, he gave Su Chen a big smile.

After eating, Su Chen returned to his office to rest for a while.

At the same time, click on the system, the description of the lottery.

[In addition to the high-level guarantee draw for the first show and the mid-level guarantee draw for the first win, teams eliminated in the playoffs and evaluated as A-level or above will get one chance for the ordinary lottery draw, and one high-level guarantee draw for winning the championship. Get one chance for ordinary lucky draw. 】

[Remarks: Coaching the same team for two consecutive seasons, the general lottery in the playoffs can be upgraded to the elimination of the S-level team, and the 30 consecutive victories in the regular season can be accumulated sequentially. 】

"I don't know if the Trail Blazers are considered an A-rated team?"

Compared to Milosevic's worries, Su Chen was still thinking about whether the Blazers were strong enough.

If the Blazers are not strong enough, it will be a loss!
Minnesota.

Target Center Arena.

After waiting for a few days, the playoffs finally started.

After Garnett left the Timberwolves, the Minnesota hadn't seen the Wolves' playoff home game for a long time, and finally the Timberwolves are back!

The arena is full of Timberwolves fans, and the blue and white jerseys make the arena look like an ocean.

Today is undoubtedly full.

Timberwolves fans are also very angry about the opponent they will face next, because the outside world is calling Black Seven.

Their home team finally made it to the playoffs, and they were still being ridiculed by other teams. Timberwolves fans couldn't bear to swallow their anger at this time.

Everyone held back their energy and used the maximum decibel to give the Blazers a little shock.

Regardless of black eight or black seven, the big pillar of shame and the small pillar of shame are all pillars of shame.

They don't want the team to finally return to the playoffs, and end the playoffs in a shameful way with black seven.

It is said that the Timberwolves have no playoff experience, but they clearly have!

That is Su Chen, the coach of last season's championship!
After the frantic screams at the entrance ceremony, Su Chen also entered the arena in a low-key manner.

But I didn't expect that my low-key entry was still pointed out by the live DJ with lights.

At the same time, Timberwolves fans not only cheered for Su Chen, but also stood up and applauded.

For the man who brought the Timberwolves back to the playoffs, the people of Minnesota expressed their respect for Su Chen.

Under the spotlight, Su Chen made a simple gesture in response to the enthusiasm of the fans.

Then I ignored the cheers and entered the state of serious work, watching the players warm up on the field with my arms crossed.

The Blazers are still not weak.

In the second grade, Lillard averaged 20.7 points per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, not only did he not hit the rookie wall, but he even increased his scoring to 22.9 points per game.

Although Lillard was later named the top 75, he was ridiculed a lot.

But Lillard is indeed able to maintain an efficient output every season. He doesn't look like a rookie.

At the same time, Aldridge has reached the peak of his career. It can be said that Aldridge in these two or three seasons is the strongest version of himself.

Batum is also almost at the peak of his career.

Speaking of which, before the draft, Giannis Antetokounmpo's template was Batum.

Batum is very comprehensive, able to attack, shoot, pass, defend, and a representative of the all-round striker.

But none of him can reach the top level of the league.

Played as a core player in the Hornets for two seasons, and then proved that he really can't be a core player.

But now Batum, as a role player, can still play a big role in the Blazers.

Matthews is also at the peak of his career, an accurate online shooter.

As for their interior, Robin - Lopez is much less.

Compared with his brother Lopez, he is not on the same track.

He was able to become the Blazers' starting insider, in fact, all because of hard work, his talent is mediocre.

"If the Trail Blazers can't be considered an A-level team, then many teams may not be able to reach the A-level rating."

Su Chen looked at the Blazers lineup and thought to himself.

To be honest, there are basically no weak teams in the Western Conference that have entered the playoffs.

If the system's scoring system is normal, at least seven of the eight playoff teams must have an A rating.

As for the east, it's hard to say.

"Before the Western Conference finals, they always had home court advantage, which is not bad."

Su Chen is very satisfied to be second in the Western Conference.

季后赛的赛制，是2-2-1-1-1这样的流程。

包括总决赛，也已经改成2-2-1-1-1了。

Many people are saying that it was because last season Su Chen used the unfair 2-3-2 system to hit the championship with three consecutive home games.

After Xiao Hua took office, among the series of rules changed, the 2-3-2 of the finals was cancelled.

In fact, even if it wasn't for Su Chen's influence, the original timeline would have canceled the 2-3-2 competition system after Xiao Hua took office.

soon.

The referee has already walked into the field holding the ball.

The game is about to start.

Trail Blazers coach, Terry Stotts also came to the technical stage.

Su Chen glanced at Terry Stotts, in his impression, this is a very mediocre coach.

For most of his career, Terry Stotts was an assistant coach.

And the team owner generally has no patience with him.

He took the Hawks to the playoffs in 2003, then missed the playoffs the next season and fired him right away.

Then he led the Bucks into the playoffs in 2006, but failed to make the playoffs the next season and was fired again.

It's just that his career in the Blazers was longer.

He is the coach who accompanied Lillard from a rookie to being selected into the ranks of 75-year-old athletes in the process of one person and one city.

Well, his playoff winning percentage is just over 30.00%.

So in Su Chen's impression, Terry Stotts had no achievements and was relatively mediocre.

If you have to give him any award, you can give him a Lillard Best Companion Award.

Su Chen and Terry Stotts briefly shook hands and returned to their camp.

Players from both sides enter the field.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Serge Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Luol Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), Jimmy Butt Le (PG)

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Robin Lopez (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicolas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damian - Lillard (PG)

The starting lineups of the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers are both the starting lineups of the regular season.

The two teams did not deliberately adjust the lineup for the other side, but played a game first, and then saw if they needed to adjust.

It is best not to change the tactical system that you are used to playing at ordinary times. If you do not know how your team will actually play this system, if you change it, even if the adjustment effect is relatively poor.

In fact, the Timberwolves can adjust the lineup, after all, they have [analog glasses].

The reason why Su Chen didn't adjust the lineup was because the strength of the Blazers was indeed one notch lower, so there was no need to adjust.

Both sides jump the ball.

Ibaka jumped to possession for the Timberwolves.

After Iguodala got the ball, he gave it directly to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After entering the playoffs as the second in the Western Conference, Iguodala has entered the playoffs in serious mode, rather than refusing to play for the Grizzlies later.

This Timberwolves team made him feel quite competitive.

After giving the ball to Giannis Antetokounmpo, Iguodala directly signaled him to play, and at the same time directed others to open space for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The reason why Iguodala does this is to strengthen the image of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the core of the team.

If the core of a team is not clear, then at the critical moment, it will fall into a chaotic situation.

The first ball was given to Giannis Antetokounmpo, also to see how the Blazers' defensive strategy is.

Aldridge and Lopez Jr., who will defend Giannis Antetokounmpo.

For the Trail Blazers, Lopez Jr. was still allowed to face Giannis Antetokounmpo, probably because of Lopez Jr.'s hard work on the court.

But hard work can hardly make up for the disadvantages brought by talent.

From the first ball, Su Chen used [Ability Value Fixed] on Giannis Antetokounmpo, allowing Giannis Antetokounmpo to obtain 80% of his peak ability value.

Then the striker fetters, there is a 10% bonus.

Of course, this algorithm is not calculated like 80+10, but no matter what, the current Giannis Antetokounmpo will not be too weak from the peak.

Giannis Antetokounmpo held the ball face-to-face, glanced at the defensive distance of Lopez Jr., and basically let him take a step to defend him.

In the regular season, Giannis Antetokounmpo could throw one from mid-range.

But his mid-range shooting percentage in the regular season is actually not very high. In the playoffs, Giannis Antetokounmpo still wants to use a more efficient offensive method.

Lopez Jr. was also very nervous at this time. At this time, Giannis Antetokounmpo saw a gap on the baseline and directly rushed in with the ball.

Lopez Jr. gave Giannis Antetokounmpo a step, so he didn't get passed.

But when the two collided, Lopez Jr. was obviously knocked back a little distance, and Giannis Antetokounmpo turned around and completed a layup.

Timberwolves 2:0 Trail Blazers.

In the beginning, Giannis Antetokounmpo opened the situation with a simple offense.

Due to the existence of [fixed ability value], Su Chen directly made Giannis Antetokounmpo change from exercising core strength to gaining weight.

Gaining weight while playing games allowed Giannis Antetokounmpo to slowly adapt to the changes in his body.

At the same time, there is no need to worry. Gaining weight will make Giannis Antetokounmpo unable to play. [Fixed ability value] The existence of this thing is to make his ability worthwhile.

Just like now Giannis Antetokounmpo can only perform when he exerts 80% of his peak strength after gaining weight.

Otherwise, the body is not strong enough, and the 80% of the strength will be weakened when used.

This made the Blazers a little disappointed.

Especially Jr. Lopez looked helpless.

The Blazers originally thought that with the hard work of Lopez Jr., they could more or less limit Giannis Antetokounmpo.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo's simple offensive score just now made their defensive strategy useless.

Terry Stotts looked a little ugly.

But fortunately, he didn't really count on Lopez Jr., he still had a backup plan.

(End of this chapter)