Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 179 The Winning Streak Continues
"We have defeated them once, facing a team like the Eagles, we must be tougher." Zhang Sixin communicated with the players during the intermission.

Playing a team team, the core players have to be hardened, which is unreasonable.

And as the core player of the team, you must also have this kind of spirit.

The two tactical cores of the Timberwolves have relatively mild tempers, but they must not be too gentle on the court.

Love's style of play may be difficult and tough at times, but Curry still has this qualification.

Playing in the third quarter, Curry made more decisive shots from beyond the three-point line.

Sealing the throat with a sword from outside the three-point line is often more deterrent than rushing in to cause damage.

Many times defensive players will feel powerless, no matter how you defend, you can make a shot.

Now Curry is not so exaggerated at all times, but coupled with the team's defense, his occasional outbursts can already disrupt the opponent's defensive strategy.

In the third quarter, the main theme of the two teams was still defense, and both sides increased their defensive strength.

The rhythm has also slowed down. The Eagles can only rely on the inside to pull out to shoot, while the Timberwolves rely on the personal ability of outside players to score.

"Young people still lack some experience. They can find opportunities, but they can only score once in a chance. In fact, it is possible for certain points to be consecutive and directly explode points." Zhang Sixin said with a little regret.

As a core player, when it is time to lead the team to explode, experienced players will feel this way, and Curry definitely needs to exercise.

But this is okay now. In the third quarter, the two teams are actually very patient, and they are all waiting for the opportunity.

But the Eagles may want to make a wave during the rotation period. After all, the main lineup matchup is really difficult.

The Timberwolves now want to train rookies. This is Zhang Sixin's choice, and it is impossible for the opponent to cooperate with him.

So the Eagles still waited for Crawford to come up to start the strongest offensive lineup, but the second half didn't go so smoothly, and Crawford didn't feel good after coming up.

On the contrary, the Timberwolves' bench lineup played well. Danny Green and Paul George both hit three-pointers when they came up, which made the Eagles a little confused.

The Timberwolves have always attached great importance to three-pointers. When they miss, the opponent may not feel that there is anything, but they will think that they have chosen an inefficient offensive method.

But as long as a few hits, the opponent will feel hopeless.

This is how the Eagles felt. They found that the bench lineup couldn't do it, so they could only let Joe Johnson, Josh and Horford come.

It's just that the Timberwolves' offense is fully up at this time.

Love also played very well when he was on the bench, continuing his state of play.

When all the main players returned to the field in the final quarter, the Timberwolves felt like they were going to close the game.

Although their offense did not explode violently at a certain point in time, it was wave after wave.

There are always three-pointers from time to time, and Love always grabs offensive rebounds on the inside. The Eagles' defense is a bit at a loss as to what to do.

This also caused the Eagles to always have loopholes in the outside line. In fact, when the final half was over, the Eagles were only a few points behind, and there were still opportunities.

But they panicked themselves, and as a result, out of the five players on the Timberwolves field, three of them hit three-pointers again.

Originally, the Timberwolves were leading by three-pointers, but the Eagles still didn't completely block the three-pointers. The opponent's head coach Larry Drew should have a good opinion on defense, but he didn't expect to lose the chain at a critical moment.

Of course, the Timberwolves also scored inside at the last moment.

Only when the inside and outside are combined, scoring will become easier.

As the game entered the last minute, Matthews hit a three-pointer again, and the outcome also lost suspense.

The Timberwolves defeated the Eagles again, and the winning streak continued.

"We had a lot of chances to come back, but we didn't perform well and made a few bad decisions." Hawks coach Larry Drew said after the game, "We have to be smarter. It's not time to panic. We will continue to work hard and focus on the next game."

After the start of the Eagles' winning streak, they encountered several strong teams. Now their record has been declining and they urgently need to recover.

In this game, Curry and Love both scored double-doubles, and Love's double-20 performance was not as shocking as the double-30 performance in the game, but as the team's fourth position, it was still awesome.

Zhang Sixin also said with a smile: "I like the performance of the players. Kevin's statistics will remind everyone that he is an All-Star starter."

Although the All-Star voting has not yet started, it is definitely not a loss to vaccinate the fans in advance.

To be honest, the teams in the Western Conference are strong now, but the All-Star competition is far less intense than in previous years. Zhang Sixin would feel embarrassed if he didn't take the opportunity to help the players raise their value.

On the second day, the Timberwolves will play back-to-back away games.

Zhang Sixin felt a little tired, so he asked the coaching staff to pay more attention to the players' state.

It doesn't matter if there are fewer games, don't get injured.

Therefore, the main rotation players, the Timberwolves will still pay attention to playing time.

Reducing injuries and training new players is actually killing two birds with one stone.

Everyone knows this kind of thing, but most teams don't dare, because apart from a few favored players, other rookies really don't know who can really play.

The opponent in the second back-to-back away game was the Bobcats. The Bobcats didn't show much in the summer, and they operated in reverse.

They sent away Chandler, whom coach Larry Brown didn't like, in exchange for Dampier, but the team didn't want Dampier to cut directly, which was tantamount to assisting the Maverick Chandler in vain.

Larry Brown, a head coach who is good at defense, doesn't like the inside line that can be defended, and he doesn't know what he is thinking when his head is off.

It can be seen from this transaction that Larry Brown may be old and confused.

Naturally, the Bobcats started the season in a mess. Their offense has not improved, but their defense has deteriorated.

Because Felton left, Augustine came to the starting position, this is the change of Bobcats starting, everything else is the same.

The Bobcats' starting insiders, Muhammad and Diaw, are not very tall. The Timberwolves' two insiders, Love and Milicic, were very active at the beginning.

The Timberwolves have a lot of strength inside, and if the opponent's inside confrontation is a little bit close, they will be very passive.

The Bobcats are like this, plus their shooting is not very good, the offense is often on the two wings, Jackson and Wallace rush inside, so Milicic's shot-blocking career has a bumper harvest.

The cooperation between Love and Milicic this season is still very smooth. Their functions do not overlap. For example, Love packs rebounds and Milicic packs blocks. The two are now number one on this list.

In fact, Love's comprehensive offensive inside line needs to be matched with Milicic's defensive type. The offensive end position does not conflict, and the defensive end can also help defend.

Relatively speaking, the only advantage of the Bobcats' two insiders is that they can move.

(End of this chapter)