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Chapter 32 Meeting the Nuggets Again

Chapter 32 Meeting the Nuggets Again
Perhaps the reversal of the Nuggets consumed the team's luck in the past few days, and the Timberwolves lost to the Western Conference Suns at home next.

The Suns still didn't have a particularly prominent attack point, but they blossomed more and played the rhythm they are good at.

Curry, Love, and Jefferson performed well on the Timberwolves side, but Zhang Sixin was also helpless when the flanks were collectively inaccurate.

However, the chances of winning two strong teams in the West in a row are indeed too small, and it is acceptable not to win consecutively.

At the end of the month, the Timberwolves will fight the Nuggets again.

Last time it was overturned, the Nuggets, who are at home, also intend to take a good breath.

Anthony said before the game that he wanted the Timberwolves to experience the Nuggets' home court.

"You should also speak harshly, guys." Zhang Sixin joked with the players before the game.

Curry laughed naively with a group of young people, which affected all the second-year middle school youths who really wanted to say something harsh.

"Haha, that's it, relax and fight, gentlemen."

However, the Nuggets' home court is really difficult to play. Anthony went crazy at the beginning, raising his hand for two and three points.

In less than half a quarter, Zhang Sixin asked Brewer to replace the beaten Matthews.

The Nuggets player Martin was also very excited and hit a three-pointer.

Zhang Sixin looked a little confused. Are the Nuggets going to explode? Martin can make three-pointers?He looked at Dell Curry, who also spread his hands.

Isn't Martin a violent power forward? He must have paid attention to shooting after being injured, but he is not very good at mid-range. I didn't expect to make a decisive three-pointer.

However, after the hit, this buddy became very confident, and the distance of his shots became farther and farther, and then there was no more.

Zhang Sixin quickly felt relieved that this was still the same Martin, and there was no substitution.

Within a few minutes of the start of the game, the Timberwolves were suppressed by the Nuggets' offense. Anthony is not a human being for short.

However, with the experience of playing, the Timberwolves players are not depressed this time, and their confidence has improved.

With Jefferson's mediocre touch, Curry and Love took on the heavy responsibility of offense.

After Love came back from injury, it can be said that he is making progress visible to the naked eye.

The pick and roll of Curry and Love, both of whom can shoot from a relatively long distance, is more difficult to limit than the pick and roll of Curry and other insiders.

Moreover, Love's body is relatively thick, and the cover is much stronger than Frye's.

The Nuggets' interior is not a slow-moving type. It stands to reason that they can defend the pick-and-roll well, but in fact their defense against high-post pick-and-rolls is very average.

A team with a bad team defense will really have a loophole in a pick-and-roll.

It's a pity that the Nuggets' lineup is not because their players can't defend, because the team's style only cares about offense, which is actually a waste of players' talents.

In the first quarter, Curry, Love and DeRozan all played well, and Zhang Sixin was also very pleased.

"The adaptability of young players is really strong. Just one game, they know how to play against a team like the Nuggets."

"I'm happiest that they didn't mess themselves up under Anthony's strong offense."

Zhang Sixin's words were unanimously recognized by the coaching staff, and everyone said that the young people on the team are really good.

Everyone respected Zhang Sixin more and more.

Three rookies selected by Zhang Sixin have already become the team's starters, and the team's record is actually not bad.

They still don't know that players who haven't performed much yet are actually potential stocks.

However, picking a lot of rookies, all with the strength to perform on the court, is already remarkable.

Every year, many high-ranking picks are given up, let alone second-round picks.

And the team is not bad, which is rare.

When the Timberwolves performed well, the Nuggets still led by double digits.

There is no way to do this, it is completely the ability of an All-Star player, Anthony is almost 20 points in a single quarter.

Among all-star-level players, Anthony's offense is also high-level. The Timberwolves were already flanking after half a quarter and still could not completely solve the problem.

However, the game is not over yet.

When Anthony went to rest, the Timberwolves' rotation narrowed the gap.

The Timberwolves' rotation lineup couldn't beat the opponent at all, but this time is different.

With JR-Smith hitting the iron continuously, Milicic and Belinelli helped the team chase the score gap to single digits.

JR-Smith is now a typical sixth man performance. When he feels good, he plays like an All-Star. When he feels bad, he can make the team's head coach doubt his life.

Most of the sixth men in the league are like this, but they don't have a point, which is also an important reason why it is difficult for them to start.

In the second quarter, Anthony finally withdrew from the berserk mode, and Zhang Sixin also breathed a sigh of relief.

And Curry and Love still performed well, and the Timberwolves are a little bit about to start.

The Nuggets can't fully stare at the two, because Jefferson is still a threat in the low post, and DeRozan and Matthews can also play a dozen.

If the Timberwolves attack this lineup, it will actually be very scary.

The players have offensive talent. Zhang Sixin knows it, but the more he knows, the more he has to focus on defense, so as to increase the team's upper limit.

Otherwise, just because the players are playing well and the team's performance has not improved, young people may become second-rate stat brushers instead of first-rate stars.

Seeing the players playing better and better, Zhang Sixin was also very excited.

Stabilize your rhythm, resist the opponent's explosion, and then fight back steadily. The current Timberwolves feel like a mature and strong team.

"It's really good. With their current performance, I feel that they just need to be a good audience."

"It's not easy coming to Denver on the road, and everyone on this team deserves a lot of credit."

During the timeout, Zhang Sixin also asked the players to continue. He joked: "This is their home court, but it is our rhythm. You are really good. I can't help but want to treat you to supper."

It's a pity that the first half ended very quickly.

Zhang Sixin feels that if it continues, the Timberwolves will definitely overtake.

But it doesn't matter, winning is afraid of halftime, isn't the Nuggets still leading by a few points now?

The players in this game had a good mentality, so after returning to the locker room, Zhang Sixin talked to them about the performance of both sides in the first half, and told them to do well in the second half.

The rhythm must continue, and Anthony needs to be consumed more.

The Timberwolves can fight to consume a lot of people. They have people on the flanks, but they are not the dominant part of the game. If they can consume more Anthony, they will make money.

Another thing is to prevent the outside offense represented by the Nuggets Billups. In summary, the defense cannot be slack, and the offense should follow the rhythm.

The Nuggets' poor team defense, as long as the Timberwolves have no problems with their own offense, there will be no problems.

(End of this chapter)

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