Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 53
"I need to see you play more stably, because I want to ask you according to the standards of a strong team." Zhang Sixin encouraged the players.

"This is our territory, we're going to give them some color."

You can't be defeated by the weak chicken team twice in a row, then the loser is the weak chicken team.

The king's lineup has changed from a few days ago, and the rookie Casspi, who performed well, also got a chance to start.

The king's new season is mainly to train Evans, and now he is also the first core of the team.

Evans is an outstanding physical combo guard, but he has a weakness, that is, his shooting is not very good.

Rookies with excellent physical conditions usually have this situation.

The last time the Timberwolves lost, it was actually because the king's role players were separated by three.

This time, Zhang Sixin will not allow this situation to happen. The Timberwolves' defensive strategy is to guard against the Kings' players who shoot well and force Evans to shoot from the outside.

In this case, Curry's defensive pressure will be lighter.

It's not impossible to switch defenses, after all, Curry's body is at a disadvantage.

It's just that the King's starting lineup is all strikers except Evans, and Evans is the smallest.

It can be regarded as a relatively strange lineup, but the Kings don't care much about honing young players anyway.

But at the Target Center, home of the Timberwolves, it is certainly impossible for the Kings to take advantage easily.

Because compared with the last time, the Kings removed Hawes, a pure insider, so the Timberwolves started relatively steadily, starting from the inside offense.

Jefferson scored smoothly and blew the Timberwolves' revenge horn.

For the Timberwolves, Evans didn't have the touch of the first ball, but then it didn't go so well.

The Timberwolves gave him a chance to shoot, but he missed it.

For a player like him, if he strictly guards against defense, he may score with high difficulty, but his ordinary shooting is not very good. The main reason is that he didn't spend much energy on this aspect. Before entering the professional league, he can kill all directions with his body.

The King's offense did not start, and the Timberwolves played relatively easily.

Because the Kings don't have a pure inside line, even if the striker has a high level, it is difficult to fight against the real inside line.

So Curry turned into a pure point guard, playing the ball for Jefferson and Love, and then the two bullied the children inside.

This situation is relatively rare, especially Love.

But the king is such a lineup, not bullying would it mean not giving the opponent face.

It's not just the two of them, Milicic can still dominate the penalty area when he comes up.

In this situation, the King's insider Hawes can't change much.

Because Hawes' defense is also not good, and he is a relatively soft insider.

The King's defense is poor this season, and anyone inside can come in and take a look.

The Timberwolves had problems with their physical strength last time, otherwise they would have solved their opponents directly.

On the offensive end of the Kings, Evans performed mediocre, but Casspi played well.

As Israel's Jordan, Casspi is also a relatively comprehensive player, but in the NBA, he is actually a striker with mediocre athletic ability, not strong enough or stable enough.

However, when he felt it, he was still a little threatening.

After half a quarter, the Timberwolves took the lead with their stable defense.

"The players played very well today. The tactics that work are the best tactics. There is no need to deliberately chase after surprises." Zhang Sixin sighed.

Combining defense with inside and outside, they took the lead steadily. The Timberwolves really played like a strong team.

During the rotation period, Kings player Udry still performed well. The Argentine Nocioni who went to the bench is also a microwave player, and he has performed well since he came up.

It's just that the King's defense still has problems. The Timberwolves' two substitutes inside, Milicic and Frye, also performed very well after they came up.

In the second quarter, the king put Udry on the field to help Evans disperse the organizational pressure, and the king's situation was better.

After all, it also increases outside shooting points, which is also a challenge for the Timberwolves' defense.

However, Evans' shooting is still extremely unstable.

The Timberwolves let go of his mid-range shots a bit, but his shooting percentage is very low.

Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves, who mainly play inside this time, are relatively stable.

In terms of rebounds, Love stabilized all the Kings inside.

In the first half, Love scored a double-double.

For Love, scoring a double-double is really as easy as eating and drinking.

If he had the ability to help defend, he would be the inside line many teams desire, but unfortunately he doesn't.

Before the end of the first half, the Timberwolves were about to lead by 10 points.

The Kings players were a little anxious, and made several consecutive three-pointers, but unfortunately they missed all.

Instead, the Timberwolves seized the opportunity, and Matthews hit a shot, which really helped the team extend its lead to double digits.

The fans at the scene were elated, like a festival.

In this game, from the beginning, the Timberwolves have been suppressing each other, and the fans watched it very well.

In the locker room, Zhang Sixin did not hesitate to praise.

Not only because the team is leading, but also because the team played an exceptional team today.

Everyone is willing to share the ball, everyone has points, very strong team demeanor.

Kings coach Westphal was very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half. The Kings are training young players, but they haven't really done badly for the time being.

He adjusted the lineup. Udri, who performed well, started directly in the second half, allowing Evans to play the second position and concentrate on attacking, so as not to let the Timberwolves let him go. He didn't shoot or pass.

The king's adjustment is still good, Udrih is also in good form today, and he is relatively stable and has another shot.

Defensively, the Kings began to restrict Jefferson, who would help defend when he held the ball in the low post.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Kings still played well and tended to chase points.

However, the Timberwolves' offensive end changed and they began to play pick-and-rolls with Curry and Love, and the King's defense immediately had problems again.

In the first half, the Timberwolves' offense was not a regular pattern, but just aimed at the King's weak link.

The King has made adjustments, so the Timberwolves can just go back to their usual attack mode.

Both Curry and Love can play, and Curry doesn't need to face Evans, so it's a lot easier.

And the king found that their defense was completely out of control.

The Timberwolves' lead expanded again. While waiting for the rotation lineup to play, Brewer and Frye played their own roles again, playing the Kings players a bit autistic.

After the Timberwolves led by almost 20 points, there was no suspense in the game.

Since Zhang Sixin took charge of the Timberwolves, they finally achieved an achievement of clocking out of get off work early.

In the second half of the last quarter, the Timberwolves put on a pure substitute lineup, but still firmly held the victory.

Seeing that the situation was irreversible, the king also replaced the substitute, and everyone played the last few minutes in a friendly manner.

(End of this chapter)