Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 71 Coping Methods
"Billups easily squeezed past Curry and made the shot."

"Finally in, Curry, who has been suppressed by Billups, finally made a three-pointer..."

Zhang Sixin looked at the court with a serious face.

Their defense was good in the second half, but so was the Nuggets.

It seems that the Nuggets attach great importance to this time, and they are very focused on the Timberwolves' three-pointers.

However, Jefferson didn't feel much after the first quarter, and he didn't play inside.

Zhang Sixin has to admit that they still need a little luck to beat the Nuggets.

The real strength of the Timberwolves is the top eight in the Western Conference. They can abuse food, but it is not so easy to play a playoff team.

Many teams now want to improve their lineup, and team manager David Kahn has also talked about this with Zhang Sixin.

The Timberwolves have an unexpected record in the new season, so they naturally have ambitions.

Kahn also hopes to further strengthen the team and show the boss his ability.

If it can improve the strength of the team, Zhang Sixin is definitely willing to do so.

However, they simply don't have the right chips right now.

The team's main lineup is difficult to move, and the young people on the bench have no trade value until they play out.

As for sending good young people out to get a star player back to make big news, Zhang Sixin has no interest.

Because it is not worth it, and it cannot be exchanged for a real powerful All-Star, some second-rate stars are far less valuable than talented young people.

On the court, the situation still did not satisfy Zhang Sixin.

When both teams have made defensive achievements, the Nuggets' personal abilities have played a stronger role.

Anthony has been pinched by the Timberwolves, but Billups also has a wonderful performance.

So the Timberwolves took the lead in adjusting and replaced Jefferson.

This is also no way, players with relatively single functions are like this, and the value of staying on the field will be greatly reduced if they cannot play a role.

After Frye went up, his range of activities was much wider, and the Timberwolves' offense was much more active than before.

The Nuggets have no problem with single defense, but their speed is relatively slow. Jefferson, who can only be a relatively big threat inside, is easily restricted to death, but Frye is different. Even if he can't score directly, he can still cooperate with the team's starting speed.

When the Timberwolves pick up speed, the Nuggets' defensive weaknesses are easily exposed.

As for the Nuggets, although they play an offensive style, their offense is relatively traditional. There will always be big men on the court, and they don't like three-pointers very much.

After discovering that the Timberwolves speeded up, they did not make targeted adjustments, but instead let Anthony go down to rest first.

Of course, in theory, the Nuggets' inside speed is not slow.

But in the process of defense, it is easy to make a slight difference.

After both Frye and Brewer hit three-pointers, the Timberwolves changed the situation on the court.

George Karl was a little impatient on the sidelines. He had clearly formulated a strategy during the halftime break and refused to shoot three-pointers for the Timberwolves. Unexpectedly, there was another problem.

When he got excited, he felt uncomfortable in his throat.

After the grade came up, it was not so convenient to even swear at others, so he was forced to restrain his temper, and George Karl was also a little depressed.

But the players under him were not so obedient. JR came up and threw three-pointers indiscriminately, as if he was going to compete with the Timberwolves, but his shooting percentage was very low.

"The current players are less and less listening to commands..."

But George Karl has no other way. As the head coach, he must throw out the most powerful cards.

The Nuggets want to see results this season, and the pressure as a head coach is not small.

George Karl's approach is that Anthony and Billups take turns leading the team, and the eight-man rotation goes all out.

Although the Timberwolves are also ready to fight, they have more rotations.

Zhang Sixin's requirement is that the players have to work hard on the court, but generally they don't play for too long.

At the beginning of the last quarter, when Anthony led the team, the opportunity for the Timberwolves came.

In terms of player strength, Anthony must be stronger, but Anthony is strong in scoring. When the Timberwolves flank him, it is difficult for Anthony to play his role, and he is not good at using this to drive his teammates.

Instead, Love and Frye got consecutive opportunities, and the Timberwolves took the opportunity to overtake.

The Nuggets have no choice but to bring the main lineup back in advance.

With the organization point of Billups, Anthony can score better.

After Billups came up, he gave Anthony a just-right assist.

Anthony relied on his super personal ability to pull out from outside the three-point line.

Zhang Sixin frowned. He tapped on the tactical board and chose to adjust after careful consideration.

He got up and looked at Jefferson, and said, "Get ready to play. After resting for so long, let me see your aggressiveness."

Jefferson stood up immediately. He played less time in this game and couldn't hold it anymore.

He also protested Zhang Sixin's positioning of his team. If the team's record is not good, he will definitely be awkward, but now some young players on the team are indeed performing well, and the team's record is much better than when he was a single-core player.

Moreover, he communicated with the head coach several times and was always persuaded inexplicably.

Maybe Coach Zhang is indeed capable, and Jefferson has nothing to do. He just wants to perform well and prove that he is an excellent player.

However, sometimes the state is difficult to say, and the coach will not give him as many opportunities as before.

Jefferson has a feeling of returning to his rookie period. In the Celtics, if he doesn't perform well, he won't have so many opportunities.

He doesn't want to go back more and more, so he will be anxious if his playing time decreases.

Now Zhang Sixin still gave him a chance at a critical moment, and he had to go up and perform.

Because if he does not perform well, the young Chinese coach will really replace him. Coach Zhang usually looks very kind, but in the game he is extremely domineering.

After Jefferson came on the field, he missed another hit against Nene.

Nene also played smart, using his height to interfere with Jefferson's shot.

But this time Jefferson didn't give up immediately. He took advantage of the moment Nene turned around and rushed to the rebound, stretched out his long arms first, and pulled the rebound over.

Second offense, scored.

In fact, Jefferson's rebounding ability is not weak. Although he does not have the talent of Love, he averaged [-] rebounds per game before without any pressure. It is the injury that weakened his mobility, and he did not have the urge to fight like before the injury.

But now, he felt that impulse come back to him.

The team got better and he couldn't be pulled off.

Moreover, since the new season, his injury has recovered very well, and he has the ability to prove himself in the paint.

Jefferson, who returned to the court again, was much braver, and soon got an offensive rebound.

With the help of Billups, Anthony's offensive power was released, and the Nuggets, who were about to go crazy, discovered that the Timberwolves actually started to exert strength in the paint.

George Karl stopped criticizing the team's defense and yelled at the Nuggets, "Score the ball, I need you to score the ball!"

(End of this chapter)