Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 95 Killing the Game

"These defenses are really good, but it's a pity that Westbrook shot well this quarter." Zhang Sixin sighed.

In the third quarter, Durant's touch did not explode immediately. This is the opportunity for the Timberwolves.

However, Westbrook's touch is surprisingly good, and the Thunder is still a bit lucky, otherwise the Timberwolves will counterpress this wave.

But even so, the Timberwolves also caught up a bit.

Westbrook's good touch is just a few shots from the zombies, and the three-point line is still useless.

Unlike Durant, he is really a threat in any area.

So overall, the Timberwolves played better in the third quarter.

Zhang Sixin is quite satisfied, and being more aggressive in the second half is also standard for strong teams.

Role player fouls are slightly more, but acceptable.

"This is the offense the team wants." Entering the rotation period, the Timberwolves began to explode.

Durant didn't feel good, and went down to adjust for more than 2 minutes. When he returned to the court, the Timberwolves had already overtaken the score.

As for the main substitute players, although Frye didn't perform well, Belinelli, Brewer and Milicic all had good touch, and they stunned each other all at once.

And leaving Milicic on the court, the Timberwolves played better without blindly speeding up.

Zhang Sixin went to Curry and Love to cooperate again, and the team's offense was so smooth.

The Thunder also quickly replaced Durant. Durant is also an awesome player, and he can score when he comes up. It can also help the team attract defensive attention and give teammates better opportunities to attack.

When Durant is not on the court, the threat of the Thunder is really far apart.

The current Westbrook and Harden are really not a great threat to the Timberwolves.

Zhang Sixin originally felt that he could take the game away, but now he finds that it still needs a little bit of grinding.

Fortunately, the team's reliance on star players is not as great as the Thunder. Curry and Love still have enough time to rest below, and the Timberwolves will not feel like the Thunder.

If the star is too capable, he must deal with it, otherwise he will not be able to rest. Now in the East, the situation is even more serious for the Cavaliers. James is more comprehensive than Durant. It is difficult for him to play tactics when he goes to the team.

Zhang Sixin took it as a warning that the team must have a few good points.

At least two super strong points and at least four ball-holding points are not easy to be targeted and can reduce injuries.

Except for James' beast-level body, other players will definitely be injured if they fuck up.

The Timberwolves are currently building the top card combination, Curry and Love are a little bit fragile, especially Love, Zhang Sixin must not allow them to average too long.

Halfway through the final quarter, Jeff Green hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder caught up with the score again.

Durant has not shown signs of weakness at this time, and there is no way to do it. It's not that the Timberwolves worked hard to consume him. Durant had to lose his physical strength at the last moment and his shooting percentage had problems.

This is all possible. Durant resumed shooting in the last quarter, and the Timberwolves have nothing to say, just resolutely flank.

The Thunder switched back to the starting lineup at the last moment. Among the five players on the field, Krstic and Sefolosha were not strong enough to attack, and even Westbrook could play outside the three-point line, so the Timberwolves Durant would not have any impact on the defense.

However, the last person left by the Timberwolves on the court still changed. Zhang Sixin first replaced Jefferson and played for a while, and then replaced Milicic.

The second position was finally replaced by Belinelli who felt better in the second half. To win the Thunder, it is not enough to pin all hopes on defense and offense.

So in the last few minutes, the Timberwolves' lineup actually changed in three positions, and Brewer also stayed on the court instead of Matthews.

Why not Matthews and Brewer used before, because of the offensive touch.

Belinelli made two of three three-pointers in the second half and won a chance for himself.

And in the case of flanking, Brewer will be the main defense, and another person will assist. Belinelli and Love can both play.

The flank attack was still effective. Durant made a mistake. In the Timberwolves' counterattack, Belinelli hit another three-pointer, and he exploded this time.

Zhang Sixin applauded Belinelli. He did the right thing by keeping people on the court at this critical moment.

But the game wasn't over yet, Durant came back and hit 3+1 against the defense, and Belinelli made a flanking foul.

"It's amazing..." Zhang Sixin could only admire it.

The three-point line began to pinch, but Durant still couldn't stop scoring.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' offense was also successful when they came back. Curry and Love picked and rolled.

Next, Milicic defended the big hat Green, and on the offensive end, he received a second pass from Curry and succeeded in dunking.

The Thunder had no other way at this time, they couldn't play the offensive and defensive transition like the Timberwolves.

Thunder coach Brooks' strategy is to let Durant play singles, even if the Timberwolves attack, he must try his best to catch the ball.

It's not that others didn't try, neither Westbrook nor Green hit.

The other two were even more afraid to make a move at the critical moment, and Zhang Sixin didn't understand the opponent's strategy.

Is it just for defense? If the Thunder finally leave Harden on the court, the Timberwolves' defense may be a little tangled.

Harden still doesn't get enough trust, which may be related to his need to hold the ball.

Westbrook and Durant already have the ball on the field, and the opponent may prefer to leave a 3D to cooperate with them. Even Sefoloza has the D, but the 3 is not well practiced.

Zhang Sixin is different, he believes in attacking more at critical moments.

Defense can be made up with a team, and offense can only rely on players with this ability.

It can be said that the current Timberwolves emphasize defense, but are not superstitious about defense. Zhang Sixin also believes in rookies. Competitive sports experience is really not as good as talent.

In the last few minutes, the Thunder were completely supported by Durant.

After Milicic hit, the Timberwolves' lead came to more than 5 points.

Entering the last minute of the game, the Thunder still had no way to improve the situation.

Durant's strong play was about to foul again. After standing on the free throw line, he made two free throws, but it was not enough.

Zhang Sixin has let Curry control the rhythm. Even if they miss in the end, it will consume a lot of time, and what the Thunder lack most now is time.

Curry used up all the attack time, and the time has come to more than 30 seconds.

After missing a hit, the Timberwolves quickly retreated and prepared for defense.

The Thunder couldn't find an opportunity to attack and stagnated. They could only force a pass to Durant, but they made a mistake.

After the Timberwolves got the ball, they chose to control the time again, but this time the offensive time was almost exhausted and Curry hit a three-pointer, killing the game.

(End of this chapter)