Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 98
"The Timberwolves hit a three-pointer again, and the Eagles' defense must pay more attention..."

"More than halfway through the last quarter, the Timberwolves are still leading, and the Eagles must find a way."

"Horford's rebound protection is good, but he still doesn't perform well on the offensive end. It's hard to imagine that a team as young as the Timberwolves will be so disciplined defensively."

"Joe Johnson goes to the hoop and draws a foul..."

"Beautiful, Josh's 2+1, Josh's impact is very good, Love can't defend at all. Although time is running out, the Eagles still have hope."

"Oh, my God, after Curry hit a three-pointer and then passed Matthews to hit a three-pointer, the Timberwolves made two three-pointers and it can be said that they have killed the game."

The commentators on the scene were more biased, but seeing the Eagles lose, the opponent was also quite embarrassed.

The Eagles still had too few moves at the last moment. In fact, the Timberwolves didn't lead much at the beginning, it was just a matter of one or two goals, but at the critical moment, the Timberwolves' three-pointer was even more murderous.

After the game, Zhang Sixin also said that Curry and Love have become more and more stable after going through the All-Star Game.

"There's no doubt that the two of them can lead the team very well," he said.

Most of the season has passed, and now no one doubts whether the Timberwolves will enter the playoffs.

Of course, some people think that they will collapse at the last moment, but more people think that their collapse will be a matter of next season, and they were successfully attacked by them this season.

It is said that it was a sneak attack, and it is half correct. At the beginning of the season, no one paid attention to the Timberwolves, and their strength was not strong enough, so they really took advantage of it.

But now, the strength of the Timberwolves has risen, and it has nothing to do with the dark horse.

Two All-Stars, and there are quasi-All-Stars on the team, an absolute league powerhouse.

However, the Timberwolves are now attracting attention, and it is indeed not as easy as the first half of the season.

Back-to-back away games only adjusted for one day, and the Timberwolves played back-to-back again, starting from the away game.

This time, they lost to the Thunder.

Zhang Sixin has long known that they are not absolutely sure of the strong teams in the Upper West, so they are not depressed.

It's not that Durant is superb, it's mainly because the Thunder's role players played well.

The Timberwolves flank Durant, if the Thunder's role players can stand up, the Timberwolves will definitely not be able to play.

In this Thunder, seven players scored in double figures, and the Timberwolves lost unjustly.

But if the two teams meet next time, Zhang Sixin will still let the team pinch Durant.

After all, the chances of Thunder's role players performing well are too low, so there is no need to refer too much to the outcome of a game.

When they returned to play back to back at home, the Timberwolves lost to the Trail Blazers.

The Timberwolves played against the Trail Blazers this season is really a bit evil. It is normal for Oden to lose without injury in the first two games, but this time it is a bit abnormal.

Without Oden, it would be much easier for the Timberwolves to restrict Aldridge, and the Camby Timberwolves don't care much at all.

However, this time Batum broke out, and the three-pointer was all over the defense.

On the bench, Fernandez also broke out.

This kind of flank with excellent physical fitness is really difficult to limit when it comes to touch.

The league is gradually entering the era of small forwards. Although there are not many top players, it is normal for the general wing to explode occasionally. It can only be said that the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers clashed.

Zhang Sixin feels that it is better not to face them in the first round of the playoffs.

After all, Love really doesn't take advantage of Aldridge at this point.

February ended like this. Although the Timberwolves ended with a losing streak, their record has actually stabilized.

They are still in front of the Lakers and Nuggets, and the strong teams in the Western Conference are crowded together, and they have not yet grabbed their third place in the Western Conference.

The team's March schedule, and even until the end of the regular season, wasn't too tough.

In other words, as long as the Timberwolves are stable now, the top four in the Western Conference are very likely to enter the playoffs.

The primary issue that Zhang Sixin has to consider now has become the health of the players. Since he will go to the playoffs in the first season of coaching the Timberwolves, he must make a breakthrough with the strongest strength.

As for the regular season rankings, that's actually the case.

If everyone's record is similar, the difference between the third and the sixth will not be that big.

Of course, we still have to fight for home court advantage in the first round.

In the first season of his coaching career, he still hopes to have a good start.

If the regular season record goes further, the possibility is still relatively small, unless the Lakers pull their hips behind.

From historical experience, it is almost impossible.

In March, although the Timberwolves started the away game, the players had already rested for three days, and their physical strength was fine.

They went to Dallas to face the Mavericks in the playoffs. After the Mavericks got Butler and Haywood from the Wizards, their strength must have improved. At least their regular season record has stabilized, and they are competing with the Thunder for the fourth place in the Western Conference.

Kidd was unable to play in this game, and the Mavericks mentioned Barea to the starting position.

After Butler came over, Terry could play the sixth man on the bench with peace of mind, which is one of the reasons why the Mavericks are stable. If Terry plays the starter, he doesn't have so many possessions, and it is really difficult to fully play.

Because Barea, a small man, came up to the opponent's No. [-] position, Zhang Sixin asked Curry to increase his personal offense in the first quarter.

Barea defends very hard and his strength is not bad, but his height is still flawed.

In this game, Jefferson did not play because of a small injury. The combination of Milicic and Love feels pretty good.

At least the inside line and the opponent can explode each other, especially Milicic, which completely holds Heywood down.

After Milicic's evolution, he is stronger than before in history, and he is already a very good insider.

For an inside player with static talent, as long as he is stronger, it will be a completely different experience.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves were very strong inside and outside the line, and they immediately took the lead.

Nowitzki made Love two fouls, and he is relatively strong, but his shooting is average today, and the Timberwolves are still stronger on the offensive end.

But Milicic became the starter, and the Timberwolves' bench lineup is still slightly weaker.

In fact, there is no problem in the heart, but when both sides of the rotation lineup speed up, the Timberwolves' outside line is not as good as the Mavericks.

Terry is absolutely strong on the bench, and the best sixth man is no joke.

The outside combination of the Mavericks' bench, Terry and Beaubois, is really sharp to attack quickly.

Zhang Sixin has already discovered that it is not a good idea to rotate the lineup and play speed with the Mavericks. It is not easy to defend the Mavericks by getting out of the Mavericks' nerve knife.

A team at the level of the Timberwolves is now afraid of unreasonable nerve knives.

They are not very afraid of Butler's obvious attack point.

"If you haven't tried the offense, you can only play defense and rhythm... Similarly, if the defense can't do it, the team can also fight the offense. A comprehensive team must know how to make use of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses."

On the court, Zhang Sixin doesn't mind avoiding his sharpness.

(End of this chapter)