Basketball myth

Chapter 235 Gains and Losses

In the third game, the Lakers finally lost the game!But those who win may not be so happy, and those who lose are not so depressed!
杰克逊上场40分钟拿下了29分3篮板3次助攻的好成绩！皮尔斯更是以百分之65的命中率领先全队！不过这场比赛最大的功臣还是加内特，面对本华莱士的防守上场42分钟拿下了20分16个篮板4次盖帽的超级数据！

But it seems that Coach Z doesn't care about the victory of this game!Or some unhappy!Thomas maliciously imagined, is this godfather-level figure feeling very upset because Hill didn't appear soon after he specifically targeted it?
But Thomas didn't say anything!Both of them know each other's bottom line!The Timberwolves played so well. Without the support of favorable substitutes and inside players, the strength of the Timberwolves is here!

Can win a few games, but not this series!Nash's system has been brought to an extreme in this game!But that's still the problem, O'Neal is the eternal pain of the Timberwolves!Well, it is also a pain for many other teams!

Coach Z won such a game, but lost the possibility of winning the series in the future!Another point is that after this game, the Timberwolves' physical strength has reached a limit!

You must know that the Lakers have always played according to their own arrangements, and did not use their main force to play for 40 minutes. Carter, who played the most, only played 36 minutes!O'Neill just scored an 'average score' of 29 points!
This kind of game is not to say that the Timberwolves are not strong, but that the Lakers are the natural nemesis of the Timberwolves!Of course only in relative terms!It's as if the Timberwolves are the natural nemesis of the Blazers!The Blazers are very strong, whether they are the substitute or the main force, they are very strong!If it weren't for the unexpected rise of the Timberwolves and the Lakers, the Blazers would be the top three in the Western Conference!
However, because of this, the Blazers' front line is relatively weak, and the usually relatively strong inside line is not so strong for the Timberwolves!Whether it's Garnett's jumping ability and ability to assist in defense, or Lewis' dubious position, the Blazers' inside line is at best a tie!

There is even more important Nash, Nash is the core of the Timberwolves, and the core of the Trail Blazers is the inside line, the Timberwolves with Nash can play 70.00% of their strength in every game, but Sabo who is defending in front of Garnett Nice, the Blazers can only play [-]%!

Nash is an organizer!It's like a marshal, and the Blazers' outside line is more like a vanguard, with force, but what about other aspects?The difference is a bit much!

Facing the Trail Blazers, the Lakers said that they may not necessarily play 6 games to decide the outcome, but facing the Timberwolves, the defense of the Timberwolves inside is much easier for the Lakers!And the relatively strong forward position of the Timberwolves is the focus and strength of the Lakers' defense!

Simply put, the Timberwolves can't play their strengths when facing the Lakers!

Of course, it's not that the Timberwolves are not strong, but facing the Lakers with O'Neal and Carter, the Timberwolves can play too little!
This is what the Blazers meant to win Pippen later, and it is also the reason why the Timberwolves quickly strengthened the inside line in the summer!This season, the Lakers have won the championship with the attitude of a dominator, and their strength has reached one of the strongest levels in the history of the Lakers!

Of course, the two coaches were very clear about these things at the beginning of this round of competition. It can be said that if he had not had enough confidence in Nash's organization, Coach Z would not have deliberately found the Lakers!
There is no possibility of the Timberwolves winning this season!Not because of others, the Jazz, Lakers, and Spurs are all troubles!Timberwolves' substitutes and insiders are the biggest problem when facing such three teams!

The Timberwolves looking for the Lakers simply want to know how far they are from the real championship contenders? Coach Z wants his players to know how to go on the road to the championship!
Garnett is very strong, but even in history, when Garnett successfully broke into the Western Conference Finals, he also had a strong inside defense in the penalty area, especially when he was in the Celtics!

With Coach Z's system and Garnett's inside line, the Timberwolves can go a long way, but not this season!
Of course, this is how Thomas thinks that he will not underestimate Coach Z. In the first game, he told his players how strong the Lakers are. In the second game, he told his players that the Timberwolves will What to do to win, and the third game won the victory you wanted more directly!
Step by step and steadily add strong confidence to your team!

Is this something a normal trainer can do?You must know that when the Timberwolves faced the immature Lakers last season, they were undisputedly swept away!This season just changed some rookie players, and the Timberwolves were able to win a game in front of the extremely terrifying Lakers!

Not a fluke!This is the strength of the Timberwolves!

Who else in today's league can do that?
Thomas will not be underestimated after three games like this!Moreover, Thomas almost exposed his future hole cards in the third game!This is what Coach Z wants to see, even at the cost of being swept away this season!

Don't say anything about Hill's injury!In the eyes of the champion coach, there is only the ultimate victory!If you are timid, you are not in this circle!
But fortunately for Thomas, Hill controlled himself and did not let the injury worsen!However, Thomas did not let Hill play again for the sake of insurance. Thomas could not afford to lose in this game, but Thomas could not afford to lose in this season's championship game!
There is no day off!The fourth game between the Lakers and Timberwolves will be on the 4rd!This is the characteristic of the shortened season!And this is why Thomas deliberately gave up the No. 23 game!

Of course, the term "giving up" is also relative!Not all opponents will let Thomas do it on purpose!
The Lakers' starting lineup for this game has changed!Reasonable and unexpected!This is the first evolution of Thomas!The starters became Fisher, Carter, Jaylens, Ben and O'Neal!
When old Z saw this lineup, he was speechless for a long time!
When the Timberwolves commentary box saw this lineup!Not a single review!

When Hill was sitting on the sidelines in a suit, when Rodman was warming up, everyone knew what Thomas was going to do!

This game has been very different from the start!Ben Wallace grabs the rebound!Instead of attacking at the beginning, it was handed over to Carter. In the 10th second of the game, the Lakers lined up at halftime!Facing Pierce's defense and Jackson's supplementary defense at any time, Carter attracted the attention of two people!
With fast dribbles and fast swings, when Carter attracted everyone's attention to him, O'Neal's little chance came out!Facing Garnett's defense, O'Neal turned around and made a layup!

Don't think that with two players without a basket on the court, the Lakers have no way to attack!O'Neal and Carter are both people who can carry people to the basket. Sometimes, 2 people may not be better than 1 person!
The more critical point is that these two people without a basket run quickly, either rushing towards the basket, or giving Fisher a pick-and-roll. It doesn't matter whether Nash's defense is good or not, but Fisher's shooting must have a certain degree. Deterrent!This is the key!
But that's the result, the Lakers' offense has also begun to lag!But when Thomas asked these two to come up, it was for their defense!The Lakers' offense has fluctuated to a certain extent, but the Timberwolves must be the one with the greater volatility!

The race in the mud is about to begin!

If the lineup of the Lakers is normal, Coach Z will be very happy, very happy!Because, an immature system, a reckless system, the Timberwolves have many ways to deal with it!
However, when the Timberwolves are still at the playoff level after trying their best to end a game, the Timberwolves will face a very big dilemma!Because the Timberwolves have no energy!Of course, if other teams use such a lineup, the Timberwolves will not be afraid at all, but when they face a team with O'Neal and Carter, Coach Z will also roll his eyes!

Um!After this match, Coach Z finally knew what it means to be truly shameless!

You know, the Lakers are already in sight of victory!Even if the Lakers don't do this, they can win the game to a large extent!But shameful Thomas used such a lineup to win!

This lineup is definitely premeditated!First, the Timberwolves are a young team with a lot of experience in the playoffs. When they lack physical strength and face a very strong personal defense, many problems will appear!Of course, they are those who lack physical strength!
Second, the Lakers did this to give their main players a good rest time, and they played the characteristics of their veterans!Barkley, Rodman, O'Neal and even Carter are all beneficiaries of this tactic!In other words, the Lakers' positional battle is much better than the Timberwolves!

At best, this approach is to win the game at the lowest cost. At worst, Thomas does not have the attitude and tactics that a champion coach should have!And the most important thing is that after the fans saw Mars hit the earth in three games, in such a crucial game, they actually saw an ugly game from the last century!
What do you make the expecting fans think?Can you be any more shameless?

(End of this chapter)