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Chapter 294 Annoying Brown Candy
As Xu Hao expected, Hollins would not let Conley face him on the defensive end, and it was undoubtedly Allen who was in charge of defending him.From the first second of the game, Allen stuck close to Xu Hao like a shadow, reaching out to interfere from time to time, hoping to help the team grab the ball and kill the Timberwolves' offense in the cradle inside.

Xu Hao felt a headache for Allen's close defense.This is not the first time he has encountered man-marking in a game. In fact, since he became the outside core and top scorer of the Timberwolves, he has been on the blacklist of other 29 team coaches. All means to block him, and sending special personnel to defend him is only the lowest level.

But the method is the same, but the players sent to perform the task are different. To be honest, Xu Hao has never felt the tremendous pressure from Allen on other opponents.In the two games between the Timberwolves and the Celtics last season, Allen did not play due to injuries, so this is the first time Xu Hao has faced this guy head-on since he landed in the NBA.

The best rookie has proved Xu Hao's strength to a certain extent, and Allen also treated this young opponent very carefully.Of course, this has nothing to do with Xu Hao's strength. As a low-key but strong defender, Allen has always maintained a cautious attitude against any opponent, which is why he can become a top defender.

Soon half of the 12 minutes of the first quarter passed, and Allen hadn't contributed any steals. Except for one shot and two points, and one foul, all his other statistics were zero.However, McHale frowned on the sidelines, because Xu Hao had made five consecutive shots under his defense, which is quite rare.

What happened to Xu Hao was also the team's starting shooting guard Ellington. Although he was defended by the shorter Conley, the latter's style of play was also tough and he was keen to create physical contact.Ellington is not as perverted as Xu Hao, and it is also difficult to face Conley's defense. He only hit one goal from beyond the three-point line, and it was a corner three-pointer created by multiple screens.It can be said that the Timberwolves' outside firepower has been completely misfired.

Without the containment of outside shooters, Love's offense with the ball in the interior has also been hindered a lot. This is a chain reaction.Strictly speaking, the Timberwolves currently do not have top stars who can solve all problems one-on-one. They rely more on cooperation to create space, and the relatively narrow space is obviously not enough.

With 7 minutes and 38 seconds left in the first quarter, McHale called a timeout.He had to call this timeout. After all, the Grizzlies had widened the point difference to double digits. If he didn't rearrange his tactics, the team would be defeated.

When the players on the field came down one after another, McHale looked directly at Xu Hao: "Chris, are you okay? Can you handle Tony Allen's defense? If not, I can arrange other people to help you. "

Xu Hao thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "I believe I can handle it. In fact, even if you arrange other people to help, it may not be useful. Obviously, the Grizzlies are staring at me, so they must restrain me no matter what. performance.”

McHale nodded: "What you said makes sense, then be careful and seek help if necessary."

Then McHale put forward some requirements for the players. He hoped that everyone can strengthen running and passing, and don't stop and wait for teammates to run tactics.The inside line and the outside line actually complement each other. If one side has an advantage, it can drive the other side. The next step is to see who can return to normal in what they are best at.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Brewer was the first to return to normal.Of course, it's hard to say he's "back to normal," and the fact that he hit two 2-pointers out of the blue isn't his normal weapon at all.But McHale doesn't mind, he doesn't care who scores, as long as he can save the situation on the court a little bit.

Despite this, Allen still followed Xu Hao closely, as if he didn't see Brewer hit a three-pointer at all.Xu Hao expressed his helplessness about this, but he had no good solution, he could only do his best to deliver shells to his teammates.

Everyone worked together and finally narrowed the point difference to single digits at the end of the first quarter, which was barely acceptable.But Xu Hao's face was still ugly. He played the entire first quarter and only scored 6 points and 3 assists.

Such a situation is very abnormal for him. It can only be said that Allen is worthy of being one of the strongest perimeter gates in the league. His close defense made Xu Hao suffer a lot.Of course, he can also continue to try his luck at a place farther from the three-point line, but the inside line composed of Gasol and Randolph is not easy to mess with, and their sense of rebounding is also very good.If Xu Hao made unscrupulous shots because he wanted to regain his touch, he would only continue to hand over the ball to others.

Of course, McHale will not waste Xu Hao's scoring ability throughout the game. He plans to let Xu Hao serve as shooting guard in the second quarter and let Sessions be in charge of organization, so that Xu Hao can focus most of his energy on It's on offense.If he can't regain his touch in this way, it will only prove that he is not in good condition in this game and cannot help the team in the way he is good at.

If this is the case, it will obviously be an extremely heavy blow to the Timberwolves.As the current team's No. [-] scorer, Xu Hao's importance is beyond doubt, which is why McHale asked him to increase the number of shots before the start of the season.However, Xu Hao believes that Allen will continue to follow him like brown sugar until the end of the game.

But Xu Hao is not someone who admits defeat easily. The tragic experience in the first quarter aroused his anger to a certain extent.Even if Allen is a senior who entered the industry in 2004 and has a championship ring in his hand, Xu Hao doesn't think he can't escape his net.Coupled with the fact that Sessions is responsible for organizing the offense, he will have more time to play with Allen.

The luck of the misfortune is that Allen doesn't have much offensive ability. His scoring methods are other than air cuts and second offenses after grabbing rebounds. Xu Hao doesn't need to spend too much energy on the defensive end.It's just that how to deal with Allen on the offensive end, he still has no idea. This is not a hurdle that can be passed by confidence alone. Otherwise, how do you think others are called defender killers?Don't kill you on the field, are you embarrassed to call this a very embarrassing name?
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