NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 111 Eight consecutive victories, reaching the top of the league!

At this time, the second half of the game also started.

Throughout the second half, Su Chen still chose to defend the zone most of the time.

Only when McCollum and Curry are not on the court, man-to-man tactics will be used.

In order to be able to perform, this Su Chen adjusted the intensity of the game to a mode close to the playoffs.

The Clippers have also adjusted the intensity, but under high intensity, the Timberwolves still have many sure points of attack.

As for the Clippers' defense, Su Chen also made targeted defenses.

In fact, when Gobert uses zone defense to guard the basket, neither Jordan nor Griffin can pose a great threat to the basket.

"This Clipper is really that Clipper."

Su Chen smiled lightly.

Griffin, the current insider superstar of the Clippers, happened to be restrained by Gobert.

It's not because Griffin's physical talent is not explosive enough, nor is it because Gobert has now reached the dpoy level of defense, it's purely wingspan suppression.

Griffin's wingspan is very short. Whenever Griffin faces the inside line with long wingspan, both offense and defense seem to be very difficult.

Gobert happens to be a long-armed player. Gobert, who is tall and long-armed, makes the short-handed Griffin uncomfortable just relying on his size.

And facing the zone defense, Griffin's shooting is also very unstable, and he can't punish the Timberwolves' zone defense at all.

And another insider, Jordan Jr.

It sounds bluffing, what is the best first team and best first defense, averaged more than a dozen rebounds and blocks per game.

After all, Jordan's skills are rough, and his offense depends entirely on Paul.

And Su Chen's tactic this time was to pinch Paul, causing Paul to lose contact with his teammates.

Su Chen was thinking.

After Paul and his teammates played a pick-and-roll on the field, they found that there was no chance to pass the ball, and he got a chance to shoot the ball himself.

brush!
Paul hits the mid-range.

But Su Chen just smiled slightly, didn't call a timeout, and didn't even yell at the court.

The current Paul is at his peak, and he is the top traditional point guard in active service in the league. It is the Paul Clippers that have earned the title of the lob city.

It was Su Chen who formulated the defensive strategy that allowed Paul to get an offensive opportunity.

Paul's current offense is still mainly in the middle distance, or he breaks through.

His real responsibility is the traditional point guard, the person who connects the entire team. When Paul can't connect the team, it is actually very difficult for the Clippers.

This Clippers looks very luxurious, but the reason why the fans have not been able to achieve the results expected by the fans is that it is difficult for others to support Paul.

Griffin and Jordan are the second and third leaders of the two teams. Jordan's offense is purely based on Paul, and Griffin is also struggling when facing the long-armed inside.

As for the best sixth man, Crawford, he is really fancy, and he can score with all kinds of dribbles.

But there's a reason why he's the Sixth Man of the Year, not the league's starting star guard.

Compared with his gorgeous offense, his defense is basically nothing.

Scoring is like chopping melons and chopping vegetables. When others score on his head, they are also chopping melons and chopping vegetables.

Especially now this Timberwolves, offensively has the ability to name the weakest defense on the opposite side. Crawford's points will basically be returned on the defensive end.

Moreover, Crawford does not succeed in every attack.

Su Chen grasped this point and treated the current Clippers in the way of the playoffs.

In this game, Su Chen put Paul in the dilemma of infinite singles, which is also the dilemma that the Clippers will often fall into in the playoffs.

Paul has offensive ability, but he is not a shooting guard after all.

Paul gets fifty and sixty if he can.

Even if all the mid-range shots are open, and all of them can be made, you have to make more than 25 mid-range shots to get [-] points.

Moreover, Paul's touch is not always on the line, and the Timberwolves' defense will occasionally choose to let Paul break through to defend against Paul's mid-range shot, which is used to disrupt Paul's touch and rhythm.

Paul, who is 1 meters tall, often throws himself into the crowd, especially when Gobert's long arm goes down to break through and score the ball.

too difficult!
This defense against the Clippers is almost the epitome of the entire era of the Clippers in the playoffs.

As a traveler, Su Chen naturally knew the biggest shortcoming of this fast boat.

This Clippers, which looks very strong on the surface, is actually lower than it appears on the surface, at least not up to the expectations of the outside world.

The whistle sounded for the end of the game.

Clippers 101:109 Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves won the game against the Clippers in the away game, achieved their own eight-game winning streak, and their record came to 8 wins and 0 losses.

本场比赛保罗拿下了38分5助攻3篮板2抢断1盖帽的数据。

Paul scored his first 30+ points this season, but his assists dropped to five.

Among these five assists, many were obtained in fast breaks, and basically there were not many assists in positional battles.

In this game, Paul really had to aim for fifty points in order to win this game.

However, the Timberwolves' defensive strategy is not to directly give Paul an open space. Sometimes there will still be true and false defenses, and some unexpected shots to disrupt Paul's rhythm.

Paul can get 38 points, in fact, it already feels very good.

This is no longer the era of mid-range.

If Curry was on the opposite side, Su Chen wouldn't be so defensive. Curry would really lose with a three-pointer if he defended Curry this way.

Su Chen also looked at the team's statistics.

Gobert scored 21 points and 15 rebounds, and McCollum scored 28 points.

Even Curry scored 15 points.

Su Chen also smiled.

Today the stats came in and the ball was won.

Of course, winning this game was also part of Su Chen's plan.

Losing and winning statistics, players will be treated as brushes.

But if they win, who dares to say that these statistics are fake?

With a winning streak and good statistics, the trading value of these chips has skyrocketed.

Paul looked very unhappy, didn't say anything, and walked directly through the player tunnel.

Rivers didn't care too much, and walked out from the player tunnel.

It seems that this game did not make Rivers realize one thing clearly, that is, Su Chen's defense against the Clippers tonight captured the real weakness of the Clippers.

Maybe he didn't care, or he knew it, but Rivers couldn't help it.

The team doesn't have the configuration to solve this problem, so what should we do with him?

Post-match press conference.

Su Chen participated very actively tonight.

"May I ask McCollum to make his debut, is the lineup being adjusted?"

The reporter asked first.

That's why Su Chen actively participated in the press conference tonight, this reporter is too good at it!
Of course, McCollum's data tonight is good, and questions about McCollum will definitely be asked.

"McCollum is a very good player. He didn't start because of the lineup adjustment. Now I have determined that he is worthy of training as a starter."

"McCollum was unstoppable superman tonight, when the team needed him to score, he would come out and score."

For McCollum, Su Chen directly started to boast.

As for whether McCollum will be too proud because of these, Su Chen doesn't care, as long as the trading chips can play seriously.

Hearing Su Chen's answer, the reporter was a little surprised, and then delighted.

This is topical news.

McCollum is the starter to replace Butler. It seems that Su Chen believes that the Timberwolves' new double star is not the answer.

And McCollum is the Timberwolves' answer.

"So Rudy (Gobert)'s starting lineup also determines the future of the Timberwolves?"

Immediately a reporter asked.

"Rudy (Gobert) is an unbelievable player, and when he's in the paint, no player wants to challenge him."

"He and McCollum are both equally good players, and when they play in the pick-and-roll, it's a tough multiple-choice question for the defender."

"Because whether it's McCollum or Rudy, they both have the ability to put the ball in the basket."

Su Chen boasted again.

This means that it is also obvious that Gobert and McCollum are bound, and the two can play a one-plus-one role.

Not a single sentence mentions the transaction, but every sentence is raising the value of the transaction between the two of them.

The reporters were very happy to get so much information, and Su Chen was also very happy to be able to speculate on the value of the two of them.

Everyone happy!

After the media speculated on the value, the Timberwolves then pretended to use other assets to quote the players they wanted.

The resources used to quote must be rubbish, and the opponent will ask for other bargaining chips, such as the rookies who seem to have a good future from the Timberwolves.

Talking and talking, it will naturally involve Gobert and McCollum.

Small Curry may also be mentioned, but for now, small Curry still adds value.

The Timberwolves pulled a bit, saying that Gobert and others were to be trained by the Timberwolves, and then they directly asked not to trade with Gobert and others.

That's what a deal is, a bargain.

The most important thing is that the chip itself is attractive enough, so the opponent will ask for this chip.

So it is not only necessary to swipe the data, but also to hype it, so that everyone knows that these data are obtained by winning.

Moreover, the Timberwolves don't really want to trade them, but they don't want to come up with bargaining chips.

The next day.

The news about the Timberwolves suddenly appeared in the headlines of popular news.

This is still rare for a small team like the Timberwolves.

The biggest reason is that yesterday's Heat also had a game, and the Heat lost the game a little bit loose.

In other words, today's Timberwolves have 8 wins and 0 losses, directly sitting on the number one throne in the league.

Even though this is just the start of the game, whoever is the number one in the league doesn't have much reference for the time being.

The Heat and Spurs have won consecutive victories to the top of the league, and this is just a little discussion. After all, they should be the favorites to win the championship.

Teams like the Clippers, Pacers, and Thunder won't be too surprised if they can temporarily win the league's first place at the start of the game.

After all, the strength of the team is all online, and it is normal for anyone to explode.

But this eight-game winning streak won the first team in the league is the Timberwolves, this is news.

You know, the Timberwolves are a joke among fans of the league's major teams during the offseason.

Everyone felt that the Timberwolves team was basically ruined by Su Chen.

Immediately after losing powerful players like Love Rubio Pekovic, the team will also trade a lot of draft picks in the future. It can be said that the Timberwolves were the biggest loser in the offseason.

Even Su Chen's talk about bringing the Timberwolves to the playoffs was regarded as a joke.

But now, this eight-game winning streak sits on the league's first throne, and it is the Timberwolves!
"The Clippers lost to the Timberwolves 101 to 109, and the Timberwolves achieved a record of 8 wins and 0 losses. "

"Paul is hard to win with 38 points, Timberwolves' new double star, Gobert and McCollum beat the Clippers! "

"Biannis No. [-]?McCollum bluntly said that he can still be better! "

"The Timberwolves picked up a treasure in the draft, McCollum Gobert Giannis, and the Timberwolves formed a combination of three young men. "

"After all, it's a lack of talent!Butler didn't get a chance to play, and Su Chen bluntly said that McCollum was the team's starter. "

"Su Chen's draft and trade don't look so bad, Timberwolves ushered in the future! "

"League No. [-]!This young team is showing their talent. "

A lot of media are like this, they blow up when they win, and criticize them when they lose.

And for this kind of grassroots counterattack plot, fans like to watch it the most, which is why the Warriors became so popular last season.

Today's Timberwolves are beginning to fit the story template of a grassroots counterattack.

It's just that the Timberwolves haven't won a truly impressive honor. After all, the regular season is very long, and no one knows what this team is like until the playoffs are over.

But no matter what.

At least the Timberwolves have won eight consecutive victories, and the wind is on the Timberwolves' side. Hei Suchen's headwind output can't get any advantage.

In fact, in the game last night, it was obvious that Su Chen gave McCollum and Gobert a chance.

Giannis got a chance for some balls, but he passed an extra hand to Gobert, so he gave Gobert a seemingly luxurious 20+10 stat.

Gobert doesn't have many offensive rebounds, and many of them are defensive rebounds, because the zone defense always stays at the basket and rebounds.

Others also helped him get stuck, preventing the Clippers from grabbing the defensive board with him.

There is still no beautiful rebounding, so there is no need to trade.

At the same time, McCollum is actually relying on the number of shots.

Although McCollum scored 28 points, he used 20 shots, which is still a good touch in front of him.

After being strictly guarded, it will not be so accurate.

But in any case, McCollum at least proved that he has the ability to score 28 points, and he also won.

This is enough!

The person with the most points in the team, the team wins, who can say that he is a brush?
More points and more shots are not the only requirements for judging whether a player is a brush.

Team record is also important.

If the team has a good record, then he is an excellent star who can lead the team to win.

The team's poor record is the brush.

As for the defense that really depends on winning, it has been downplayed.

Because now the league has begun to advocate offense, and most young fans just look at the data and see who plays well.

Su Chen intends to use such a logic to increase the value of the trading chips.

(End of this chapter)