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Chapter 122 Defense can also be pleasing to the eye
"This is a pleasing defense. Some people say that the offense wins the audience, but the defense is no less exciting than the offense."

Kenny Smith exclaimed.

"The Timberwolves' defense is like a precision machine. Everyone is where they should be. It's hard to imagine that this is a team that has been rebuilt this year."

Johnson also said.

"Looking at this defensive coordination, they should have gone through a lot of practice during the offseason. It is not surprising that the Timberwolves can achieve their current results at the start of the game."

O'Neill also said in surprise.

In the past, although the Timberwolves have also played rotations, their power has not been pulled to the limit.

One reason is that they need to train chip players like McCollum Gobert. Their defense simply cannot support such a defensive system.

Secondly, it is also because there are relatively few cases where extreme operation is required.

When other teams Su Chen used Box-1, because the single-core stars of other teams were not used to the box-1 defense, they often couldn't pass the threatening ball.

As one of the few players who can break box-1 alone, James can stably attract the defense, and then stably deliver the ball to the open spot.

So if you want to use Box-1 against James, you must run at full power.

In addition, this is a live broadcast across the United States, with a high degree of attention, and the Timberwolves' terrifying defensive efficiency is shown to everyone.

Even Barkley wanted to say something, but couldn't pick it out.

In fact, Barkley doesn't like this kind of defense that relies on the defensive system. He prefers a single defense between players. Doesn't assisting defense mean distrusting the defender?
But the Timberwolves' defense is smooth and smooth, and he forced to find a topic, which is a bit boring.

Eric Spoelstra wanted to get Wade back early.

But think about the Heat's upcoming schedule.

In the last game they played the Bulls in Chicago, this time they came to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves back-to-back.

The most critical next game will go to Detroit to fight the Pistons.

It's not easy after the Pistons, and then they have to face the Pacers.

The Pacers played a game against the Timberwolves. They need to be more urgent to face other teams.

Besides, the Pacers and the Heat were opponents in the Eastern Conference finals last season. These two teams will probably meet in the playoffs this season.

It won't be an easy game either.

Wade needs load management this season. In the first quarter, Wade already had a lot of playing time.

And the Timberwolves have forcibly increased the intensity of the game, which is not an ordinary regular season intensity.

The team atmosphere was a little tense.

If Eric Spoelstra forces Wade to play load management at this time, it will make him look very incompetent.

It's okay if he wins, but if Wade, who is forced to manage the load, loses, he will definitely be scolded by the outside world after the game.

The outside world doesn't care about scolding Eric Spoelstra, the key will further deepen the conflict in the locker room, which is what Eric Spoelstra is worried about.

Eric Spoelstra gave up after thinking about it. Instead of letting Wade play, he just adjusted the role players.

Replace the role players with more accurate shots.

Eric Spoelstra's adjustment is not useless.

Although the Timberwolves' defensive rotation is still very fast, the role players currently on the Heat are relatively accurate, and they can still complete shots in the face of general interference.

Of course, for shots under interference, the hit rate will naturally not look good.

None of the Heat's role players broke out.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves' lineup is much more reasonable. The Timberwolves' offense on the field is basically a three-man offensive strategy.

Butler, Iguodala and Giannis Antetokounmpo all have some offensive capabilities.

The three repeatedly cut into the screen with pick-and-rolls, and they always found opportunities.

Covington and Luol Deng calmly opened up space outside.

The main reason is that Giannis Antetokounmpo is too restrictive at this point. Those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as strong as him.

With this mismatch, whenever Giannis Antetokounmpo falls into a more rim-threatening position, it will involve the Heat's defense.

Regarding the use of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Su Chen basically applied the method of the Bucks' championship season.

Butler is still better than Holiday, even if it's just Butler in the third grade, but he has already entered his peak season, and at the same time, he still has a 10% striker bond bonus ability, which is still very strong.

Iguodala and Peak Middleton are not much different. Peak Middleton may be more accurate in terms of three-pointers, but Iguodala's breakthrough ability and defensive ability are not comparable to Peak Middleton.

The current two veterans inside the Heat are too slow to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo at all.

Although Bosh can keep up with the speed, but in order to match the configuration of the Heat lineup, Bosh has lost weight and increased his speed.

In terms of strength, he can't match Giannis Antetokounmpo, who gained muscle and weight in the offseason, and his speed actually has no advantage.

The Heat's shooting percentage is still low, unable to keep up with the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency.

In addition, this is just an ordinary regular season, and it is still a regular season in consecutive away games. James sees that Wade is not up, and he plays casually.

James, who likes to pass the ball to assist and break double-teams, began to have more and more options for attacking the frame. Even if the outside line was out of position, James did not pass it.

Such a round is like the epitome of James' disappointment with role players this season.

Anyway, when he is assigned, the role players can't pass much space to shoot, or the opportunities to shoot with space are actually wasted.

This made the pass-type James couldn't help but do it himself.

There is Iguodala and Giannis - Antetokounmpo's flanking, one for physical confrontation, one for interference through long wingspan.

James' efficiency is not high, but if you only look at the score, the data is still pretty good.

Halftime is over.

Timberwolves 58:50 Heat.

During this quarter, the Timberwolves not only recovered the point difference, but also opened up the score by 8 points.

The Timberwolves players walked into the locker room with excited expressions.

The Heat players walked towards the locker room with a blank expression.

The atmosphere of the two teams formed a sharp contrast.

It was actually the same in the first quarter, but the difference was that the Heat led the score in the first quarter and then still had this expression.

Regardless of whether the Timberwolves are behind or are currently leading, the Timberwolves look very excited.

Erik Spoelstra was in the locker room, trying to be encouraging.

But looking at the expressions of everyone in the team's locker room, it seems that no one cares about this ordinary regular season at all, does he only care?

(End of this chapter)