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Chapter 140 Meeting the Spurs Again

The next day.

Originally, because Su Chen was relatively low-key and didn't make any shocking remarks in the media, everyone's attention to the Timberwolves gradually decreased.

But the Timberwolves' recent eight-game winning streak has put them on the leaderboard, only one game away from the Spurs, which has attracted attention again.

"Eight Wins in a Row!The former No. [-] in the West is coming back again! "

"The First Card Battle in the West?Tonight the Timberwolves VS Spurs will become a high-profile battle! "

"Reconstruction Successful?After twenty consecutive victories, eight consecutive victories again! "

"Who Is the Trading Winner?The Thunder have lost two games in a row, and the gap with the Timberwolves has come to 3.5 wins. "

"Ibaka: The team atmosphere is very good, and I feel valued when I come here. "

During the offseason, Su Chen and the Timberwolves management were ridiculed for a season.

The trade with the Thunder during the season also brought a lot of jokes.

The Timberwolves' 20-game winning streak at the beginning was also considered an act of eating dumplings.

Even during the period when the Timberwolves were 1 win and 7 losses, the outside world once believed that the Timberwolves would even fall out of the playoffs this season.

The former No. [-] in the West was only once.

However, it hasn't been long since the media's articles were published. The former No. [-] Timberwolves in the Western Conference are now coming to regain their former No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

This certainly feels a little dramatic.

Instead, those so-called "robbed" the Timberwolves' management, now very embarrassed.

The Bulls' operations during the offseason were once called the best deal of the year, and the Bulls general manager has also been named a popular candidate for the best general manager of the year.

But look at how the bulls are now?

Rose is back, but Rose came back and played 10 games and was injured again.

In the ten games when Rose came back, the compatibility issue between Love and Rose caused a big problem.

After Rose was injured, Love had to take the lead.

But Love's performance was struggling.

In order to prolong his career, Love himself was losing weight. After learning that he was going to partner with Rose in the Bulls, he strengthened the effect of weight loss.

When Love was in the Timberwolves before, he was able to become a big killer in the low position, largely because of his weight.

After Love lost weight, he relied purely on skills to hit people in the low post, and it was difficult to hit the matchup.

When I was partnering with Rose, I still felt that Love was trying to be a green leaf and not fight for the right to shoot.

But now that Love is given the right to shoot, he has played such a disappointing performance.

Love's current performance can also be played by Luol Deng.

But it happened that not only did Love change, but also Butler, who has now averaged 20+ per game.

The Bulls management was about to cry.

Similarly, when the Thunder traded Ibaka, it was also rated as an operation to rob the Timberwolves.

The reason is that Ibaka's own rebounding ability and pick-and-roll ability don't match Durant's. He can protect the frame, but he can't defend against low-post players like Duncan Nowitzki.

On the offensive end, Ibaka also does not have the ability to attack independently, or it has but the efficiency is relatively low.

As for Gobert, who was traded from the Timberwolves, the quality of the screen is very good, and his rebounding ability is also quite good.

On the offensive end, this fits the team's core Durant very well.

At the same time on the defensive end, Gobert's height and long arms make him very threatening around the basket.

Although Gobert is a rookie, he has been able to make up for the Thunder's real need for insiders, and even if he changes to a rookie, his combat effectiveness will not drop much.

Even if it is a single exchange, it does not seem to be a loss.

Not to mention, it also comes with a very good and potential singles player McCollum, and a small Curry who seems to be at the rotation level.

This is simply robbing the Timberwolves.

But now after reacting, this made the media re-examine the transaction.

Gobert's butter hand attributes, when he was in the Timberwolves, because of Giannis Antetokounmpo's excellent attractive ability, and his very high height and wingspan, he was able to pass the ball very comfortably to Gobert.

Looking at it now, this shortcoming is still quite big.

The quality of Gobert's pick-and-roll is good, but it's just like the Timberwolves playing the Thunder in the last game.

Whether it's directly pinching Durant or creating a chance for Gobert to play big and small, Durant's passing ability can actually make so many mistakes in receiving the ball.

This greatly reduces the role of Gobert's pick-and-roll.

At the same time, Gobert's selling point defensive ability was first used as a scope by Curry, and then used as a toy by Giannis Antetokounmpo.

In this matchup between the two, it's like Giannis Antetokounmpo said that he can take Gobert and play Gobert.

At the same time, the shortcomings of McCollum and Curry's defense are also being magnified.

From this comparison alone, it can be seen that the Timberwolves' defensive system is better than that of the Thunder.

The defensive problems of Gobert, McCollum, and Curry were all well covered up in the Timberwolves.

When we arrived at Thunder, it was immediately exposed.

These two transactions seem to be robbing the Timberwolves, but they seem to be robbed by the Timberwolves.

Luol Deng has become a very good 3D player. When he is not needed to force offense, his energy is devoted to defense, showing stronger energy than before.

Not to mention Butler, now that the Timberwolves can achieve such a record, Butler has contributed a lot.

And Ibaka also seems to have completed the last weak link of the Timberwolves' defense. Even the scene where Ibaka was used as a toy by Nowitzki before did not happen again.

Let's see now, facing Duncan, whether Ibaka will wash away the previous shame.

At the same time, the media also made an analysis.

[After the Timberwolves win, can they return to No. [-] in the Western Conference? 】

Since the two teams have the same record, the ranking needs to refer to the following conditions.

The first is to look at the record of the two teams playing against each other.

At this point, the Spurs currently have a record of 1 win and 0 losses against the Timberwolves.

In the last match, the Spurs 117:92 Timberwolves.

If the Timberwolves win the next game, the two teams' record against each other will become 1 win and 1 loss.

The topic of discussion is based on the premise that the Timberwolves win, so this article can be skipped and continue to be shocked.

The second ranking rule is that the division champions are ranked before the non-division champions, even if they are not in the same division.

The Spurs are in the Southwest Division, while the Timberwolves are in the Northwest Division.

On the premise that the Timberwolves win, the Spurs are still No. [-] in the Southwest Division, and the Timberwolves are still No. [-] in the Northwest Division.

So this one is skipped again.

The next one is the record of the two teams in the division, but this is only in the same division.

So this one is skipped too.

The latter is more complicated.

The record in the Western Conference, the winning percentage against the playoff teams in the league, and then the winning percentage against the Eastern Conference playoff teams.

There is also the season total point difference of the two teams.

In short, when the two teams have the same record against each other, the algorithm becomes complicated.

The specific situation still needs to be seen in the results of tomorrow's game.

Minnesota.

Target Center Arena.

Today's game has attracted the attention of many people, and the attendance rate in the arena is full again.

The Timberwolves won the Spurs this time, and they are expected to return to No. [-] in the Western Conference.

Minnesota fans were very happy when they won the opening 20-game winning streak.

But the subsequent 1 win and 7 losses attracted ridicule from other teams, which made the Timberwolves fans very aggrieved.

Now that the team has returned to No. [-] in the Western Conference, it has regained No. [-] in the Western Conference, which makes the fans extremely excited.

The positive dialogue between No. [-] in the West and No. [-] in the West is also very exciting.

When the Spurs played the Timberwolves at 117:92 in the last game, the Timberwolves were basically in a state of rest, which was not a head-on confrontation.

This kind of strong dialogue is always exciting.

Even now, there are still fans or industry insiders who do not recognize the Timberwolves as a truly strong team, and this can be regarded as a battle to test the quality of the Timberwolves' strong team.

The Spurs have gotten stronger this season.

Leonard began to slowly take over the team's baton, and at the same time the GDP trio did not pull it. Although there were many rotations, as long as they played, they performed efficiently.

Even with the Spurs taking a break this season, they still occupy the No. [-] position in the Western Conference, which shows their strength.

But what makes the audience feel a little puzzled is that.

Obviously this game is a high-profile battle, but the league did not change this game to a national live broadcast.

The live broadcast resources of this game are the live broadcast resources of an ordinary game.

It seems that this game is a very ordinary game, not a battle for the first place in the Western Conference.

But with the list of parties appearing.

Only then did everyone understand why the league did not broadcast the game live across the United States.

For the Spurs, Duncan and Parker didn't play, and even Leonard didn't play because of his hip tension.

Sure enough, the league is aware of the Spurs' urine.

The Spurs just won the game yesterday, with back-to-back games in a row, and there is no explanation for directly choosing a rotation.

If the league makes this game live broadcast across the United States.

You can see the entire Timberwolves team going to play Ginobili and lead the team.

The Timberwolves have been at home for three consecutive games recently, and the team is in a relatively good state, and it is normal for the team to play.

In this wave of operations, it can only be said that the league understands the Spurs and Popovich.

Now Xiao Hua probably wants to give the Spurs a fine to vent his anger.

Although for the Spurs, the league fines are still paid, and the rotation is as usual.

Su Chen also walked into the arena at this time.

For Su Chen, this match was actually not a must.

The number one in the league is just a false name.

Now the outside world thinks that he values ​​fame very much, but in fact, Su Chen really only went for the [-]-game winning streak just for the chance of drawing a lottery.

If the number one in the league can draw a lottery, he would be very interested.

There was no lottery draw, and Su Chen didn't have much interest. This was just an ordinary regular season.

If he stabilizes the top half of the playoffs, even he himself wants to take turns.

He is also tired of teaching.

Especially sometimes it is called a timeout, and it is even more tiring to use [Eagle Eye] to see other people's tactical arrangements.

When many viewers saw this lineup in front of the TV, they stopped watching it.

Didn't the Spurs make it clear that they didn't want to win this game?

Even if GDP wins two, Leonard also wins a young man. Is this what you want to fight?

Obviously, Popovich felt that the Timberwolves played hard.

The Spurs have only played back-to-back, and since they all decided to rest in rotation, they will rest more thoroughly.

But Timberwolves fans don't care that much.

They didn't come to see the strong contenders, they just wanted to see the Timberwolves return to No. [-] in the Western Conference!

The suspense of the outcome of this round is not that great, and the atmosphere is more harmonious.

The coaches of the two teams chatted a little more when shaking hands.

"After the last playoffs, you have become more mature, and you already have your own team."

Popovich praised Su Chen.

However, Popovich likes to praise others very much, and after making others feel high, he beats others.

It's like after Xiao Zhan was defeated by the Spurs, he got a saying that the future is yours.

As a result, many years later, the championship was won by the old men on the opposite side again, which made James so angry!
Su Chen didn't fully believe Popovich's flattery.

"Thank you, I will continue to work hard."

Su Chen made a very happy look.

It seems to have been touted by Popovich as a success.

Seeing Su Chen's appearance, Popovich returned to his camp contentedly.

Although Popovich didn't care about it, how could he not care about being eliminated by the Warriors led by Su Chen last season.

And the current strength of the Timberwolves, after a season or two of growth, is a huge threat to the Spurs.

How can this make Popovich not vigilant.

soon.

The game between the two teams begins.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Serge Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Luol Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), Jimmy Butt Le (PG)

Spurs starting lineup: Matt Bonner (C), Boris Diaw (PF), Danny Green (SF), Manu Ginobili (SG), Patrick Mills (PG)

The Timberwolves are playing with all the main players, and the Spurs are basically still playing with the core of Ginobili.

Although Green is also a regular starter, he tends to be a 3D shooter.

Judging from the starting lineups of the two teams, the Timberwolves still take the initiative, and the Timberwolves can easily win this lineup.

(End of this chapter)