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Chapter 151 Winning the first game, how is Butler compatible

Although Terry Stotts has been on the main team ahead of schedule, the Timberwolves have not been on the main team.

But the Blazers were still defeated steadily.

The second quarter is over.

Timberwolves 59:50 Trail Blazers.

The difference between the two teams began to slowly widen.

And Aldridge, who was trusted by Terry Stotts, suddenly failed on the offensive end.

When Giannis Antetokounmpo went to catch Aldridge, Aldridge, who had been attacking and tired, was blocked several times in a row.

Terry Stotts felt that he seemed to be fooled.

Due to Aldridge's offensive efficiency, it has always been acceptable, so Aldridge played a lot.

This has led to the Blazers' offense relying too much on singles.

When the efficiency of stick singles is high, it is the hero of the whole team. When the efficiency is low, it hurts the team.

Aldridge's inefficiency directly allowed the Timberwolves to play a super offensive climax of 18:6 in the third quarter.

By the time Terry Stotts reacted, the team was almost broken.

The Timberwolves' offense basically relies on the pick-and-rolls of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh.

Then Giannis Antetokounmpo went down to rest, and Butler led the team with a certain efficiency.

Originally, the Blazers and Aldridge were maintaining the counterattack.

But as Aldridge suffered a strong defense, Aldridge was not allowed to adapt all of a sudden, and the strength suddenly couldn't match.

When the third quarter is over.

Timberwolves 89:68 Trail Blazers.

Terry Stotts was in a daze, and a sudden wave of offensive and defensive transitions directly defeated the Blazers.

Originally, from the beginning of the game to the present, the Blazers and Timberwolves have played back and forth.

If you didn't keep up with this wave, then there's no need to fight?
On the other side, Su Chen actually didn't seem very happy either.

The team led by 20 points, but the team's problems still emerged.

That's the problem of the coexistence of Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo in high-end games.

During the regular season, the double-rush style of play or the corner position of the two seemed to be unfavorable.

But in the face of the increased defensive intensity in the playoffs, this seems a bit impetuous.

"Is it necessary to put Butler on the bench as the sixth man?"

Su Chen frowned.

Let Butler, who has gradually reached the peak this season, play the sixth man, this is something Butler has never thought about in the future.

Although with his current rights, he can still suppress the third-year Butler, but Butler, who has been the second master for a season, is somewhat dissatisfied.

It's not that he's afraid of making trouble. When Butler is on the court, he will still work hard to defend.

It's just a bit of a waste to put an offensive and defensive Butler on the bench.

The game is still going on.

The Timberwolves have already led by 21 points, and the Timberwolves' defensive strength is still online. Even if the Blazers want to change their strategy to chase points at this time, it is not enough.

beep! !

With the buzzing sound of the end of the game, the game is also over.

Timberwolves 115:99 Trail Blazers.

In fact, there is still a clear gap in strength between the two teams. The reason why they were able to play back and forth at the beginning was purely because Butler's three-pointer after being emptied was not accurate enough.

And it's not firm enough, some opportunities came out and I didn't vote.

In fact, Butler has not always been a very determined player. Occasionally, he will have soft moments.

In addition, Su Chen deliberately consumed Aldridge at the beginning, so Aldridge seemed to be efficient, but it was actually a trap.

to be honest.

Su Chen didn't plan to use all his strength to deal with the first game. He still tested the lineup and regarded the Blazers as a test object.

After all, the next opponents are stronger than the last.

Entering the playoffs, Su Chen naturally wanted to win more chances to win the lottery by defeating some opponents.

The mvp of this game was also given to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 42 minutes in this game. On the field, Giannis Antetokounmpo not only needs to play the role of the whole team on the offensive end, but also made great contributions in defending Aldridge behind.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was originally a stamina monster, was also given a reusable stamina drink, which made him look like he would not be tired in the audience.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists with a large three-pointer, and at the same time on the defensive end, although the blocks and steals add up to only three.

But the data can't reflect the role of Giannis Antetokounmpo on the defensive end.

Butler's game was a bit sluggish. Although he scored 15 points in the game, he took 18 shots.

Instead, Josh scored 8 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and looked like a Giannis-Antetokounmpo No. [-] in the team.

For the Blazers, Aldridge scored a game-high 35 points.

But in this game, it is not too much to say that he lost to Aldridge.

Only those who have watched the game know that Aldridge's performance hurt the Blazers, which cannot be reflected in the data at all.

Due to Aldridge's large number of singles on the offensive end in this game, Lillard only scored 12 points in this game, and he didn't have many shots.

The Blazers players walked out of the player tunnel one by one in disappointment. They were obviously not convinced by today's loss.

Especially Lillard, the expression on his face was very dissatisfied.

Terry Stotts exits the tunnel with a heavy heart.

For the Trail Blazers' coaching staff, they need to work overtime next, and their strategy seems to be wrong from the beginning.

Although Su Chen was thinking about the same thing, the team won after all.

Big score: Timberwolves 1-0 Trail Blazers.

The Timberwolves players all had very excited faces.

There are many young players on the team, and they all entered the playoffs for the first time. It is obviously very happy for them to win the first game at home.

Similarly, the fans at the Target Center were not in a hurry to leave.

Everyone is celebrating that the Timberwolves won the first playoff game after many years, and they won the first game.

In the past season, Timberwolves fans have become accustomed to the team losing.

The Timberwolves are often the ones who are beaten by others as sandbags.

But now, the Timberwolves have become a beating party, the kind that beats each other out of garbage time.

This feeling is simply too cool for Timberwolves fans.

Su Chen was interviewed after the game.

"Excuse me, Coach Su Chen, what do you think about taking this team to the playoffs and winning this victory?"

The reporter asked Su Chen a question.

"Winning the first win of the playoffs is something to be happy about, but for us this is just the beginning, we still have a long way to go."

"There are still deficiencies in our team, and we need to work hard to improve these problems."

Su Chen seems to be relatively calm official routine.

"Butler's performance tonight, has he considered adjusting the positioning of the team?"

At this time, another reporter, who was obviously making trouble, asked a very straightforward question.

Hearing this question, Su Chen took another look at the reporter.

This problem is actually a problem that the Timberwolves have to face.

"Butler is a very good player, his performance on the court is very tough, such setbacks will make him stronger."

Although Su Chen also considered in his heart whether to change Butler's position.

But in the face of the outside media, Su Chen still firmly supported his team members.

Even if you really need to adjust, it is something you need to consider after you perform poorly again.

Some questions that followed, Su Chen used Che Zhilu to fool them.

The next day.

There is also news about the first game between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers.

"The Timberwolves defeated the Trail Blazers, Giannis won a large triple-double of 28+13+11, and there is no doubt about the best rookie of the year. "

"Season statistics crush the champion, Giannis shows terrifying talent! "

"Rookie Wall?Butler scored 18 points on 15 shots. After the game, Su Chen stood up: setbacks will make him grow! "

Because of Giannis' outstanding performance, as well as the Timberwolves making the playoffs for the first time as a rebuilding team, and people who want to watch the black sevens.

This season's Timberwolves are not optimistic or not, but the attention is still quite high.

As a small ball market, there shouldn't be much attention.

But Su Chen's arrival brought attention that did not belong to this Timberwolves.

At the same time, as the champion coach of last season, Su Chen himself also brought a certain amount of traffic topics.

However, these media only wrote about some gimmicks.

As for the in-depth analysis of the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers series, there are relatively few media.

Regarding some things that happened during the game between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers, there was no media mention.

As the champion coach, Su Chen's influence is still limited.

The Warriors team is the beneficiary that attracted the most traffic after winning the championship last season. The Bay Area is not a small place. The Warriors have much more news pages than the Timberwolves.

Fans who paid attention to the Warriors last season because they won the championship were all attracted by the small ball style of play.

The Splash Brothers and others are still in the team, and the new coach Cole is now playing small ball very well, basically nothing has changed.

On the contrary, after Su Chen left the Warriors, he did not continue to play three-point pass and cut tactics, and those fans who liked the small ball pass and cut system did not pay much attention to Su Chen's game.

The Warriors and Timberwolves played on the same day. The Timberwolves won and the Warriors also won.

Facing the Rockets led by Harden, the Warriors' powerful firepower coverage prevented the Rockets from keeping up with the firepower output.

Now Harden has not yet reached the real peak, and at the same time he does not have Paul by his side, and he has not yet reached the point where he can wrestle with the Warriors.

After the baptism of the championship last season, the Warriors have grown very fast.

Cole didn't have to cross the river by feeling the stones. Many of his doubts were answered by watching Su Chen's game last season.

Of course, this is only the first playoff game.

There are now 16 teams in the playoffs, and the focus of fans is still relatively scattered.

Those who pay attention to the Timberwolves actually want to watch the excitement of Black Seven.

Without any favorable news about Black Seven, those Leziren fans quickly left.

Run to see if the Spurs will be hacked by the Grizzlies.

The game time of the playoffs is still relatively tight.

after a short break.

G2 between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers has also officially started.

Still at Target Center.

The mood of Wolves fans is still high, eager for the team to win a [-]-[-] at home.

The expression on Su Chen's face was relatively calm.

The same is true for Terry Stotts. The two walked to the middle, shook hands casually, and went back.

For the Blazers, this game must be won.

They are a down dog team, if they can't win a home game, they will be too passive.

The Timberwolves defended two home games, and the pressure on their next two home games will be particularly high.

And after defending the two home courts, they have to go to the Timberwolves' home court to play Tianwangshan. The importance of Tianwangshan is self-evident.

If they lose this game, the Blazers will have to win three games in a row to get the initiative.

Regarding this match, Su Chen didn't have much to say, it was a must win.

The next opponents are all super strong teams. If you want to play six or seven games with the Blazers, that thing will be played too much.

The last game was to test the waters for the Trail Blazers, and this time they will go all out.

The referee walked into the field with the ball, and the players on both sides took their positions.

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

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Robin Lopez (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicolas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damian - Lillard (PG)

Compared with the previous game, the starting lineups of both sides have not changed much.

The Timberwolves have nothing to say here. Su Chen has already said that he supports Butler, so he can't just let Butler come on the bench as soon as he talks about it.

As for the pioneers.

Terry Stotts actually thought about a plan, which is to let Aldridge center and the Blazers play a relatively small lineup.

But Terry Stotts still doesn't have the guts.

Ibaka and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two big men. Originally, the Blazers couldn't match up inside. If there is one less insider, how can the Blazers play inside?

The game started.

In this game, the adjustment made by the Blazers is that the two outsiders, Lillard and Matthews, have become the real core.

The inside trap given by Su Chen in the last game, Terry Stotts didn't jump this time.

Even if Luol Deng faced Aldridge alone, the ball was not handed over to Aldridge.

By shrinking the defense, it still achieved good results.

Butler's shooting touch on the court is still relatively strong.

But this time Su Chen immediately replaced Middleton after seeing Butler hit the iron one after another.

In the last game, he wanted to find a way while playing. In this game, Su Chen definitely wanted to win.

If Butler's shooting rate is okay, he will be on the court, and he will be taken down immediately if he is determined.

Although Butler was still the starter, he played a false starter.

At this stage, Su Chen has settled this matter for the time being.

Let the two travel on a staggered peak, and let Butler lead the second team.

It can be regarded as saving some of Giannis Antetokounmpo's physical strength. Although there are energy drinks, the long-term high-intensity presence on the court also increases Giannis Antetokounmpo's injured striker.

Against the Trail Blazers in the first round, Su Chen still saves Giannis Antetokounmpo a little bit, and don't just treat him like a donkey.

(End of this chapter)