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Chapter 152 2 to 0, East and West battle report
After replacing Middleton, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency kept up again.

The Blazers' defensive resources are actually not enough to make such a fast defensive operation. The two insiders, Lopez Jr. and Aldridge, do not belong to the type with good athletic ability and fast speed.

The team's true elite defender is actually Batum.

Lillard's athletic talent is good, but his height and wingspan are difficult to cause too effective interference, and the other Matthews is basically a normal shooter level.

The last game the Blazers looked like it worked, but it was just that Butler was too hard.

This time, Middleton was replaced, and the three-point efficiency went up all of a sudden.

This is the impact on Giannis Antetokounmpo, and it has a restraining force on him, which is so incomprehensible.

At the same time, the Blazers' offensive end was also tortured by the Timberwolves lineup.

Terry Stotts wanted to open the situation with a three-pointer, but facing the Timberwolves' forward lineup with unlimited defenses, it was difficult for the Blazers to get a three-pointer by covering the pick-and-roll.

Originally faced with unlimited defense changes, the big man is going to give the opponent the outside penalty for switching defenses in the past.

If you can't punish the outside line that switches defenses, then the shooter lineup will face such a forward team's unlimited rotations, and it will be difficult to get a good shot space no matter how you pick and roll.

Terry Stotts is actually aware of this, otherwise Aldridge would not have been so resolute in the last game to attack the inside.

But the last game proved that Aldridge's inside attack cannot defeat the Timberwolves.

Under such circumstances, the only way Terry Stotts can think of is to open it from the outside.

But the Timberwolves' unlimited defenses are too fast.

Whether it's Giannis Antetokounmpo or Ibaka, these two insiders have a good ability to defend outside.

The Blazers are now, there is a chance to fight the small, and there is also a chance to fight the big.

But whether it's big against small, or small against big, it's not the kind that can be controlled by experts.

Can fight, but not too much, only a little bit.

The first quarter ended in such a situation.

Timberwolves 27:19 Trail Blazers.

The Timberwolves' three-point shooting rate tonight is not bad, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's handling of the ball is more mature tonight, and he can find opportunities from the outside.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's ability value is fixed, but after the experience of the last playoffs, he is now more proficient in using his current strength.

Su Chen asked Giannis Antetokounmpo to continue his previous organizational striker style in order to allow him to have the ability to break through the defense and shrink the defense.

The second quarter begins.

Minnesota lineup: Serge Ibaka (C), Robert Covington (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Jimmy Butler (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG)

Trail Blazers Lineup: Joel Freeland (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicolas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damey Ann Lillard (PG)

Terry Stotts didn't dare to change the main force, it is very likely that the main force will be defeated immediately.

Now the Timberwolves' three-pointer feeling is already open.

But after seeing the Timberwolves play Giannis Antetokounmpo, Terry Stotts relaxed a bit.

Because they couldn't match this position, the Blazers played very hard.

The Timberwolves lineup is an opportunity for the Blazers to chase points!

But as soon as he played, Terry Stotts discovered that the Timberwolves had changed their defensive formation.

The Timberwolves have changed their defense!
Ibaka scoured around the paint, and the rest of the team went all out to chase the Blazers' screen shot.

The Blazers played the pick-and-roll more resolutely. This was arranged by Terry Stotts. Now he has recognized the fact that the Blazers are the dog.

There is a gap between the strength and the Timberwolves. If there is a chance, then you can't hesitate!

I thought that in the case of zone defense, the Timberwolves would miss more three-pointers.

But Beverly and Butler, the two defenders who are responsible for defending the outside double shooters, have a very good pick-and-roll.

Especially the matchup between Beverly and Lillard, Beverly is like a mad dog, biting Lillard every step of the way.

Although Lillard can sometimes find opportunities to make calls, most of the time, he is quite uncomfortable being guarded by Beverly.

Freeland and Aldridge, the two insiders, both have poor pick-and-roll ability.

To put it bluntly, the pick-and-roll cannot catch people. Although it is not like the empty pick-and-roll of Wiseman later, it is difficult to give a solid pick-and-roll effect in the face of elite defenders.

Originally, Lillard and Aldridge's pick-and-roll power was not bad. Aldridge didn't have a solid pick-and-roll effect, but his own offense was comprehensive.

There are mid-range shots, baskets, and backs.

When the opponent double-teams Lillard, or delays the inside line, he can seize this opportunity and go down by himself.

Lillard gave the ball to Aldridge, so he could have an offensive opportunity. Even if this opportunity is average, he can use his ability to make a time difference.

But now it is a zone defense formation, the only way to break the zone defense is to rely on three-pointers, and there are also those who rely on strength to break the game, but that person is not Aldridge.

Ibaka's sweeping ability in the interior is top-notch, no worse than Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Timberwolves played zone defense at the beginning because Gobert could only play zone defense.

And now the Timberwolves play zone defense because playing zone defense is a high-quality choice.

Ibaka serves as the inside position of the zone defense. He is much better than Gobert, and his sense of agility and jumping is much stronger.

Gobert can only play zone defense, and he may not be able to defend against others forcing the zone defense.

This is the most annoying.

Compared with the Trail Blazers' struggles on the offensive end, the Timberwolves' bench lineup is much more organized.

Butler is in the second team and is undoubtedly a core combat power.

At the same time, Iguodala is on the offensive. Although the offensive efficiency of the second team is not as good as that of the full starters, the intensity is still online.

A player like Butler, even if he doesn't play on the offensive end, can still play a role on the defensive end.

Facing the Timberwolves' bench lineup, the Blazers not only failed to chase points, but were also slightly defeated by a few points.

Seeing the poor morale of the Blazers, Su Chen also seized the opportunity to start.

A wave of flow was taken away by the Blazers.

For the Blazers, although the process of this game is very different from the previous one, the result is still similar.

beep.

With the end of the game.

Timberwolves 105:90 Trail Blazers.

These two games can basically reflect that the Timberwolves have suppressed the strength of the Trail Blazers.

This season, the Blazers want to replicate the success of the Warriors last season.

But Lillard has not yet reached the peak, and even if Lillard really reaches the peak, he is not as good as Curry in terms of three-pointers.

As for Matthews, it is still far behind Thompson.

Aldridge is not too comfortable with such a three-point system.

In these two games, Aldridge either fell into a stand-up singles state like the previous game, or he was almost lost like this one.

After winning the game.

In terms of big scores, the Timberwolves also led the Trail Blazers 2-0 and took the initiative in this series.

The Blazers players were particularly disappointed, and the atmosphere of the team was also very depressed.

When they played against each other at the beginning of the playoffs, knowing that their opponent was the Timberwolves, everyone was full of confidence.

They are also young teams. In this round of youth storm confrontation, it seems that the second and seventh rankings are not so high.

But in fact, after these two games, the Timberwolves told the Blazers.

Why are they number two and you are number seven.

Terry Stotts also looked at the tactical board and fell silent.

In these two games, he has already made preparations before the game, and he is very much looking forward to overthrowing the Timberwolves.

But now, he felt that the Timberwolves in front of him were too powerful.

The young man on the opposite side was even more powerful than he had imagined.

While studying the video, Terry Stotts also felt that the opponent relied too much on the rogue tactics of the elevator door.

The alliance banned the elevator door, which is also confirmed.

But when the opponent doesn't play that system, he is still so strong, even now he is still hiding his tricks.

Terry Stotts packed up and went out from the tunnel too.

He will return to the home court for the next game, but now, he doesn't have much confidence.

He was originally a relatively mediocre coach, and spent most of his career as an assistant to other coaches.

In the data after the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler both scored good numbers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo still has a triple-double of 20+, continuing the fiery performance of the previous game.

At the same time, Butler played a false start this time, playing with a substitute lineup most of the time, and the data also reached 20+ points.

Su Chen was neither satisfied nor disappointed with the team's performance.

Winning is winning, but he still hasn't solved the problem of Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo's adaptation.

As for the other games, the first two games were almost finished.

Western side.

San Antonio Spurs 2-0 Memphis Grizzlies.

Minnesota Timberwolves 2-0 Portland Trail Blazers.

Golden State Warriors 2-0 Houston Rockets.

Los Angeles Clippers 1-1 Oklahoma City Thunder.

At first, everyone was still thinking about whether there would be a black and white situation in the west, and wanted to see the excitement.

But the Spurs and the Timberwolves basically had two unsuspecting scores, defeating their opponents.

It is normal for the Grizzlies to be beaten helplessly.

Although they once beat the Spurs badly, since then, the Spurs have been crushing the Grizzlies.

It can be said that every time the Spurs encounter the Grizzlies, they grab and beat the Grizzlies for revenge.

This is quite normal. After all, the Spurs are too strong this season, and there is nothing to say.

But the Timberwolves can also beat their opponents violently, which many people did not expect.

Both the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers are rebuilding teams with little experience in the playoffs. The core of the two teams is young people. The prospect of this game is the Youth Storm.

A high EQ is a storm of youth, and a low EQ is the pecking of newbies.

But the Timberwolves have shown that they are not at the same level of fighting. The Blazers can hardly match the strength of the Timberwolves on both ends of the offense and defense.

This is so unexpected.

Besides.

The defending champion Warriors also won a clean victory against the Rockets led by Harden.

Cole used this team very well, not worse than Su Chen.

The Splash Brothers also reached their peak this season under Cole's system.

Today's Warriors have not failed to live up to their status as the favorites for the championship. It is relatively easy to win against the Rockets.

These three groups of games in the West are all repressive 2-0.

The Thunder and the Clippers played more intensely.

The strength of the Thunder is actually higher than that of the Clippers.

Regardless of the regular season rankings in the original timeline, or the direct matchup between the Thunder and the Clippers in the playoffs, the Thunder have the upper hand.

But after making that deal with Su Chen, Lei Ting's strength still declined.

Gobert himself is a rookie, even if Su Chen's subordinates have produced very good statistics, it can't hide the fact that he is a rookie.

Coupled with the shortcomings of Gobert's buttery hand, and the inability to defend against pick-and-rolls, this was directly targeted.

The Clippers have the essence of Paul as a small player. Facing Gobert, Paul singled it out many times.

At the same time, McCollum's defensive problems were also caught by the Clippers, and his defensive problems were magnified when he had no offensive touch.

These two rookies basically did not bring much help to the Thunder.

If it weren't for Durant's outburst, the Thunder would have lost two games in a row.

These two useless rookies, compared to Ibaka who was replaced, the Thunder can be said to be at a loss now.

In the two games where the Timberwolves defeated the Trail Blazers, Ibaka's inside sweep directly improved the overall defensive quality of the Timberwolves.

Although there is no such thing as a low-post offense on the offensive end, it is just shooting three-pointers or occasionally getting a pie in the paint, but this has improved a lot for the Timberwolves.

The Clippers do not have a low-post center, and the two insiders, Jordan and Griffin, originally had Ibaka restricting them quite a lot.

After the Ibaka trade, Gobert was dealt with by Paul, and the two insiders should be dunked or dunked.

After the Thunder made this deal, it is now a question mark whether they can beat the Clippers.

Also in the east.

Indiana Pacers 2-0 Atlanta Hawks.

Miami Heat 2-0 Charlotte Hornets.

Toronto Raptors 2-0 Chicago Bulls.

Washington Wizards 1-1 Brooklyn Nets.

The pattern in the east is similar to that in the west.

The two teams, the Pacers and the Heat, are completely ahead of other Eastern Conference teams. Both teams easily beat each other when facing their opponents.

Even if you are not a professional in the industry, you can probably feel that the Eastern Conference finals are still played by the Heat and the Pacers.

The rest of the Eastern Conference is just too bad.

Although the Raptors are also 2-0 to the Bulls, after watching the game, it is not that the Raptors are too strong but the Bulls are too weak.

During the offseason, the Bulls were known as the third largest rising team in the Eastern Conference.

Rose, Love, Noah, Dunleavy, Hinrich, this starting lineup is enough to make people daydream.

But with Rose injured again, Love needs to carry the banner.

After losing weight, Love wants to be the leader of the team. He simply doesn't have enough threats in the low post.

(End of this chapter)