NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 166

The series between the Warriors and the Timberwolves made many people feel incredible.

In addition to the Timberwolves and Warriors, in another series in the West, the Spurs also lead the Thunder 2-0.

The Spurs this season have become stronger than last season.

Of course, it is mainly Leonard's evolution. After last season's loss, the young Spurs seem to grow very fast.

At the same time, the GDP is still in state, which is the reason why the Spurs have remained among the top teams this season.

Although the Thunder has a stable performance of both minors, Gobert's weakness was also exploited by Popovich.

Parker and Leonard's mid-range singles against Gobert made Gobert look dull.

The Spurs fans' evaluation of Gobert is to put a wooden stake of Gobert's height, which is more effective than Gobert.

McCollum, who slowly developed an offensive touch in the regular season, also hit the rookie wall in the face of the Spurs' defense.

As for Curry, with his defensive ability, facing the Spurs' offense, he can't enter the rotation at all.

This makes Thunder fans miss Ibaka very much.

Although Ibaka has always been educated by Duncan in the low position, Ibaka's defense ability on the court is obvious to all.

When Ibaka was in his own camp, the fans were all disgusted. Seeing Ibaka playing in the Timberwolves, they all became greedy again.

Changing to Gobert also failed to prevent Duncan's low singles.

Being beaten by Leonard and Parker on the outside, and Duncan on the inside, this made Spurs fans suspect that they had traded a baguette.

Offensive buttery player, the biggest selling point of defense, can only defend against the pie-eating center like Jordan encountered in the first round.

Facing Duncan with low-level technical flow, he couldn't guard against it.

Except for the good quality of the pick-and-roll, other performances are too mediocre.

But thinking about his price, Ibaka's deal is based on Gobert as the main body. No matter how you think about it, it is not cost-effective at all.

Today's Ibaka has not played closed games, and his athletic ability is at the top level in the interior.

The two sets of series in the West are all on one side.

Judging from the current development.

The Spurs, No. [-] in the West, and the Timberwolves, No. [-] in the West, faced their opponents with a crushing attitude.

Also on the east side.

It was also two to zero between the two groups.

The Pacers played a tiebreaker with the Eagles in the first round. I thought the Pacers might be in a fierce battle.

But facing the Nets, the old All-Star team, the Pacers directly scored [-]-[-].

The Nets stumbled in the regular season. If it weren't for the weak Eastern Conference, the Nets' record would be difficult to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference.

It was also very difficult to play against the Wizards Nets in the first round, and it was even more difficult to be beaten against the Pacers without any suspense.

Easier is the Heat.

They faced the Raptors, basically the Big Three of the Heat sweated casually, and they could win.

Although both are two to zero, it can be seen that the Heat are the easiest.

They basically clock in in three quarters, and the Raptors are indeed lacking in enthusiasm now.

But these are only two games. How about the specific series, we need to continue to play.

Oakland.

Oracle Arena.

Tonight's Oracle Arena is a sea of ​​gold, and the arena is full of Warriors fans.

Although the team is currently behind 0 to 2, they are the defending champions after all.

If the next Warriors can defend their two home games, they will actually have to play.

The battle of Tianwangshan, the tie-break, these games will have a lot of chance.

The main thing is to continue to fight, and the Warriors will be able to rely on their tenacious willpower to comeback and win the series.

For a championship, they have already tasted the taste of a championship, and they are obviously not satisfied.

Golden State fans want more.

On the sidelines, Lacob was also watching the game in the front row.

He personally came to supervise the game in this game. After the Warriors were 0-2, he was scolded enough.

His appearance here is to let the team show momentum, to encourage the team and to put pressure on the team.

Especially Cole, Lacob let him win this game no matter what.

If it is 3-0 by the Timberwolves, he will become a laughing stock, and he will really become the clown who is ridiculed in the league.

This is what he cannot bear.

In this game, the Warriors players were also under tremendous pressure.

It's not just from the boss. If the Timberwolves lose [-]-[-], how much the outside world will laugh at them, they dare not even think about it.

Cole naturally also knows the importance of this game, and has issued an iron order that this game must be won no matter what.

If the performance in this game is dragging its feet, Kerr is already talking about playing time.

The coach's pressure, the boss's pressure, the fans' pressure.

The Warriors players tonight are playing with the emotion of not daring to lose.

Even if they lost to the Spurs 0-3, that would be better.

The Timberwolves have been rebuilding weak teams, and they were led by the former Warriors coach Su Chen, so if the Warriors were 0-3 under the double BUFF, they would not dare to open social software.

Su Chen was on the sidelines, his expression was not relaxed.

This game is not easy to win.

It can also be seen from the momentum of the warriors at the scene. Even if the Timberwolves win tonight, it will be a huge consumption for the Timberwolves.

On the other hand, the series between the Timberwolves and the Warriors was originally a game full of topics.

Coupled with the Warriors' style of play, it perfectly fits the philosophy of the new president Xiao Hua.

It was also the Warriors who won the championship last season, so Xiao Hua was able to introduce those rules in advance without encountering too much resistance.

In addition, after Xiao Hua took office, he made it clear that he wanted to reduce the number of 3-0 occurrences.

3 to 0 is too much, how can the league sell tickets and broadcasts?
With so many buffs, Su Chen hadn't even started playing yet, so Su Chen could have imagined that this match would not be easy.

Of course, Su Chen didn't take the initiative to say something to give up.

Let the players play normally.

If you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will withdraw your troops in advance.

Warriors starting lineup: Festus Ezeri (C), Draymond Green (PF), Richard Jefferson (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Stephen Curry ( PG)

Timberwolves starting lineup: Giannis Antetokounmpo (C), Luol Deng (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Robert Covington (SG), Jimmy Butler ( PG)

The starting lineups of the two sides have not changed, and Cole knows that changing the lineup is useless.

Although Cole has a plan for a five-small lineup in his mind, without Iguodala, it is still a bit difficult for the Warriors to play five small lineups.

Especially the Timberwolves' frame punching ability requires size to protect the frame.

The Warriors also fought hard this time.

Curry didn't shoot three-pointers at the beginning of the game. Instead, he took the pick-and-roll and dribbled the ball by himself to make breakthroughs or mid-range shots.

Trying to use a more secure method to give the Warriors a good start.

And it's the Timberwolves' round.

The Timberwolves made a breakthrough, but the referee stopped giving the whistle.

Su Chen thought about the reason of the alliance. The whistle of this game might not be friendly to the Timberwolves, but he didn't expect the appearance to be so real.

If there is no whistle for attacking the frame, the efficiency will obviously be lower.

Because there is no whistle penalty, the opponent will definitely use bigger moves to defend the inside.

The Warriors increased their defensive strength, and Su Chen asked the Timberwolves to also raise it, so they couldn't suffer.

If the referee is capable, he will blow the double-standard whistle for the entire game, and if he loses one game, the double-standard whistle for the whole world to see clearly is also very worthwhile for Su Chen.

If you have been obedient to the alliance, then you can only be manipulated by the alliance.

After the referee blew a whistle with a double mark, he also found that he couldn't do it like this. If he blew it like this again, they would get headlines.

So the referee relaxed the whistle for the breakthrough, but did not relax the whistle for the three-pointer, it was still tightened.

The Warriors are already good at three-pointers, but not good at breakthroughs. Their breakthrough is a pass that requires a three-pointer to shoot.

The Timberwolves are a breakthrough team, and the three-pointers are relatively weak.

After adjusting the whistle like this.

The Timberwolves did fall into a disadvantage all of a sudden.

But the Timberwolves did not give up.

However, because the referee's whistle was loose overall, both sides made relatively large moves.

There was one possession when Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a layup and went for a rebound.

Green pinched his legs directly, causing Giannis Antetokounmpo to lose his balance, but Giannis Antetokounmpo adjusted and did not fall.

Seeing this, Green had nothing to do with Giannis Antetokounmpo, so he just started directly and gave Giannis Antetokounmpo a hug.

And it also looks awkward, trying to stomp Giannis Antetokounmpo.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo reacted quickly and avoided Green's clumsy stampede.

beep!
There was such an action on the court, even if the whistle was relatively loose, it still had to be blown.

Giannis Antetokounmpo got up and was about to fight back.

But players from both sides rushed over to separate the two, so that things did not escalate.

Although Green ate a T, Green didn't care.

What he wants is to deter Giannis Antetokounmpo, the core of the opponent.

Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn't bear it and went to make a free throw.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo is not easy to mess with. He first pretended not to care, and then deliberately emptied Green on one of Green's offensive possessions.

After Green received the ball, he made a jumper directly.

Giannis Antetokounmpo reached out to interfere, but obviously couldn't interfere.

But when Giannis Antetokounmpo moved his little foot, he was as clumsy as Green, and put his foot directly under Green's feet.

After being stepped on, Green lay directly on the ground and hugged his feet.

Su Chen on the sidelines was stunned.

He didn't tell Giannis to do it, but Giannis was talented enough to do it.

But it was Green who did it first, and Green really did it, he had to provoke Giannis if he didn't want to provoke anyone.

Green was supported by his teammates, but Green's shot itself did not jump high.

Antetokounmpo moved his little foot and didn't push Green out directly.

Instead, Giannis Antetokounmpo directly upgraded to a first-level malicious foul after being identified by the referee's video.

Afterwards, the game became more intense.

The players on the Timberwolves side are not easy to mess with.

The game was still playing on the surface, but it had actually turned into a fight.

Seeing this situation, the referee didn't dare to blow the whistle so loosely in the second half, and blew the whistle a little harder.

Originally, the whistle was more inclined to shoot three-pointers, and many pick-and-roll fouls were also blown loosely.

In addition, the Warriors' three-pointer feels very good in this game.

The Warriors shot up and led the Timberwolves by as much as 18 points at halftime.

The Timberwolves players are young.

Compared with the opponent who fights while playing, the young players on the Timberwolves side focus on fighting and forget how to play.

The mentality is a little messed up.

With referees controlling the field, the game gradually developed toward the score the league wanted.

In the locker room, Su Chen didn't encourage the players too much, how to fight the game.

Instead, he told the players to protect themselves and not get hurt.

Fighting is fighting, you have to control your emotions, don't get banned.

Some players who caused conflicts in the first half were a little afraid that Su Chen would criticize them in the locker room, but Su Chen's attitude immediately won the favor of the players.

For this kind of thing, Su Chen didn't want to criticize the players too much.

Because in this game itself, Green made troubles first, and if he still criticizes his own players, it will make the players too chilling.

Like when the Nets formed the Big Three, Irving was stepped on by Giannis. As the coach, Nash was still defending Giannis that the opponent was just a little clumsy.

This is an outrageous thing.

On the other hand, the coach of the Bucks, no matter what, first speak for his own players.

With that momentum, the Bucks also won the championship.

Su Chen doesn't want to encourage this kind of behavior, at least when the opponent strikes first, he won't criticize the player for not fighting back.

The second half.

The main theme of this game is actually very clear.

The league doesn't want to see a 3-0, and it's still a game like the Western Conference semifinals. If it's the first round, it will bear it.

Especially the Timberwolves and the Warriors are the most topical and discussed games.

If there is no suspense in this group of series, how many fewer tickets will the league sell.

This is something the league cannot tolerate.

The Warriors feel good in this game, you can't expect the Splash Brothers to not break out in a game.

Forcibly carrying the alliance to win this game, then the alliance's whistle on the Timberwolves may not be easy.

It's not worth it.

When it came to the last quarter, Su Chen saw that the game score was relatively high, so he replaced the substitute player ahead of time.

Mingjin retreated.

The whistle blew as the game ended.

Warriors 98:72 Timberwolves.

The Warriors pulled one back at home, and finally they were not beaten 3-0.

The big score has also become: Timberwolves 2-1 Warriors.

After the game, Su Chen smiled, didn't stay on the court too much, and went out directly from the player tunnel.

Lacob on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. If it was really scored 3-0, the Warriors would be blown away.

Not only the Warriors, but his own decision will also become the laughing stock of the league.

As for whether the alliance helped or something, Lacob knew it well, but he didn't show it.

At the end of the game, Lacob was still smiling and walked to the field to shake hands like the Warriors players.

Warriors fans also celebrated the victory in Oracle Arena.

But to the outside world, this game of basketball is obviously not as exciting as this fighting game.

(End of this chapter)