NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 169 The explosive power is ready

Cole was setting up defense, but after setting up, Cole felt that something was missing.

The coaches in the league usually follow the rules of a few routines, and no matter how they are arranged, they can find a corresponding solution.

But this kind of attack by all the people is the most difficult for people to guard against.

Even for the top team in the regular season, they will still lose to some bottom weak teams when they play seriously and do not take turns.

The touch is one reason, but more importantly, this weak team has no rules.

For a team with a core, the opponent's offense must be launched around the core, so one's own defense will also be launched around the opponent's core.

Single defense, switch defense, early double-team, delay, false double-team, anti-ball.
When the opponent has a clear attack point, there are many ways to limit the opponent's clear attack point.

The defensive resources of the whole team are all around the opponent's offensive points.

Just like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler were the clear core before, Cole slowly found a way to target.

But just after adapting to the rhythm of the Timberwolves, the current Timberwolves suddenly changed again.

This kind of everyone can take the ball, which often happens in the league's bottom team.

But the Timberwolves are not a weak team.

Weak teams are played by role players with the ball, but the Timberwolves' starting lineup, Luol Deng and Iguodala are all All-Stars who are still in their prime.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler were originally the core of the team's offense.

Although Ibaka is not very efficient in playing the same inside line, but if he wants to play a misplaced, Ibaka is also very fierce.

The Warriors' lineup is too small, the size doesn't match the Timberwolves, and that's the problem.

But the Splash Brothers are the core of this team. If the Splash Brothers are replaced, the Warriors will not have to play offensively.

Pause back.

The Warriors used a double pick-and-roll tactic this time, allowing Curry to get a chance to shoot one step away from the three-point line.

But this ball is too far. Although this is Curry's range, it is still quite difficult.

After the ball hit the iron, the Warriors quickly returned to defense and did not give the Timberwolves a chance to break fast.

The Timberwolves immediately found that there was no chance of a fast break, so they stabilized and played positional warfare.

The Timberwolves used the pick-and-roll to cover the running opportunity, and there was an opportunity for Luol Deng to face Curry.

Luol Deng cut in directly, got the ball and was ready for a layup.

When Green saw that Curry was out of position, when he went to double-team Luol Deng who rushed in, Lul Deng followed the tactics to find Giannis Antetokounmpo at the free throw line.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't even make a shot after getting the ball, he just dribbled the ball and rushed to the frame.

Green can limit Giannis Antetokounmpo, but that is when the position is locked in advance, so don't let Giannis Antetokounmpo rush.

boom!
The rushing Giannis Antetokounmpo is a dunk.

Warriors 8:15 Timberwolves.

Cole did not call a timeout. Although the ball was scored by the Timberwolves, the Warriors' offense did not attack it.

But at least the tactics are running right, and this round should be the player's own problem.

The game continued.

Although Cole rearranged the defensive strategy.

However, it is still just a lot of effort on the double-team delay, which caused the Timberwolves to make occasional mistakes, but it does not prevent the Timberwolves from still having a huge size advantage as long as they take the ball and rush inside.

The Timberwolves have a big lead.

However, Su Chen still changed into a rotation lineup in the remaining two and a half minutes of the first quarter.

Beverly, Middleton, and Josh played.

The Warriors were still behind, and Cole didn't dare to let the Splash Brothers go down to rest, and even the two insiders didn't dare to let them rest.

Just letting Brewer play instead of Jefferson, the Warriors' rotation gap at the small forward position is not big.

As for the Warriors' inside and guard lines, the gap between the starters and the bench is huge.

Although David Lee can attack, his defense will make the Warriors fall into a more passive situation.

However, Cole relied on the rotation that was basically full in the starting lineup, and he chased a little bit back.

The first quarter is over.

Warriors 23:32 Timberwolves.

The point difference, which was once pulled to 13 points, was recovered to within double digits.

Cole rubbed the space between his brows. If Curry hadn't forcibly hit a difficult three-pointer, the Warriors would have been almost pulled away just now.

Cole glanced at Curry, who looked tired, and even more tired than before.

Curry's physical fitness is not bad, but he can't stand on both ends of the offense and defense, and it is a high-intensity consumption.

In order to protect Curry from being fouled too much in advance, Cole has many balls for the help defender to make possible foul actions to help defend.

But even with the protection, Curry also received a second foul in the first quarter.

Thompson also received a second foul.

In fact, when the opponent sees that his defender is the Splash Brothers, he rushes, no matter whether he can score or not, and whether he can cause a foul, he will rush.

Under such circumstances, no matter how Cole protects fouls, it is inevitable.

In fact, the opponent doesn't care about flushing the water so much. It stands to reason that the Warriors should seize the opportunity to open the score so that the opponent dare not make such an attempt easily.

But tonight's Timberwolves defended the Warriors' outside line closely, and even occasionally missed a cut inside, unmoved.

It can be said to be very firm in execution.

The Warriors' pass and cut system is to drive the threat of inside cuts through three-pointers.

The Warriors are not a team that has always been open from the inside to the outside. Their inside cuts rely more on the tactical system and make some easy baskets.

No matter how powerful the passing and cutting system is, it is impossible for every ball to go to the layup that is completely open. Many balls still have to face defense.

Most of the Timberwolves are single-defense, but even if they are single-defense, none of these people in the Timberwolves are afraid.

Especially when switching to Ibaka and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the internal defense capabilities of these two people are mostly unstoppable.

Even if you can't replace these two people, the size and strength of the other three people are all advantages on the defensive end.

On the sidelines of the commentary stage, discussions about the game were also going on.

"The Warriors are passive, and the Timberwolves are very determined to attack the inside. Each of them has the ability to attack the inside."

"Cole's protection of Curry and Thompson is not bad, but excessive protection makes them too inefficient in protecting the frame. The Timberwolves attacked the inside most of the time and scored 32 points in the first quarter."

Johnson explained the situation on the field.

"Su Chen is worthy of being the former coach of the Warriors. He knows the Warriors system very well. It seems that the Warriors have succeeded in cutting inside and made a lot of shots. But looking at the score, the Warriors only scored 23 points. It’s almost impossible to win a game.”

Kenny Smith knows the Warriors better and can see the situation the Warriors are in now.

At the same time, he was also a little disappointed that the Warriors he supported actually played such a game.

"The three-point system just hasn't found a way to restrain it. As the founder, Su Chen is now teaching coaches across the league how to defend the Warriors' system."

"Hahaha, this guy Su Chen is really interesting, I have to say he's a bit cool."

Barkley laughed loudly.

"Both of the Warriors' backcourt suffered two fouls. They continued to play like this, and they didn't dare to defend at all."

O'Neill spread his hands, shrugged and said.

"If Cole can't think of a way to reverse the situation, then after this series, he will become Su Chen's toy in the mouth of the media."

Barkley said with a smile.

And Cole, who was on the bench at this time, was indeed in a hurry.

If you lose this game, or lose in this way, then the Warriors will basically lose this round of the series.

Moreover, his personal reputation will also be greatly questioned.

Originally, he was under a lot of pressure to accept the defending champion Warriors. At the beginning of the season, many people had pointed at him.

Relying on the adjusted record and sprinting, he managed to get his reputation back.

After easily advancing in the first round, he has basically been accepted by Golden State fans.

But for Su Chen in this round of the series, all his hard work for a season was in vain.

Thinking of this matter, Cole was under a lot of pressure.

But he has nothing to do right now.

It is difficult to come up with a real solution to the problem in the short period of time when he can switch defenses infinitely.

At the same time, there is also a BOX-1 defensive strategy with Beverly biting Curry, which is used with infinite defense changes, which makes it even more difficult for Cole to come up with a countermeasure.

The real problem with this defensive system is the people who execute the tactics. The Timberwolves' staffing seems to be a perfect fit for this defensive system.

Cole also asked analysts to study that any other team in the league has more or less flaws in using this defensive strategy to deal with the Warriors, but the Timberwolves' staffing is almost perfect when using this plan.

Without solving the offensive problem, now Su Chen threw him another defensive problem.

There is no clear point of attack, every position can attack, and the offense of each position is above the league level.

This kind of configuration is hard to find all over the league. This is a tactic that the Warriors will hardly face other teams.

The reason why the Timberwolves' lineup is not favored is because the stars are not good enough.

As the core, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler are both rookies who have not proven themselves. It is difficult for such a team to be optimistic about them.

But the stars are not good enough, but there are many stars who can't stand the Timberwolves.

Although people like Luol Deng and Iguodala have become marginal All-Star roles, they still have offensive capabilities anyway.

Well rounded and average.

For the Warriors, a team with insufficient backcourt size, this style of play is just suppressed.

"This is also suppressed, and that is also suppressed. He won't rebuild this lineup for the Warriors, right?"

Cole scratches his hair, feeling annoyed.

Of course, this is just a vent of Cole's negative emotions. He doesn't really think that Su Chen is really building a lineup around the Warriors.

The second quarter was about the same.

The score between the two sides did not stretch too much, the referee gave a little face, and did not call too many fouls in the backcourt.

Both Curry and Thompson are three-timers.

Half time score.

Warriors 50:62 Timberwolves.

The Warriors' starting lineup is still high-intensity and full-court format, while the Timberwolves are in rotation.

Whether the Timberwolves are attacking or defending, they are still more physically superior.

However, it is precisely because of the expansion of the number of rotations that even though the Timberwolves suppressed the Warriors, they did not really widen the score.

Cole is now gathering energy and preparing to fight the Timberwolves until the last quarter to decide the outcome.

Just bite the difference.

After the physical strength drops in the last quarter, it's time to fight for the stars.

With the backcourt of the Splash Brothers, the quality of the current stars is higher than that of the Timberwolves.

The game actually went according to Cole's idea.

As the game progressed, the offensive efficiency of other Timberwolves players began to decline. The frequent offenses of Luol Deng and Iguodala made it difficult for them to maintain their efficiency.

After all, they have become the team's main attackers to a certain extent now, and the problem of their offensive strength has been exposed again.

Last season, Iguodala was in the Nuggets and Luol Deng was in the Bulls. As the main attackers, they couldn't really lead the team to win.

But the turning point was halfway through the three quarters.

Curry found an opportunity to make a fast break, and when he was about to make a layup toward the inside, Beverly accurately predicted the position and stopped in advance.

Beverly fell to the ground.

beep!
The whistle sounded immediately.

Curry offensive foul!

Curry immediately hugged his head with an expression of disbelief, and Cole on the sidelines was furious, yelling loudly at the referee on the sidelines.

There were also boos in Oracle Arena, and Warriors fans booed and put pressure on the referees.

Originally, following this rhythm, the Warriors could really wait until the last quarter, relying on the quality of the stars to beat the giant planet to comeback.

But this whistle is different.

Curry fouled 4 times.

Beverly lay on the ground, punching and roaring.

Luol Deng and Giannis Antetokounmpo trotted over directly, pulling Beverly up excitedly.

With Curry's number of fouls, there is a lot of room for manipulation.

Originally, with the Warriors' protection of Curry on the defensive end, the referee has let go of some whistles that can be blown or not. It is not easy for the Timberwolves to beat Curry down.

But at this time, the line referee had a disagreement with the referee, and the referee gathered together to discuss the foul.

Not only because of too much pressure on the scene at this time, but also considering that this ball will affect the trend of this game.

And this game will affect the entire series.

The referees are also quite serious about this whistleblower.

Originally, the referee didn't want to blow the whistle, but Beverly's position was too good, and it was very obvious from the audience's point of view that he fell down after a frontal impact.

This kind of obvious foul, if you don't brag, it's too much.

But now that the linesman disagrees, the foul must be taken seriously.

At this time, the three referees all walked to the technical table. Obviously, the ball was to be replayed.

Players on both sides also returned to the bench.

Taking advantage of the replay, Su Chen picked up the tactics and hurriedly talked about the tactics.

When he was on the sidelines just now, Su Chen could see very clearly that Beverly's ball was in his position ahead of time.

In other words, this ball is probably an offensive foul by Curry.

Well, here's your chance.

[Explosive Power Moment] This skill is used at this time.

Regardless of whether it is Curry or Thompson, whoever gets the number of fouls first, Su Chen is ready to hit him with explosive power at all times.

Of course, Su Chen didn't use it right away, this skill was only used when he could enter the court.

After all, there are still considerations, maybe the referee will change the penalty, or Curry's fouls have reached this number, and Cole will replace Curry first and take a rest.

However, there was still half of the third quarter, and before the fifth foul, Su Chen felt that Cole would not replace Curry so easily.

(End of this chapter)