NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

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Chapter 179:
The Spurs have been unable to catch up, and Popovich still replaced Danny Green.

Ginobili and Green were present at the same time, talking about a give-and-take.

However, the Spurs are a team used to playing calmly, and it is obviously not a familiar style of play for the Spurs to give it a go.

Of course, Su Chen also paid attention to Green and Ginobili. With the Timberwolves' defensive resources, these two had explosive touch to carry the defense and score those goals.

As the game time passed, the Spurs' score still did not catch up.

The Spurs' loss in this game simply felt inexplicable, and the Timberwolves played with an unexpected intensity.

With one and a half minutes left in the game, seeing the score, Popovich also chose to replace the main force.

Popovich was not so excited at this time, and seemed calmer. After all, the game had lost suspense, and no matter how angry he was, he was incompetent and furious.

This is just one game in the entire series, and Popovich is already thinking about how to deal with the next game.

The Spurs replaced the substitute, and the Timberwolves also replaced the substitute.

Many Spurs fans have left the field early in disappointment.

beep!
The whistle sounded for the end of the game.

Spurs 80:93 Timberwolves.

Big score: Spurs 0-1 Timberwolves.

After winning the game, the Timberwolves players were very excited.

The biggest contributor to the Timberwolves in this game is Butler.

Butler scored a game-high 26 points by relying on his iron and blood mid-range shots.

Regardless of the 26 points, in this game where both sides scored less than 26 points, these [-] points are already considered quite high.

For the Timberwolves fans in Minnesota, Butler's iron-blooded mid-range shot reminds people of Garnett, the last star who brought the Timberwolves to the playoffs.

Both of them have iron-blooded big mid-range shots, and they are both very strong defensively.

It made Giannis Antetokounmpo a little embarrassed.

Because during the regular season, even in the first round of the playoffs, the team was supporting him to become the leader of the team.

But in the Warriors series, Giannis Antetokounmpo is no longer the core, playing a bit like a super blue-collar.

In the first game against the Spurs this time, Giannis Antetokounmpo also only scored an economic double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, which is obviously still too low for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

On the contrary, Butler, as the deputy, played the performance of the team leader in the face of the powerful Spurs.

In every way more like a leader than him.

But Su Chen doesn't have to worry about the team's discord, because winning can cover up these contradictions, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is still a first-year rookie with a shallow foundation.

As for next season, Giannis Antetokounmpo has increased his goals. With his more dazzling talent, he is definitely worth cultivating as the team boss.

But the current performance in the playoffs, Butler surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Butler is not a person who is willing to be the second in charge.

Especially in the playoffs, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not convince Butler. Next season, the two are expected to have some conflicts in the battle for the position of the team leader.

At the same time, some teams are facing the issue of contract renewal. If these players are worth this season, they will definitely have to renew their contracts.

There are no real veterans in the team, and everyone wants to get a big contract with more money. The Timberwolves' salary is estimated to be overpaid.

This is a problem for the Timberwolves.

but.

Let's talk about the next season.

Su Chen has been busy playing recently, otherwise he would be looking for which team to go to next season. After all, the rules of the system lottery are not suitable for staying with one team all the time.

As for the team's power struggle, salary explosion and so on, let the new Timberwolves manager worry about these.

At this time, Su Chen was still happy to celebrate the victory with the team members.

On the commentary stage, the game is still being discussed.

"I can't believe that the Timberwolves won the first series against the Spurs in this way."

Johnson said in surprise.

"The regular season is second in the Western Conference, and I just won the Warriors, and now I plan to win the Spurs."

"Dude, it looks like they're not joking, they're serious."

O'Neill said with a laugh.

"It's unbelievable. Su Chen was still using the three-point system last season. He was telling fans all over the world that three-pointers can break through any defense."

"But what did Su Chen do this season?"

"Now he is telling the world again that forward defense seems to be the answer to this league, and forward defense can prevent any offense in the league!"

Barkley was also caught by this game as well.

Last season, Barkley was still very contemptuous of Su Chen because of Su Chen's development of a three-point tactical system.

All of a sudden this season, Barkley changed his attitude.

That is to say, starting from the series that won the Warriors, Barkley saw that Su Chen personally overthrew the three-point system he created, which made Barkley know Su Chen again.

"The performance of the Timberwolves this time is indeed very good, but this is only the first game. Their opponent is a super team that has ranked first in history."

"Popovich obviously miscalculated the Timberwolves. After this game, Popovich needs to think about what changes should be made."

Kenny Smith shook his head.

In this game, the team offense that the Spurs are good at did not play out. Instead, the Timberwolves played a model of team defense, which is not the regular level of the Spurs.

Speaking of which, I still know too little about the newly formed lineup of the Timberwolves.

If it weren't for the two-round series between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors, maybe everyone's understanding of the Timberwolves is still relatively blank.

"Indeed, Popovich's next adjustment is very important."

"Of course Su Chen's response is also very exciting."

Johnson said with a smile.

Of course, even if there are reasons for this game, the Timberwolves are the winner of this game.

If the Spurs haven't adjusted in G2, then the Timberwolves won 2-0 at home, then the Spurs will be very difficult in this round of the series.

After many games, there will be controversies of one kind or another.

Fans of the losing side will say how the referee was doing, or the play was wrong, or whatever.

Maybe there are really reasons for referees, but no matter what, the championship trophy will not be changed because of these doubts.

Besides, in this game, the Timberwolves did not receive any care from the referee.

A small team like the Timberwolves, especially if they offended the league, refused to move out of Minnesota.

Rarely will the whistle be biased toward the Timberwolves.

After the game, the players and coaches of both teams did not shake hands and hug.

The series is not over yet, and the two sides are still enemies.

When Duncan walked out of the court, he took an extra look at the Timberwolves' bench, wondering who he was looking at.

But at that place, Su Chen was communicating with the teaching assistant. It seemed that he was looking at Su Chen.

But after just one glance, Duncan turned around and went out from the player tunnel.

Obviously Duncan realized something at this time.

From Su Chen's body, Duncan felt uneasy.

Last season, they had a good chance to hit the championship, but they were beaten by the Warriors in a super big comeback, which makes Duncan very mindful now.

The Spurs in the GDP era rarely suffered a second loss from the same team that hacked them.

Just like a grizzly bear, after being hacked by a grizzly bear once, he will beat the grizzly bear every time he sees a grizzly bear.

After being overturned last season, Duncan felt that he actually lost to Su Chen.

After Su Chen changed teams this season, he still gave Duncan this feeling, so it must be Su Chen's factor.

When walking through the player tunnel, some Spurs fans extended their palms to encourage, but Duncan ignored them.

At this time, Duncan clenched his fists. He didn't want to be counterattacked by Su Chen with a team that was not a strong team in the league. He didn't want to be Su Chen's second background.

Post-match press conference.

"The Spurs are a very strong team. We still need to be careful. Duncan is the strongest power forward in history. We are very cautious in treating him."

"The opponent gave us a lot of mid-range, and this time we took those opportunities."

Facing the reporter's question, Su Chen replied to the reporter.

He is equivalent to making it clear that the Spurs' mid-range defense is relatively loose, so he will hit the mid-range.

Although Popovich had already seen it, it still seemed a bit arrogant for Su Chen to say it so openly.

On the surface, it is said that the Spurs are a strong team, but Su Chen is a bit too arrogant to directly state his own tactics.

After saying this, Su Chen walked out of the press conference.

Su Chen, who got in the team's special car, smiled.

Is he really crazy enough to speak out the tactics?

That was just a smoke bomb.

Tell Popovich clearly, but it will make Popovich guess a lot.

And these things, even if he doesn't say them, these are very obvious things.

Saying it will make Popovich think a lot of messy things, and it is not bad to interfere with Popovich's thinking.

The next day.

The Timberwolves won the Spurs. This news surprised many viewers who did not pay attention to the game.

Although the Spurs are No. [-] in the West, the Timberwolves are No. [-] in the West.

But in fact, there is a gap in strength between the two teams.

Strictly speaking, the Timberwolves' victory over the Spurs was purely an upset.

Those spectators who didn't watch the game were all confused at this moment, they didn't understand how the Spurs lost.

Many viewers are not fans of the Spurs and Timberwolves, and feel that there is a big gap between the strength of the Timberwolves and the Spurs, so some viewers chose not to watch.

But in the real fight, the Timberwolves still used a big point difference to win the Spurs.

This makes people feel puzzling.

As a team rebuilt this season, what the Timberwolves have achieved now is actually high enough.

The regular season won the second place in the Western Conference, and also set a record for the opening streak.

At the same time, they passed the Trail Blazers in the first round, and here, as a rebuilding team, they have actually succeeded.

It can be said that this team is a team with a promising future, and the Timberwolves will be a highly competitive team in the league for three to five seasons.

But that's three or five seasons, not this season.

After winning the defending champion Warriors, this has actually exceeded the opinion of the industry insiders on the Timberwolves' best record.

Of course, there are also explanations for winning the Warriors.

That is the problem that although the Warriors are the defending champions, they have experienced a coaching change and need to re-run.

At the same time, Su Chen, as the former coach of the Warriors, and the current coach Kerr still use other tactics, it is understandable that Su Chen directly suppressed the Warriors at the tactical level.

Although it is outrageous to win the Warriors, it is still reasonable and not so outrageous.

But what does it mean to win the Spurs in the first game?
Why, Popovich is also using your Su Chen's tactics, and was suppressed by your Su Chen's tactics?
That's not right.

Of course, there are still professionals who have released analysis videos.

[Spurs Timberwolves G1 Analysis: The league's top defense system, after the three-point trend, may set off a striker frenzy? 】

The famous note has conducted multiple rounds of video analysis of the G1 battle between the two sides.

"Look at this round."

At this time, the video master clicked on a prepared video clip.

This is a round against Duncan's low post.

"It was unexpected to let Ibaka defend Duncan first. In the past season, Ibaka has proved many times that he really can't defend Duncan."

"Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn't proven he can guard Duncan either, but at least it's always right to give Giannis Antetokounmpo a try?"

"But looking at this round, I can only say that this arrangement is too correct. Giannis Antetokounmpo's double-team speed and defense speed are his real advantages over Duncan."

The video host was talking while playing the video.

The video continues to play.

The video was paused as Duncan made the pass.

"It can be seen that when Duncan passes the ball here, the Timberwolves not only let Giannis Antetokounmpo go to double-team Duncan, Luol Deng is moving, Covington is moving, and Butler is also moving."

The video continues to play.

"Splied found no chance after receiving the ball and wanted to pass the ball. At this time, Giannis Antetokounmpo was already leaning towards the outside line of the other side."

"When the outside ball passed from the left half to the right half, Giannis Antetokounmpo had already completed his sweep, and the Timberwolves' defense was successful."

The video host sighed: "The speed of the Timberwolves' defense change has simply refreshed the public's defensive perception."

Then, the video master performed other rounds of multi-video analysis.

The entire video is also relatively long, with a length of one and a half hours.

But the audience who clicked on this video to watch it were very patient.

"It can be said that the Timberwolves have set off a new trend, or Su Chen."

"Last season, Su Chen told the entire league that basketball can be played from the three-point line. This season, Su Chen told the entire league that defense can be played from the front line."

After the video host analyzed it, he was also very impressed.

In the past public perception, basketball is distributed in five distinct positions.

The point guard is to organize the offense of the whole team. The task of the shooting guard is to score through various methods. box these.

The Timberwolves' team basically has no obvious point guards and centers.

It can be said that the whole team is a forward swingman.

But the whole team has no sense of disobedience in terms of offense and defense.

(End of this chapter)