Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 158
Scott's substitution intention is also very obvious, which is aimed at Middleton's three-pointer on the outside, but the effect of the substitution is to be discounted. Reggie is better than Sovnoza in defense. But there is a natural gap between Reggie, who is only 1 meters tall, and Middleton.

In this way, the Thunder still can't solve Middleton's point.

After discovering this, Scott immediately adopted a double-team, but if the Timberwolves had no other scoring points, the double-team might be effective, but after the Thunder double-teamed Middleton, Da Zhuang also followed suit. After making adjustments, Bennett and Yi Jianlian frequently shot from the outside, coupled with Oden's suppression on the inside, instantly disintegrated the Thunder's double-team defense.

The score between the two sides in the first quarter was 33 to 26. The point difference was not very big, but many people who followed the game could see that the Thunder completely fell into a disadvantage in controlling the situation of the game.

In the second quarter of the game, Chen Dazhuang let Middleton stay on the court, which completely disrupted Scott's arrangement. Scott had to replace Durant in order to keep the score. Being pulled away, in this way, the score is indeed not pulled away, but the consumption of Durant is huge.

Originally, they played seven games against the Trail Blazers in the first round, which in itself was a great drain on the Thunder, but now they have played the sixth game in the second round. In comparison, the Timberwolves have an obvious advantage in this aspect up.

Under the ebb and flow, the advantage of the Timberwolves in this game was infinitely magnified, and even in the second half, Durant's shooting percentage plummeted, and it can be seen from the degree of his chest ups and downs in this game What Bennett did to his defense was very successful.

Although he failed to contain the opponent's scoring, Bennett's entanglement was absolutely in place in consuming the opponent's physical energy.

It can be said that this game disappointed some people. The disappointment was not that the game was not exciting enough, but that it was originally thought to be a fierce game like a fight between dragons and tigers, but the overall progress of the game was one-sided. It can be said that his home court was completely suppressed. In this game, Oden can be said to have left a deep impression on Westbrook. Westbrook gave Westbrook four blocks in the whole game.

Finally, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, everyone in the Thunder walked towards the player tunnel with their heads down, as if this stadium was an away game for them, and as early as the fourth quarter At the beginning, there were Thunder fans in the stands who left early. They really didn't want to see the team they supported being overwhelmed by others, let alone the Timberwolves. Seeing Chen Dazhuang sitting there with a smile on his face, they just Think this smile is mocking them.

116 to 92, this is the final score of the two sides, and the difference of 24 points shows the situation of the game between the two sides.

Middleton scored a career-high 56 points and also contributed 11 assists, which can be described as the biggest contributor to the Timberwolves' victory in this game.

In addition, Bennett's defense against Durant in this game is also the main reason why the Timberwolves can play so smoothly. Although they don't score many points, only 14 points, but those who understand basketball will know after watching this game. Bennett's contribution in this game is not much less than that of Middleton.

Yi Jianlian contributed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in this game.

Oden also contributed a super double-double of 17 points and 28 rebounds inside.

With the victory of this game, the Timberwolves rewritten the big score between the two sides to 3 to 3. The two sides will enter a cruel tiebreaker. This tiebreaker will be held at the Target Center. For a while, the balance of victory that was originally tilted towards the Thunder was slowly tilted towards the Timberwolves because of this game.

And to make matters worse, two consecutive rounds have entered the tiebreaker. This is a huge physical problem for the Thunder. Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves are much better.

"The responsibility for the loss of this game lies with me. It should be said that I did not expect the opponent's lineup and tactics to change. In addition, I did not make timely adjustments during the game. Here I want to say sorry to the fans who supported us, but I believe that In the next game, we will definitely bring the victory back to Oklahoma City. I believe we will do this. I also believe that our fans will continue to support us as always. I also believe in my players. Definitely will do that.”

At the press conference after the game, Scott took responsibility for the loss of the game, and also used three I believe to show the Thunder's confidence in reaching the Western Conference Finals.

"I think Mr. Brooks and Kevin may be disappointed. We seem to have disrupted their plans." Chen Dazhuang's words at the press conference also made the reporters on the scene a little excited, and Si Kurt and Durant looked a little ugly.

Damn, this is a curse to expose the shortcoming!

Before the start of the game, Durant said that the Thunder had already started preparing for the next round. Well, now it was Chen Dazhuang's turn to slap him in the face, and it was still with so many reporters on the scene.

This kind of scene is what the reporters want to see. The reporters are tired of those declarations of victory, or the prospect of the future. This kind of face-slapping on the spot is the hot news.

"Chen, don't you think your behavior is not gentlemanly enough? Don't forget that you have not completely defeated the Thunder, and you both have a seventh game to play." It is obvious that there are locals from Oklahoma City among the reporters. This is a reporter who can't get used to Chen Dazhuang's demeanor.

"Gentleman? What is a gentleman? Is it a gentleman to declare victory before the game is played? And I haven't forgotten that we still have games to play. I said before that every game now is important to us. It’s all about enjoying, we’ve accomplished our goals for this season well, so no matter what the next game is, it’s a victory for us Timberwolves.”

Over there, Scott's face was livid, and Durant, who also had a bad face, left the scene straight away.

But Chen Dazhuang was very interested in chatting with the reporters at the scene.

Achieving this is definitely a life-and-death victory for the Timberwolves, and it also brought everyone back to the same starting line. This result is definitely something worth celebrating for everyone in the Timberwolves.

So when we returned to Minneapolis that day, even though it was late, there were still many Timberwolves fans welcoming their hero back.

(End of this chapter)