Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 244 Intense 2
The turning point of the game is also when the two sides replace players in rotation.

Soon the Timberwolves' bench lineup headed by LaVine and Dinwiddie established an advantage when facing the Rockets' rotation, and soon there was a tendency to widen this advantage.

When the two sides replaced the rotation player, the score was 27 to 26. The Timberwolves led the Rockets by only one point. By the end of the first quarter, the score became 33 to 28.

During the intermission, Carlisle frowned while explaining the tactical layout.

Soon at the start of the second quarter, Da Zhuang also discovered that this guy had arranged for Harden to play, while the players in other positions were still substitutes.

On the Timberwolves side, all the substitute lineups played according to the plan.

After Harden came on the field, he still maintained a high scoring efficiency, but it was only limited to him.

The other positions are completely at a disadvantage.

Carlisle stood on the sidelines and frowned even more. After only about 3 minutes in the second quarter, he had to replace all the main players. Although Harden's high efficiency kept the score difference from being widened, Carlisle was very happy. It is clear that going on like this will consume too much of Harden.

Seeing that the opponent quickly replaced the main force, Da Zhuang also knew that Carlisle couldn't bear it.

There was also a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Obviously from this time the Rockets are at a disadvantage.

But Harden's performance in this game really surprised everyone.

It was his stunning performance that kept the Rockets and Timberwolves entangled until the second half of the fourth quarter.

It's just that it's limited to this. In the second half of the fourth quarter, Harden's consumption finally made his scoring efficiency begin to decline, and the Timberwolves' strength followed.

Slowly the difference between the two sides began to stabilize from single digits to double digits.

Carlisle on the sidelines could only sigh secretly. This time he lost because of the thickness of the bench. While feeling a little regretful, he also had to lament his good friend's success in building the team over the past two seasons. Since Da Zhuang settled in the Timberwolves, almost every choice and transaction has continuously increased the strength of the Timberwolves, without a single mistake.

Immediately after seeing that the game was hopeless, Carlisle also replaced all the main players one after another.

And Da Zhuang, who didn't know when he had already sat back in his seat, smiled even more after seeing his friend's surrender, and then replaced the main players one after another.

In the end, at the referee's whistle, in this strong dialogue between the Timberwolves and the Rockets, the Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets 113 to 102.

It is worth mentioning that Harden scored a double-double of 54 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists in this game.

The highest score on the Timberwolves side is Middleton's 30 points.

After the game ended, the Timberwolves took a day off to welcome the Washington Wizards at the Target Center.

In the end, although the system rarely gave a five-white buff, facing the Wizards who were obviously not as strong as their own, the Timberwolves finally easily defeated their opponents 97 to 89.

This also ushered in his three-game winning streak after the All-Star event.

Then after a lapse of one day, that is, on February 2, the Timberwolves were a guest at the United Center Arena in Chicago.

In the end, with the help of the system, the Timberwolves beat the Bulls 107 to 81.

After the end of the Bulls game, the Timberwolves returned to their home court the next day and ushered in their last game in February. The opponent was the Grizzlies from Memphis.

It's just that Da Zhuang and many people didn't expect that he thought he would leave a perfect end to his February schedule, but this game ended up ushering in his ninth regular season loss this season.

Although the game system gave Da Zhuang a certain amount of support, and two red buffs were also drawn out, the Grizzlies game can be said to be a full-scale explosion, except because of the existence of Oden, they can't occupy the inside line The advantage has become a scoring point in the other four positions.

This also allowed the Timberwolves' defensive tactics to be broken down in an instant.

Finally, after the end of the four quarters, Da Zhuang could only helplessly accept the loss of the game.

108 to 115, the Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies by 7 points, which also allowed the opponent to pull back a round.

The regular season has officially entered the March schedule, which also indicates that the [-] teams are about to start the final sprint stage. Those who have ideas for the playoffs, if they have secured a spot for the playoffs, they still have to fight for it. After the start of the playoffs, I was able to take some advantage and work hard, but I couldn't guarantee a spot in the playoffs, so I also had to start sprinting for the final spot.

Even a bad team should start to calculate the win-loss field between itself and other teams, so that it can occupy a favorable position in the middle of the bad, so as to obtain a greater possibility for the new draft .

At present, the Timberwolves have achieved a record of 58 wins and 49 losses in the past 9 regular season games, far ahead of the other 29 teams among the [-] teams in the league.

Ranked second in the West is the Warriors with a record of 43 wins and 14 losses.

The third is the Grizzlies with 40 wins and 17 losses, the fourth is the Houston Rockets with 38 wins, the fifth is the Blazers with 37 wins, the sixth is the Clippers with 35 wins, the seventh is the Thunder with 34 wins, and the fifth is the Blazers with 34 wins. Eight is the Dallas Mavericks' [-] wins.

However, the Spurs behind Dallas also achieved 34 wins. In addition, the Pelicans, Suns, Jazz, and even the Kings are not much different from the previous Dallas and Thunder. Maybe it only takes one or two games. There have been earth-shaking changes.

Compared with the extremely competitive west, the east is much better.

The Atlanta Hawks ranked first in the East with 45 wins and 13 losses. Behind him was the Chicago Bulls with 36 wins and 24 losses. The Cavaliers, who had a bad start, also began to exert their strength when they entered the second half of the regular season. , currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference with 35 wins and 25 losses, the fourth is the Toronto Raptors with 34 wins and 25 losses, followed by the Washington Wizards with 33 wins and 27 losses, and the Milwaukee Bucks with 31 wins and 28 losses. 22 wins and 35 losses ranked sixth, the Celtics ranked seventh with 21 wins and 38 losses, and the Nets ranked eighth with [-] wins and [-] losses.

The competition between the two sides can be seen from the seventh and eighth records in the East and West.

With the advent of the March schedule, the tense and intense atmosphere of the NBA fills every game, and the intensity of the game is naturally becoming more and more intense, and the top-ranked teams are already starting to study their opponents in the playoffs. The team rotation is also in full swing. At this time, a reasonable lineup arrangement is very important for a team with ambitions for the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)