Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 64
Sometimes Zhang Sixin is really angry when he sees players performing poorly and making low-level mistakes.

But after training the players, it feels like that.

He has vented his emotions, but he can't make the players too suffocated.

Hold back most of it and explode on the court, but also guide it a little bit.

He is playing a bad face now, and the coaching staff must have someone play a bad face to comfort them.

Tyronn Lue is very good at this kind of thing. He usually trains with young players and is very familiar with them.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves played very resolutely when they came up.

Zhang Sixin nodded secretly, it seems that the effect of occasional training is still good.

In fact, outside shots did not explode, mainly because the Pacers' defense became more determined.

Then Hibbert committed four fouls, and the Pacers' inside line suddenly couldn't stand it anymore.

Hibbert's fouls have always been a big problem, not to mention that he is still young, and it won't be much better in a few years.

He was fouled twice in the first half, and Jefferson cheated one with his feet at the beginning of the second half.

In the next few minutes, the Timberwolves consciously rushed inside and finally got the man down.

The Pacers are a little short on the inside. After Hibbert goes down, there is only Solomon Jones, a basic salary player who is not tall enough.

In this case, Jefferson and Love began to kill the Quartet.

Unable to defend the inside line, the Pacers can only take more outside shots.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves' perimeter defense improved significantly. It is obviously impossible for the Pacers to stabilize the situation by relying on outside shots.

"Catch up." Tyronn Lu said happily.

Zhang Sixin nodded calmly. The Timberwolves themselves were stronger than the opponent. In the first half, fatigue and negligence gave the opponent a chance. As long as they play well, the Pacers are relatively less likely to win.

However, it still depends on the performance of the team's bench.

The main lineup is off to a good start, but Zhang Sixin won't let them keep playing.

After the two sides entered the rotation, the Timberwolves no longer had such a big advantage.

Jefferson, a more powerful quasi-all-star level, must be much better than ordinary players.

However, the Timberwolves also stabilized the situation. In the second half, Mills and Belinelli played well. Coupled with Milicic's stable performance, it was not so easy for the Pacers to chase points.

The current Pacers rely too much on their shooting touch.

When the Timberwolves defend in place, it is difficult for them to play comfortably.

Feeling that the game was more difficult, the Pacers also took the risk of taking Hibbert up at the end of the third quarter.

Because there is no one inside, they must lose, so it's better to take a gamble.

After all, it is at home, the referee will not be so harsh, and the Timberwolves cannot maintain their impact in back-to-back games.

After Hibbert came on the field, the Pacers really stabilized.

It's not that Hibbert has this ability, it's mainly the player's mentality.

With someone on the inside, other Pacers teams have become more confident.

When the team changes players, Zhang Sixin will remind him of the three-point defense.

Hibbert's return is actually not a big problem. The key is not to let the opponent vote again.

Finally, when the main lineup came back, the Pacers' three-pointers were blocked during this period, and Zhang Sixin was quite satisfied.

It doesn't matter that young people make mistakes on the court, the key is that they can be corrected.

Love returned to the field first and hit a three-pointer as soon as he went up.

Preventing the opponent's three-pointer, and then making a hit, this is perfection.

Pacers coach O'Brien was also very upset that the team did not grasp the advantage that was so strong in the first half.

One is to let the fourth position protect Hibbert, and the other is to let players in good condition play more.

However, after the Timberwolves' Love felt good, they directly asked Love to partner with Frye to start the Timberwolves' outside fort tactics.

The Pacers are more familiar with this, but they can't help it.

Hibbert couldn't defend at this time, and the Timberwolves got a chance to hit a three-pointer.

On the offensive end, Hibbert can't actually beat Love, which is more embarrassing.

After finally replacing Hibbert to save his life, it turned out that he became a drag not long after he came up.

Now that the Timberwolves have become the active side, the Pacers can only replace Hibbert again.

But if Hibbert goes down, the Timberwolves can let Jefferson, so the Pacers can't defend inside.

In fact, Jefferson played after a while, and the Pacers did not immediately replace Hibbert.

The same is true of Hibbert's defense against Jefferson. The Pacers want to try to flank and not give the inside a chance.

But in this case, Belinelli, who was in good form for the Timberwolves in the second half, made another hit from the outside.

In the first half, the Pacers had a strong outside line for a while, but it seemed too early. The Timberwolves didn't show their power until the end of the quarter, but the Pacers didn't know what to do.

The Timberwolves became the leading team, and Pacers coach O'Brien requested a timeout.

He still can only replace Hibbert, and Jefferson can only let Hibbert go to single defense. If there is a double attack, there are too many defensive loopholes.

The Pacers stopped the decline after a timeout, and Hibbert also hit a goal when he came up.

They have also increased their defensive strength. At this time of the game, they have entered a stalemate.

But I don't know why, the Pacers replaced Rush, who performed well, at a critical moment, and went to Hyde.

At this time, the Timberwolves actually didn't lead much, just 4 points.

After each side completed a successful defense, the ball came to Curry.

Curry has been feeling bad outside the three-point line in front of him, and he feels that he has shot all three-pointers in the previous game.

The Pacers' defense subconsciously paid more attention to Curry walking inside.

But at this time, Curry made another shot from outside the three-point line, and the basketball hit the inner edge of the basket directly and made a hit.

Curry turned around and spread his arms in celebration, so confident that Pacers fans hated him.

With 7 points and less than 4 minutes, the Pacers are getting harder and harder.

At this time, no one of them stood up to control the overall situation, and the fight was a bit chaotic.

After two missed three-pointers, it was Watson's desperate breakthrough to score 2+1.

But coming back, Curry made another kill and made two free throws from the free throw line.

At this time, time was running out, and the Pacers came back and were hit by Granger, but it was harmless.

The Timberwolves began to control the rhythm, and when the attack time was about the same, Love hit a low post.

Now the Pacers have no time at all, and they can only foul after another quick three-pointer.

Timberwolves players got to the free throw line four times and made all of them.

The Pacers can only accept the aggrieved defeat at home, because they once had an advantage, but they did not hold it.

Love said in an interview after the game: "We played poorly in front of us. Sometimes I think we are not worthy of the coach's trust. Fortunately, we woke up in the second half."

"In the end we won and it proved that if we started off as well as we did then we could win easily."

(End of this chapter)