Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 76 Differences
"Durant's talent is really enviable..." Zhang Sixin sighed again and then ordered the players to consume the strongest point of the Thunder on both offense and defense.

The Timberwolves did a good job in this regard. Both Matthews and Brewer played very tough against Durant, and they also performed well on the offensive end.

At this point, Jefferson gradually began to score in the paint.

Ibaka is still a rookie and needs to adapt. Kostic is not athletic enough, Green is not strong enough, and the Thunder has no single player who can limit Jefferson. The Timberwolves must play some inside.

The Timberwolves played a lot of tactics in the first half. Durant was exceptionally shining, but he couldn't help the Thunder gain a score advantage.

This can be said to be a problem with the Thunder, after all, the Timberwolves' lineup is not complete.

Zhang Sixin's only regret is that Curry seems to have exchanged sons with Westbrook.

It should be Westbrook who took the initiative to deal with Curry, a young man who won so many All-Star votes, which made Westbrook very unconvinced and doubled his seriousness on the field.

Fortunately, Westbrook himself didn't score much, so it's a exchange.

As for the bench lineup, the Timberwolves have a lot of people on their side, but they didn't take advantage of the Thunder. Both Harden and Ibaka performed well.

If it weren't for the fact that the Timberwolves had more people, Harden's performance would have been inferior.

Now, the Timberwolves' group fighting tactics are not bad.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin said to the players: "Our defense in the first half was very successful, and the inside defense was very stable. We will continue in the second half."

"For Durant, we still need to pay attention to some details. As long as we do a little better, the threat of the Thunder will be greatly reduced."

"What we are playing in this game is patience. Everyone must believe in their own strength."

Zhang Sixin looked at the plug-in defensive tactics column, and rarely directly hung up the two-person pincer tactic.

The team has also flanked many opposing stars before, but did not use this as the main defensive tactic.

But this time Zhang Sixin thinks it's okay, who made the Thunder's role players not have three points.

As soon as the third quarter came on the court, the Timberwolves' tactics had obvious effects.

After the intermission, Durant's hands were obviously a little cold, or his body could not be fully activated after a rest, and he got into trouble under the double-team of the Timberwolves.

And the other Thunder players couldn't stand up at this time. Westbrook didn't feel good, and he couldn't even make a shot.

Westbrook's rookie shooting percentage did not even reach 4% this season, and his three-pointers were more than 4%. This season, he hit the basket more and raised his shooting percentage to [-]%.

The Timberwolves beat the Thunder 16:4 in a few minutes and took the lead.

The Thunder quickly replaced Harden, which was better, but it was not so easy for them to catch up with the score.

Because of the Timberwolves' defense, the Thunder can only keep the situation from getting worse when Harden comes up.

In the current Thunder, if Durant doesn't break out, it's really not easy to win against a strong team.

And the Timberwolves are already a strong team, even if one major player is missing.

The key is to restrain the opponent somewhat. The defense arranged by Zhang Sixin is too aimed at Durant and Westbrook.

The Thunder doesn't seem to have any tricks, except to let Durant continue to attack with the ball, it is to let Harden take more three-pointers.

However, Durant's physical strength declined rapidly under the strict defense of the Timberwolves, and his shooting could not restore the accuracy of the first half.

As far as Harden is concerned, he is not a three-point shooter. When the Timberwolves did not relax their defense, Harden's shooting percentage outside the three-point line was not high.

"It's too easy for a point guard to be targeted if he doesn't shoot, but Westbrook's physical fitness can indeed solve some troubles." Zhang Sixin said casually.

Thunder's tactics are nothing new, he can rest assured to chat with the people next to him.

The Timberwolves still didn't take advantage during the rotation in the second half, so they couldn't expand their lead.

The Thunder are very concerned about winning. In order to beat the Timberwolves, they let Durant and Green stay on the court for a long time, basically without rest.

So Durant can't be considered physically weak, but was fucked too hard.

If you can't rest when your physical strength has declined, it will be a ghost if your efficiency can recover.

At the end of the quarter, facing Durant's pincers, it was difficult to force a shot as he did in the first half.

Westbrook got a lot of opportunities, but just missed.

In this case, his enthusiasm for Curry on the defensive end is also much less.

Curry finally regained some touch and started scoring.

This is Curry, he may be watched for a long time, but he can still score when the opportunity arises, and he is very efficient.

As soon as Curry scored, the Timberwolves' lead was about to expand.

Thunder head coach Brooks was very anxious. He felt that the Thunder was already very targeted in this game, but why couldn't they beat the Timberwolves who lacked a scoring point?

The Thunder's outside line began to use Durant to attract defensive attention and shoot three-pointers.

It's a pity that except for Green, everyone else missed.

In this game, the Thunder's role player, Sefolosha, hit a three-pointer, and the others failed, completely wasting Durant's gap in attracting defensive attention.

Halfway through the final quarter, seeing that the situation was getting worse, the Thunder could only let Durant play singles again.

At this time, Durant and Green have both played for almost 40 minutes, how much strength is left, the Timberwolves' defense is not fake.

With Curry and Jefferson's internal and external cooperation scoring, Zhang Sixin feels that the game has no suspense.

Zhang Sixin's judgment was not wrong. In the last few minutes, Durant really had no strength to play. As a result, the Thunder failed to score a point in nearly 3 minutes before the end of the game. Durant scored a 30+ double-double.

The Timberwolves took the opportunity to firmly accept the game. Judging from these few minutes, the Thunder is a truly young team. It is normal for young players to be confused at critical moments of the game, but the Timberwolves are too abnormal.

After the game, Zhang Sixin was full of joy. He said in an interview: "The opponent has many talented young people, even I am very envious, but in terms of the team, it is obvious that we are doing better. The victory of the game can explain a lot of problems."

"Kevin's injury is not a big problem. The team let him rest for two games to ensure his health. It will not have any impact on the All-Stars, so fans can still vote with confidence."

Zhang Sixin originally wanted to ridicule the Thunder, but after thinking about it, the other party would not be able to trade Durant to them. Even if the Thunder couldn't use those young people well, they knew that those players were full of talent, so let it go.

He still honestly improves the abilities of his players and brings the team's results to the table.

(End of this chapter)