The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 362 Record Breaking Countdown

As soon as mid-March passed, there were only a dozen games left in the regular season, and the situation of the playoffs gradually became clear.

There is less suspense in the West this season. The teams can be said to be strong and weak. The top four are basically stable, and the next four places are still unclear for the time being. However, there are only four teams competing for it. Grizzlies and Jazz.

In the East, the Cavaliers and Raptors are relatively stable, basically locked in the top two in the East.

But the third to tenth place can be described as very chaotic.

The Heat, Hawks, Celtics and Hornets are in a better situation, but they must be steady in order to enter the playoffs, while the Pacers, Pistons, Bulls, Wizards, no accident, the two outs will be in front of them. produced in.

Of course, because of the Warriors, the outside world is paying more attention to the regular season win record. After all, the Bulls who hold the record are the team from the last world, although it sounds a bit exaggerated to say so.

The Warriors have won 63, can they still win 10?

Didn't they really keep a low profile in the last dozen or so games? Fans who follow the league can't wait to look forward to it.

They have won 63 victories and are getting closer and closer to the record.

But the team still has some problems. It is their weakest inside line. Both Bogut and Ezeri are injured and cannot play. The Warriors can only be forced to start with a small lineup.

On March 3, the Warriors played away against the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are hopeless in the playoffs, and they are now mainly training young players.

Although this is the case, the young strength of the Timberwolves is not too bad.

In particular, the Warriors have no inside line, and Towns and Gion on the Timberwolves side can both attack and defend.

Facing a lineup that can't restrain each other, the Warriors' defense must be focused.

Rubio, Wiggins and LaVine on the opponent's outside line, the Warriors selectively let Rubio go. After all, Rubio in the first position is as bad at shooting as Rondo.

But what the Warriors didn't think about was that Rubio felt hot today, and he hit consecutive three-pointers in the first quarter, which also caught the Warriors by surprise.

As for Downs, it was difficult to restrain him.

The Warriors let Barnes start to top Towns, which is really embarrassing for this buddy.

In fact, Draymond Green is more suitable to defend, but the Timberwolves also have an inside line closer to the basket.

As for why it wasn't Zhang Xiaotian, it's because Barnes' status in the team has dropped a lot this season, and he has to do dirty work. Even if Zhang Xiaotian defends better, the team won't let him consume too much energy in the previous games. Energy is another matter at critical moments.

The Warriors on Rubio's side noticed that he couldn't continue to score like that, but Towns was more difficult to solve.

However, the Timberwolves took the lead in giving up the tactics of the two big men because they couldn't keep up defensively.

Anyway, the Timberwolves don't care much about winning or losing, they just hone young players.

The Warriors still rotate with multiple people, and everyone scores, slowly bringing the Timberwolves into their rhythm.

With the main force relatively relaxed, they still overtook the opponent by 3 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Warriors used a tight squeeze, but failed because of Rubio's presence.

Rubio is also young, but his court experience is very methodical. While limiting Curry well, he also used his organizational skills to bring the team's offense up.

The Timberwolves' defense is only average, and the Warriors are not without opportunities, but Barnes is a little uncomfortable with the starting lineup now, and his shots are always hitting the iron.

Although the rotation players on the Timberwolves side did not perform well, the main players performed well, and the score between the two sides was evened again.

The mood swings of young people are relatively large. They cannot enter the playoffs, but they can fight like this with the Warriors. They are very excited and hope to win the game.

At this time, the Warriors finally have a sense of urgency.

A losing streak is not allowed, not only for records, but also for face.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian and Wiggins started a duel.

Wiggins has good talent and good physical condition, but he is not strong enough, and his shooting fluctuates a bit.

Wiggins was a little unhappy with the members of the Cavaliers last season, and of course he didn't like Zhang Xiaotian.

Playing in the last quarter, Wiggins was full of confidence to single Zhang Xiaotian.

Relying on the lateral speed of the cross dribble, Zhang Xiaotian will throw away Zhang Xiaotian's mid-range shot. Zhang Xiaotian will definitely not give the opponent a chance.

Between offense and defense, the two sides made physical contact, and Wiggins was the one who took the initiative to exert force, but he suffered a disadvantage. The next shot did not feel like it was almost ironed.

Zhang Xiaotian hit the opponent in a similar way, but he just took a step and pulled it up. Wiggins had nothing to do.

The Timberwolves attacked again, and Wiggins suffocated. This time he crossed and half-turned and pushed in, and then turned and wiped in. The technical movement was really good.

Zhang Xiaotian's reaction was very direct. He directly exerted force while the opponent turned around. Wiggins was squeezed and staggered. When he subconsciously protected the ball, he realized that it was too late. Zhang Xiaotian directly hit the ball with a knife and succeeded in stealing.

In the confrontation between Wiggins and Zhang Xiaotian, Wiggins lost completely.

The No. [-] pick and the undrafted pick, from this aspect, we can see how outstanding Zhang Xiaotian's growth has been in the past few seasons.

The Timberwolves had to step up to exchange Rubio and Towns back, but the Warriors did not hurry up and waited for two rounds before gradually bringing Curry and Klay Thompson up.

After Towns came up, the Timberwolves did have some movement on the offensive end, but that's it.

They want to confront the Warriors and have to play defensively.

Not to mention, the Timberwolves lineup is excited, and the defensive response is quite fast. When Curry's three-pointers are not very accurate, they can barely compete with the Warriors.

But the Warriors are when the Splash Brothers are not playing very well, they are still a strong team, their defense is top-notch, Zhang Xiaotian can play with the ball, Draymond Green can also score, even if they don’t explode Looking at the Timberwolves, who were a little weak on the offensive end.

Entering the last 2 minutes, Draymond Green hit the basket twice. The Timberwolves' defense was only relying on a rush of blood. In the Warriors' tireless running without the ball, there were more and more gaps.

After that, Zhang Xiaotian made a strong three-pointer, and the Timberwolves finally couldn't stand it.

The Timberwolves also tried a three-pointer at the last moment, but after LaVine, Rubio and Wiggins hit the iron one after another, they could only watch the failure come.

They may grow next season, but they are still learning their lessons.

64 wins, before the great record, the Warriors started the countdown.

More importantly, they have only lost six games, and they still have a chance to make mistakes.

According to the efficiency of the team, as long as they don't collapse in the end, breaking the record is a certainty.

Will they collapse? Except Heizi thought that no one could see any possibility of problems for the Warriors.

(End of this chapter)