Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 206 206. Without the help of the referee, what are you!
On May 5, the league made corresponding penalties for the forest incident.

Among them, the Timberwolves fans threw garbage into the field, which caused the game to be interrupted for a while. The Timberwolves playing at home had a very large dereliction of duty.

In this regard, the league issued a huge fine of US$5 to the Timberwolves, and also took punitive measures against the rioting fans.

As for Luke kicking the referee, the league also gave a punishment result.

Suspended for one game and fined $35000, the league gave a very severe penalty.

This also means that Luke will miss the second game of the Western Conference Finals, which will be even worse for the Timberwolves who lost a home game first.

Even though what really determines the outcome of the game depends on the individual performance of the players, but the coach's on-the-spot response in the game is also crucial.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' defensive system has been running in for a long time, and Luke's brief absence will not cause too much trouble.

And according to gossip, "Glove" Payton will also usher in a comeback in the second game, and the planned comeback time has been increased by about four to five days.

No one thought that the Timberwolves would lose the first game of the series at home, and the referee's call in the fourth quarter was very controversial.

If the Timberwolves lose their home court again in G2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Timberwolves, who are 0:2 behind at that time, may really face the result of an upset.

Therefore, the "glove" Payton, who is aiming to win the championship, applied to play in advance, and he had to defend his home court in the absence of Luke anyway.

Payton's comeback will greatly improve the fault tolerance of the Timberwolves' backcourt defense, and at the same time, the defensive restrictions on "bearded" Baron Davis will also rise to a higher level, making it difficult for Davis to easily complete the offense.

As a team that attacks from the outside, the Warriors' outside ability is far greater than that of the inside.

It can be said that there is no round of this year's playoffs that needs the performance of "Glove" Payton more than this moment.

As long as Payton can maintain his regular level after his comeback, and the referee's whistleblowing is as fair as possible, the chance of the Timberwolves winning G2 is still greater than that of the Warriors.

Unless the Warriors feel overwhelmed in the second game of the series, the Timberwolves will never allow such a thing to lose two home games in a row.

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On May 5, the second game of the Western Conference finals between the Timberwolves and the Warriors officially started.

The acting bishop of the Timberwolves in this game is assistant coach Raymond. Compared with Bill Laimbeer, Raymond obviously has better coaching ability.

At least in the field of defense, Raymond is better than more than half of the league's head coaches, and even Luke can't match it.

After basically telling Raymond about all the ideas of the game before the game, Luke is still quite confident about the result of the game.

As long as the problem of the alliance's intervention is solved, it will be much more difficult for the Warriors to defeat the Timberwolves than the black eight Mavericks in the first round.

The Timberwolves have the only defensive ability in history. Even though the Warriors' offensive system this season has been dazzling, they can't hold back the Timberwolves.

After Payton came back, the defensive action given by the Timberwolves was completely different from the previous game.

The core purpose of the Timberwolves throughout the game is no longer to defend the three-pointer and the inside, allowing the Warriors to shoot from the middle distance. Instead, the players defend close to the whole process, putting enough defensive pressure on the Warriors, so that the Warriors have no shooting space.

In this process, the Timberwolves not only kept the players on the field defensively aggressive at all times by widening the rotation, but also deliberately exposed flaws to allow the Warriors to break into the inside.

The Timberwolves have the best defensive player Ben Wallace in the penalty area. Facing the flexible and fast game rhythm of the Warriors, Big Ben became the protection target of the Timberwolves in the first game.

In order to keep Big Ben in the penalty area and avoid more offensive and defensive transitions by the Warriors, Luke made a lot of adjustments in the last game. If the referee hadn't dominated the game in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves would have a high probability of winning the first Western Conference finals.

The Timberwolves, who are deliberately showing their flaws at the moment, are just to attract the Warriors players to break through to the inside.

And once the Warriors players break into the inside, the Warriors can only bite the bullet and hit the basket in front of Da Ben when the three-pointers and mid-range shots are all defended close to death.

The difficulty is obvious, at least it is far more difficult than shooting from the outside.

The Timberwolves' defensive changes are still very effective. Although they received four fouls in the first half of the quarter, the Timberwolves have already held a 16-point lead at the end of the half.

The Timberwolves' defensive system in this game was created by Luke.

Assistant coach Raymond's defensive attainments are very high. Luke only needs to give a defensive idea, and Raymond can translate it into action very well.

This defensive system is often used by the Utah Jazz, who is the three-time best defensive player Gobert in the penalty area in later generations.

Although there are flaws in the defensive end relying too much on the center, it is a very good way to deal with a shooting-based team like the Warriors.

What's more, no matter how many three-pointers the Warriors shoot today, they are certainly not as crazy as the small ball era, and the overall configuration of the Timberwolves is also much better than that of the Utah Jazz.

And Luke also integrated the defensive thinking of the Pistons back then. With Artest, Gerald Wallace and "Glove" Payton and many other excellent helpers, the Warriors played intermittently on the offensive end, equivalent to Forcibly pushed out of the offensive comfort zone by the Timberwolves.

In the second half, Baron Davis began to frequently use his body to find physical confrontation. It seemed that he wanted to continue to use the referee to cheat some free throws.

It's a pity that the referee no longer took care of the calls in the second half as in the previous game, but Baron Davis, who repeatedly killed the inside line, was able to steal the chicken. He was blocked by Ben Wallace three times in a row. Start autistic.

At the end of the game, when many fans outside were still looking forward to whether the Warriors could continue to create miracles, the Timberwolves not only successfully defended the home court, but also beat the Warriors by 27 points.

After the game, Warriors head coach Nelson Sr. patted Raymond on the shoulder politely, and he couldn't see much disappointment after losing from his face.

It seems that losing this game is a very normal thing for the old Nelson, "Your defensive system is very strong, I think you can go to any team to apply for the position of head coach, it is a bit inferior to be an assistant coach .”

Being praised by Don Nelson, Raymond was naturally very satisfied, but he still waved his hands with a smile on his face: "No, actually I just implemented it according to Lu's intentions. He can always come up with many things that interest me. offensive and defensive system."

"This year is the third year I have been with him. I have learned a lot in these three years. I do have the strength to be a head coach."

"However, if I am an assistant coach next to him, I don't feel inferior. On the contrary, this is really a very interesting thing."

Don Nelson was stunned for a moment by Raymond's words. Apparently, the old Nelson didn't expect that the Timberwolves' defensive changes in this game turned out to be Luke's intention.

Obviously unable to play because of the suspension, Luke still provided a lot of help for the team behind the scenes.

Paired with Raymond, a puppet coach whose defensive ability is extremely strong, Luke really has a taste of sitting behind his back and pointing out the country.

At this moment, old Nelson suddenly felt that Luke was so appetizing to him, and even became very interested.

"He's really an interesting guy." Old Nelson smiled and shook his head, then turned and left the field.

In this game, Timberwolves center Ben Wallace can be said to have a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. While the Timberwolves designed the Warriors players to make a lot of breakthroughs to the inside, Ben Wallace completed the defensive task brilliantly.

整场比赛6分19篮板4助攻4抢断以及7次封盖的数据捍卫下了最佳防守球员的尊严。

Especially in the second half, three consecutive defensive rounds gave Baron Davis three blocks, which made the Timberwolves fans hooked.

Big Ben seemed to be using this method to send a signal to Baron Davis, "Without the help of the referee, you are nothing!"

　Let's start with a chapter today, fighting with my wife, I'm so angry, I can't fight, I can't say it, I'm crying, I'm aggrieved.

　　
　
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