New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 281
The Timberwolves' lineup originally sacrificed offense to improve defense. If they still can't prevent the Lakers from scoring, they can only prepare to raise their hands and surrender.

Entering the last moment of the first quarter, the score has been stretched to double digits.In addition to being intercepted, Barnes missed a forced shot. It can be said that the waves have hit home.

Except for a smart shot in the opening game, under Zhang Yi's defense, he only scored two points by changing positions and breaking through for a layup.Until the referee's whistle sounded, throughout the first quarter, Barnes scored 1 points without resting for 5 minute, and it was an embarrassing shooting rate of 6 of 2 shots, and there were three turnovers.

The visiting team was completely overwhelmed by the Lakers, and the audience kept cheering.Staples Stadium has really become more and more passionate since Zhang Yi took over.

The second quarter entered the regular rotation.The performance of the Timberwolves was better than that of several starters. Not only did they quickly recover the score, but the defensive rotation led by Robert failed to score in 2 minutes.

Wacker saw that his lineup was indeed restrained, so he had no choice but to make another substitution.Zhang Yi's normal rest time was 3 to 4 minutes, but this time he could only play early to stabilize the situation.

When the Timberwolves saw Zhang Yi playing, they were not in a hurry to make adjustments.Because Barnes suddenly opened the shot on the court, if he can make a few more shots against Zhang Yi's defense, then his performance this time is at least worthy of his worth.

No matter it is any potential buyer, the most interesting thing is of course whether he can show a good performance in front of Zhang Yi, the successor of Curry.

Because the future of the NBA is now clearly marked by this yellow player.Now preparing talents who can deal with Zhang Yi at the small forward position in advance is what the team that wants to win the championship has to consider now.

Barnes' touch is really strong after the shot, and no one can object to this.Although his dribble shot has been seen through by Zhang Yi, he is easy to steal.

But his catching and shooting was still very threatening. This time, even Zhang Yi's eyes were closed, but he couldn't stop him from making a three-pointer to overtake the score!

After scoring, Barnes also jumped up excitedly to celebrate.He who suppressed the entire first quarter is now finally elated. In 3 minutes, he scored 3 three-pointers and had a layup.Now directly increase the personal data to 1 points!And the very iron hit rate has also increased to more than 15% in an instant.

Although most of this was obtained by the substitute small forward facing the Lakers, what people see is the result.Barnes played another signature wave of play.

It's just that the Timberwolves haven't established an absolute lead.Wacker hastily called a timeout, because the team's problem did not appear on the defense of Barnes.

The Timberwolves' bench lineup is actually a mix of starters and substitutes.Not only is the defense strong, but the ball sharing in the offense is very well done.

If the starting lineup of the Timberwolves is to fight against the opponent's strongest lineup, and then consume their physical energy to kill the opponent's fighting spirit at the final decisive moment.

But this rotation lineup is the one that opened up or recovered the score for them.Because except for Barnes, the other two guards have shooting ability.

Although they don't have a good view of the overall situation, they win because they are active in running, and the Timberwolves coach's tactics are very clear.It is to transfer the ball in a wide range, coupled with the containment of the inside line, whoever has the opportunity will shoot.

If the Lakers' rotation lineup is led by a super scorer like Robert, it is very stable.But his problem is that he can't bring the team a qualified defense.

So it is normal for the opponent to play an offensive climax within a few minutes.But his touch suddenly decreased, and it was abnormal to miss a few shots.

The Lakers' problem still lies with themselves.No matter how excited the opponent is, when Zhang Yi comes on the court, he will not only kill the opponent's offensive climax, but more importantly, open the situation for the team again.

The timeout ended, and the Lakers played bull horn tactics this time.Wally played at this time, but he played as a power forward, and the center was still a substitute tower.

When these two high-post players come up to pick and roll for Zhang Yi, he can choose to assist, because Wally has a three-pointer when he goes up, and the high tower that goes down can also layup or jump shot.

In addition, Zhang Yi himself can shoot and attack the basket, so the Timberwolves' defensive system immediately became chaotic.With this lineup, they rely on the inside to defend.But it's okay to be pulled out of the basket like this.

Zhang Yi finally chose to attack by himself, only to see him use the European step to reach the basket.The power forward who shook the opponent's defense fell directly to the ground, and then only heard a bang, and the basketball was dunked into the frame by Zhang Yi!
Finally breaking the team's scoring drought, Wacker, who was standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.Because he didn't want his winning streak to turn back in the gutter.

In addition, the Timberwolves lineup is too dependent on touch.It can be said that it comes and goes quickly, and the defense is actually not as difficult as imagined.

When Zhang Yi marked Barnes, he also paid special attention to the pass of the opponent behind him.He opened his hands first to interfere with the opponent's receiving the ball, and then the defensive strength of others also instantly increased.After all, the strength of the rest of the substitutes is still limited. After returning, they immediately defended for 24 seconds!
The Timberwolves coach just had a good time for a few minutes, and immediately called a timeout helplessly.Although he was only defended as one, he knew that once the opponent figured out this rotation pattern, there would be no threat.

So after a timeout, he had to switch back to the starting lineup.The idea is simple, to stabilize the situation and then keep the current one-goal lead.

Because they still have a chance to play a wave when they come back from the third quarter and start the fourth quarter.Although the idea is simple, if the Lakers' offense cannot be limited, then no matter how many three-pointers they make, it is meaningless.

In the second quarter, the two sides started hand-to-hand combat in advance.The audience was very dissatisfied with the slow pace.Many times the Timberwolves can play fast, but they just don't attack and deliberately stretch the front.

Of course, this is also a limitation for the Lakers' quick counterattack. After all, if the opponent's offense is constantly looking for opportunities, patiently reduce mistakes.The fast break also loses its power.

Although Barnes failed to continue the magic at the beginning, he still occupies an absolute right to shoot in this system, so at the end of the half, his statistics are considered good, with 19 points and 3 rebounds.

当然比起张毅来说还是差了很多，因为明明休息了接近4分钟，他仍然拿到了22分另有6篮板、5助攻、3抢断和2盖帽！

(End of this chapter)