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105 to 89.

In the first game, the Timberwolves easily won.

Winning is not the most important thing, the main thing is that this game is almost making Parker depressed.

No matter who it was, they all came up and sat on his butt twice. In his 12 years of playing in the NBA, he had never seen so many butts.

"Damn it, I have to go to a romantic place tonight to vent my anger."

The second game is still in Minnesota.

The Spurs made very clear adjustments in this game. Everyone went to help Parker defend to reduce Parker's defensive pressure.

After all, Parker was at his peak at this time and was the Spurs' first choice for offense. The Spurs' perimeter defensive rotation was at its best in this game.

In addition, the Timberwolves' outside line was indeed somewhat inaccurate in this game.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 99-93 and handed the Timberwolves their first loss in the playoffs this year.

Although he lost this time, Xu Xiao did not get frustrated or angry after the failure.

After the game, Xu Xiao came to the locker room.

"Guys, although we lost today, you did a good job. We just didn't feel good today. We also succeeded in the tactical system we should have, and the openings came out, but we didn't make the shot, so we don't have to be frustrated. , no one will win all the time, but as long as we stick to the right path, we will definitely be the final winner.

We will practice some more shooting in a while, and we must get our victory in the next game. "

Xu Xiao was also afraid that the players' mentality would be affected. After all, this was their first loss in the playoffs. This year's playoffs went too smoothly for the Timberwolves. They encountered almost no resistance along the way and came with overwhelming momentum. Western Conference Finals.

Winning the first game was quite easy. In such a state, the players' mentality will inevitably become somewhat relaxed.

Although they only lost by 6 points today, the Timberwolves made as many as 15 turnovers in this game.

This number of mistakes is almost impossible for a disciplined team like the Timberwolves, and it is even more intolerable to Xu Xiao.

Compared with this, 20 of 5 three-pointers and 9 of 3 open three-pointers seem less important.

But Xu Xiao knew that it would be useless to get angry at this time. It would more likely make the team fall into a lifeless atmosphere and be too reserved in the next game.

Although Xu Xiao is strict in running the army and emphasizes discipline, he encourages players to think creatively on the offensive end. After all, they are playing on the court, and the situation on the court is changing rapidly. If there is no creative thinking, the offense will be shit. .

But if the two are not reconciled, then this team will not be able to achieve the desired results no matter how many stars it has.

Xu Xiao clearly remembers that the "championship coach" Rivers in his previous life was like this. If you let him lead a civilian team, he can always bring out some tricks, but once you let him lead a luxury lineup, it will be a mess. .

There is defensive discipline, and there is also offensive development, but under him, it can be clearly felt that everyone is doing things they are not good at. This is that discipline and creativity are not well reconciled.

On the contrary, after him, Stevens, the new coach of the Green Army, is full of creativity on the offensive end and full of discipline on the defensive end. He can not only maximize the offensive talents of the players, but also hide the defensive weaknesses.

Therefore, players like Thomas can reach their peak with the Celtics. Once they leave this system, they will lose their former glory.

Xu Xiao also used this as a template to create his own style system.

In the third game in San Antonio, Xu Xiao continued his tactics of naming Parker.

It's just that this time the main point of attack has changed from Westbrook to DeRozan. For this reason, Xu Xiao even specially drew a star card for DeRozan.

This time Xu Xiao chose to use the system again. Xu Xiao himself also figured out that since there is a system, he must make good use of it, so he decisively performed ten draws in a row.

Those health cards and special cards are completely sufficient for Xu Xiao here and cannot be caught in Xu Xiao's eyes, but an A-level star card is still very fragrant.

Select Open directly.

"Peak Middleton."

This card came at just the right time, and it directly affected DeRozan without saying a word. Middleton's attributes can just make up for DeRozan's weak three-point ability.

DeRozan, who was warming up, suddenly felt a warmth flow through his body. At this time, a voice kept echoing in his mind.

"Shoot threes, shoot threes."

DeRozan is now eager to shoot two three-pointers in the game.

"No, no, this is the Western Conference Finals. This game is very important. We must not fail to comply with the requirements." DeRozan immediately shook his head and threw these unrealistic thoughts behind him.

"But it's a warm-up now, so two shots should be fine."

So DeRozan took the ball and walked toward the three-point line seemingly casually.

Walking to the three-point line, he quickly threw two three-pointers while no one was paying attention, and the basketball also hit the net.

At this point, the warm-up is over and the coach will gather the players to make final arrangements before the start.

"We still follow the same tactics as before, but this time we have to add one more point, which is the 45-degree three-point line. Demar, this is your attack point. Your task is very important in this game. As long as you If there is a gap in this position, don't hesitate, just shoot the three-pointer."

Watching Xu Xiao draw on the tactical board, DeRozan only had two words in his mind:

"Huh? What?"

After listening to Xu Xiao's arrangement, DeRozan himself didn't believe his ears, so he asked him to shoot a three-pointer?Doesn’t the coach know what level his three-point shooting is?

"Since I said so, there is a reason to do it, so just feel free to do it."

Originally, this position was DeRozan's cutting position, which is on the left and right sides of the arc, close to 45°. This position has a special tactic.

It starts with a pick-and-roll at positions 1-5, with the center moving forward, and the two forwards connecting between the baseline and 45 degrees, leaving the entire top of the arc for DeRozan.

But this tactic often ends with DeRozan making an air cut.

In the second game, the Spurs also quickly made adjustments, going directly to the line and letting go, shrinking to the free throw line, allowing the forwards to delay their release, and the defenders to make up the rotation.

After all, the Spurs defenders are still very fast, and there is no problem in chasing rotations, so this tactic did not succeed a few times in the last game.

But if you can't stand me, I'm worried.

After the game started, the Timberwolves started with a pick-and-roll from positions 1-5.

But this time Westbrook made some mistakes in passing the ball. It may be because he usually doesn't pass the ball to the three-point line, but always gives it to DeRozan's cutting position, so this time the pass was obviously too small.

Iguodala has quick eyes and quick hands, and he directly completes the steal and counterattacks the one-stop layup.

After Iguodala completed the layup, Popovich laughed directly into the camera.

At this time, the old thief Bobo was probably thinking:

"I really don't have a long memory. I was caught off guard in the last game, but I still don't believe it this time. These are young people, a young team, and their heads are really strong."

"Just laugh, and wait until you cry."