The Timberwolves have sacrificed offense to improve defense, and if they still can't stop the Lakers from scoring, they will have to be ready to surrender.

Heading into the final moments of the first quarter, the score had been stretched to double digits. In addition to being tackled, Barnes forced a shot and missed, so it can be said that he was home.

In addition to a dashing opening shot, he only relied on a position to break through to a layup under Zhang Yi's defense and scored two points. It wasn't until the referee's whistle blew that Barnes didn't stop for a minute for the entire first quarter to score five points, and it was an embarrassing 2-of-6 shooting percentage and three turnovers.

The visitors were completely pressed and beaten by the Lakers, and the crowd at the scene also cheered vigorously. Staples Stadium has really become more and more passionate since Zhang Yi became the owner.

The second quarter went into the regular rotation. The Timberwolves played a performance that was better than a few starters, not only quickly recovered the score, but also the rotation led by Robert's defense did not score for two minutes.

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

The Timberwolves saw Zhang Yi on the court, but they didn't rush to make adjustments. Because Barnes suddenly threw away on the court, if he could score a few more against Zhang Yi's defense, then his performance this time was at least worthy of his own value.

Regardless of any potential buyer, the most interesting thing is, of course, whether he can put on a good performance in front of Zhang Yi, the successor of Xiao Curry.

Because the future of the NBA is now clear that there will be a strong mark on this yellow player. Now preparing talents who can deal with Zhang Yi in the small forward position in advance is what the team that wants to win the championship should consider now.

Barnes' feel is really strong when he throws it, and no one can object to that. Although his dribbling shot has been recognized by Zhang Yi for small movements, it is easy to be stealed.

But the threat of catching and shooting when he ran up was still great, and this time even Zhang Yi had sealed his eyes and couldn't stop him from shooting a three-point shot that overtook the score!

After the goal, Barnes jumped up and celebrated excitedly. After suppressing the entire first verse, he is now finally able to raise his eyebrows. Scored three three-pointers in three minutes and made one layup. Now the personal stat has been directly increased to 15 points! And the hit rate of the very iron has also been instantly increased to more than fifty percent.

While most of this came from the Lakers' bench Young, what people see is the result. Barnes unleashed another trademark wave of play.

It's just that the Timberwolves haven't established an absolute lead yet. Wacker hurriedly called a timeout because the team's problems did not arise in the defense against Barnes.

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

If the Timberwolves' starting lineup is to fight the opponent's strongest lineup, and then consume their physical energy to wear down the opponent's fighting spirit in the final decisive moment.

But this rotation lineup is the one who opens the score for them, or recovers the score. Because except for Barnes, the other two guards have projection ability.

Although they don't have a good view of the big picture, they are better at running aggressively, and the Timberwolves coach's tactics are clear. It is a wide range of transfer balls, coupled with the containment of the inside line, whoever has the opportunity will shoot.

If the Lakers' rotation lineup is very solid because of a super scorer like Robert. But his problem is that he can't bring a decent defense to the team.

So it's normal to have your opponent hit an offensive climax within a few minutes. But his hand suddenly decreased, and it was very abnormal to miss a few chances.

The Lakers' problem is still on their own. No matter how excited the opponent is, when Zhang Yi comes on the court, in addition to stifling the opponent's offensive climax, it is more important to reopen the situation for the team.

At the end of the timeout, the Lakers played a bullhorn tactic this time. Vali came on at this time, but he played as a power forward, and the center was still a substitute tower.

When these two high players come up to block for Zhang Yi, he can choose to assist, because Wali has three points for the uplift, and the tower of the lower shun can also make a layup or jump shot.

In addition, Zhang Yi can shoot and attack the frame himself, so the Timberwolves' defensive system is immediately chaotic. With this lineup, their defense relies on the inside. But being pulled out of the basket like this is no problem.

Zhang Yi finally chose to attack by himself, only to see him use European steps to enter the basket. The big forward who shook the opponent's defense fell directly to the ground, and then only heard a bang, and the basketball was directly dunked into the frame by Zhang Yi!

Finally broke the team's goal drought, and Wacker, who was standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief. Because he didn't want his winning streak to be in the gutter.

In addition, the Timberwolves' lineup is too dependent on feel. It can be said that it comes and goes quickly, and it is not as difficult to defend as imagined.

Zhang Yi also paid special attention to the opponent's pass behind him when marking Barnes. He opened his hands to interfere with the opponent's catch, and then the defensive intensity of the others increased instantly. After all, the strength of the rest of the substitutes is still limited, and after coming back, they immediately defended a 24-second defense!

The Timberwolves coach was happy for a few minutes, and immediately called a timeout helplessly. Although he was only defended as one, he himself understood that once the routine of this rotation lineup was figured out by the opponent, then there would be no threat.

So when he came back from the pause, he had to switch back to the starting lineup. The idea is simple, just stabilize the situation and then keep the one-goal lead now.

Because they came back in the third quarter and started the fourth quarter, they still had a chance to play a wave. It's simple, but if they can't limit the Lakers' offense, then no matter how many threes they shoot, it's pointless.

In the second quarter, the two sides started hand-to-hand combat in advance. Because the pace was too slow, the audience was very dissatisfied. There are many opportunities for the Timberwolves to 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 attack loses its power.

Although Barnes failed to continue the magic at the beginning, he still had absolute shooting power in this system, so at halftime, his statistics were not bad, 19 points and 3 rebounds.

Of course, it is still a lot worse than Zhang Yi, because he still got 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks after a break of nearly 4 minutes!