Jin Feng's successive hits were definitely a head-on blow to the Timberwolves who were fighting away.

On the sidelines, Timberwolves head coach Thibodeau frowned, and for a while he really couldn't think of any way to deal with it except for reminding the players to strengthen their defense, after all, the players couldn't shoot with a bad hand, which was not something he could control.

Still, he immediately asked for a timeout, which he had to use to slow down the Spurs' offensive edge.

"Double!"

During the pause, Thibodeau yelled at his players, and it could be seen that Jin Feng's performance had deeply stimulated him, and the iron-blooded coach's face looked very ugly at this time.

Actually, it's not hard to understand.

Thibodeau has been under a lot of pressure this season, and the management has brought him a good hand through a series of trades in the offseason, so it is up to him whether he can use this good hand to win the game.

Before the start of the new season, a well-known website released a list of managers who have been released in the new season, and he Thibodeau is "the top of fame and fortune".

………

After the timeout, the Timberwolves' state improved somewhat, "Laughing Boy" Wiggins first broke through to make a layup, and then hit a misplaced jumper at the free throw line to help the Timberwolves score four points in a row.

The 2014 No. 1 pick has been in the NBA for three seasons, and in the eyes of many, this season is the time for him to cash in on his talent.

And this game may be an opportunity, because his "natural enemy" Leonard did not play in this game.

In the next few waves of Spurs' offense, whenever Jin Feng held the ball in the front court, he would always be surrounded by at least two players from the Timberwolves, which also made Jin Feng very uncomfortable.

However, being uncomfortable does not mean that he is helpless, Jin Feng has not forgotten his role in this game, he is the team's point guard in this game, since he is a point guard, just pass the ball.

Before the game, Popovich publicly told Jin Feng that from this season onwards, the team will play more tactics around Aldridge, so Jin Feng's next passing goal is very clear.

Since you Timberwolves have a strong defense on the outside, then I'll give the ball to the inside.

I have to say that although Aldridge's stats in the past two seasons at the Spurs seem to have declined greatly, in fact, Ade's ability is still at its peak.

When he faced Towns with the ball on the inside, he also used his personal ability to play with ease, hitting one after another to help the Spurs maintain the lead.

………

The first quarter is over, 29:24! Spurs, playing at home, have a five-point lead for the time being.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Popovich removed all the starters, including Jin Feng, and Rudy Gay led the second team to play.

A talented player, Rudy Gay has proven in his previous career that he is a scorer he can trust.

A lot of people are saying that if it weren't for a serious injury last season, the Spurs wouldn't have been able to bring Gay to the Holy City for two years and 17 million cheap.

Of course, it seems too early for the Spurs to say they have "picked up a big leak", and it will undoubtedly take Guy to prove it in one game at a time.

However, it seems that at least judging from Guy's performance in the second quarter of this game, the Spurs' 17 million was worth it.

It is said that the Spurs' bench lineup is the most terrifying in the league, and when this terrifying bench lineup is led by a player with super scoring ability, it is nothing more than terrifying.

The Timberwolves have an experienced veteran like Jamal Crawford on the bench, but when it comes to the Spurs' bench, they seem a little helpless.

Gay scored 10 points in the second quarter for more than nine minutes to lead the Spurs' bench lineup to 15 points before halftime.

That's right, it's hard to imagine the Timberwolves, with their Big Four, trailing the out-of-staff Spurs by a huge margin of 48-63 before halftime.

Is it the defending champions who have strengthened again, or is the Timberwolves' luxury battleship just paper tigers?

Just half a game may not define anything, but it at least reveals that the Timberwolves may not be so easy to win this game tonight.

………

"I don't think you should ask me this question, everyone knows why Kawai is injured, he really can't play yet, maybe because he just had ice, it makes him look badly injured, as a manager, of course I hope he can come back full of blood......" After halftime, Popovich was interviewed, and the reporter in charge of interviewing him asked Popovich a topic that was hotly discussed by many before the game: that is, Popovich deliberately used the pretext of the injury to let Leonard rest!

It's just that the reporter in charge of the interview didn't expect Popovich to be so angry about this hot topic.

………

"Jin, how do you feel?" In the Spurs locker room, Popovich, who was interviewed, walked into the locker room and came to Jin Feng's side and asked, at the last moment of the second quarter of the game, Jin Feng's right leg knee was rubbed by the Timberwolves defender during an attack with the ball.

Therefore, this may also be one of the reasons why he was angry with reporters just now, he was worried about Jin Feng's injury, or rather, the Spurs he led really can't afford to experience injuries now.

"It's no problem, it was a little painful at the time, maybe it was a little hard to be rubbed by the other party, and I feel no problem at all now"

Jin Feng's answer also made Popovich breathe a sigh of relief.

"Attention, everyone, you have to play smart, I don't want anyone to get hurt, and besides, if you can score normally, you can score normally, we are not actors, we don't need to perform those actions like beast slam dunk for special effects shots" Popovich's voice resounded throughout the locker room.

………

After halftime, at the beginning of the third quarter, the starters of both sides returned to the court one after another, and the Timberwolves also successfully set off a wave of counterattack, with Wiggins' excellent play, the third quarter ended, and the Timberwolves only trailed the Spurs by 2 points.

As soon as the game came up in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves continued their good form in the third quarter, not only overtaking the score, but also expanding the margin to 8 points.

However, in the face of the team's backward situation, the Spurs did not panic up and down, and continued to play steadily, Ade's performance in this game was very good, in the face of Downs, he was always able to hit the shot, so Jin Feng mainly gave the ball to Ade's point, let it finish, and Ade also lived up to Jin Feng's trust, scoring 8 points in a row to equalize the score.

Immediately afterwards, Danny Green stepped up and hit two three-pointers in a row from the outside to help the Spurs take the lead again, and in the end, the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 115-107 at home!

For the Timberwolves, who are aiming to make a difference this season, it still seems that they will not be able to overcome the Spurs......