Chapter 205: The biggest puzzle of the season

After the Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks at home, they added to the number of wins, and the number of regular season meetings between the two teams returned to a tie.

After defeating the Mavericks, the Timberwolves' home game is not over, this period of time has the advantage of the schedule, and there is no physical crisis of playing on the road for the time being.

On the other hand, Cory Brewer, who missed several games, also returned from injury, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup returned to full form.

With Brewer's return state, the Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets who came from afar, the combination of Carmelo Anthony and Billups has been a little weak at this moment, the Denver people have suffered three consecutive away games during this time, and the continuous away games have caused their physical reserves to encounter a crisis, and in the target center in Minnesota, they finally all broke out, and the Denver Nuggets not only incarnated into a track and field team, but also used the game time to show off their iron skills, Since the first half, the Timberwolves' basket has not stopped whining, and from time to time it has to be shocked by the Denver Nuggets' iron-playing skills.

Against the Denver Nuggets, the Timberwolves' boys basically didn't use much effort, and the Denver Nuggets replaced the bench players and gave up the game at halftime.

It's a pity that the Denver Nuggets' offensive touch, even if they meet the Timberwolves' bench lineup, they can't close the score for the first time, but there is a trend of getting more and more open, and the Denver Nuggets' trailing score once exceeded 25 points, which made the Timberwolves fans watching the game at home addicted.

The price of the evening ticket was completely worth it, and the home team they supported comfortably slaughtered the Denver Nuggets at home, against the fifth-best team in the West, which was much better than them. But in the end, he still encountered a physical crisis, and the whole court felt cold, allowing the Timberwolves to get a key victory.

Subsequently, the Timberwolves welcomed another challenger at home, the San Antonio Spurs, although the aging Spurs are strong. But they don't want to bump into the incomparably strong Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, and the old and spicy Popovich understands that even if they hit the Los Angeles Purple and Gold with the strength of their Spurs, it is more than lucky, and there is little hope of qualifying.

Persimmon is still a soft pinch, Popovich also understands this truth, for Popovich, if he can play the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, it will undoubtedly be much easier, and the hope of qualifying is greater.

Nature. The Spurs won't be easy to give away victory, and they staged an encyclopedic game drill at the target center in Minnesota, showing the young Timberwolves what top-level execution is with strong and excellent tactical execution.

The terrifying rotation of offense and defense, the suffocating pressure on the defensive end, and the smooth offense are like flowing water, although there is no thunderous storm of fast breaks. However, the grasp of rhythm space is wonderful, pinching every hole in the Timberwolves' defense. Hit hard.

In the end, the Timberwolves suffered a heavy defeat at home, being rounded up by old hunters in San Antonio, and could not escape the muzzle of shotguns filled with gunpowder.

The San Antonio Spurs scored five double-doubles, and the youthful and invincible No. 21 rookie once again cut down a double-double of 20+10, which is still reminding people from time to time. The fact that he is not yet old.

The Spurs' offensive and defensive transitions are like a huge grinding disc, slowly crushing the momentum of the Timberwolves step by step, engulfing and crushing them little by little, and finally crushing the Timberwolves to the point that there are no bones left.

The Timberwolves' winning streak came to an end. Their back-to-back home fixtures have also come to an end, followed by a wave of four consecutive away fixtures against teams from the west, and the pressure is not small.

The first opponent is the Kings, there is not much suspense, this year's Kings are at the bottom of the West, and the Timberwolves who can compete for a playoff spot are obviously powerless.

Tyrek Evans scored a perfect triple-double in front of the home fans, but unfortunately he couldn't escape defeat after all, and was led by Li Shihao to take away a victory.

After the game, even if Terek Evans didn't want to admit it, he also understood that he had no hope for this year's rookie of the year, and the American media who originally supported him were now silent about the rookie of the best game, and the media who saw the wind and rudder obviously didn't think that Terek Evans could return to the top of the rookie of the best list.

The Chinese kid Li Shihao has better personal data than Terek Evans, and the Timberwolves have a better team record than the Kings, no matter which way you look at it, Tyrek Evans has lost to nothing.

After the game, Terek Evans walked out of the field alone, without saying goodbye to his teammates and fans, and his figure was gloomy and lonely.

After the win over the Kings, the Timberwolves were in Phoenix and were engulfed by Steve Nash's fast-break storm.

Nash fully controlled the rhythm, this season's Suns lineup is not bad, the starting lineup has Nash in possession, threading the needle, and the firepower on the bench is not bad, Grant Hill, the former Jordan successor, is now suffering from injuries, but he has rejuvenated his career in Phoenix.

Averaging 11.3 points per game, Grant Hill creates enough value for the Phoenix Suns. When Nash was off the interval, Grant Hill's playmaking skills were not bad, and he was also able to prop up a dense firepower net for the Phoenix Suns.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup was a little overwhelmed in the face of the Phoenix Suns' unsolvable run-and-roll, and the bench lineup was dwarfed by the Suns' Grant Hill-led bench, which was completely incomparable.

The Timberwolves eventually lost the game and retired at the American Airlines Center in Phoenix.

The schedule continues to be intense, with the Timberwolves heading to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz.

It's also a little strange to say that the Utah Jazz are a famous home Dragons and away Bears team in the league, and their excellent record is basically won by relying on home games, but in several battles with the Minnesota Timberwolves, what is surprising is that the Utah Jazz's devil's home court effect has not had a negative effect once, but has allowed the young Timberwolves to win.

On the contrary, in the target center of Minnesota, the Utah Jazz are in great shape, and can easily beat the Timberwolves, who have the home-court advantage.

This is something that many people did not expect and could not guess this season, and it has become one of the biggest puzzles of this season.

This game did not escape this law, and the Timberwolves brazenly snatched a victory in the midst of the buzz in Salt Lake City. (To be continued.) )