Chapter 176: The winning streak ends

The Timberwolves improved their win by one spot again with a win over the Chicago Bulls inside the home target center.

Being able to beat the Chicago Bulls so easily was something Lee Shihao couldn't have imagined.

Compared with the previous meeting between the two teams, this time the game seems to be more relaxed, and Li Shihao has been able to control the rhythm freely in the face of Derrick Rose.

Every player can feel the rhythm, and for some of the most players, they can often sense the rhythm of the game, but they can't control it.

Many NBA players play well in the regular season, but in the playoff stage where the defensive intensity is greatly improved, it seems quite limited, and the original excellent strength is greatly reduced, but some NBA players, the data of the regular season is not very eye-catching, but when it comes to the difficult playoffs, it is like being applied a layer of buff, and the state is very good, and this kind of player is often an important piece of the puzzle for the championship team.

Rhythm can affect the game, and there are many players in the league who don't know how to control the rhythm, but they can use their outstanding strength to interrupt the opponent's rhythm and build their own offensive rhythm, and such players have a high ability to read the game.

However, after talking to Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, Li Shihao understood that the realm of the two of them would be higher, and their peak was to reach the realm of controlling the rhythm.

The former can still stay still and maintain its own rhythm of the game regardless of the turbulent rapids and flying sand and rocks, while the latter can collect and release, fast or slow, these are all manifestations of controlling the rhythm.

For Li Shihao, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd are two passing masters. The experience given is too important.

The two of them have taken different paths and controlled the pace of the game in different ways, but the path they have traveled is worth learning from.

Steve Nash's first few careers were not optimistic, with groin, stomach pain and other problems accompanying him, and he did not average more than five assists per game in his first four careers, and he never scored in double figures. At that time, Steve Nash's career was bleak.

However, although Nash has gradually retired from his prime, he can still see his style as a two-time MVP, with sharp passing and master-level passing ability, allowing him to see the seams at any time on the court and pass amazing assists.

In particular, the pick-and-roll between him and the center is a nightmare for many teams in the league, and it is too lethal. It is impossible to defend at all.

What makes Li Shihao speechless is that he desperately wants to improve his scoring this season to make the Timberwolves' record better. But for Nash, scoring doesn't seem to be much of a priority.

Nash's offensive skills are much better than his, breaking layups, three-point shots, mid-range shots, and the offensive means that a good scorer should have. He's got it all.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Nash wants to compete for the scoring title this season. I'm afraid there are few players in the league who can compete with him.

Nash is very efficient offensively, and he puts too much pressure on the offensive end.

This makes Li Shihao extremely embarrassed, although his score this season looks quite high, averaging about 24 points per game, but the offensive efficiency is a little low, which is okay in the regular season. If it is placed in the playoffs, it will be one of the factors that the team loses.

Nash isn't very physical, but he's been able to develop such amazing offensive end skills, Nash's shooting, Nash's breakaways, Nash's passing. are all admired by Li Shihao, in these places, Steve Nash gave more or less guidance when he was in Phoenix.

Maybe it's because of Yao Ming's relationship, maybe it's because Li Shihao's life trajectory has too many similarities with himself, which makes Nash more attentive when he imparts Li Shihao's competition experience.

This, perhaps Steve Nash himself does not know.

Jason Kidd is also a master in controlling the rhythm, and his style of play that can be collected and released is actually the most suitable for Li Shihao, but unfortunately Jason Kidd did not give much guidance, but it was enough for Li Shihao to figure it out for a long time.

After the All-Star Game, although the Timberwolves' record has not changed significantly, Li Shihao can clearly feel that his ability to control the game has faintly improved a little.

Sometimes, he doesn't have to look too deliberately at their position, and he can still send the ball to their hands, which is an organizational ability that he couldn't do before.

However, this is only in good condition, this ability is not mature, Li Shihao understands that this ability is more or less due to the long-term training between teammates, but I am afraid that his reading ability for the game has also increased a lot.

It can be seen from the battle with the Bulls that in the past, when they held the ball, the opponent would often choose the way of the bag, but the Chicago Bulls did not dare to use the bag too much.

This kind of passing is deadly, and these are things that I can't do before.

However, the probability of this high-level game reading ability is not large, and when he was fighting against the Chicago Bulls, he was highly concentrated, and he had such an extraordinary performance.

When playing against the Wizards and Pistons, there was no such state, which made Li Shihao secretly wonder if it was related to the mental state during the game.

The next home game against the Russian City Thunder, this time, the Russian City Youth Army who came with endless revenge and anger is obviously not so easy to deal with.

The Timberwolves eventually suffered a miserable defeat on their home court, being beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder from afar.

Kevin Durant and Westbrook combined to contribute 50 points from the outside, while James Harden was also in good shape, scoring 15 points and 3 assists in 20 minutes, which was very efficient.

The Timberwolves are not opponents at all in the face of the Oklahoma City Thunder in such a state, and Li Shihao was also disrupted by the violent offensive rhythm of the Thunder Twins, and he was lost at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, unable to find the direction to win.

The Timberwolves lost 98-109, losing by 11 points to the similarly young Thunder, and the win gap between the two teams was closer by one place.

This made the media in the United States jump out again, especially the reporters in Dallas, who jumped the most happily, claiming in the media that Li Shihao is a team cancer, he swiped a good data, but stole the hard work of his teammates.

Dallas also cited a number of stats, praising the rest of the Timberwolves' players for their improvement and role on the court that the stats don't show. (To be continued.) )