Chapter 116: The first consecutive victory in history
"I don't want to comment on Su Chen's deal, but his draft is too good."
"After selecting Giannis and McCollum, he can also use a lower pick to pick a super interior embryo like Gobert."
Even the on-site commentators couldn't help but marvel.
Although Gobert hasn't really played yet, his ability to adapt to the NBA, coupled with his original talent, has made people wonder why he fell to such a low pick and was drafted.
Gobert's draft report actually says something about Gobert's situation.
Gobert's upper body strength is insufficient, and if he can't build up his upper body strength or even play in the NBA, he has an excellent arm span and average jumping ability.
Although he can take on the task of putting the ball in under the basket, he lacks the ability to control the ball in the face frame, and at the same time, he has almost no back-to-back offense, no mid-range shooting ability, and his offensive skills are very rough.
The rebounding ability was recognized, but Gobert's physical strength was not enough, which made people question.
Even doubted Gobert's character, thinking that he was too gentle, and would be suppressed by the other party when he encountered a strong opponent.
Of course, Gobert's speed, defense, and reach were all recognized.
The assessment calls into question that he doesn't have the ability to attack on his own, that he struggles to become a star-level center, and that he looks like a blue-collar who needs to grow and strengthen before he can use it.
The best template for Gobert is also just Bradley.
But it's also normal, it's normal for defensive players to be underrated.
Besides, Gobert is not really that strong, the reason why he played such a performance is because Su Chen is trying his best to cover up Gobert's weaknesses.
What Gobert shows, Gobert can handle.
If they know that Gobert is a player who can only defend, that value is greatly diminished.
Catching the ball on the offensive end has been a problem for Gobert throughout his career, and it's hard for him to catch passes that aren't particularly high-quality.
Some through balls or ground passes, Gobert made a lot of mistakes in catching the ball, and even if he barely caught it, he couldn't hold it steadily.
Gobert often walks to the free throw line as a way to finish, and his core strength is too poor to squeeze others and basically can't be put in when he is fouled.
In fact, even Gobert's main defense has a big weakness, that is, it will be used as a scope by first-class guards.
However, the era of small ball has not really begun yet, only some teams have begun to change the way of playing small ball, and the mainstream is still not small ball.
Even Lillard, who met a while ago, did not use Gobert as a scope to shoot three-pointers in the face of Gobert.
Although I also met Curry, I met Curry Suchen to give Gobert playing time, which was basically when Curry was not there.
The rest of the schedule went all the way up to Game 20 with the Heat, and there was no team with that style of play that restrained Gobert.
So recently, Gobert doesn't have to take a turn to rest, just put it on the court to brush up the data.
Soon the game came to the second quarter.
The Timberwolves had a superficial rotation break in the first minute, but in fact, the bench lineup came up and played a few rounds and was directly replaced.
In the face of the strong opponent Pacers, Su Chen's main attack is to forcibly use the main force.
Vogel saw that it had only been about a minute to play, and Su Chen changed the main force to play again.
It's just the regular season!
Vogel hesitated for a moment and did not immediately switch to the main force.
He didn't expect that Su Chen would have such a face in order to break the record.
This is simply not caring about the opinion of the outside world, just ignoring it for the sake of this record.
In the league, there is a lot of praise for such a thing as a record.
But it's not a real honor.
Championships are the hard currency of honor, and records are just a way to tell others how good you are, not honor.
And how this record came about will also affect the weight of this record.
For example, someone broke a record but didn't go out because of garbage time, and they still had to continue to brush data on the field.
It's not impossible to brush data, many players in weak teams are doing things like brushing data, and if you continue to brush data when the team is behind, you will be taken care of.
However, the team is ahead by a large score, and the opponent has also replaced the water cooler player, but as the main force, he is still brushing on the field.
This kind of thing usually causes anger from the other side, as well as contempt from the fans.
Su Chen's behavior actually has a bit of that flavor.
In order to break the record, the main team was forced to fight as the finals, and directly played according to the intensity of the seven-man rotation.
It's a long season.
Teams that are going to make the playoffs usually have load management done well.
For example, the Spurs are the strongest in this way, and the reasons for the rotation can find a lot of different ones, mainly to allow the players to get more physical strength to play in the playoffs.
The next game for the Pacers is to go to Charlotte, and the team is still in a relatively tired state.
In the 82-game regular season, no team plays like the Timberwolves now.
Luis Scola, Ian Masimmy, C.J. Watson and others played on the field.
Clearly, they don't match the intensity of this Timberwolves starting lineup.
The interior line of Scola and Masimmy couldn't stop the Timberwolves' impact on the Pacers' basket.
After a few rounds, the score difference directly became double digits.
This Vogel was forced to helplessly, but he still let the main force who had not rested for a long time return to the field again.
After all, if you don't bring the main force back, the difference will be widened.
The Timberwolves' players are like they don't know what it means to be tired, but they still maintain a high-intensity defense.
It is also a young rookie player for the Timberwolves, and the slightly older Lore Deng didn't shoot much on the offensive end, and it was okay to focus on defense.
After the Pacers' main team came back in the second quarter, the score did not catch up or pull away.
Timberwolves 50:39 Pacers.
In the years when the number of rounds began to increase, there were not particularly many points on both sides.
In the second quarter, Vogel actually took a limited approach to Gobert to test Giannis Antetokounmpo's scoring ability and shooting ability.
As a result, in terms of efficiency, letting Giannis Antetokounmpo play on his own is more efficient than he gave Gobert.
That allowed Vogel to switch back to the defensive mode that limited Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the restricted area after the pick-and-roll, was able to complete the throws after the confrontation, and made a layup for a foul.
The main thing is an inside skill.
"I don't know if it's right to let Milosevic train Giannis."
Su Chen was also a little entangled.
As a coach who can train Jokic with a second-round pick, Milosevic's ability is unquestionable.
But compared to Giannis Antetokounmpo's original violent style of play, the current Giannis Antetokounmpo feels a little weird no matter how you look at it.
It looks a bit like the later player named Kyle Anderson, or Lee Kyle.
It's just that this is a deluxe enhanced version of Anderson, who is more physically gifted and has a higher chance of finishing after completing those moves.
It's just missing some exaggerated dunks and it doesn't look a bit like Giannis Antetokounmpo himself.
"I guess Milosevic thinks that the current Giannis is not strong enough, so he trained a lot of technical attacks, but this is not bad."
For such a change, Su Chen felt that it was still acceptable.
Using more skills can save energy, and these extra physical strength can allow Giannis Antetokounmpo to play the whole court more calmly.
In order to win the lottery for twenty consecutive wins, Su Chen also asked Giannis to fight!
"For the honor of the team!"
Su Chen was in the locker room, still cheering everyone on.
The main players, who originally felt a little tired, thought that they were about to become one of the members of this historical record, and everyone was also full of chicken blood.
It was as if they weren't the ones who played in the first half, and they were full of energy.
The players were full of enthusiasm one by one, and Su Chen's face also showed a smile of relief.
"For the sake of my lottery, you will be tired, come on!"
Seeing the backs of the players going out of the locker room, Su Chen also whispered.
The second half began.
Timberwolves lineup: Rudy Gobert (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Lore Deng (SF), Robert Covington (SG), Jimmy Butler (PG).
Su Chen didn't pretend anymore, and today he forcibly wanted to take this record.
Besides, what if the players are tired and lie down after the game?
It's not that he makes the players tired to lie down, in the locker room, they all play voluntarily!
Su Chen is a good coach with a good conscience!
As for Vogel on the other side, seeing this lineup of the Timberwolves, Vogel was numb.
In the second quarter, he pretended to be a substitute and played for a minute, but he didn't even bother to pretend in the third quarter.
For Su Chen's shameless behavior, Vogel was very angry.
But after the anger, Vogel calmed down.
This is just a regular season, and the Pacers may not be able to recover this score if they do their best.
But between the Pacers and the Timberwolves, there's no playoff competition.
The Auburn Hills incident between the Pacers and the Pistons occurred because the Pacers and Pistons had already played a fire in the playoffs.
The Auburn Hills affair is a continuation of the playoff rage, not the latest conflict.
Usually, only the two teams have accumulated deep contradictions, or are opponents ranked in the same region, will compete in a regular season.
The Pacers and Timberwolves couldn't beat each other.
The Pacers have an away game tomorrow.
Compared to the Timberwolves, who have more momentum in front of them, the Bobcats are obviously an easier opponent to take.
Go all out to fight the main team with the Timberwolves today, so when it comes to tomorrow's away game, will you let the main team play?
Don't fight the Timberwolves in the main team, and lose to the weak team Bobcats in the next round, the Pacers are not only tired but also lose two wins in vain.
It's a strategic choice.
Choose to force the Timberwolves and then take the Bobcats off the game.
But this choice is just like what was just said.
In comparison, let go of this fight with the Timberwolves, and easily take the Bobcats without taking a break.
Such a win and a loss is very acceptable for the Pacers.
After all, among the Eastern teams this year, the Heat and the Pacers are basically leading the East, and there is no need to play so tightly in the regular season.
As for the backdrop, Vogel figured it out when he was in the locker room.
With Su Chen's shameless personality and the physical state of the current Timberwolves players, it is no problem for them to play some ordinary teams.
The winning streak backdrop is often remembered by the opponent who created the highest winning streak.
The next game against the Timberwolves is the Nuggets, who have basically entered a rebuilding state after an offseason trade.
Su Chen can be so shameless, then he will definitely want to continue to increase the number of consecutive wins, so as to enrich his personal coaching resume.
Now in Vogel's eyes, Su Chen is a coach with qualifications.
There was no need for him to get along with Su Chen.
His goal in coaching the Pacers is a great championship trophy, and there's no comparison to a coach with this kind of seniority.
Compared with Su Chen, it is simply a small pattern.
After Vogel let the main player play for two minutes, he saw that the score was really difficult to chase, so he simply changed the bench.
This walker doesn't want to go, save the energy to go to Charlotte to play the Bobcats.
If the score is tight, Su Chen still has a reason to continue to let Gobert continue to brush up on the court.
But because Vogel didn't plan to force a fight with the Timberwolves, the point difference slowly widened.
Gobert had just over three quarters to play.
However, Gobert's playing time still reached a high of 37 minutes.
Not only was it close to three quarters, but Su Chen also secretly let Gobert brush up on the data for two minutes in the back, and then immediately replaced it.
After a long time of garbage time, this data is worthless.
A small brush for two minutes does not matter.
Full Time Score.
Timberwolves 108:92 Pacers.
The Timberwolves have a 16-0 record.
The Timberwolves fans at the target center cheered and everyone was very excited.
Even the home stadium prepared a ribbon salute to celebrate the moment.
The Timberwolves made history.
Breaking the Rockets led by Olajuwon and playing a 15-game winning streak in the opening game.
The record for the highest winning streak in history will be enjoyed exclusively by the Timberwolves, with 16 consecutive wins.
Gobert became the star of the show.
In the whole game, Gobert scored 28 points and 20 rebounds.
If it weren't for garbage time, Gobert would have even scored 30 points.
Su Chen asked Gobert to quietly go up and play for two minutes, that is, to let Gobert brush up on data like 30+20.
But Giannis Antetokounmpo went down, and no one fed Gobert the pie, and Gobert never got those two points.
There's not much that can be done about it.
You can't continue to let Gobert brush on the court, beyond 2 minutes, Gobert's entire statistic will have a drop in gold content.
After all, for the sake of a good-looking 30+20, if the entire data shrinks, the gains outweigh the losses.
Even so, the data of 28+20 is still extremely luxurious.
This game, in particular, was a record night for the Timberwolves, a very compelling one.
Gobert has won such statistics and played such a performance in such a game, which is already a very high value.
(End of chapter)