"It's a nice defence, and some say the offense wins the crowd, but it's no less exciting than the offense."

Kenny Smith exclaimed.

"The Timberwolves' defense is like a precision machine, everybody is in the right position, and it's hard to imagine this is a team that has been rebuilt this year."

Johnson also said.

"Looking at this defensive fit, they should have gone through a lot of practice in the offseason, and it's no surprise that the Timberwolves can get where they are at the start of the season."

O'Neill also said in surprise.

In the past, although the Timberwolves have also played rotation, the power has not been stretched to the limit.

First, it is because I have to practice chip-type players like McCollum and Gobert, and their defense simply cannot support such a defensive system.

Second, it is also because there are fewer cases where extreme operation is usually required.

When Su Chen of other teams used Box-1, because the single-core stars of other teams were not used to the defense of box-1, they often couldn't pass threatening balls.

James, as one of the few players who can break the box-1 alone, is able to steadily attract the defense, and then stabilize the ball to the open spot.

So if you want to use Box-1 against James, you have to run it at full power.

Coupled with the fact that this is a national live broadcast and has a high level of attention, the Timberwolves' terrible defensive efficiency has been shown to everyone.

Even Barkley wanted to say something, but he couldn't pick it out.

In fact, Barkley doesn't like this kind of defense that relies on the defensive system, he prefers the single defense between players, and the help defense is not the same as not trusting the defender?

But the Timberwolves' defense is smooth, and he forcibly finds a topic, which is a little boring.

Eric Spoelstra would have wanted to get Wade back early.

But think about what's next for the Heat.

In the last game they played the Bulls in Chicago, this back-to-back to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves.

The most critical game will go to Detroit and the Pistons next.

It wasn't easy to play the Pistons, and they had to face the Pacers next.

The Pacers played the Timberwolves with one game, and they needed to be a little more pressing to face the other teams.

Moreover, the Pacers and the Heat were opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and these two teams will probably meet in the playoffs this season.

That game won't be easy either.

Wade has needed load management this season, and by the time he got the first quarter, Wade had a lot of playing time.

And the Timberwolves forcibly increased the intensity of the game, which is not an ordinary regular season intensity.

The atmosphere in the team was a little tense.

Eric Spoelstra would look incompetent if he had to force Wade, who was doing load management, to play at this time.

If he wins, it's okay to say, if Wade, who forced load management, to go on and lose, then he will definitely be scolded by the outside world after the game.

The outside world scolds Eric Spoelstra for not caring about it, and the key is that it will further deepen the conflict in the locker room, which is what Eric Spoelstra is worried about.

Eric Spoelstra thought about it or gave up, didn't let Wade play, or adjusted the role players.

Replaced the role player with a more accurate shot.

This adjustment by Eric Spoelstra is not useless.

While the Timberwolves' defensive rotation is still very fast, the Heat's current role players are relatively accurate, and they can still take shots in the face of general interference.

Of course, with a shot under interference, this hit rate will naturally not be too good-looking.

The Heat didn't have a role player break out either.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves' lineup is much more reasonable, and the Timberwolves' offense on the court is basically a three-person offensive strategy.

Butler, Andreas Iguodala and Giannis Antetokounmpo all possess some offensive prowess.

The trio repeatedly cut into the cover and always found an opportunity.

Covington and Lore Deng reassured themselves outside to open up space.

The main reason is that Giannis Antetokounmpo is too much containment, and those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as strong as him.

With this misalignment, every time Giannis Antetokounmpo falls to a position that is more dangerous to the basket, it will involve the Heat's defense.

As for Giannis Antetokounmpo's use of it, Su Chen basically applied the method of the Bucks' championship-winning season.

Butler is still a little better than Holiday , even if he is only a third-year Butler is already in his peak season, and at the same time, there is still a 10% forward bond bonus ability is still very strong.

Iguodala and peak Middleton are not much worse, peak Middleton may be more accurate in terms of three-pointers, but Iguodala's breakthrough ability and defensive ability are not comparable to peak Middleton.

The current two veterans of the Heat interior line are too slow to keep up with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Although Bosh can keep up with the speed, in order to match the configuration of the Heat lineup, Bosh has lost weight and increased speed.

In terms of strength, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has been crazy to gain muscle and weight in the offseason, has no advantage in speed.

The Heat's shooting percentage is still low, and they can't keep up with the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency.

Coupled with the fact that this is just an ordinary regular season, or a regular season game in a row on the road, James saw that Wade did not come up, and he played casually.

James, who likes to break the bag by passing the ball, began to have more and more options for attacking the frame, even if the outside line was out of position, James did not pass.

Rounds like this are the epitome of James' disappointment with role players this season.

Anyway, he was divided, and the role players couldn't pass much space to shoot, or the shots that had space were wasted.

This made James, who was a passer, couldn't help but do it himself.

There were pinching strikes from Iguodala and Giannis Antetokounmpo, one for physical confrontation and one for interference with long reach.

James's efficiency is also not high, but if you only look at the scores, the data is still quite good.

Half-time.

Timberwolves 58:50 Heat.

In this quarter, the Timberwolves not only chased the difference back, but also opened up an 8-point score.

With excited expressions, the Timberwolves players walked into the locker room.

The Heat players, on the other hand, walked towards the locker room with a blank face.

The atmosphere of the two teams is a stark contrast.

It was actually the same in the first quarter, but the difference was that in the first quarter, the Heat led the score and then still had this expression.

And whether the Timberwolves are behind or ahead now, the Timberwolves are very excited.

Eric Spoelstra was in the dressing room and would have wanted to be encouraged.

But looking at the expressions on everyone's faces in the team's locker room, it seems that no one cares about this ordinary regular season at all, only he cares.

(End of chapter)