Honk!

In desperation, Carlisle called a timeout.

After the previous analysis, I also feel that to solve the problem of the Timberwolves, just like when the Thunder was played.

This problem can be solved by constantly asking Nowitzki to find the alignment of Ibaka.

Originally, Carlisle made a small calculation, that is, Ibaka was making his debut, and Su Chen couldn't replace Ibaka because of reason.

For new signings, especially strong new signings like Ibaka, new signings who make the Timberwolves pay a lot of bargaining chips, it must be to give a chance to perform, run-in with the team and the atmosphere in the locker room.

Carlisle was like relying on Su Chen not daring to replace Ibaka at the first time, so he arranged for Nowitzki to play against Ibaka infinitely, so as to score a lot of points for the team.

But now, it was Carlisle himself who thought simply.

Su Chen only used a timeout to tell him that it was unrealistic to want to use Nowitzki to eat Ibaka alone.

Carlisle changed all the strategies he had thought of against the Timberwolves and replaced them with regular strategies.

After rearranging his tactics, Carlisle sat down feeling a little tired.

"Why is it so difficult to deal with?"

Carlisle rubbed his temples.

If it were another coach, they would not immediately switch to the usual tactics, but would find other ways to find the matchup between Nowitzki and Ibaka again.

But Carlisle, who is a master tactician, just looked at the strategic response just now, and found that deliberately looking for this opponent is a bit more than worth the loss.

The Timberwolves' defense rotates too fast.

Just now, Covington, Giannis, and Ibaka are helping to defend at a speed, and the defensive speed is not at the same level as other teams.

It's not that the rotation defense doesn't have a chance at all, but at least it takes the league's top-notch point guard-level playmaking to take advantage of that gap.

Obviously, Ellis is a guard who is better at scoring than playmaking, and Calderon has some playmaking ability but can't reach the level of the league's top point guard.

Carlisle also studied the video of the Timberwolves' 20-game winning streak, and went to rotate defense with the Timberwolves to find opportunities, which was the secret of the Timberwolves' victory.

Carlisle is also not a head-scratcher.

If you change to regular tactics, you can also rely on the player's experience and your own skills to win the game if you feel good.

Nowitzki, Ellis, these are good scorers.

Once they have a touch, the Timberwolves' single defense may not be able to defend alone.

Instead, he keeps switching the ball, giving the ball more to role players to deal with, making a fixed-point shot.

Carlisle still believes in Nowitzki and Ellis and lets them take over the game.

In the next game, the Mavericks played a regular tactical system.

Nowitzki has been heavily cared for by Serge Ibaka and Giannis Antetokounmpo, and now that Nowitzki is older, he's not in peak form.

With Nowitzki clearly targeted, the burden of the team's offense was handed to Ellis, the attacker who once staged the Crazy Black Eight.

Covington is a top-level defensive ability, but his individual defense level is also between first-class and second-rate.

So the task of defending Ellis was also given to Butler.

Butler still has a good understanding of Ellis's offensive characteristics and has made a lot of beautiful one-on-one rounds.

Although it didn't make Ellis miss a point, it still limited Ellis's shooting percentage to a very low level.

The Mavericks want to leave it to the star to solve the problem.

After Su Chen knew that Carlisle was targeting the defense, he directly copied Carlisle's strategy on the spot.

That is to let Butler name Calderon to fight.

Whoever defends Calderon will cover with Butler and let Butler go to Calderon for this point.

The rest of the Timberwolves have three points to pull away, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who doesn't have three points, will find a mid-range point that is good at shooting, and can finish with left and right hooks.

Su Chen copied Carlisle's strategy, but Carlisle couldn't copy Su Chen's strategy just now.

The Mavericks' overall lineup, the best defense is Marion, and Marion has to deal with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

And Marion is also older now.

The Mavericks' lineup can only replace defense with offense, let alone build a defensive system like the Timberwolves.

And although the Timberwolves' defensive system does not look difficult, it requires a lot of practice, and if the tacit understanding is not enough, it is easy for two people to defend against one person.

The Mavericks' defensive resource is also unable to replicate the Timberwolves' defensive system.

Being able to do some early delays and wraps is already the best level of this lineup.

The first quarter is over.

Mavericks 18:27 Timberwolves.

The Mavericks, who replaced the defense with offense, did not open up the offense and did not defend it in this quarter.

Obviously, the Timberwolves are a team that has been rebuilding, but at this moment, Carlisle actually felt the gap in strength.

Although the Mavericks are not unable to win against the Timberwolves, the entire lineup of the Timberwolves is integrated in offense and defense, and the error tolerance rate is extremely high.

If there was a radar chart, the Timberwolves would be a pie-shaped radar chart, just a difference in the size of the pie.

And the Mavericks' radar chart is two sharp ends, all of which are focused on offense, and defense can be said to be the bottom of the league.

For such a Maverick to win against the Timberwolves, it needs the team's core to feel good in order to win.

Both teams feel at an average level, and the Timberwolves rely on more offensive and defensive attributes, which makes it difficult for the Mavericks to open up the situation.

The Timberwolves can make mistakes many times, but the Mavericks are not allowed to make mistakes.

"In previous games, Ibaka was basically stable and couldn't defend against Nowitzki, but today Ibaka limited Nowitzki very well!"

"In the round after Su Chen called a timeout, Nowitzki had almost no chance to play Ibaka one-on-one, and the Timberwolves' defensive rotation was too fast."

"Calderon's passing vision needs to be improved, and the Timberwolves' passing speed is fast, but Calderon didn't take those opportunities that came along."

The on-site commentary explains the performance of the first section.

In the first quarter of the game, Su Chen used [Ability Fix] against Giannis Antetokounmpo, which means that he is now 80% of his peak ability.

It's not an MVP-level supergiant yet, but 80% of them are already excellent.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a strong ability to break through and contain when he has the ball.

And when Butler is attacking, Giannis Antetokounmpo can also pull away and complete the open finish with hook throws and the like.

Or in the case of an interception of Butler's pass, Butler only needs to throw the ball into the air, and Giannis Antetokounmpo can complete an empty dunk without much passing quality.

This is where the gap with Gobert comes in, Gobert has to pass very comfortably to catch the ball, and because of his poor core strength, it is easy to put it in and turn it into a free throw, or even if it is not at all.

The empty connection to Giannis Antetokounmpo can be received as long as it is not too outrageous, and it is basically a very stable finish after receiving it.

Even if you are fouled, it can easily become 2+1.

The Timberwolves' offense now is clearly centered on Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Now looking at the performance of these two core members, it is still good.

Soon, the second quarter of the game began.

Timberwolves lineup: Sergi Ibaka (C), Josh Smith (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Chris Middleton (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG)

Mavericks lineup: Samuel Delham Porter (C), Sean Marion (PF), Jay Crowder (SF), Dejuan Blair (SG), Jose Calderón (PG)

Substitutions were made on both sides.

Since the Timberwolves won 20 in a row, the rotation has returned to normal, and even the main players have kept Ibaka alone.

The main Su Chen was thinking that Ibaka had just arrived, so he and the other players in the team should also play more familiarly.

The Mavericks left Marion and Calderon as the two main players to play off the bench.

That Claude was Claude in the rookie sophomore year.

Timberwolves ball possession.

Carlisle shouted from the sidelines for his players to defend with all their might.

The main team has not played the Timberwolves, and Carlisle now expects Calderon and Marion to lead the team and chase back points with the bench.

After all, the Timberwolves' main force is one Ibaka, and Ibaka's offense is actually difficult to count as a starter-level offense with a contract.

Although Ibaka has some ability to play with his back to the single, but his shooting percentage is low, and Carlisle brought Samuel Delham Potter on the court at this time to limit Ibaka.

Without Ibaka, who is a low-post single, he can only float outside and shoot, and there is no threat.

But Carlisle's defensive strategy didn't work.

Samuel Delham Porter, who was already preparing to defend Ibaka's low-post catch, saw Ibaka go straight to the outside of the three-point line.

This puts Samuel Damham Porter in question, and the Timberwolves players on the court are all benches, and he is the only starter and he has as many chips as the Timberwolves.

Don't hit him in the low position, why do you run outside to block and dismantle?

This made Samuel Daim Potter hesitate and did not follow him out in the first place, because he did not know whether he wanted to go out or not.

The coach didn't arrange it just now.

And Ibaka blocks the off-ball end, gives Middleton an off-ball pick-and-roll screen, and Iguodala holds the ball.

This made Samuel Daimhampoter even more unnecessary to go with him.

At this time, Iguodala saw that Middleton ran an empty space without the ball and immediately passed the ball.

DeJuan Blair staggered to keep up with Middleton.

It's also that Ibaka's blocking quality is a little worse, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep up with Middleton's ball.

After Ibaka blocked it, he bounced straight to the three-point line.

Middleton saw that Ibaka was vacant and also gave the ball to Ibaka.

Samuel Delham Potter then remembered that it seemed that Ibaka had three points and didn't necessarily have to play him in the low post.

But at this time, he was too far away from Ibaka to rush over, so he could only watch Ibaka make a move.

Brush!

In the open space, Ibaka hit the three-pointer.

Mavericks 18:30 Timberwolves.

The difference of nine points suddenly became 12 points.

DeJuan Blair, although a blue-collar player, also played for the Spurs for a few years, and saw Samuel Delham Porter's defensive habit directly glaring at him with an incredible expression.

This embarrassed Samuel Damham Potter a little and raised his hand to indicate that it was his problem.

(End of chapter)