After all, Giannis Antetokounmpo's point, the Trail Blazers can't really play the top position.

If it is blasted at a single point, it is easy to make the Trailblazers' personnel reserves, which are not rich, even more tense.

If Lopez Jr. is fouled and graduates, the Trail Blazers will have to use those two perimeter interior lines.

Although Lopez Jr.'s single defense can't stop Giannis Antetokounmpo, it can still cause some restrictions on Giannis Antetokounmpo through team contraction.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still a rookie after all, although he has 80% of his stats and a 10% bonus from Striker Bond.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent most of the season getting used to this ability, but after all, it is not his own strength now, and there is still a difference between his control of his body in his usual training matches.

So after the Trail Blazers adopted a shrinking defense, they also forced Giannis Antetokounmpo to make frequent ball-sharing errors.

The three-point scores of Lore Deng and Iguodala reached the level of non-shooters and were just above the 3-and-D passing line.

Ibaka is just hovering around the passing line.

Butler's three-pointer is below the passing line.

Terry Stotters also began to deliberately put Butler on this point, Butler's three-point shooting rate is not very sure, and he is not so decisive when he is let go of more shots.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers have nothing to do in the face of the Timberwolves' infinite defensive strategy.

The first quarter is over.

Timberwolves 22:17 Trail Blazers.

Neither team's coach seems to be very happy with this result.

The Timberwolves' lack of projection showed itself, and even though it was only the first round, they were caught by the opponent.

Butler's three-point miss, Giannis Antetokounmpo simply didn't have three points, and a team's starters with two three-point differences are actually not so comfortable in the small-ball era.

In the small-ball era, even if there was a center, most of them were the center who didn't shoot the others.

In the starters, even the Twin Towers have two that are not good at projection.

It is also because the Warriors are not good at projecting because Green, but his tactical position is very important, and the Warriors are prone to two poor projections.

But this is based on the Splash Brothers' super-accurate three-point shooting percentage, and even if they don't shoot inside, they must follow the three-point line to defend.

In this way, even if the Warriors' three-point shooting is all from the outside, they can play the pass-and-cut system.

The most embarrassing thing about the Timberwolves' current lineup is that the team does not have a shooter who can bring the whole team up in a real sense.

A lot of opportunities were not seized.

Su Chen naturally had a serious expression, and the five-point lead did not make him relax a little.

The same goes for Terry Stouts.

Originally, Terry Stouts thought that judging from the 2-2 losses of the two teams in the regular season, the two teams should have a dozen.

The outside world also thinks the same, so there are a lot of calls for Black Seven.

By the time it came to the sprint, the sixth, seventh and eighth places in the West were not far behind.

And the gap between the first and third places in the West is almost fixed in the ranking.

The Spurs, who are the first in the West, are too strong this season and are also an old powerhouse.

The Warriors, who are third in the West, have fully found the state of the defending champions after the All-Star break, and they are soaring all the way.

Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves who completed the rebuild this season are undoubtedly quite soft ones.

Trail Blazers management is unanimous in their belief that it's best to avoid the old powerhouse Spurs and the defending champion Warriors.

It can be said that the Timberwolves are the opponents that the Trail Blazers actively pick.

Shrinking the defense was what Terry Stotters thought of from the beginning, after all, Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't shoot well from three-point range, and Butler occasionally shot the latter basically without shooting.

But shrinking the defense is just a middle-of-the-road strategy.

People can limit each other, and that is undoubtedly the best.

"Aldridge's shooting rate is still barely enough, but it looks a little strange that Su Chen still chooses to defend alone."

Terry Stouts thought with a frown.

For the Warriors' tactics last season and this season, Terry Stotters has studied them.

After all, the management requires transformation, and he must learn from it.

Looking at the Warriors last season, Terry Stottes knows that Su Chen's coaching style is very changeable.

If a tactic doesn't work, after two rounds, Su Chen will call a timeout and change it immediately.

However, the effect of defending Aldridge alone is just a relatively ordinary effect, and Su Chen still did not change his strategy.

It seems a little strange that he didn't even let others defend and still let Luo Erdeng continue to defend alone.

This is not in line with Su Chen's previous coaching style.

However, Terry Stottes has no intention of adjusting, although he is five points behind, but the Trail Blazers have a good chance to play like this.

The pause time has passed.

The second quarter begins.

Players from both sides take the field.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Mike Muscala (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Robert Covington (SF), Chris Middleton (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG)

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Robin Lopez (C), Joel Foyland (PF), Nicholas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Morris Williams (PG)

The Trail Blazers just replaced Aldridge for a break, and everyone else was still on the court.

When it comes to the playoffs, the rotation is generally reduced, and generally the rotation of seven to eight people can maintain a certain amount of physical strength and strength of the lineup on the court.

The Trail Blazers maintained a seven-man rotation and let Lillard and Aldridge go down for a break.

As for the offense, Mo Williams still has firepower, as a career-high guard who averaged 17.8 per game.

The Trail Blazers wanted Mo Jr. to keep him off the bench when Lillard and Aldridge were off.

But the Timberwolves' rotation made Terry Stottes simply not understand.

First of all, there are a lot of people who are replaced by the Timberwolves to rest, and this is undoubtedly the rotation of the Timberwolves is basically in the rotation of nine to ten people.

Why don't you play it here as a regular season?

If adding rotation makes Terry Stotts understandable, then this rotation is a mystery.

The effect of increasing the number of rotations is to make the players more energetic, and it is not without a coach who has not done so.

Did you choose the wrong person to restore your strength?

Although Butler is the second leader of the Timberwolves, in the first quarter, Butler often played the role of pulling away and shooting three-pointers, which can be said to be useless.

The Timberwolves' most tired man in the first quarter was Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The core continues to play on the court without resting, and all other role players are resting.

This type of rotation is unheard of.

Even the director of this game didn't know what Su Chen was thinking, and arranged a shot for Su Chen to close-up.

When he saw Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to play, Su Chen looked at the court with a calm expression on the sidelines, no different from usual.

Originally, I thought that Su Chen had changed the wrong person, but it seemed that it was deliberate.

It's reminiscent of the Timberwolves' 20-game winning streak, when Giannis Antetokounmpo played a lot of games.

It's like using Giannis Antetokounmpo like a donkey!

Unexpectedly, in the playoffs, Su Chen reproduced the classic again.

It's just that this time it's even more excessive, all the starters are rested, and Giannis Antetokounmpo can't rest.

Trail Blazers ball possession.

Mo Williams advanced with the ball and called for a pick-and-roll.

Mo Williams, who used to be called Mo Buchuan, is now much more mature.

In the face of Beverley's bite defense, Mo Williams played carefully and did not give Beverley's bite defense a chance to steal the ball.

Today's Mo Williams is more skilled in dribbling, and it is not so simple to grab the ball of this old point guard through scramble.

Mo Williams had read the reports given by data analysts and knew that he couldn't look at Beverly with the eyes of a marginal person.

After Mo Williams and Lopez Jr. played a block and pick-and-roll, Beverley was hit by Lopez Jr. and staggered half of his body.

Muscala wanted to delay, but Beverley yelled for him to go back to defend his own people, and he wasn't out of position yet.

And at this time, Lopez Jr. has already cut into the penalty area.

Mo Williams, who was called Mo Bu Pass, also fixed his passing button.

A beautiful assist allowed Lopez Jr. to complete this inward layup.

Timberwolves 22:19 Trail Blazers.

After Lopez Jr. scored this goal, he also let out a bad breath, and he was disgusted in the first quarter.

Seeing Muscala's performance, Su Chen on the sidelines rubbed his temples.

That's why he's looking for an All-Star interior player with the best shots, and Muscala is really useless.

Muscala is very well-rounded, shooting from the outside, attacking under the basket, rebounding, defending, and even having a small low hand.

But at the same time, it also makes Muscala very mediocre, and nothing can be brought out and spelled out.

Timberwolves ball possession.

The Trail Blazers continued their defensive strategy of shrinking.

But this time, the Timberwolves' lineup is very open.

As soon as Giannis Antetokounmpo rushed in, he was immediately caught in the clip, but this time he was prepared in advance to split the ball very quickly.

Terry Stotters also deployed a rotation defense, but the Trail Blazers players don't seem to have an easy way to execute this defensive rotation.

It was two inside lines that shrank in, so Muscala gave priority to the empty space, and Batum hurriedly filled it.

Muscala didn't think much of it and passed it directly to Covington, and the Trail Blazers men rushed towards Covington.

Covington continued to split the ball, and that's when Middleton received the ball.

This series of balls is very fast, with the presence of [Simulated Glasses], and this set of running balls in the face of shrinkage defense has been very skillful.

The Trail Blazers' Forry Land hasn't made up for it yet, and Middleton has already taken a direct shot after receiving the ball.

Forriland's interference, only the moment that it seemed to reach over, was actually a shot that was basically undisturbed.

As a professional goalscorer, this level of interference is no different from defending on a field field.

Middleton made a three-point shot.

Brush!

The ball goes in.

Timberwolves 25:19 Trail Blazers.

When Butler goes down, the Timberwolves' lineup on the court has no projection weaknesses.

Muscala, Beverley and Covington are all open three-pointers in 3D.

Middleton is an elite shooter, and even when the outside line can't shoot, Middleton can also do off-ball running.

Then there was another offensive and defensive round.

Mo Williams found an opportunity to shoot, but was interfered with by Beverley and missed the iron.

Giannis Antetokounmpo still rushed in, the Trail Blazers' defense still took a retrenchment, and this time the Timberwolves still moved the ball quickly from the outside.

This ball Covington gets a shot.

But the momentum was so strong that the ball bounced off the frame and bounced directly behind the rebound.

Bounds.

And by this time, Aldridge was already waiting on the sidelines and was back on the field.

Aldridge came on and had an immediate effect.

After he came on the court, he found the right position with Muscala through the pick-and-roll cover.

This time against Muscala, a rookie, Aldridge punched hard, turned his back and rushed to the basket.

Muscala didn't jam Aldridge's turn, and then he struck again.

Honk!

The referee's whistle blows.

At the same time, Aldridge's turnaround layup also hit.

2+1！

Aldridge walks to the free throw line and hits the free throw.

Timberwolves 25:22 Trail Blazers.

On the offensive end, Muscala had an open shot, but he couldn't hit a three-point shot from the bottom corner.

Mo Williams fast-break and passed to Batum.

Batum, after drawing two defenders, passed to Matthews.

Matthews hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Timberwolves 25:25 Trail Blazers.

This wave directly tied the score.

Honk!

Su Chen's patience with Muscala also reached a point, and he directly called a pause.

Muscala's ability on the pitch is still much worse.

Su Chen can directly add offensive and defensive attributes to the player's skills, and the striker bond and ability value are fixed, and neither of these Muscala can afford benefits.

Muscala at his peak struggled to play high-end games, let alone Muscala, who was in his rookie first year.

Although on the offensive end, Muscala can pull away the three-pointer, but on the defensive end is a bit too mediocre.

It's already at the point where Aldridge can be named and beaten.

Pause again to come back.

Muscala was replaced and Josh Smith was replaced.

Seeing this lineup, Terry Stottes breathed a sigh of relief, and he thought Su Chen was going to make some adjustments.

It turned out to be a Josh.

The Timberwolves have three players whose three-point shooting is below the passing line, and with the exception of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler, who started the game, it was Josh off the bench.

When the Timberwolves have two players on the floor at the same time who don't have three-pointers, then the game is simple.

Just put!

Timberwolves offense.

As for the Trail Blazers, when they set up before the game, they had already said that they could put three points on defense against three players.

So when he saw Josh on the field, Aldridge, who was in charge of defending Josh, couldn't get out.

He, like Lopez Jr., stands near the free-throw line.

Giannis Antetokounmpo dribbled past half court when he suddenly gave the ball to Josh, which turned out to be Josh for a handler.

This is quite rare.

After all, when Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the floor, the ball is basically handed over to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Even the horn attack tactics launched with Middleton need to pass the ball in Giannis Antetokounmpo's hands to contain the defense.

Josh's offensive ability is not very strong.

However, at this time, Giannis Antetokounmpo walked directly to the free throw line and made a pick-and-roll move.

Josh, who is outside the three-point line, does not need to make a move to rush inside without a defender in front of him.

Josh went straight to Giannis Antetokounmpo's pick-and-roll, and there was an open spot.

Aldridge was caught up in Giannis Antetokounmpo's pick-and-roll, and Lopez Jr. hesitated, wondering if he should step forward to help make up for it.

But just as he hesitated, Josh shot straight into the shot.

Brush!

The ball goes in.

Timberwolves 27:25 Trail Blazers.

Josh's mid-range shooting isn't really consistent.

But fortunately, when the game started, Su Chen remembered the cooperation between Josh and Gobert, which reminded Su Chen of one thing.

Giannis Antetokounmpo can actually play inside, and even his ability to catch and finish is far better than Gobert's.

This made Su Chen think at that time, can he let Josh and Giannis Antetokounmpo, two people who don't have three points, play this kind of blocking?

So let Milosevic train Josh's mid-range and tossing more, and over the course of a season, Josh's mid-range and tossing have been much more stable.

Add to that the 10% increase in Striker Bond, and now Josh can basically be an athletic Kyle Anderson.

Originally, I thought that with Ibaka here, it seemed that there was really no need to practice, but with an interior offensive coach like Milosevic, it was in vain if he didn't practice.

Josh couldn't practice three-point shooting himself, so he simply practiced shooting and throwing.

Originally, Su Chen didn't think it was necessary.

But now it seems that he is really far-sighted.

Muscala is still embarrassed, Giannis Antetokounmpo's physical strength is relatively good, plus there is also a physical strength potion.

This means that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be on the pitch longer than the other players.

Ibaka is because he used too much, played closed and then his athleticism declined, and Ibaka naturally couldn't be a bull.

Then the person who came off the bench with Giannis Antetokounmpo was originally suitable for Muscala, but now Muscala has to go on Josh when he can't use it.

It's not like Giannis Antetokounmpo can't play inside alone.

But it was a bit too much to already treat Giannis Antetokounmpo as a bull and let him go to the top inside.

Terry Stottes watched from the sidelines, and everyone was stunned.

When did the Timberwolves beat Josh and Giannis Antetokounmpo's pick-and-roll?

I haven't fought before!

When the Timberwolves won 20 in a row, Gobert was there at that time, and he played some blocking and pick-and-roll tactics around Gobert.

After Gobert was traded, the Timberwolves have already identified a two-dash core with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler, even if there is a pick-and-roll, it is the kind of bull corner.

This kind of double-big blocking, the Timberwolves basically haven't played after that.

What about hiding a big move here to deal with him?

Terry Stottes didn't expect that Su Chen would attach so much importance to him, and he would directly deal with him with a big move that he didn't use for a season.

Terry Stottes' on-the-spot ability is not very strong, and many strategies must be studied and formulated in advance.

He will develop multiple strategies to make his on-the-spot ability look good.

But this set, he really hasn't studied it.

It's time for the Trail Blazers offensive round.

Aldridge was also stunned for a moment, Muscala was not on the court, and the other Timberwolves' forwards were quickly unable to find the right position.

You can't go to Giannis Antetokounmpo

For Giannis Antetokounmpo's defensive ability report given by the statistician, it is clear that he is strong in back-to-back defense.

Then hit Josh Smith.

He didn't have to look for him, Josh Smith was guarding against him.

Aldridge receives the ball in the low post and goes straight to scuttling Josh.

However, Josh's static strength is not low, and with the fetters of the strikers, Aldridge can't move.

There is no way, you can only use the force and then use the roll back to lean back.

Josh's defensive approach is actually very simple, jumping with the opposite side, and then blocking or interfering with the ball with excellent bounce and excellent reach.

However, Su Chen let the defensive coach change Josh's defensive habits this season.

In short, ask Josh not to jump at the same time as the other person, but to start and jump slowly.

Jumping at the same time as the other party, Josh is very easy to eat.

As for the problem of not being able to keep up with the slow half-beat, Su Chen said that he would practice like this.

10% of the strikers are fetters, and they can more or less make up for the slow half a beat.

Aldridge's recline was actually quite low, but it was still disturbed by Josh.

Clang!

Aldridge hit the iron.

Josh replaced Muscala, which is a three-dimensional improvement for the offensive and defensive intensity of the Timberwolves' lineup.

That's why Su Chen wants to trade to Josh.

Josh's physical talent can be called a civilian version of James.

Although he has many shortcomings, poor singles efficiency in 1v1, instability in three-point play, etc.

These shortcomings are all to make Josh get to the point where he has no ball to play in a few seasons.

But Su Chen was able to avoid these shortcomings of Josh and let Josh only play to his strengths.

For example, excellent playmaking skills, finishing ability near the basket, and top-level switching ability that can defend inside and outside.

In the next few minutes.

The Trail Blazers also suffered from this lineup.

Even after replacing Lillard, the Trail Blazers had a feeling of being overwhelmed in the face of the Timberwolves' connection between the interior twin towers.

On the offensive end, Josh and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been very versatile.

After blocking and picking up, Josh can make a mid-range shot, a close-range throw, or a layup.

And once he over-defends Josh, Josh just throws the ball into the air.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's excellent bounce and height and reach make it very easy for him to catch this kind of ball.

Because it was a high throw, it was difficult to break the passing route.

Speaking of which, this is the result of Gobert's weight-bearing training.

The Trail Blazers' outside players come to the pack, and Josh's excellent playmaking skills can also spot the open space on the outside.

If Timberwolves coach Finch saw such a combination later, he would definitely be surprised.

Finch: yes, I just want to play a twin-tower match like this!

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh can even tweak this tactic.

It turned into Giannis Antetokounmpo holding the ball, and Josh went to block and eat cake.

Both of these are players who can eat cakes, organize and finish, and the two cooperate with each other, so that the Trail Blazers don't know who to guard for a while.

(End of chapter)