Although Terry Stottes has been on the main team ahead of schedule, the Timberwolves have not been on the full main team.

But the Trail Blazers were beaten back one after another.

The second quarter ended.

Timberwolves 59:50 Trail Blazers.

The difference between the two teams began to slowly widen.

And Aldridge, who made Terry Stoutes trust, also suddenly failed on the offensive end.

When Giannis Antetokounmpo went to catch Aldridge for the match, Aldridge, who had been tired of attacking, was defended several times in a row.

Terry Stouts felt as if he had been fooled.

In front, due to Aldridge's offensive efficiency, it has always been passable, so Aldridge played a lot.

As a result, the Trail Blazers' offense is overly reliant on singles.

When the efficiency of the stand-up stick is high, it is the hero of the whole team, and when the efficiency is low, it is to hurt the team.

Aldridge's inefficiency directly allowed the Timberwolves to play a wave of 18:6 super offensive climax in the third quarter.

By the time Terry Stottes reacted, the team was close to being crushed.

The Timberwolves' offense basically relied on the blocking of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh.

Then Giannis Antetokounmpo went down to rest, with Butler leading the team, and there was also some efficiency.

Originally, the Trail Blazers and Aldridge were maintaining the counter-attacking ball.

But as Aldridge was defended strongly, Aldridge was not allowed to adapt all of a sudden, and the intensity could not be matched all of a sudden.

At the end of the third quarter.

Timberwolves 89:68 Trail Blazers.

Terry Stottes was stunned, and suddenly a wave of offensive and defensive transitions directly knocked the Trail Blazers apart.

Originally, from the beginning of the game to the present, the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves have played back and forth.

If you haven't kept up with this wave, you don't have to fight?

And Su Chen, on the other side, actually didn't seem very happy.

The team led by 20 points, but the team's problems still appeared.

That's the problem of Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo coexisting in a high-end game.

In the regular season, the two-man double-rush style of play or the bull's corner position seemed invincible.

However, in the face of increased defensive intensity in the playoffs, this seems to be a bit impulsive.

"Do you want to put Butler off the bench as a sixth man?"

Su Chen frowned.

Let Butler, who has gradually entered the peak of this season, play the sixth man, which is something that Butler has never thought about in the future.

Although with his current rights, he can still suppress Butler, who is in the third year, but Butler, who has been playing as a second-in-command for a season, is somewhat dissatisfied.

It's not that I'm afraid of him making trouble, but when Butler is on the court, he will still try to defend.

It's just a waste to put an offensive and defensive Butler on the bench.

The game on the field is still going on.

The Timberwolves already have a 21-point lead, and the Timberwolves' defensive intensity is still online, and the Trail Blazers will not be enough to change their strategy at this time to chase points.

Honk!!

With the end of the game beeping, the game was over.

Timberwolves 115:99 Trail Blazers.

In fact, there is still an obvious difference in strength between the two teams, and the reason why they can play back and forth at the beginning is purely because Butler's three points after being released are not accurate enough.

And it was not resolute enough, some opportunities came out and did not vote.

Butler hasn't always been a very determined player, and occasionally, he'll be soft.

In addition, Su Chen deliberately consumed Aldridge at the beginning, so it made Aldridge look like the efficiency was okay, but it was actually a trap.

Plainly.

Su Chen didn't plan to deal with it with all his might in the first game, but still tested the lineup and regarded the Trailblazers as a test subject.

After all, the next opponents are stronger than the other.

Entering the playoffs, Su Chen naturally wanted to defeat some opponents and brush up on the lottery.

The MVP of this game was also given to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 42 minutes in this game, and Giannis Antetokounmpo on the field not only needed to play the whole team on the offensive end, but also played a great role in the main defense Aldridge in the back.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was originally a physical monster, was also used with a reusable physical strength drink, which made him look like he wouldn't be tired during the whole audience.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a big three-point stat of 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, while on the defensive end, although the block steals combined were only three.

But the stats don't tell the story of Giannis Antetokounmpo's role on the defensive end.

Butler had a bit of a slump in the game, scoring 15 points in the game but taking 18 shots.

Instead, Josh had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and he looked like Giannis Antetokounmpo No. 2 on the team.

For the Trail Blazers, Aldridge scored a game-high 35 points.

But in this game, it is not too much to say that it was lost to Aldridge.

Only those who watched the game knew that Aldridge's performance hurt the Trail Blazers in a way that the data simply did not reflect.

Due to Aldridge's large number of singles on the offensive end in this game, Lillard only scored 12 points in this game, and he didn't have many shots.

The Trail Blazers players went out of the tunnel disappointed one by one, and they were obviously not convinced by today's loss.

Lillard, in particular, had a very disgruntled look on his face.

Terry Stottes walked out of the tunnel preoccupiedly.

For the Trail Blazers' coaching staff, it was time to work overtime, and their strategy seemed to have been wrong from the start.

Although Su Chen was also thinking about things, the team won after all.

Big score: Timberwolves 1-0 Trail Blazers.

The Timberwolves players were all very excited.

There are a lot of young players in the team, and they're all making the playoffs for the first time, and the first home win is obviously very happy for them.

Similarly, the fans at the target center were not in a hurry to leave the stadium.

Everyone is celebrating the Timberwolves' first playoff win in many years, or the first game.

In the past season, Timberwolves fans have become accustomed to losing games.

The Timberwolves are often the ones who are beaten by others as punching bags.

But now, the Timberwolves have become the beating side, or the kind that knocks the other out of garbage time.

This feeling is simply too cool for Timberwolves fans.

After the game, Su Chen was interviewed.

"May I ask Coach Su Chen, what are your thoughts on leading this team to the playoffs and winning this victory?"

The reporter asked Su Chen.

"It's a joy to win our first playoff game, but it's just the beginning for us and we still have a long way to go."

'There are still deficiencies in our team and we need to work hard to improve them.

Su Chen seemed to be relatively calm in the official routine.

"Butler's performance tonight, did you think about adjusting the team's positioning?"

At this time, another reporter, who was obviously troublemaker, asked a very straightforward question.

Hearing this question, Su Chen glanced at the reporter more.

This problem is actually a problem that the Timberwolves are facing.

"Butler is a very good player, he's tough on the pitch and setbacks like that make him stronger."

Although Su Chen also considered in his heart, whether to change Butler's position.

But in the face of the outside media, Su Chen still firmly supports his own team members.

Even if you really want to adjust, it's something you need to consider after you don't perform well again.

Some of the questions that followed, Su Chen fooled them with his words.

Next.

There was also news about the first game between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers.

"The Timberwolves beat the Trail Blazers, Giannis got a 28+13+11 big triple-double, and there is no doubt about the Rookie of the Year. 》

"Season data crushes champions, Giannis shows terrible talent!" 》

Rookie Wall? Butler scored 15 points on 18 shots, and Su Chen supported after the game: setbacks will make him grow! 》

Due to Giannis's excellent performance, there is also the Timberwolves who are making the playoffs for the first time as a rebuilding team, and those who want to see the Black Seven lively.

This season's Timberwolves are not favored, but the attention is still quite high.

As a small ball market, there shouldn't have been much attention.

But Su Chen's arrival gave attention to the timberwolves that did not belong to them.

At the same time, as the champion coach of last season, Su Chen himself also has a certain amount of traffic topics.

However, these media only wrote some gimmicks.

As for the media that has analyzed the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers series in depth, there are relatively few of them.

There were some things that came up during the game between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers, and there was no mention of it in the media.

As a champion coach, Su Chen's influence is still limited.

The Warriors are the ones who have attracted the most traffic after winning the championship last season, and the Bay Area is not a small place, and the Warriors have much more news than the Timberwolves.

Fans who followed the Warriors last season because of their championship were attracted by the small-ball style of play.

The Splash Brothers and others are still on the team, and the new coach Kerr is now playing the ball very well, and there is basically no change.

On the contrary, after Su Chen left the Warriors, he did not continue to play three-point passing tactics, and those fans who like the small-ball passing and cutting system did not pay much attention to Su Chen's game.

The Warriors and Timberwolves all played on the same day, with the Timberwolves winning and the Warriors winning.

In the face of the Rockets led by Harden, the Warriors' powerful firepower coverage made the Rockets unable to keep up with the firepower output.

The current Harden is not at his true peak, and at the same time, he does not have Paul by his side, and he is not yet to the point where he can wrestle with the Warriors.

After last season's championship baptism, the Warriors have grown very fast.

Kerr didn't have to cross the river by feeling the stones, and many of his doubts were answered by watching Su Chen's game last season.

Of course, this is only the first playoff game.

Now there are 16 teams in the playoffs, and the focus of fans is still relatively scattered.

Those who pay attention to the Timberwolves actually want to see the excitement of Black Seven.

There is no favorable news from Black Seven, and those fans of the fun people will run away quickly.

Run to see if the Spurs will be blacked out by the Grizzlies.

The playoff game time is still relatively tight.

After a short break.

The Timberwolves and Trail Blazers' G2 has also officially begun.

It's still in the Target Center Arena.

Wolves fans are still in high spirits, desperate for a 2-0 win at home.

The expression on Su Chen's face was relatively calm.

The same was true of Terry Stottes, who walked to the middle, shook hands casually and went back.

For the Trail Blazers, this game has to be won.

They are originally a dog team, and if they can't win a home game, it will be too passive.

The Timberwolves are holding on to two home courts, and the pressure on their next two home courts will be particularly high.

And after defending the two home courts, he has to go to the home court of the Timberwolves to play Tianwang Mountain, and the importance of Tianwang Mountain is self-evident.

If they lose this game, the Trail Blazers will have to win three games in a row to gain the initiative.

For this game, Su Chen didn't have much to say, and he would win the game.

The next opponents are all super strong teams, and if you want to play six or seven games with a Trail Blazer, that thing will be played out too much.

The last game was to test the waters of the Trailblazers, and this time it is going all out.

The referee walked into the pitch with the ball and the players from both sides took their seats.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Sergi Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Lore Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), Jimmy Butler (PG)

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Robin Lopez (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicolas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damian Lillard (PG)

Compared to the previous game, there is no change in the starting lineups of both sides.

The Timberwolves don't have anything to say here, Su Chen has said that he supports Butler, so he can't just let Butler go to the bench as soon as the front foot says the back foot.

As for the trailblazer side.

Terry Stouts actually had a plan in mind, which was to have Aldridge center and the Trail Blazers play a relatively small lineup.

But Terry Stottes still doesn't have the courage to do so.

Ibaka and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the two big men, were originally not on the inside line, and there was one less inside line, so how could the Trail Blazers play on the inside?

The race is on.

In this game, the adjustment made by the Trail Blazers was that Lillard and Matthews, the two outside players, became the real core.

The inside trap given by Su Chen in the last game, this time Terry Stotters didn't jump.

Even if Lore Deng faced Aldridge alone, the ball was not handed to Aldridge.

By shrinking the defense, it still has a good effect.

Butler's shooting touch on the court is still relatively iron.

However, this time, Su Chen immediately replaced Middleton after seeing Butler hit iron one after another.

In the last game, I wanted to find a way while playing, and in this game, Su Chen was very clear about winning it.

Butler was on the field if his shooting percentage was okay, and he was taken down immediately after the iron.

Although Butler was still a starter, he played a pseudo-starter.

At this stage, Su Chen has also solved this matter for the time being.

Let the two travel at a staggered peak, and let Butler lead the second team.

It can also be regarded as saving Giannis Antetokounmpo's physical strength, although there is a physical strength drink, but the long period of high intensity on the field also increases Giannis Antetokounmpo's injured forward.

Playing a trailblazer in the first round, Su Chen still used Giannis Antetokounmpo a little spare, and didn't use him as a donkey at every turn.

(End of chapter)