After switching to Middleton, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency once again caught up.

The Trail Blazers' defensive resources are actually not enough to do such a fast defensive operation, and Lopez Jr. and Aldridge are not the type of athletic and fast players.

The whole team is really an elite defender, in fact, it is Batum.

Lillard has good athletic talent, but his height and reach size make it difficult to interfere too effectively, while Matthews, the other one, is basically a normal shooter.

The last game against the Trail Blazers looked like it worked, but it was just Butler being too iron.

This time Middleton was replaced, and the three-point efficiency went up all at once.

That's the impact of not being able to deal with Giannis Antetokounmpo, giving him a pinning force, and that's how it can't be solved.

At the same time, the offensive end of the Trail Blazers was also tormented by the Timberwolves.

Terry Stottes wanted to open up the situation with three points this time, but in the face of the Timberwolves' infinite switching system, it was difficult for the Trail Blazers to get three-point opportunities by covering and blocking the run.

Originally, in the face of infinite defense change, the big man was going to give the opponent the outside punishment of changing the defense in the past.

If you can't punish the outside line of changing defenses, then the shooter lineup will be difficult to get a good shot space in the face of the infinite change of defense of such a forward team, no matter how you block and dismantle.

Terry Stottes actually knows this, otherwise he wouldn't have been so determined to let Aldridge attack on the inside in the last game.

But the last game proved that Aldridge's interior attack could not defeat the Timberwolves.

In a situation like this, the only way Terry Stouts can think of is to open it from the outside.

But the Timberwolves' infinite change of defense is too fast.

Whether it's Giannis Antetokounmpo or Ibaka, these two inside players are swapped out, and they have good ability to defend the outside.

The Trailblazers are now, there are opportunities to fight big and small, and there are opportunities to fight big and small.

But whether it's big or small, or small and big, it's not the kind that can be held in hand.

You can fight, but you can't fight too much, you can only play a little.

The first section ends in such a situation.

Timberwolves 27:19 Trail Blazers.

The Timberwolves are shooting from three-point range tonight, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is more mature in handling the ball tonight and can find good opportunities from the outside.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's stats are fixed, but after the experience of the last playoff game, he is now more proficient in the use of his current power.

Su Chen asked Giannis Antetokounmpo to continue his previous style of play, just so that he could have the ability to break the joint defense and shrink the defense.

The second quarter begins.

Timberwolves lineup: Sergi Ibaka (C), Robert Covington (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Jimmy Butler (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG)

Trail Blazers lineup: Joel Foyland (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicholas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damian Lillard (PG)

Terry Stottes didn't dare to change the main team, and it is very likely that the main team will be broken down immediately.

Now the Timberwolves' three-point touch has been opened.

However, after seeing the Timberwolves go down Giannis Antetokounmpo, Terry Stotters kind of relaxed a little.

Because they couldn't match this position, the Trail Blazers were playing very hard.

The Timberwolves' lineup is a chance for the Trail Blazers to chase points!

However, as soon as he got on the court, Terry Stotters found that the Timberwolves had changed their defensive formation.

The Timberwolves have changed their defense!

Ibaka swept around the box, and the rest went all out to chase the Trail Blazers' cover shots.

The Trail Blazers' pick-and-roll shooting was more resolute, which was arranged by Terry Stottes, and now he has recognized the fact that the Trail Blazers are the underdog.

There is a gap between the strength and the Timberwolves, and if there is a chance, you can't hesitate!

I thought that in the case of joint defense, the Timberwolves would miss more three-pointers.

However, Beverley and Butler, the two defenders who are responsible for the main defense and the perimeter shooter, are very good at blocking and dismantling.

Especially the alignment between Beverley and Lillard, Beverley is like a mad dog, biting Lillard inch by inch.

Although Lillard was able to find some shots at times, most of the time, he was quite uncomfortable defended by Beverley.

Forriland and Aldridge, the two interior lines, are both poor in blocking and pick-and-roll.

To put it bluntly, it is impossible to block and dismantle, although it is not like the void blocking and dismantling like Wiseman later, but it is difficult to give a porcelain blocking and dismantling effect in the face of elite-level defenders.

Originally, Lillard and Aldridge's blocking power was not bad, Aldridge did not have a porcelain blocking effect, but his own offense was comprehensive.

There are mid-range shots, there are baskets, and there are backs.

When the opponent doubles Lillard or goes to the inside to delay, he can seize the moment to go down himself.

Lillard can give the ball to Aldridge to create an offensive opportunity, and even if this opportunity is average, he can play a time difference through his own ability.

But now it's a joint defense formation, and there are only three points to break the joint defense, and there are also those who rely on strength to break the game, but that person is not Aldridge.

Ibaka's sweeping ability on the inside is top-notch, no worse than Giannis Antetokounmpo.

At the beginning, the Timberwolves played joint defense because Gobert could only play joint defense.

And now the Timberwolves are playing joint defense because playing joint defense is a high-quality choice.

Ibaka is much stronger than Gobert and has a lot more agility and bounce awareness.

Gobert can only play joint defense, and if others force the joint defense, he may not be able to defend it.

This is the most infuriating.

Compared to the Trail Blazers' struggles on the offensive end, the Timberwolves' bench lineup is much more organized.

Butler is in the second lineup, and there is no doubt that he is a core-level fighting force.

At the same time, Iguodala also has a secondary attack, and although the offensive efficiency of the second team is not as good as that of the full starter, the intensity is still online.

A player like Butler, even if he doesn't play on the offensive end, has a role to play on the defensive end.

Facing the Timberwolves' bench lineup, the Trail Blazers not only did not chase points, but also won by a few points.

Seeing that the morale of the Trailblazers was not good, Su Chen also seized the opportunity to change to the starter.

A wave was taken away by the Trailblazers.

For the Trail Blazers, although the process of this game is very different from the last one, the result is still about the same.

Honk.

With the end of the game.

Timberwolves 105:90 Trail Blazers.

These two games can basically reflect that the Timberwolves suppressed the strength of the Trail Blazers.

This season, the Trail Blazers want to replicate the success of the Warriors last season.

But Lillard is not at his peak yet, and even if Lillard is really at his peak, he is not as good as Curry in terms of three-point points.

As for Matthews, it's still too much worse than Thompson.

Aldridge is not too comfortable with such a three-point system.

In both matches, Aldridge will either be stuck in a stand-up singles like the previous one, or he will be in a state of disorientation like this one.

After winning this game.

In terms of big scores, the Timberwolves also led the Trail Blazers 2-0 and took the initiative in this series.

The Trail Blazers players were particularly disappointed, and the atmosphere in the team was also very depressing.

At the beginning of the playoffs, when they knew that their opponent was the Timberwolves, they were full of confidence.

are also young teams, and this round of youth storm matchup makes the second and seventh rankings seem to be not so high.

But in fact, through these two games, the Timberwolves told the Trail Blazers.

Why are they second and you are seventh.

Terry Stottes also looked at the tactical board and fell silent.

In both games, he is already ready for the game, and he is very much looking forward to overturning the Timberwolves.

But now, he felt that the timberwolves in front of him were too powerful.

The young man on the other side was even more powerful than he imagined.

While studying the footage, Terry Stouts also felt that the other side relied too much on the rogue tactics of elevator doors.

The alliance banned elevator doors, which is also confirmed.

But when the other party doesn't play that system, he is still so strong, and he even hides his tricks until now.

Terry Stottes cleaned up and went out of the tunnel as well.

The next game is to return to the home stadium, but now, he has no confidence.

He was originally a relatively mediocre coach, and for most of his career, he worked as an assistant coach for other managers.

in the post-match data.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler both put up decent numbers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still a 20+ triple-double, continuing his hot performance in the previous game.

At the same time, Butler played a pseudo-starter this time, playing with a bench lineup most of the time, and the data also came to 20+ points.

For the performance of this team, Su Chen was neither satisfied nor disappointed.

Winning is winning, but he still hasn't solved the problem of Butler's fit with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

As for the other games, the first two games have almost been played.

Western side.

San Antonio Spurs 2-0 Memphis Grizzlies.

Minnesota Timberwolves 2-0 Portland Trail Blazers.

Golden State Warriors 2-0 Houston Rockets.

Los Angeles Clippers 1-1 Oklahoma City Thunder.

Originally, everyone was still imagining whether there would be a situation in the west, and they wanted to see the excitement.

However, the Spurs and the Timberwolves basically beat their opponents with two scores that were not suspenseful.

It's normal for grizzly bears to be beaten to the point where they can't fight back.

Although they once blacked out the Spurs, since then, the Spurs have been crushing against the Grizzlies.

It can be said that every time the Spurs meet the Grizzlies, they grab the slam and take revenge.

This is normal, after all, Spurs are too strong this season, and there is nothing to say.

But the Timberwolves can also beat their opponents violently, which many people didn't expect.

The Timberwolves and Trail Blazers are both rebuilding teams with little playoff experience, and both teams are young at their core, and the preview of this game is a youth storm matchup.

High EQ is the storm of youth, and low EQ is the peck of new rookies at each other.

However, the Timberwolves showed that they were not at the same level at all, and the Trail Blazers struggled to match the strength of the Timberwolves on both offensive and defensive ends.

This is so unexpected.

Besides.

The defending champion Warriors, facing the Rockets led by Harden, also played a clean victory.

Kerr uses this team very well, no worse than Su Chen.

The Splash Brothers also entered the peak this season, under Kerr's system.

Today's Warriors have not lived up to the status of the championship favorite, and it is relatively easy to win in the face of the Rockets.

These three sets of games in the west are all oppressive 2-0.

The more intense fights are the Thunder and the Clippers.

The strength of the Thunder is actually above the Clippers.

Whether it is the regular season ranking in the original timeline or the direct confrontation between the Thunder and Clippers in the playoffs, the Thunder have the upper hand.

But after making that deal with Su Chen, Thunder's strength still declined.

Gobert is a rookie in his own right, even if he has swiped out very beautiful statistics under Su Chen, it can't hide the fact that he is a rookie.

Coupled with the shortcomings of Goebel butter hands, as well as the inability to prevent blocking and dismantling, this was directly targeted.

The Clippers have Paul, the essence of a small fight, and in the face of Gobert, Paul has repeatedly taken it out to fight.

At the same time, McCollum's defensive problems were also caught by the Clippers, and his defensive problems were magnified when he had no offensive touch.

These two rookies didn't do much to help the Thunder.

If it weren't for Durant's outbreak, the Thunder would have lost two games in a row.

These two useless rookies, compared to the Ibaka who was swapped out, the Thunder can now be said to be a loss.

In the Timberwolves' two games against the Trail Blazers, Ibaka's sweep on the interior directly improved the overall defensive quality of the Timberwolves.

Although there is no low-post offense on the offensive end, just shooting three-pointers or getting inside to eat a cake occasionally, this has improved a lot for the Timberwolves.

The Clippers did not have a low-post center, Jordan Jr. and Griffin were the two interior lines, and Ibaka was quite limited to them.

After the Ibaka trade, Gobert was dealt with by Paul, and the two of them should be dunked or dunked inside.

After the Thunder made this deal, it is now a question mark to see if they can beat the Clippers.

In addition to the eastern aspect.

Indiana Pacers 2-0 Atlanta Hawks.

Miami Heat 2-0 Charlotte Hornets.

Toronto Raptors 2-0 Chicago Bulls.

Washington Wizards 1-1 Brooklyn Nets.

The pattern in the east is similar to that in the west.

The two teams, the Pacers and the Heat, are completely one level ahead of the other Eastern teams, and both teams can easily beat each other against their opponents.

Even if you are not a professional in the industry, you can probably feel that the Eastern Conference Finals are still played by the Heat and the Pacers.

The other Eastern teams are just too bad.

Although the Raptors are also 2-0 Bulls, after watching the game, it is not that the Raptors are too strong but that the Bulls are too weak.

The Bulls were called the third rising powerhouse in the East in the offseason.

Rose, Love, Noah, Dunleavy and Hinrich, this starting lineup is enough to bring reverie.

But with Rose injured again, it was up to Love to carry the banner.

After losing weight, Love wants to be the leader of the team, and he simply doesn't have enough of a threat in the low post.

(End of chapter)