Of course, Su Chen didn't plan to really let Curry play the whole game.

When I coach Curry, I think Curry is too fragrant, but when Curry becomes an opponent, you have to keep an eye on him.

The biggest problem with the single defense Curry is that this will give Curry a feel, even if Curry has no physical fitness, but the feel can still play the gravitational effect of Curry.

"Consume a section of Curry, and it's about the same."

Su Chen muttered to himself.

The biggest effect of infinite switching for the Warriors is actually to interrupt the rhythm of the Warriors' role players.

People like Barnes, Richard Jefferson, Brewer, their three-point is not very consistent, and then the shooting time is broken.

No one can put the three-point feel together.

And forcing Curry to play alone will also make Thompson's hand feel cold.

Although Thompson is very unreasonable to be accurate, if he doesn't touch the ball for a long time, his hand will be cold.

As a shooter, you need a lot of possession to feed your hands.

That's why the Warriors don't have much of the ball on the inside.

There are two historic shooters on the perimeter, and both need a lot of possession.

When they don't have the right three-pointers, they need to give them the ball and get their hands up.

When they are three-pointed, there is no reason not to give them the ball, so if they are so accurate, isn't it easy to close the game?

Kerr used Curry's singles to break his infinite change of defense, which was acceptable to Su Chen.

It doesn't matter if it feels like it's in the cultivation library, Su Chen has already thought about it.

Infinite Changing Guards is definitely going to be played.

It may not have appeared in the entire history of the league, and now the Timberwolves are more suitable for a lineup that is more suitable for infinite defensive changes.

The reason why the Warriors have infinite defense change was cracked by Kerr, but this is not a problem with the system itself.

It is not easy to get together the players of this system of infinite defense.

There is a very simple problem, with the advent of the small-ball era, the value of the forward players with defense and projection is more expensive than the other.

Like the excellent forwards that Su Chen knows, such as Bridges and Anunoby, these are all based on a few first-rounders and a few first-rounders.

Just getting together five of these players is almost full, and then the defense is there, what about the offense?

No point guard, no center, that means you have to have a superstar who can solve strongly.

And one is not enough, what should people do with Box-1 to prevent you from being a superstar?

There is at least one second-in-command with the ability to solve the ball.

At the same time, if there are substitutes who also make up this idea, then the salary space and luxury tax will not be enough.

But Su Chen knew the potential of the current players, so he really put together this lineup, it would be a pity not to play.

Giannis Antetokounmpo as a pick-up, Butler as a secondary attacker, and other positions like Andre Iguodala and Lore Deng are not even ordinary role players, but All-Star selections.

Even if Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler are exposed to a lot of defensive targets from each other, these former All-Stars, who are still in their prime, can drain the ball.

With such confidence, even if the score is behind now, Su Chen can watch from the wall without the slightest impatience.

Soon.

The second quarter began.

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

Warriors lineup: Festus Azeri (C), David Lee (PF), Richard Jefferson (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Jordan Crawford (PG)

The Timberwolves made a large number of substitutions, except for Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was still on the court, and the others Su Chen were all replaced.

Although Butler's mental attributes are very strong, and he can still fight with willpower even if he has no physical strength, Su Chen still has no intention of using Butler too hard.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is different, Su Chen is planning to let him play according to the whole game, anyway, the physical drink is for him.

The infinite change of defense system is very much in need of rest, because the physical exertion is too great when you are on the field.

How many times the Warriors' runs have gone unsuccessful, it has been the Timberwolves players who have spent more physical energy in exchange.

However, when Su Chen built this lineup, he built the team with defense, and the people he chose were still defensively passing or above.

Even if the rotation is increased, it will not make the Timberwolves' defensive intensity drop too much.

On the contrary, more rotation numbers have made the players more physically energetic, and the defensive intensity has also increased.

The Warriors actually have a lot of rotations, with eight rotations at the time of the Warriors, and even nine rotations at the time.

In contrast, the playoff rotation of other teams is generally from a seven-man rotation to an eight-man rotation.

The Timberwolves have the largest number of rotations, and the ten-man rotation Su Chen has all played in the playoffs.

The Warriors have the second-highest number of rotations.

The system played by Su Chen and Kerr requires players to run frequently and increase their intensity, and it is actually necessary to increase the number of rotations.

Although the Warriors haven't acquired Iguodala this season, they have a lot of front-line personnel.

Brewer was traded in the offseason and started the regular season.

Richard Jefferson, the starter who won the championship last season, was also retained by the Warriors, but he was selected as the number one backup due to his age.

In addition, the Warriors themselves still have a growing Barnes, in fact, the Warriors play a rotation of eight and nine, which is not considered a decline in intensity.

They also traded Jordan Crawford from the Celtics.

Jordan Crawford is good at mid-range shooting after receiving the ball, and he can still contribute 13.7 points per game when he is with the Celtics this season.

But after the Warriors, he slipped down, and Kerr wanted him to take over the firepower of Curry or Thompson when he was off the court, but he shot less than 30 percent from three-point range this playoff.

This made Cole disappointed in him.

But Curry is so tired right now that Kerr has to go up to him in order to make sure there is enough threat from the outside.

As for the Timberwolves still playing infinite defensive changes, when David Lee went down in Curry, he barely held up his firepower to punish the Timberwolves inside.

But after the start of the game in the second quarter, Su Chen did not arrange to continue to play infinite defense.

Su Chen thought that Curry would rest in the second quarter, so he arranged the outside line in advance to take a defense around the screen.

Beverley went to bite Thompson, and as for Jordan Crawford, Su Chen didn't treat him as a dish.

Don't look at the guy, it seems that the guy can still average 13 points per game in the Celtics this season, but he shows his timidity as soon as he gets in the playoffs.

After playing this season, he didn't find a contract in the NBA, and then ran to play in the CBA.

This is really a teammate CBA!

The offensive effect of the Warriors still hasn't been played.

Thompson was surrounded by plenty of defensive resources, and Jordan Crawford had chances, but not the kind of open shot-level opportunities.

Middleton can still give him some trouble.

Jordan Crawford simply couldn't take over the offensive banner of the Warriors, and he became a shortcoming on the court.

At the same time, David Lee had some inside opportunities, but Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ibaka showed what it means to be a top-level sweeper insider.

Every time David Lee slipped in, he was assisted by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ibaka.

The two have also simulated this defensive system with simulated glasses, and they have a very tacit understanding, David Lee is either a difficult shot or forced to choose a bad shot.

The ball went out, but the Warriors' offensive time ran out, and the Warriors' offensive organization tactics basically ran in vain.

On the contrary, with this lineup, the Timberwolves played more offensive routines.

Middleton's projection ability has made Middleton an outside containment point for horn tactics.

The Warriors' defense started in the first quarter and was to defend against the Timberwolves.

Now the Timberwolves are suddenly playing outside tactics, which makes the Warriors a little uncomfortable.

Play for more than three minutes.

Timberwolves 31:31 Warriors.

With Middleton hitting a three-point shot after a pick-and-roll, the Timberwolves tied the score.

The Timberwolves played a wave of 12:6 and tied the score at once.

Honk!

No way, Cole called another timeout.

After the pause came back, the lineups of both sides.

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

Warriors lineup: Festus Azeri (C), Draymond Green (PF), Corey Brewer (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Stephen Curry (PG)

Kerr had no choice but to swap Curry back.

At the same time, David Lee was also taken down.

When David Lee was on the court, he didn't cause much trouble on the offensive end, and at the same time, due to David Lee's weak defense.

Whether it's Giannis Antetokounmpo or Josh Smith, the two saw David Lee like a wolf saw meat.

Whoever holds the ball hits David Lee.

Kerr doesn't like to use David Lee not only because David Lee will dominate the ball with the Splash Brothers, but also because of David Lee's weak defense.

It wasn't so obvious until last season when the breakout rules weren't changed.

Under the new rules, a defense like David Lee is basically an inside ATM.

Although most of the points were scored by Middleton, it was because David Lee was always eaten by the opposite side, and his teammates also knew what level of his defense could only help him shrink and fill the inside.

That's how Middleton's three-point chance came about.

The Warriors changed the lineup, and Su Chen also changed.

Although the lineup that came back from the suspension has not changed, Lore Deng, Iguodala and others have changed players and stood on the sidelines.

Cole was also speechless when he saw this scene.

After a ball out of bounds, the Timberwolves' lineup changed to that again.

Infinite Shifts are starting to torment Cole again.

Cole was angry when he saw the situation on the field, but Cole didn't take the initiative to change.

What Su Chen understood, Cole also understood.

Su Chen has coached Curry, and now Kerr has also coached Curry, and he understands Curry's ability very well.

A single defense is a single defense.

Curry's hand is raised, and he alone is enough to defeat the Timberwolves.

Thinking of this, Cole was not in a hurry.

He believes that Curry has this ability, and when Curry has a good feeling, he directly asks the whole team to create opportunities for Curry to forcibly take away the game.

Both coaches, it seems, at this time, are on the same page.

The game is played under such tacit understanding.

The overall rhythm is still about the same as the first quarter, let Curry go heads-up.

It's just that Su Chen designed a detail to protect Covington, although this detail will not make the Warriors unable to change Covington's counterpoint.

However, it will make the Warriors' change of defense a little cumbersome, sometimes once or twice has not been changed, and you have to be patient to switch to Covington's matchup.

This will allow Curry to spend more energy, while also allowing Curry to have less time to attack and make it less difficult for Covington to defend.

Curry's hand in this section is not good or bad, it is just good to make.

But the overall efficiency is lower than that of the Timberwolves.

Because of the Warriors' starters, they began to accumulate more fouls, and they didn't dare to make too many moves when defending.

This made Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler's punching the rim less resistant.

The second quarter ended.

Timberwolves 57:52 Warriors.

After trailing by six points in the first quarter, the Timberwolves now have a five-point lead at halftime.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves came back with 11 points.

Su Chen was very satisfied with this result.

But Cole is not very satisfied with this result, but it is also within the acceptable range.

Cole is now also on a par with Su Chen.

Since Su Chen thinks that Curry really can't defeat the Timberwolves alone, let's see if Curry can defeat the Timberwolves.

Half-time.

The commentary stage was quite lively.

"After the Warriors won the championship last season, they all seemed to have figured out how to play, and they weren't even weaker than last season."

"In the first round of the Splash Brothers, the opponent has nothing to do with them, and they have someone who can contribute 30+ points in almost every game."

"But Su Chen's defensive strategy tonight provides a good idea."

Johnson was the first to speak.

He made his own summary of the first half of the game.

"Haha, after all, this system was created by Su Chen himself, and now Su Chen seems to be telling Cole."

"Hey, man, you can use my tactics, my system, my players, but I'll tell you, there's a way to crack what I've created."

O'Neill said with a laugh at this time.

His tone made people laugh out loud after hearing it.

"But the Timberwolves aren't that steady, you look at Giannis, he didn't rest in the first half."

"He doesn't have a lot of stamina, and Curry consumes a lot, but last season's playoffs Curry showed his stamina pool."

"Even when he's less physical, he can still make some shots, which is his talent."

Kenny Smith, at this time, is speaking for the Warriors.

"A word of caution, Giannis is resting, please don't slander the great Coach Su Chen."

O'Neill suddenly said seriously.

But O'Neill's seriousness lasted less than two seconds, and he couldn't hold it back.

"Haha, Giannis went down to rest for a round and a half, a full thirty seconds!"

O'Neill laughed.

This also reflects how hard Giannis worked in the first half.

Especially when talking about the great Coach Su Chen, he had a weird expression.

(End of chapter)