Beverley pricked up his ears to listen, the last time the coach said that, he was pointing to the opposite passing route.

Beverley is still the kind of person who wants to be visible, but most of the time on the defensive end, because he knows he doesn't have that ability on the offensive end.

It's cool to be able to play the role of such a hero again.

But Beverly was disappointed.

"Beverley, what you're going to do is try to make Parker have no way to choose to pass in Duncan's direction, and you're going to force him to pass in other directions."

"Parker's blocking, directly in advance, Beverley, you must be very fierce and not let Parker have a chance to play the ball in the first place."

Su Chen continued to speak to Beverly.

Hearing this, Beverly suddenly understood.

He just pressured Parker, not made him do steals.

Steals are a more aggressive form of defense, and a fringe player like him can't assert himself at a level like the Western Conference if his coach doesn't allow it.

Don't look at Su Chen's usual attitude towards the players, but at the beginning of the season, when veterans such as Luoer Deng had opinions, Su Chen directly took iron-blooded measures to make several veterans dare not fight with Su Chen.

If Su Chen didn't let him do it, he couldn't be greedy for this credit.

"Butler is optimistic about this position, and if Parker can't pass to Duncan in the first place, then you need to be very careful about this position."

"If you can steal, you can steal, and if you can't steal, you have to destroy out of bounds and disrupt the Spurs' offense."

Su Chen turned his head and said to Butler.

"For the sense of oppression of the ball holder, you have to give enough, since you have already been caught in advance, you have to be a little fiercer to fight against the referee, and you are not afraid of being blown by the referee, so you should find a scale."

Su Chen said to each of the team members.

Soon, the moratorium ended.

The two sides played again.

But the lineup on the field has changed.

Spurs lineup: Tim Duncan (C), Burrece Dior (PF), Kawhi Leonard (SF), Danny Green (SG), Tony Parker (PG)

Timberwolves lineup: Sergi Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Lore Deng (SF), Jimmy Butler (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG)

It's not just the Spurs that have been replaced by Dio, but the Timberwolves have also been replaced by Beverley.

Spurs' substitutions are normal, after all, the Spurs are at a disadvantage, and Popovich called this timeout to adjust the strategy.

However, the Timberwolves were on the dominant side before the timeout, and it stands to reason that there is no need for the Timberwolves to make substitutions.

According to the normal process, it should be the Spurs who call a timeout to adjust, and if it works, stop the Timberwolves and then adjust.

If it doesn't work well, then the Timberwolves don't need to use the timeout, and the Spurs will have to continue to waste the timeout.

That's usually how coaches play each other in the league.

Therefore, the coach's ability to play on the field is also very important, if the field is not right, the whole team will not be able to play because of the coach's problems.

"The Timberwolves' adjustment is interesting, obviously stopping the Spurs, but the Timberwolves have made active strategy adjustments."

Kenny Smith was a little amused after watching it.

Even though the round hasn't started yet, they can still see the basics as professional commentators.

The Timberwolves were defensive rotation defense in the last round, and everyone on the court was the right size, and even the weakest point to the interior could be slightly delayed and waiting for teammates to be supported by the pack.

If you dare to use the defensive change strategy, the Spurs' two interior lines can directly use Beverley as an ATM.

"This is actually Su Chen's characteristic, he likes to make some prediction adjustments, and he is one of the most radical among coaches."

Barkley replied.

Obviously, Barkley has also done some homework and knows a lot about Su Chen's coaching style.

However, Su Chen's impression to the outside world is that not every prediction is successful, and Su Chen also made some predictions in the regular season without using Hawkeye.

On the one hand, it is purely playing, and on the other hand, it is also Su Chen's clumsiness, and he doesn't want to exaggerate too much.

At this time, Popovich also noticed the Timberwolves' substitution.

As for Su Chen's ability to predict, Popovich personally experienced it last season.

In the last round of the game against the Warriors, Su Chen also showed such an ability, making Kerr almost shut up.

And now again?

However, Su Chen can guess this round, in fact, Popovich is not incomprehensible.

Even the commentators know that the Timberwolves have two difficult options to deal with against the Spurs.

The first type of timberwolves has figured it out.

Then it's the second one.

Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll tactics are the core tactics, which are actually a bit of a card.

Popovich's expression remained the same, and nothing changed.

It's easy to guess, but with the Timberwolves' player configuration, it's hard to say if you want to solve it.

Popovich was on the sidelines, quietly watching.

Spurs offensive round.

Parker advanced with the ball, but before halftime, Beverley was already pressing.

Beverley directly confronted Parker, withstanding Parker while constantly tentatively breaking the ball.

Parker, as an experienced point guard, naturally wouldn't have given Beverley such an easy chance to break the ball.

But Beverley didn't really want to steal, just to give the body a confrontation at the same time, and then increase the sense of pressure by trying to make a steal.

Parker protects the ball through the half.

Parker, who is already a classic car, is a little struggling in the face of the passionate Beverley.

If he was young, Beverley dared to steal so close to him, then he directly protected the ball and accelerated Beverley.

It's just that now facing Beverley, who is younger and more physical, Parker can only suffer this loss.

After halftime, Parker felt that the other team should stop.

But Beverly still didn't let him go, still pushing his body against him hard, and his little hands kept digging.

Beverley just made it clear that bullying Parker was not fast enough to get rid of him, which seemed a little presumptuous.

When Duncan saw this, he directly wanted to go over to block Parker and relieve Parker's pressure.

This way, whether it is blocking a shooting opportunity, or not having a chance but getting to the three-point line more easily, it can save Parker's energy.

But Duncan hadn't stepped forward to block the dismantle, and there was a figure that ran faster than him.

Duncan looked, wasn't that Ibaka?

Seeing this, Duncan didn't step forward anymore, and directly raised his hands and motioned for Parker to pass the ball to him.

Parker saw that the other party was on the bag in advance, and he also wanted to pass it to Duncan as soon as possible.

But Beverley took advantage of the referee's inattention and secretly pushed Parker's ribs, so that Parker couldn't use his strength for the first time.

Parker, who didn't use the upper force to pass the ball in the first place, was about to put Beverley's hand on the basketball when he wanted to pass the second time.

Parker didn't dare to pass the ball to Duncan at the first time, but protected the ball.

By the time Parker wants to pass to Duncan again, there is no chance, and Ibaka's defense has already loomed over him.

When he couldn't pass to Duncan again, Parker subconsciously wanted to pass to Leonard, because Leonard was the contact point and the second starting point in the tactics.

At this time, Leonard also ran over to answer.

Beverley and Ibaka put a lot of pressure on him, so Parker couldn't think twice about it, so he had to rush the ball.

But at this time Butler rushed straight out of the ambush.

Although Leonard is a deluxe version of Butler, the two compete in pure strength, which is comparable.

Butler's ball is rushed out and has an impact bonus.

And Butler also has a 10% bonus from the Striker's Bond.

In such a confrontation, Butler was not worthy of Leonard, but Leonard slipped and fell because he was fighting with Butler for the ball.

Leonard, the first defender who retreated, fell to the ground, and Butler's fast break was naturally unstoppable.

The others wanted to chase after him, but Butler wasn't slow and rode straight to the Spurs' basket.

Faced with an empty basket, Butler did not choose to dunk, but put it in with a light layup.

It's not that he wants to be low-key, it's that dunking this kind of empty basket doesn't help much for the game.

Su Chen gave him a heavy task tonight, because the Spurs' mid-range is a weak point, and he not only has to throw a lot of mid-range shots, but he also needs to be focused enough on the defensive end.

Spurs 2:7 Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves' sudden defensive change caught the Spurs off guard.

Popovich's tactical assumption in the timeout arrangement was that the Timberwolves maintained their original defensive strategy, so the Timberwolves' new defensive strategy made the Spurs not adapt to it all of a sudden.

However, Popovich is also experienced, and for some things on the field, Popovich does not need to call a timeout for every ball.

Popovich, who was on the sidelines, made a gesture.

Changed the strategy without pausing.

This time in the Spurs' offensive round, the Timberwolves continued the defensive strategy of the previous round.

But this time Duncan directly blocked it early, and Parker immediately gave the ball to Duncan.

Duncan took the ball and rushed straight inside, attracting the Timberwolves' defense, and then gave the ball directly to Green on the outside.

The Timberwolves' defensive rotation has not stopped, and Green has not rushed to make a shot, and after attracting the Timberwolves' defensive rotation, he gave the ball to Dio in the bottom corner.

This time the Timberwolves completely missed the bottom corner, and Dio made an easy three-pointer.

Spurs 5-7 Timberwolves.

"It seems that Popovich's tactics can only be seen in one round, and the second round can be changed by gestures."

Su Chen was a little helpless when he saw it.

In fact, last season's Spurs, or last season's Popovich, have not been able to do this to this extent.

But Popovich has clearly done his homework this season.

In order to cope with his prediction, Popovich also made a lot of preparations, and was able to make effective adjustments so quickly without a timeout.

However, Su Chen also has a backup plan.

Popovich can gesture on the sidelines, and so can Su Chen.

Both sides continued their offensive and defensive rounds.

The Timberwolves' offense is still a lot of offensive mid-range, and if you have to play Popovich to change the system, then don't hit the mid-range.

However, Popovich had no intention of changing.

For so many seasons, the Spurs have been this defensive strategy.

can be lost by mid-range throwing, Popovich belongs to the recognition.

The Grizzly Bear Black Eight was because of the Black Bear Randolph's mid-range shot, which was like being laser-guided in that series.

At the same time, the Spurs, who were originally able to even win 4 to 1 with the Heat this season, were beaten to a tie-break by the eighth Maverick in the first round, and they were almost blacked out again because of the shot.

Monta Ellis, Nowitzki, these are the big shots.

That's what the Spurs are best at, and Popovich won't let the team's defensive system for so many years be rebuilt to play a new system that is unfamiliar.

Popovich will only adjust this strategy, not replace it.

In fact, if it is not a super elite-level mid-pitcher, it is still very difficult to really rely on mid-pitch to win the Spurs.

Su Chen also understood this.

But what he wants is not to win by shooting from the center, but by defense.

As for why the offense is mainly based on mid-range shots, it is purely because the Spurs' mid-range defense is not so strict, and it is easier to save physical strength with mid-range shots.

Last season, there was a historic backcourt combination like Curry and Thompson, so you can choose to force the Spurs' three-point shot and then drive the inside.

It belongs to the strongest offensive point, to play the strongest defensive point of the Spurs, and the strong collide.

And this Timberwolves' interior offense is actually not top-notch.

Although Giannis Antetokounmpo is a future MVP-level frame-attacking monster, he is still a rookie, and even if he uses skills to have a peak 80% of his ability value, it is still not enough.

80% of the ability value, without the peak Giannis Antetokounmpo's physique, is actually discounted.

In addition, there is Leonard, a super defender whose defense has been formed.

Even the real pinnacle Giannis Antetokounmpo has not bargained in front of Leonard, let alone the current Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Even Leonard is a rookie, but now Leonard is more mature, and this is already FMVP in the original season.

The same is true for Butler, whose true ability to attack the rim is still difficult to face in the face of this kind of top-level high-end game.

Don't think much about attacking Spurs on the inside.

The three-point shot doesn't have to be taken out again to embarrass face.

It's attacking the mid-range, which is the easiest way for the Timberwolves.

If you want to win, you have to look at defense.

And at this time, the Timberwolves, who have adjusted their defensive strategy.

Although they still miss some balls, most of the time, they can cause a lot of distraction for the Spurs.

There is no such situation where Parker Duncan blocks and picks, Duncan dunks as soon as he enters, and Parker shoots as soon as he goes to block and disembark.

"If you leak a little, you can leak a little, it's good to be able to prevent such efficiency."

Seeing the situation on the field, Su Chen nodded.

At this time, the first quarter of the game has slowly passed.

Popovich and Su Chen, both called some timeouts to make adjustments.

But Su Chen has solved the core problem of Duncan's low post, as well as Parker and Duncan's blocking.

Even if Popovich's timeout had some effect, Su Chen's timeout could still return the score.

And the Timberwolves also played a deep advantage in the lineup, and in the first quarter, Su Chen also replaced Iguodala and Middleton one after another.

In the first quarter, there were already eight people in rotation.

(End of chapter)