In the face of the reporter's doubts, Su Chen was naturally not so kind to help them solve their doubts, anyway, Su Chen could accept this defeat.

didn't stay at the press conference for long, Su Chen simply answered and left.

On the plane back to Minnesota, Su Chen was also thinking carefully.

"The ball is really faster than the man."

Su Chen turned the pen in his hand, a little helpless.

Although the Timberwolves' defensive rotation was already very fast, it was only in the first game, and the Spurs were caught off guard.

When the Spurs reacted, Popovich reacted.

Last season, he was able to win against the Spurs, relying on the efficient play of the Splash Brothers.

And there's an important point.

That is Popovich's situation for him at that time, for the small ball tactics at that time, he was basically in a blank situation.

This season, Popovich has had time to study him.

From the regular season to the playoffs first and second rounds.

"If the score is eighth in the West, it will be easier for the Black Eight Spurs to meet the Spurs in the West than in the West."

Su Chen thought helplessly.

Popovich studied him too much.

So that's why Su Chen didn't stay in the Warriors last season, if he stayed in the Warriors last season, then the conditions for the lottery would have become harsh.

First of all, the difficult winning streak in the regular season will definitely not be obtained, and even if it is obtained, it will affect the Warriors' playoff status.

Then came the first round.

The lower team in the west, the A level may barely reach, but after the difficulty is increased, I am afraid that the first round will not meet the team that can draw.

Not even in the second round.

The Warriors' system is strong and strong, but it's not without a target.

In the final analysis, Su Chen still has a gap with the real top head coach in the league, and he himself is a tactical explanation before crossing.

Therefore, improving his own strength is the most important.

His own strength is naturally his system lottery.

"Let's continue to change teams next season."

This strengthened Su Chen's idea of running away next season.

However, now that the Timberwolves encounter the Spurs, the biggest obstacle, they still have to find a way to solve it.

If he wants to change teams next season, he will naturally serve as the general manager, and he will have the right to draft and trade.

Especially among the rookies next season, there is a very dazzling MVP, and this one must be won.

Naturally, the power should be held in the hands.

So if you want to get the right, it is by playing, not by other team owners.

Taylor looks to trust him, but that trust is also based on how he led the team to a championship last season.

Although leading a rebuilding team to the Western Conference Finals is already a relatively weighty achievement, it is almost meaningless to find a new team to directly take over the power.

You must know that the first round of the Timberwolves was squandered by Su Chen, and he made a lot of money when he played to the West Finals, but he didn't make too much.

And after he ran the team continuously, the impression he left on other teams was also easy to run.

This is all the more necessary for blockbuster results.

Reaching the Finals, or going further, after all, even the strongest opponent, the Spurs, defeated that and then it makes sense to win another championship.

Spurs, they still have to win.

Su Chen flipped through the information of the Spurs, and then stopped at Duncan's information.

"Tim Duncan can be said to be recognized as the No. 1 forward in history, and the reason for G2's defeat is actually Duncan's."

Su Chen rubbed his temples with his hands.

Duncan's strength does not need to be praised in too many words, and his luxurious career honor is a statement of his strength.

While obviously strong in itself, it can also become the team's pivot, and at the same time, it is also extremely strong on the defensive end.

Such a player can become a superstar even in the small-ball era, just look at Jokic.

"Duncan is so old, and still so fierce."

Su Chen thought about it, and then looked at Duncan's basic information.

Tim Duncan was born in 1976 in St. Que, Virgin Islands. 】

Su Chen stopped his gaze when he saw the number 1976.

"Duncan, he's almost 38 years old."

Su Chen's eyes suddenly lit up as he read it.

He seems to have figured out a way.

Minnesota.

Inside the Target Center Arena.

The Spurs and Timberwolves' G3 is about to start.

For this game, once again, there was a lot of attention.

Originally, the series between the Spurs and the Timberwolves did not have as much attention as the Eastern side, and the Heat and Pacers did not pay much attention to the game.

First, the Spurs and the Timberwolves are not considered traffic teams, and from the perspective of stars, the series of the Eastern Conference finals is even more eye-catching.

Needless to say, James, Wade, and Bosh, the three stars of the 03 platinum generation team up to attract the attention of the league all the time.

At the same time, the role players of the Heat are also more famous than the other.

Ray Allen, Battier, Lewis are some of the league's most well-known players.

Even their opponents, the Pacers, have a future star like George.

Although Hibbert did not play well this season, last season, Hibbert was the biggest contributor to the Heat's tie-break.

In addition to the traffic, the suspense of the battle between the two sides is also an important factor.

After all, the Pacers and the Heat hit a tie-break last season, and whether the Pacers can take revenge is also a big attraction.

Comparatively speaking, the battle in the west is not optimistic from the beginning.

Many people think that the Spurs let the Timberwolves win one game, which can be regarded as a great Timberwolves.

But now that the Timberwolves have won the opening game, they're starting to change that mind a bit.

Many Timberwolves fans also joked that they reached their goal ahead of schedule.

However, after Spurs took control of their home court, this game was quite important.

Although it is not as important as the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Timberwolves won a home court for the Spurs, and if the Spurs can't win the home court of the Timberwolves, it will be really passive.

If they can't win a game, the Spurs will return to San Antonio with a score of 1-3.

Of course, there are still many people who have confidence in the Spurs, after all, the Spurs' last win over the Timberwolves was the kind of easy situation with the handle in hand.

However, Timberwolves fans are still very excited at this time.

They have always been disliked by the outside world, and now that the team has played to this point, it is natural to cheer for the team.

When the Timberwolves players entered the ceremony, the whole audience was cheering and shouting.

Niche teams also have momentum.

The Timberwolves players didn't look easy this time, and they all had serious expressions.

However, their eyes are very determined, and they are bound to fight for this game.

Su Chen arrived at the bench early in the morning and was already making preparations in advance.

This picture was also captured by the camera.

Several people on the commentary stage also saw this scene.

"It's rare to see Su Chen so serious, in the regular season, Su Chen was even taking turns to rest himself."

"Even in the playoffs, Su Chen has a relaxed expression many times, and it is rare to see Su Chen so serious."

Johnson said after seeing the picture.

"Obviously, the strength of the Spurs has exceeded Su Chen's own estimate, and he himself is not sure that it will be like this."

Kenny Smith took over the topic and said.

"None of this matters, Popovich counterattacked in the last game, and now it's Su Chen's turn to test again."

Barkley said at this time.

The last game Timberwolves lost was still more ugly.

If the scene of the last game was G1, then many people would probably say that the Timberwolves and Spurs are not teams at the same level at all.

Not only the perception of the outside world, but even for the players themselves, if the first game is played like this, it is also a big blow to the morale of the players.

After all, the opponent is a historical-level powerhouse, and psychological suppression still exists, especially the Timberwolves, who are mostly young players.

But fortunately, the Timberwolves won the first game, which made the mentality of the Timberwolves players not be hit too hard.

"Su Chen has been letting the team train in a closed environment recently, and looking at Su Chen's busy appearance, he should have prepared something."

O'Neill looked at Su Chen in the picture and couldn't help but say.

At this time, the coaches on both sides had serious expressions.

The players on the field are warming up, but even then, Popovich will give various reminders.

Although Su Chen did not make all kinds of reminders and shouts to the players on the field when he was warming up like Popovich, he did so.

But from time to time, Su Chen took out a small notebook from his suit pocket, wrote something and put it back.

It's not important.

Su Chen wrote the names of the players in the small notebook, and then looked at their warm-up shooting feel and marked it.

Before this, Su Chen's warm-up state was usually just a casual look.

But Su Chen in this scene was extremely serious.

The race is about to begin.

The starters from both sides walked into the middle of the field.

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

Spurs starting lineup: Thiago Split (C), Tim Duncan (PF), Kawhi Leonard (SF), Danny Green (SG), Tony Parker (PG)

The Spurs' starting lineup did not change much, and the lineup from the previous game was still continued.

But on the Timberwolves' starter, Su Chen made adjustments.

Previously, Su Chen put Covington on the starter, because Covington's top-level defensive ability is a great improvement for the entire defense system.

But this time, Su Chen did not let Covington start again, but let Iguodala return to the starting lineup.

At this time, the two sides play the jump ball.

The experienced Duncan jumped to the ball for his side.

The jumping ball is not a pure stretch bouncing.

Some experienced defenders or forwards can jump the ball to win when they fight for the ball inside with the opponent.

Of course, that's when the height difference isn't too big.

Parker drives forward with the ball.

Parker kept possession of the ball while observing the Timberwolves' defensive formation.

It's Ibaka again defending Duncan.

"Is it the same as the last one?"

Parker thought for a moment, then gestured a tactical gesture.

As the team's veteran point guard, Parker can be regarded as an assistant coach on the court, and Popovich told Parker about the strategy and tactics before he came on the court.

Parker prepares the ball, lets Duncan hold the ball, and looks at the opponent's defensive strategy first.

At the same time, this tactical gesture is also the tactic of the Spurs to break the Timberwolves in the last game, as long as they pinch Duncan, the other players of the Spurs will immediately make corresponding solution runs.

After receiving the ball in the low post, Duncan did not rush to turn his back, but held the ball to observe the defense first.

After making sure that the Timberwolves did not put out a bag formation in advance, they turned to their backs and played back against Ibaka.

After experiencing G1 and G2, Duncan will pay attention to a lot when he plays back.

Pay attention to the movement of the Timberwolves players and the movement of your teammates, rather than blindly backing up.

After Duncan punched Ibaka a few times, he had a chance to turn around and hit the board.

This is the standard 45-degree board for Duncan's career.

Brush!

Timberwolves 0:2 Spurs.

Duncan hit directly with a back to give the Spurs the lead to score.

Duncan looked a little surprised, isn't this too easy?

Originally, the fans all shouted to defend and cheer for the players on the court, but Ibaka, who easily gave two points, really made the Timberwolves fans stunned.

Ibaka is also helpless, and many of his playoff careers have been in similar situations when he met Duncan.

"Isn't it wrapped, is this what Coach Su Chen has come up with in the past few days?"

Johnson was shocked.

Although this is only the first ball, isn't it a bit outrageous to be beaten so easily by the opponent?

"Go ahead and see, it's a bit too much for the Spurs to score easily."

Kenny Smith said the same.

At this time, the game is still going on.

In the first two games, Butler was often attacking with the ball.

But in this Timberwolves offensive round, Butler didn't touch the ball, and ran directly to the bottom corner.

The ball was given to Giannis Antetokounmpo for possession.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has proven in his past matches that he can't play not only Leonard but also Duncan.

Even in games won by the Timberwolves, Giannis Antetokounmpo was a blue-collar position.

Popovich glanced at Iguodala.

When Butler doesn't have the ball, the Timberwolves' second point of possession is supposed to be Andre Iguodala.

But Iguodala didn't go up to catch the ball, so he found a three-point spot and squatted.

The Timberwolves had two ball-holding spots on the outside, and Butler and Iguodala did not hold the ball and became fixed-point positions.

Is it really necessary to let Giannis Antetokounmpo go to singles?

Just when Popovich was wondering.

Giannis Antetokounmpo held the ball from the top three-pointer of the arc, and Duncan was directly guarding him.

Because Giannis Antetokounmpo does not have the characteristics of three points, he has been studied by Popovich, and he is directly defending three steps in the face of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

But at this time, Ibaka suddenly ran out of the basket at a very fast speed.

Is Ibaka going to block Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Apparently not.

Ibaka rushed out and went straight behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The ball was a hand-to-hand ball to Ibaka.

After giving it, Giannis Antetokounmpo made a pick-and-roll move directly.

Is this actually a three-point tactic for Ibaka?

This shocked Popovich.

Ibaka's three-point tactical shooting rate, not letting Ibaka take two steps, can be regarded as a face-saving comparison for Ibaka.

Do you still think you're a three-point shooter, and this is a three-point tactic?

(End of chapter)