The Spurs camp is demoralized, and Popovich is not roaring at the team as much as he used to.

Before the game, the Spurs were the dominant side, and Su Chen was the one to consider the solution.

But how to solve the problem that Duncan and Parker are not compatible, Su Chen has already made a countermeasure.

The first solution allowed the Timberwolves to win G1, and the second solution allowed the Timberwolves to win G3.

Although Popovich solved the problem and won G2, that game was at home, and now Su Chen's strategy made Popovich think of a countermeasure for a while.

At least for the whole game, Popovich didn't think of a solution that could really solve the problem.

Although Popovich has used his rich experience to make some minor adjustments, the general direction has not changed, and it is still difficult to match the intensity of the Timberwolves.

Popovich didn't say anything and walked out of the players' tunnel.

The same is true for other Spurs players.

This game was a bigger blow for the Spurs than the defeat of G1.

In G1, the Timberwolves solved the problem and then ran the same line with the Spurs.

Although the pre-game advantage was targeted by Su Chen's strategy, the Spurs were still able to beat back in G2 with their veteran experience.

But this time, the Timberwolves made it clear that Duncan would play.

Duncan is the key tactical launch role of the Spurs, and many of the Spurs' system are launched with Duncan as the axis.

The opponent's defense needs to focus on Duncan, and for others, the defensive resources are naturally not so adequate.

Not to mention that Parker and Ginobili themselves are not bad at their peak offense, which makes the Spurs always one of the strongest teams in the league.

That's why some players who don't play so well in the league can play an explosive season with the Spurs.

With peak GDP, many role players only need to complete some unrivaled or lightly confrontational three-pointers or layups.

Parker and Ginobili have both slipped a lot now, and if they want to play efficiently, they need to rely on Duncan's influence like the other role players of the Spurs.

Now in GDP, the one who really has a bit of peak strength is Duncan.

Duncan had a lot of ball control tonight, and the opponent didn't wrap Duncan much at all, and when Duncan was trapped, Duncan's own physical strength had dropped a lot.

Duncan didn't contain other defenses for the Spurs, and there were actually two options for the Spurs.

One is to give up Duncan's containment and force team basketball.

There is also what Popovich chose tonight, let Duncan punish the other party and forcibly beat Duncan's containment force.

Even the 38-year-old Duncan is actually not an existence that most of the league's interior lines can fight against, but the Timberwolves' defensive resources were stunned to withstand Duncan's strong singles.

The Timberwolves just have a lot of players, even Muscala, who fell out of the rotation, so that he can really play Duncan for a while regardless of fouls.

This is also the reason why the morale of the Spurs players is low these days.

They all know very well where their team is strong, and if they can't break through each other's strong points, then this is not the same line as the Timberwolves.

Duncan, who is usually calm, threw Duncan, who took the towel, directly on the ground when he was handed a towel to the staff.

It can be seen that Duncan's mood is not as stable as before.

Duncan's attitude towards winning and losing has actually been relatively normal, and the losing series will continue next season.

But the 38-year-old Duncan is also well aware that this season is the Spurs' best opportunity in recent seasons.

"The Timberwolves have won again, are they really going to make it to the Finals?"

"You know, they were spectators from the playoffs last season, and it's outrageous to go straight to the finals this season, right?"

Johnson lamented.

"It's a tactic that Spurs haven't even thought about in the past."

"Let Duncan play unlimited singles, Duncan will really educate and arrange this tactical guy, and at the same time, Parker and Ginobili will give Duncan support."

O'Neill said, holding his head.

"But now it's hard for Parker and Ginobili to support Duncan, and that guy from Butler has done a great job of defending Parker, and he's even controlled a great number of fouls under such high-intensity defense."

"At the same time, Iguodala is also very strong, Ginobili's speed has decreased a lot now, and it is not easy for Ginobili to break through under Iguodala's confrontation."

Kenny Smith analyzed.

"Well, I wasn't bullish on the Timberwolves at all before the game, but now guys."

"I think the Timberwolves will continue to hold on to their home court, and they should be 3-1."

Barkley is starting to support the Timberwolves at this time.

"I also think that Su Chen's strategy may not be able to cope with the Spurs in the next game."

Johnson is even more wall-cutting, and he will be in the Timberwolves camp in minutes.

They are all professionals in the industry, and although they didn't think about it before the game, they could see it after three games.

The 38-year-old Duncan can't punish the Timberwolves' strategy, so the Spurs' tactical system is greatly reduced.

The Spurs' tactics still need to revolve around Duncan, and although Parker and Leonard are the Spurs' second and third scorers, one is down too much and the other has not polished the offense.

Both of them, as the initiation point of the tactical system, are still almost meaningless.

Recently, both sides have been training behind closed doors.

The game is on.

Target Center.

It's still the home of the Timberwolves.

The Spurs are all more complex performances, with different looks.

From their expressions, it can be seen that they obviously have not found a real solution.

And that's exactly what happened.

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)

Both teams didn't even change their starting lineup.

In the last game, Popovich actually asked Dio to try to partner with this lineup.

But the effect is mediocre.

Dio is a very versatile player on the offensive end, with a good three-point hand from beyond the three-point line and a soft hook in the box.

At the same time, he has good rebounding, he has strength and agility at the same time.

But in fact, this is relative to the opponent's bench lineup, and Dio will look strong on the offensive end.

However, when playing the start, Dio tried to face Ibaka or Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it didn't work.

His characteristic is that he is not as strong as he is bullying those who run fast, and those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him.

But whether it's Giannis Antetokounmpo or Ibaka, both of them are stronger than him and faster than him.

So when Dior is paired with the starter, he can only play the role of a three-point opening space on the offensive end, and he is much worse than Split on the defensive end.

Popovich also thought about it for a long time, and felt that there was nothing to adjust to the Spurs' starting lineup, which was basically this lineup.

This match continued the momentum of the previous game.

Although Popovich made a lot of tweaks, the Timberwolves' general direction strategy was correct, and the Spurs scored some points through fine-tuning.

But it's still no match for the Timberwolves.

Parker wanted to break the game by breaking through and making fouls, but the Timberwolves had a bunch of forwards on the inside, and Parker rushed in and had too few whistles.

This bunch of fronts, Su Chen is not from Baitun.

Under the new defensive rules, size is very important in defense.

At the same time, the Timberwolves are a bunch of big-sized breakers, and even Danny Green, who has a good defense, suffers very much.

Not to mention the occasional impact that Parker faces.

In this game, Spurs did not lose all of the last game, but they still lost.

With the whistle at the end of the game.

Timberwolves 99-87 Spurs.

Big score: Timberwolves 3-1 Spurs.

The Timberwolves took the lead in getting the match point, and the fans at the target center were very excited.

You know, the Timberwolves have never reached the Finals in their team history.

Now the Timberwolves are just one win away from reaching the Finals and setting the best record in team history.

Originally, Timberwolves fans still felt that the team was developing steadily step by step, and it would be the first to reach the playoffs.

Then came the second round, the Western Conference Finals.

But last season's Timberwolves were a playoff spectator and underwent a rebuild in the offseason.

The team's number one star Love was traded, and Williams, the team's top star, was also traded, and even Rubio was traded for Iguodala.

During the offseason, many fans simply chose not to buy season tickets, or sold their reserved season tickets at a low price.

Now those fans feel that it is worth it to pay for high-priced tickets.

The rebuilding is about to be rebuilt to the finals, do you want to rebuild and rebuild directly to the championship?

It's also outrageous for the Timberwolves, a perennial playoff watchdog.

Facing the carnival of the Timberwolves fans and the excited celebration of the players, Su Chen seemed much calmer.

After all, last season, when he was still an acting head coach, he was still behind by points when he took over the Warriors.

Spurs won that game and went straight to the game.

And Su Chen is also the head coach of the championship no matter how he says, and he can be regarded as having seen a big scene, happy and happy, but Su Chen is still very calm.

In the face of the post-game interview, Su Chen was not too excited.

"We haven't won the playoffs yet, you know, the Spurs are a very resilient team in history."

"We also need to stay focused, rebound well and defend every time."

Su Chen said in front of the camera.

What Su Chen said in the interview actually made the Timberwolves players and fans calm down a bit.

It's true that they haven't won the game yet.

One more win against the Spurs is needed to be the true best record in team history, and the Timberwolves can really enter the Finals.

The battle of the Eastern and Western finals.

Pacers 1-3 Heat.

Spurs 1-3 Timberwolves.

The first place in the east and the first place in the west have both become the lagging side.

This is still quite surprising.

Last season, when the Pacers faced the Heat, they were able to tie seven.

Hibbert's slide was key to this series.

Last season, the Pacers relied on Hibbert's play to play seven games against the Heat.

However, Hibbert's decline this season is obvious, and Hibbert even scored 0 points per game.

With such a degree of decline, even if the Heat did not perform well, they still played a three-to-one.

Of course, it was the Timberwolves who were really surprised.

In the pre-game period, experts in the industry were hardly optimistic about the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are second in the West, and during the regular season, they are often said to have moisture.

Winning the first round against the Trail Blazers also said that the Trail Blazers themselves are not strong, and they rushed up from last season's playoffs like the Timberwolves.

Winning the Warriors, although he is the defending champion, is said to be because Su Chen knows the Warriors' tactics too well.

And the new coach of the Warriors, Kerr, has not proven his own ability, which makes people feel that the Timberwolves have not encountered any real strong opponents all the way to the promotion.

And the Spurs, as a perennial powerhouse, have also won the tough Grizzlies and the Thunder with a double few along the way.

These two teams, not to mention the Timberwolves' 3-1 lead over the Spurs, is a 2-2 draw, which is surprising enough.

This round of the series has caused a lot of heated discussions among fans.

"What's wrong with Popovich, facing the challenge of a newcomer, being so embarrassed?"

"Is this still the Spurs in the past, just looking at it, it seems to be similar to the Trail Blazers and Warriors."

"The Timberwolves seem to be able to force their opponents to the same level as them, and then use their experience to beat them."

"Not to mention the Trail Blazers for the time being, the Warriors were still very fluent in offense when they advanced in the first round, as if they couldn't attack."

"The Spurs feel the same way, how smooth the Spurs' system was in the past, but when they meet the Timberwolves, it becomes like they play without a system."

"The Timberwolves actually have a poor offense, they finished second in the West in the regular season, but their offensive efficiency is in the middle of the league."

"But the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency has been in the top three in the league almost all season, and they have a lot of aggressive defensive moves, maybe they can be the first in the league in defensive efficiency."

"The Timberwolves are a team that is inconsistent both offensively and defensively, and their defense will actually drop in intensity all of a sudden, but the offensive intensity will increase, and then score with the opponent."

"I have to say that Su Chen still has the strength, and the Warriors won the championship last season because of him."

"In other words, Su Chen's contract is signed for one year, will he continue to be in charge of the Timberwolves next season, or will he consider going to other teams?"

Fans are mainly focused on the content of the game between the two sides.

At the same time, there are also fans of other teams who find it very interesting to coach Su Chen.

After learning that Su Chen's contract expired this season, many fans had already gone to their home team's official website to leave a message.

Especially the poor performance of some team coaches, those fans who sprayed the team coaches, were even more emotional and asked the management to sign Su Chen in the offseason.

The head coach rebuilds a championship-caliber team, which is quite a wow presence in the entire history of the league.

(End of chapter)