However, celebration is celebration, and the entire Timberwolves team was still relatively low-key in their post-game interviews.

"It's just the first game of the finals and we can't let our guard down and need to be more focused."

After the game, Su Chen was also unassuming.

Anyway, the other party has James in peak condition, who knows if James will have convulsions?

Even if in the first game, the Timberwolves had a chance to crush the Heat, but Su Chen was still vigilant.

Today's Su Chen already has a bit of a handsome temperament.

Next.

For the first game of the finals, the Heat's defeat naturally caused a lot of discussion.

Although the Heat suffered a big loss in the first game, many fans still felt that the whole series would set the tone like this.

After all, the reputation accumulated by the Heat in the past few years makes fans feel that this Heat is still a very strong team in the league.

The Heat have been regulars in the Finals for the past three seasons.

Even if the Timberwolves play a strong performance, they are still a team that has just been formed, and the lack of superstars on the team has always been a point that this team is not optimistic about.

Regarding the Heat, there are also a lot of accusations.

Well-known reporters pointed out that the reason why the Timberwolves were able to win the Heat so easily was because James did not step up.

In the first game, James tried to take over the game more than once, but was met with strong defense led by Iguodala.

The Timberwolves' defensive lineup is really good, with Iguodala as the main defender, plus a group of excellent defenders, whether it is early packing or assisting defense.

But the journalist pointed out that if James wants to make a run for the greatest throne in history, then these are not the reasons.

It's true that many of the Heat's players are role players, and they are older, so their role is not so obvious.

Even Wade didn't give James much support.

When James is faced with the bag, he basically chooses to pass the ball and let his teammates solve these problems.

"The formation of the Big Three of the Heat has taken up a large part of the salary space of the Heat team, and as a team leader, you should not blame your teammates for not being good enough."

"Wade has run out of ammunition for the previous championship, and he is still playing with an injury."

"LeBron, when you're facing the Timberwolves' two-man defense, you can't always choose the pass as a problem-solving defense, I mean always, Jordan will still have a lot of forced attacks when he faces two or even three defenders."

In the article, the reporter also criticized James.

As soon as this article came out, it also aroused the support of many people.

If this article had been posted before, there might have been some controversy, but after the last game, this opinion was supported by most fans.

Everyone can actually see the current situation of the Heat, the role players are weak, and the decline of the deputy can't help much.

If other players do this, maybe they will be understood by the fans.

But he's James.

Such a seemingly reasonable choice is unreasonable.

Although the Timberwolves have a lot of help defense, most of the time, it is Iguodala who is the single defense.

As an existence that shocked the first few in history, what is it to be guarded by an Iguodala?

What the outside world doesn't know is.

Now in the Heat team, the atmosphere is also very tense.

In particular, the contradictions between James and the team's coaching staff and management have become more and more obvious.

This made many Heat players feel depressed during training.

Many of them were recruited by James, and if they were in normal times, they would definitely support James.

But judging from all indications, James is estimated not to continue to renew his contract with the Heat next season, so it doesn't make sense for them to support James.

On the contrary, some contracts are still in the Heat, not short-term, and they will offend the management.

Erik Spoelstra is also very distressed, and in the face of the team's situation, he should do something as a manager.

But sandwiched between Riley and James, and James is very dissatisfied with him, his control of the team is also very limited.

If he had a little way before, but the other party was Su Chen, and Eric Spoelstra couldn't do much when he had almost lost control of the team.

The relationship between the players and the coach is very delicate.

The pace of the finals is still relatively fast.

Soon, the second game of the finals was played again in Minnesota.

For the Timberwolves, if this game can be won, then both home courts will be defended.

Next go to Miami, as long as you win one of the two home games, then the Timberwolves have a big chance of winning.

Unlike last season's 2-3-2, the Heat didn't have the opportunity to fight back in three consecutive home games.

Back to 2-2-1-1-1, the Heat will continue to Minnesota after losing one home game.

It would be too difficult to capture the Timberwolves' two home courts when the Timberwolves have the match point in their possession.

This game is quite crucial for the Heat.

The Heat cheered on the players in the locker room, but became silent again while waiting in the players' tunnel.

Even if someone wants to liven up the atmosphere, but looking at James with a straight face, he doesn't do such a self-deprecating thing.

What kind of character a team has depends largely on what the team boss is.

And the Timberwolves, who won the first game, the players are still united and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

It is rumored that during the break, Su Chen did not let the team train too much, but carried out some recreational team building.

It makes the atmosphere of the team better.

The gap in strength between the two sides, and the Heat still have a bit of infighting, which makes the suspense of the game even smaller.

Soon, the game began.

Players from both sides enter.

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

Heat starting lineup: Chris Bosh (C), Rashard Lewis (PF), LeBron James (SF), Dwyane Wade (SG), Mario Champmos (PG)

In terms of player set-up, neither side has made any changes.

The Timberwolves don't need to change if they win, and the Heat can play like that, and there's nothing to change.

The Timberwolves continued the state of the previous game.

It's not like the Heat haven't changed at all.

For example, James no longer defends Giannis Antetokounmpo, but lets Bosh do the defense.

Judging from James' performance on both offensive and defensive ends, it is obvious that he wants to conserve physical strength on the defensive end so that he can play on the offensive end.

Of course, James also knows about the criticism of him from the outside world.

He felt that it was because he was consuming too much on the defensive end that he couldn't use his full strength on the offensive end, so this time he let Bosh defend and he spent all his energy on the offensive end.

Su Chen still used stat fixation on Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the kind of player who when you have enough defenders who can match him, then he struggles.

But if it doesn't match, then I'm sorry, Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to give the other party a face.

(End of chapter)