The Timberwolves' starter, like the Kings, lacks outside shooters.
Al Jefferson is a center who doesn't consider three-pointers at all.
Corey Brewer's three-pointers have never been reliable.
Johnny Flynn's three-pointers are very inaccurate, and Gomez is just average.
Only one Ellington three-pointer was okay, but he took very few shots per game, less than two.
It might be better if Love was here.
The outside line is not good, and the Timberwolves' inside attack is not much better.
Al Jefferson is indeed good at attacking in the low post, but he is short, slow, has average passing skills, and is prone to mistakes when faced with a double attack.
Especially when the opponent is a tall center.
Lopez is 2.13 meters tall, much taller than Al Jefferson, and his low post skills are not bad either.
The low positions of the two can completely offset each other.
But Lopez still has three points, which Al Jefferson cannot match at all.
The Warriors' starting five remains unchanged.
The referee blew the whistle and the game started.
Lopez and Al Jefferson jumped the ball, and the Warriors took the lead in getting the ball.
Lopez's bounce is not good, and neither is Al Jefferson's bounce.
But Lopez is much taller!
The Warriors started with Curry's off-ball movement.
However, the Timberwolves cooperated well defensively, and Curry had no chance after running two laps.
It's obvious that the Timberwolves deployed in a targeted manner.
It seems that the warriors are becoming public enemies!
No wonder, with Deng Fang's bad mouth, no opponent wants to kill the Warriors.
But Deng Fang didn't care.
Could it be that if Deng Fang didn't say this, other teams would let the Warriors go?
After all, strength is king on the court!
Curry had no chance without the ball and immediately entered pick-and-roll mode.
Defending Curry is Brewer.
This shows that the Timberwolves really value the Warriors.
They must have carefully studied the Warriors' recent games!
A player with height and speed was specially sent to guard Curry.
Originally facing Curry was Jonny Flynn.
But he is too short and is a weakness defensively.
Lopez blocked Brewer, and Al Jefferson immediately stepped forward to block Curry.
Brewer also quickly came around.
Double team attack!
Don’t give Curry a three-point chance!
Curry's ball was immediately passed out, and Lopez received the ball in an open position.
But Gomez instantly switched to defend in front of Lopez.
Lopez didn't waste any time and passed the ball to Laga Bell.
The Timberwolves' defense was very fast, and Ellington was quickly in place.
Not only were they on point, everyone was fighting fiercely!
As soon as Lagabell raised his hand, Ellington flew up!
Lagabel was well prepared and immediately rushed to the basket.
The five Warriors lined up outside the three-point line, and the Timberwolves players were also positioned near the three-point line.
Al Jefferson was very slow and didn't have time to get back to the basket.
The restricted area was empty.
Lagabell easily hit an empty basket.
2:0 lead!
The game continues.
The only two things the Timberwolves have the ability to attack independently.
One is Al Jefferson on the inside, and the other is Jonny Flynn on the outside.
In contrast, Jefferson was much more certain.
However, the Warriors did a good job of double-attacking, and Jefferson didn't have any good opportunities.
The ball was given to Jonny Flynn outside, which was basically a waste shot.
Want to break through?
no way!
What the Warriors focus on guarding against is Flynn's breakthrough!
Therefore, the Timberwolves' offense is very difficult and it is difficult to score.
Looking back, the Warriors' offense was much smoother.
Every time Curry picks and rolls, the Timberwolves double attack.
As long as the outside line raises its hand, the Timberwolves will pounce!
The intention is very obvious, that is, I won’t give you three points!
Why is this?
Scared by the Warriors!
The Warriors started the season with five consecutive wins, and teams in the league began to take the Warriors seriously.
After paying attention, I will focus on studying you.
With current technical conditions, it is too easy to find Warriors game videos.
Take out the preseason games and the first five games and watch them carefully, and you will basically understand the Warriors’ routines!
What are the characteristics?
allow!
Especially the three-pointer, very accurate!
Curry is very accurate, Laga Bell, Prince and Azubuike are also very accurate.
Even Lopez can shoot three-pointers and seems to have a good shooting percentage!
But the only player in the Warriors who can attack independently is Curry!
Lopez's low post singles are rare.
In this case, let's kill the Warriors' three-pointer!
If your opponent is uncomfortable, you will feel comfortable!
The Warriors know this, and so do other teams.
As for what Deng Fang said yesterday, "The Warriors must score at least 60 points in the paint," no head coach would really take it seriously!
We are not little dolls!
Who doesn’t know how to play psychological warfare?
The lifeline of the Warriors is the three-pointer. This is your specialty. How can you change it at any time?
Timberwolves head coach Rambis is also a newbie and only took office in September this offseason.
Just because he is a newbie, Rambis works very hard and wants to prove himself.
The Timberwolves' players happen to be young, don't have veteran players, and are very obedient.
Under the repeated instructions of the head coach, the players pounced when they saw the Warriors players raising their hands!
In short, think about three things separately!
To be honest, this is a bit extreme.
But it makes sense.
The Warriors are a newly formed team. How complex can the team's tactics be?
The Warriors head coach is also a novice, only in his early twenties, how much money can he have in his stomach?!
In addition, the Timberwolves are also a young team, and it is a bit difficult to implement complex defense.
I'm just afraid that I want to guard against everything, but in the end I can't guard against anything!
If it was a real rookie head coach and an ordinary newly formed team, Rambis would have no problem doing this.
But what he met was Deng Fang!
Deng Fang’s Warriors team was carefully planned and organized by him!
The Warriors are very accurate in three-pointers, they shoot a lot of three-pointers, and Curry is very good. No one should have expected this at the beginning of the season.
So no team was prepared.
This is a big reason why the Warriors started their five-game winning streak.
But the first shot is the first!
The current Warriors are enough to attract the attention of most teams in the league!
The Warriors' scoring ability is so strong!
Curry's performance was amazing!
So most teams will definitely focus on the Warriors.
So Deng Fang made preparations early.
Hit the inside line!
Shooting three-pointers is not for anything else, but to open up space so that you can hit the basket!
The hit rate is higher there!
Accurate three-point shots will make your opponent's basket emptier, allowing you to hit the basket better.
The more you hit the basket, the more your opponents will pay attention, the more open three-point opportunities will come from outside!
No matter where you are, better scoring opportunities are the ultimate goal!
Therefore, Deng Fang just uttered wild words before saying that he would score 60 points under the basket in this game.
Part of this is true, and part of it is smoke and mirrors.
True and false, false and true!
Anyway, Deng Fang has spoken a lot of wild words. Who knows whether he will continue to talk nonsense this time?
It turns out that the Timberwolves didn't believe it at all!
They still resolutely defended the Warriors from three points.
