The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Oh, my God, the NBA is indeed a place full of miracles. The Timberwolves, whom we had high hopes for before the game, lost the first game to the Blazers, who are also young players."

The Timberwolves' home commentary couldn't hide the disappointed tone, but it couldn't prevent the Blazers from beating the Timberwolves 114 to 102.

杜兰特首场季后赛就拿下了36分，阿尔德里奇也轰下32分11篮板，森林狼的旧将夸梅布朗也拿下12分9篮板还有2次封盖。

This made Josh, who threatened before the game to prove his ability to advance for a while, a little swollen.

In the first game, Xu Xiao tasted the taste of the playoffs. For him, this game is just a word, that is, he was aggrieved. He played too aggrieved. in the hands of the opponent.

Moreover, Durant and Adelaide, two unsolvable mid-range monsters, made the Timberwolves helpless young and impactful guys.

It was only at this time that Xu Xiao realized that his opponent was not easy.

Durant, Adelaide and Kwame Brown are tall and long arms, and the no-fly zone formed by them is not easy to capture. The twin towers of Adelaide and Brown are surprisingly effective, and Durant is on the front line The sweeping and supplementary defense in the field can make up for Adelaide's disadvantage in movement.

The defenders have old Miller controlling the field, and Foye, who is not so weak, and these guys are all mid-range masters, so they are not easy to defend.

Substitutes Rudy Fernandez and Webster can also continue to fire.

"Is this opponent really difficult to deal with?" Xu Xiao rubbed his hair, watching the video of the game back and forth, but he hadn't thought of a way to turn the Blazers into victory in one breath.

Before Xu Xiao could figure out a way to deal with it, the next game was already scheduled in Minnesota.

Xu Xiao can only pin his hopes on the pick-and-roll. Using pick-and-roll to play against the twin towers is not flexible enough. In order to give full play to the advantages of the substitute, he can only temporarily arrange it like this, hoping that the opponent will not explode like the last game.

"In this game, I will not let Durant be so unscrupulous again." Josh, who had resentment in his heart, uttered wild words again before the game.

However, it was not surprising that he was slapped in the face.

这场比赛的杜兰特再次用实力证明了自己为什么值得一阵，全场比赛拿下29分9篮板7助攻的逼死强迫症的准三双数据，阿尔德里奇也拿下了29分11篮板，老米勒不急不慢的拿下了18分9助攻。

The Blazers also defeated the Timberwolves again 108 to 102, and double-killed the Timberwolves in the away game, which also brought the big score of the series to 2-0.

When the halftime whistle sounded, Minnesota fans couldn't hide their disappointment. Yes, there is nothing more uncomfortable than giving hope first and making you despair.

Today's Minnesota has come to the edge of despair.

After this game, an article "The unity of a group of sheep can't stop a fierce wolf." was rushed to the hot search.

This article accused the Timberwolves of being too soft as a whole. The players are like a group of soft sheep. Once they are not in the rhythm they are familiar with, they will not play. At critical moments, no player can stand up and ignore the defense to help the players solve the problem.

However, at this time, Van Gundy Jr. sharply pointed out two problems with the Timberwolves.

"The Timberwolves' problems come from two aspects, and both of these aspects cannot escape Xu Xiao." In an interview after the game, Van Gundy Jr. said:

"The first is the Timberwolves' tactical issues. Throughout the regular season, the Timberwolves have shown us excellent integrity and discipline. Relying on excellent rotation defense, pushing the rhythm of transition, and the two engines of Westbrook and Josh, the overall The offensive rhythm of the Timberwolves is very tight, coupled with the fact that all players can shoot, the Timberwolves have a lot of space overall.

But this is the playoffs after all. It is obvious that the Blazers have seriously studied the regular tactics of the Timberwolves, but Xu Xiao, as the head coach of the Timberwolves, did not realize that these two games did not make any changes. mistakes.

In addition, Hayes' growth is amazing, but he was indeed targeted on the court. The Blazers used their forward height to build a high wall inside, and the price of this was to let go of Hayes. But he didn't respond. Although I have to admit that his offense has improved a lot compared to my team at the time, he still can't play more roles in this lineup. He can't defend Aldridge or make shots. three points. "

Van Gundy Jr. may have remembered his time in the Rockets. If Hayes had the offensive ability he has now, maybe he would have passed the first round that year.

Then, Little Van Gundy didn't seem to intend to let Xu Xiao go, and continued:

"But we can't blame Hayes entirely. After all, playing Ibaka or Gibson is not as effective as him. I have to mention Xu Xiao's magical operation. Originally, they were the team that was least afraid of the Twin Towers in the league. They once had the league's best three-pointer partner Oden to form the league's most troublesome twin towers.

But unfortunately, Xu Xiao traded him for Josh, but now, Josh has nothing to do against Durant. Although Josh played really well this year, he shouldn't tear down the twin towers inside. The truth that those who get inside win the world will not change. "

After Xiao Fandi's on-demand broadcast, he awakened the dreamer with a single word.

Xu Xiaofeng, who was admired by people before and a strong contender for the best coach, fell into the abyss again.

"Exceeding authority and commanding blindly, the twin towers comparable to the Lakers were demolished like this."

"The playoffs are back to normal."

"Xu Xiao doesn't have any skills at all, they are all great teaching assistants."

"The Eagles lead the Heat 2-0, and the Trail Blazers lead the Timberwolves 2-0. The commonality between the two is that the starting centers are all given away by the Timberwolves."

Netizens are like this, they start to vent their anger whenever something goes wrong, completely ignoring the praise and cheers for Josh when he brought them victories one after another, and also forgetting the first round of last year's playoffs, Xu Xiao defeated Popovich, who is recognized as the best coach in the NBA, head-on.

But little Van Gundy's words also awakened Xu Xiao.

"That's right, if Hayes is like this, let's just take it down." Xu Xiao murmured in his heart. After all, the next battle is a life-and-death battle. At this time, he can change on the spot. If he wins, he will be flexible. If he loses, he will be doomed.

Xu Xiao now needs to make a quick decision, but the more this happens, the less confident and hesitant Xu Xiao becomes. After all, he is also a human being, and he is also afraid of making mistakes. He can accept losing to the Lakers, but he cannot accept losing to the Lakers in the first round. Blazers, so he is afraid of failure.

Now Xu Xiao can only watch the video repeatedly in the office by himself, but his mind is completely out of the game.

She didn't even notice that Yilin came to her side

"Don't put such a lot of pressure on yourself." Yilin walked in, looked at Xu Xiao whose eyes were already somewhat empty, held Xu Xiao's hand and said:

"If you are always afraid of failure, then all success will be tasteless. If failure is not complete, then success will have no sense of accomplishment. It is better to have a game for victory than to seek psychological comfort .”

Yilin saw what Xu Xiao was doing, so she could only use her own understanding to persuade him, but her words just untied Xu Xiao's knot.

"thanks....."

After calming down, Xu Xiao will seriously study the tactics for the next match.

It wasn't until this time that Xu Xiao realized the pressure of this position when he really achieved this position.

In his previous life, Xu Xiao always complained that some coaches were too rigid and didn't know how to be flexible, but it was only at this point that he realized that there is no such thing as flexible, let alone how to appease the emotions of the players and ensure the atmosphere in the locker room.

Just change on the spot, give up the tactics and lineup that have been successful before, and form a new set of tactics, and let all players know them well in a short time, and show them on the high-level stage of the playoffs , This is really not a matter of lip touch.

Game [-], Portland!

Portland has not entered the playoffs since 02. This is the first time it has entered the playoffs after 8 years, and it still came back with a 2-0 lead. At that moment, Portland was welcoming their heroes.

In the locker room, you can hear the wild cheers of the Portland fans, which is really uncomfortable.

"Listen guys, our current score is 0-0, this game, we have to do what we can do to the extreme, Josh, don't waste too much energy on Durant, this game In the game, your task is very simple, it is to organize the offense and give full play to your organizational ability."

"Okay guys, it's time to play."

The game was narrated by the famous Trail Blazers "Glider" Drexler. When he was still immersed in the introduction of the Trail Blazers players, he was reminded by the staff next to him, and he realized that he would like to come to the Timberwolves' starting roster for a change. Yes, the Timberwolves have changed.

The Timberwolves took down Hayes, who played poorly before, in this game, and switched to Outlaw to start.

You must know that Outlaw is not only healthy, but also has Bradley's defensive skills. His strength is absolutely nothing to say, but he has always been the sixth man of the team. After all, his shooting and scoring ability is still good. of.

This time Xu Xiao directly let him enter the starting lineup, and playing with the starting lineup is also a test for him.

"The Timberwolves are really interesting. Instead of strengthening their inside line, they completely removed their armor." Drexler had an expression that understood Xu Xiao's intentions.

But what Xu Xiao has to do in this game is not just about attacking.

At the beginning of the game, Oden still successfully helped the Timberwolves win the ball. In the Timberwolves' first attack, Westbrook held the ball, and with a brisk walk, he directly threw away the old Miller and went straight to the penalty area.

Adelaide was grateful for coming to defend, and Westbrook did not hesitate to quickly score the ball to Outlaw who was ambushing on the bottom line.

Kwame Brown stepped forward to defend in time as usual, but Outlaw is different from Hayes. Outlaw's shot bounces high and has a high release point. Such a shooting method is not easy to be interfered with.

So Outlaw hit a three-pointer at the beginning.

Outlaw, who hit a three-pointer, didn't have any celebrations, but went straight up to stare at Durant. Xu Xiao only asked for Outlaw's defense, trying to follow Durant as much as possible, consume him, and push him to the bottom .

The Blazers saw Outlaw's stalking defense against Durant, and they also knew that Durant was not good at giving the ball.

But the other core, Adelaide's opponent is Josh, which is an absolute advantage in height.

Although Josh has also played power forward before, it is still a bit difficult to face a heavy striker like Adelaide.

Miller was very sophisticated and passed the ball directly, but Westbrook also moved at the moment of the blurred pass.

Go directly to Josh to grab double-teams, and resolutely don't give him a chance to easily post back at the free throw line.

Sure enough, Ade didn't pay attention, and was caught by Westbrook, and the ball was cut off directly.

Josh held the ball and immediately began to counterattack.

As for the counterattack, Westbrook is the top player in the league, so the Timberwolves' long-lost counterattack came out.

Josh held the ball, Westbrook made a quick pass, and with an exquisite pass connection, Westbrook took off directly and successfully dunked with both hands.

"Guys, keep going, don't give them a chance to breathe." Xu Xiao passionately shouted from the sidelines.

Outlaw is also really stalking Durant. It took a lot of effort for Durant to catch the ball, but the shooting was uncomfortable. Although he ignored Outlaw's defense, let him use the most Shooting in an uncomfortable way will still make his hit rate drop a lot.

This is what Tony Allen did best for Durant. Although Tony Allen did not have the same height as Durant, he still managed to prevent Durant with his shots and clean defensive skills. It is something that no letter has ever done.

And Xu Xiao gave Outlaw this task, asking him to catch and shoot the ball in the most uncomfortable way.

Sure enough, the ball missed, Oden hit the rebound, and Josh immediately launched a counterattack. Just when everyone's attention was on Westbrook, Josh suddenly stopped, flung back, and it was Oden who followed up. ascend.

Oden followed the trend with a layup and Chen Gong caused Foye's foul, 2+1 hit, and the Timberwolves started 8-0. This is also one of Xu Xiao's tactics, that is, the center should follow up and play quickly.

Because the opponent's twin towers Kwame Brown and Aldridge, the athletic ability of these two people is far inferior to Oden. If Oden starts running, these two people can only watch from afar.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, McMillan immediately called a timeout.

Afterwards, the Blazers made some improvements in offense and began to strengthen the offense inside. The Timberwolves were crazy to pinch Durant and shrink the defense.

Durant is the top scorer in the league, but he is not a good organizer. Although he also wants to develop organizational skills in the later stage, it is always limited, and even Durant at his peak is very inefficient when facing double teams.

This time Xu Xiao was also determined to pinch Durant to death. He took advantage of the fast moving speed of the Timberwolves lineup to pinch Durant and Alder desperately. This made Randy Foye and Kwame Brown in the first quarter. Got a lot of opportunities, the two scored 8 points and 10 points respectively in the first quarter.

And the commentary on the other side of the ocean said with a worried face:

"This won't work. The dual-core hasn't exerted its strength yet, and the role players are bitten. After Durant and Alder find the touch, the Blazers will take away the game again."

He didn't know that in this match, Xu Xiao would not give the dual core a chance to find a hand.