The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Jr, when you receive the ball at this position, you must observe these two positions first, don't rush to shoot a three-pointer, even if there is an open opportunity, you must make sure that the people in these two positions are in rotation."

Jr Smith scratched his head, and said a little apologetically:

"Sorry, mine, the coach never asked for that before."

That's true, jr has been growing up under George Karl. George Karl's philosophy is also offensive. Although Karl is also a master tactician, Karl's grasp of the details of defense is far less than that of Spoelstra.

In other words, George Karl's defensive philosophy does not apply to this Timberwolves at all.

"Jr, you have to know that we are a championship team and we can't be sloppy. If you shoot the ball directly, you are lucky to score. If you don't score, the opponent will directly counterattack. We didn't retreat at all. And no one is going to be able to rebound."

Xu Xiao still patiently explained to jr.

"Anderson, you too. Blocking a shot doesn't have to slap the ball away. Getting the ball is the key to defending against it."

Since Xu Xiao used the tactical card, he has become more and more like a coach. Regarding the problems that occurred in the preseason, Xu Xiao is correcting them one by one.

"The schedule is out, and our first opponent is the Kings. Everyone, although it is said that the Heat have formed the Big Three this year, which is full of gimmicks, but I believe that there is no absolute winner in this league. The more this time, the more we have to come up with something. Make a big noise and tell everyone that this league is not only the Big Three, but also our Timberwolves."

"Must fuck them!"

Xu Xiao's words also successfully aroused everyone's passion.

"Let's start with the first scene"

In the first game, facing the Kings, this year's Kings did not choose Cousins ​​but chose Monroe with a more solid foundation.

But the young Monroe faced Auden, and that was the end of being eaten alive.

全场比赛6投2中，只有5分3篮板，去年的超级新人埃文斯这场比赛也只拿下了17分6次助攻。

On the other hand, the Timberwolves, new aid JR Smith scored 25 points in 19 minutes off the bench, Westbrook scored 28 points and 12 assists, and the Timberwolves beat the Kings 117-93, getting off to a good start.

The second away game challenged the Bucks.

Now the Bucks' starting guard is Curry, not Jennings.

But Curry was obviously very uncomfortable and miserable in Milwaukee. His father also asked the team to trade many times, but the team did not have much interest in trading.

Milwaukee should be the city with the least sense of existence. In his previous life, Curry wanted to go to New York. Although he didn’t make it in the end, San Francisco is still acceptable. It’s not unacceptable. He wanted to play for D’Antoni, but in the end it fell to the old Nelson This is not impossible.

But this year in Milwaukee, under a coach as defensive as Skiles, Curry has been uncomfortable.

"Since you're feeling so uncomfortable now, I'll let you worry a little bit."

森林狼丝毫不留情面，119比101大胜雄鹿，威少面对库里狂砍30分11次助攻还有9篮板3抢断的数据。

In this game, Xu Xiao suddenly saw an old acquaintance on the Bucks bench who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"Michael Reed."

He used to be the boss of the UAE, but now he is plagued by injuries and is close to retirement.

Xu Xiao also had a whim, if he was traded to Reid this season, could he also use it.

After that, the Timberwolves finally returned to the home court. The first home opponent of the new season is the Grizzlies.

This year's Grizzlies are going to do things in the West. Last year, the Grizzlies, black and white bears have completed their fusion. This year, Tony Allen has been introduced. The Grizzlies have been fully formed, and the next thing to do is to run in.

And the Timberwolves are also a good opponent for them, after all, the Timberwolves are known for their offense.

This game was tortured by Oden and Ibaka, but fortunately, the substitutes Gibson and Anderson withstood it.

And the heroes of this game are Josh and jr.

In the matchup with Rudy Gay, Josh almost completely broke the opponent. They are also talented small forwards, but Josh with Paul's bonus is obviously better.

全场拿下26分16篮板跟10次助攻的三双数据，而jr史密斯三分9投6中，全场拿下25分，成为本场获胜的关键。

The Timberwolves won their first home win and also won three consecutive victories.

And their next opponent will be their first test of the season.

The Heat who have just formed the Big Three.

After the Heat lost to the Celtics in the first game, they also found some ways to allow the Big Three to coexist.

Now they have won two consecutive victories, and this game is also a test for them.

In this game, the Timberwolves are the regular starters, Westbrook, Roy, Josh, Ibaka and Oden.

The Heat's point guard is former Timberwolves player Arroyo and Wade, James and Bosh are on the front line, and Ben Wallace is the center.

Oden took the lead in jumping to the basketball for the team, and the Timberwolves started the first wave of offense.

Westbrook faces Arroyo, which is an absolute matchup advantage.

Westbrook didn't even call the pick-and-roll, and just passed Arroyo in one step, and Wade hurried over to help defend.

Westbrook took the ball, Roy responded and threw the ball directly into the interior, Oden received the ball at the elbow, facing Ben Wallace, who could barely jump, made a safe layup and made a hit.

In these few games, although the Heat have achieved a record of two wins and one loss, the inside line is almost exploded every game.

Ben Wallace is indeed a little bit more than capable, and he is not tall enough. When he was young, he relied on his strong body and excellent explosive power, but now he has almost no explosive power.

He is not tall enough, so when he meets an insider like Oden, he is a little at a loss.

"It's okay, let's fight back." James held the ball for halftime.

At this time, the way the Big Three of the Heat get along is basically the three of them playing unlimited singles. There is almost no coordination or anything, but the personal strength of the three of them is indeed strong.

James' first attack wanted to directly attack Josh, but it's not like James hasn't played against Josh in the past two years, and he also knows that Josh is not the stunned young man he was in the Eagles before.

I didn't shake off the first step, and I couldn't get in even if I tried to crush it with my body.

A forced shot against Josh will naturally not score the goal.

The rebound was also accepted by Ibaka.

The Timberwolves' fast break took off in an instant, and Westbrook took the ball at full speed, throwing Arroyo away.

In the end, facing Wade's defensive layup, although he didn't make progress, it caused Wade's foul.

After making two free throws, the Heat switched to Wade's main attack.

Half of Roy's defense is academic. Although he does not lose his position in defense, he has limited physical talent and was directly forcibly blocked by Wade.

A small throw opened the game for the Heat.

After being hit head-on by Wade, Roy was also a little unwilling and wanted to return one.

But Wade is also a master of rhythm. He was not shaken by Roy's rhythm, so he could only call a pick-and-roll in a hurry.

Switching to Ben Wallace's defense, Roy directly shot two points from the middle distance, but still missed.

But Josh grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted Ibaka for a dunk.

"The Heat's interior is a vacuum."

At this time, even the commentator couldn't see it.

In the next round, Bosh's layup was fanned out by Ibaka's cap.

The Heat's Big Three opened three singles, and only Wade succeeded.

The Timberwolves also stopped the Heat with a 9-2 start.

The Heat's offense after a timeout is no longer so monotonous, at least there are many more pick-and-rolls.

The most critical change is the defensive end. James and Wade's pressure on the ball holder is really not so strong. If it weren't for the blessing of the star card, Westbrook and Josh couldn't stand it at all.

Even Roy, who is the most stable, made two mistakes in the first quarter, both of which were double-teamed by James and Wade.

But the Heat's insider problem still hasn't been resolved.

The Timberwolves won with 7 rebounds in the first quarter, and Oden scored 14 points and 8 rebounds in the first quarter, half of which were offensive rebounds.

In the second quarter, the Heat replaced "Big Z" and James' old teammate, Ilgauskas.

After "Big Z" came up, the Heat had the height of the inside line, and Big Z didn't have the same offensive ability as Big Ben. Big Z had a precise shot anyway.

But the speed of Big Z is really slow. Not only is the defensive end called by the pick-and-roll, but the offensive end also completely drags down the rhythm of the Heat, and can only be forced to play a positional pick-and-roll.

Originally, Haslem was very suitable for the Heat's system. His speed was not slow, his defense was fierce, and he had a half-stop.

But it is a pity that he was injured and could not play in this game.

So the Heat played awkwardly in the first half, and everyone played at an uncomfortable rhythm.

The Timberwolves once again let the fans see their smooth offense. At halftime, they led the Heat 63 to 49.

"The state of the Timberwolves in the regular season is still as fierce as ever. I don't know if this year's playoffs will change." The commentator also praised the performance of the Timberwolves.

"Yeah, compared to the Heat, the performance in this game is a bit embarrassing, but the Timberwolves are a team worthy of their attention. If they can't pass the Timberwolves, then don't think about the championship."

Another commentator chimed in.

"Actually, the Heat should learn from the Timberwolves' system. Their style of play is relatively similar. At least on the defensive end, both sides rely more on rotation and pressing on the line." At this time, Reggie Miller suddenly spoke.

As a professional player, he sees it quite clearly, and he also knows how much this kind of pressing on the line can oppress ordinary ball holders, especially the oppression of James and Wade is definitely stronger than that of Josh. With Westbrook.

I just don't know how Xu Xiao felt when he heard this. After all, this is the tactic of the Heat coach Spoelstra he plagiarized.

The Heat improved their offense in the second half, letting Wade hold the ball and play pick-and-rolls with James.

Although the current Josh does have the ability to compete with James, it is still too difficult to guard against James who is going down.

After letting James and Wade hit 3 pick-and-rolls in a row, Xu Xiao decisively called a timeout.

"Ibaka, you must pay attention to defending, you must grasp the position of James, and you cannot let him easily go to the position very far from the basket. No matter who their center is, Ben Wallace or Irgos Cass, let it all go."

Xu Xiao patiently arranged tactics for the players.

After returning from the timeout, the Heat also changed their style of play, changing it to James holding the ball and Wade to attack.

Although Wade's impact is not as good as that of James, he doesn't have to face the defense of Josh + Ibaka. Roy can still deal with it.

And James' ball-handling organization and ball-handling level should be higher than Wade's. This change not only disrupted Xu Xiao's deployment, but also revived the Heat's offense, and Bosh also opened fire.

"I'll go, and I was put on another." Xu Xiao, who was off the field, slapped his thigh, a little angry at his mediocrity.

"It's okay, leave it to me." Westbrook on the field made a gesture of "Don't worry, I'm here" at Xu Xiao.

"Brandon, leave it to me, I'll go against Wade, you go against Arroyo." Westbrook patted Roy.

Roy didn't try to be brave either, now Westbrook is no longer the younger brother under his wing.

It was replaced by Westbrook against Wade, and the defensive strength immediately increased.

Westbrook's own physical talent is not inferior to Wade's, and Westbrook's own defense is not bad, at least the single-defense effect is acceptable. Few guards in the league can single-handedly play Westbrook.

But defending without the ball is hard to kill him. Westbrook has been criticized all the time, and the defense only looks at the ball and not the people.

But now with Billups' defense and ball quotient, these problems will be solved immediately.

Westbrook faced Wade and always put the right side to Wade, forcing Wade to walk into the pocket formation specially prepared for him by the Timberwolves.

Wade's shooting rate was immediately affected. In the next three offenses, he stumbled and hit 1 goal. The defensive pocket set up by Westbrook and Ibaka made Wade a little uncomfortable.

The Heat's offense was blocked, and the Timberwolves took the opportunity to fire from the outside.

With the advantage of rebounding inside, the Timberwolves also shot more openly from the outside. JR Smith made three three-pointers in the third quarter.

His tactics are very simple, a one-block screen, and he shoots when he has a chance, and James Johnson and Gibson are responsible for rushing for him.

The point difference, which had already been narrowed to 6 points, allowed jr to open up a few three-pointers.

The Heat also wanted to respond with a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, but James is the most accurate three-pointer in their team. With this shooting percentage, where can they go to chase points.

"Janeway Connection" didn't come out either.

But the Timberwolves are getting more and more excited, and "Birdman" Anderson raised his arms and shouted inside the Heat.

If it weren't for James Jones, who threw two three-pointers in the fourth quarter, the game might have been taken away by the Timberwolves.

"Although this is just a regular season, at present, the Timberwolves are a better team than the Heat." Reggie Miller commented after the game.

Then another big coffee, Chris Webber, also posted a picture of the Timberwolves defeating the Heat on social media, with the text:

"Excellent game, basketball is a team sport, not two or three superstars can solve everything."