"In the second half, we must find a way to limit Ratreal's offensive efficiency, otherwise it will be dangerous for the team to let him continue like this."

"The Timberwolves rely on defense to win. They are not very strong at critical moments. Even if they are as comprehensive as Kevin, they are ordinary in this matter."

"We beat the Timberwolves twice in the regular season. Ratrill's performance was not as exciting as today in those two games, so locking Ratrill's point will be our main task." Mavericks defensive coach Williams said during the halftime break.

Looking at the entire league, Williams is not an excellent defensive assistant, and he is not even at the top among second-rate assistants. The gap with Raymond is even more out of the blue.

But Williams has been an assistant coach for ten years, and the Mavericks' defensive system is his hand. Compared with Everley Johnson, Williams looks at the defensive problems more thoroughly.

"The Timberwolves' ability to attack at critical moments is indeed not strong, but several people on the field can launch an attack. If they rashly double-team Ratlier, they may lose the big picture because of a small loss."

"But we can arrange alternative tactics in advance just in case."

"I just hope that Ratrill's touch will not be too hot in the second half, otherwise it will be a bit troublesome."

"Little General" Johnson rubbed his forehead helplessly and felt tremendous pressure from the Timberwolves.

Even though Johnson led the team to defeat the defending champion twice during the regular season, the Timberwolves' strength still made Johnson breathless at this time.

………

When they returned from the second half, the two sides continued to enter a tug-of-war.

The Mavericks' defensive ability is a bit bad. Except for Danpier and Josh Howard, the two are pretty good, the others' defensive efficiency is very low, and the double guns in the backcourt are even a pair of loopholes.

The "Madman" feels very hot in this game. After returning from the second half, the "Madman" still has a strong desire to attack. Facing Starkhouse's continuous jump shots, it feels like entering a no-man's realm.

Spreville's outstanding performance made the "Little General" Johnson frown and stood on the court for a long time. In the end, Johnson gritted his teeth and implemented the double-team tactic against "madman" Spreville.

Facts have proved that the Mavericks' backcourt cannot defend against Spreeville's bombardment. Spreeville is like a low-end version of Kobe. His offensive skills are not only comprehensive, but also always have a sense of confusion.

And when Spreville's confidence can be transformed into scoring, "Madman" is the biggest threat to the Mavericks.

As the Mavericks double-teamed the "Madman" Sprewell, the defensive pressure faced by the Madman instantly increased. As soon as he stepped into the three-point line, he would immediately encounter a pinch attack.

Spreville's offensive flaw is that his three-point shooting is not stable enough. Although the 33.6% three-point shooting percentage is not too bad, it is even considered good in today's era.

But a madman who feels hot can hit three points continuously on the outside, and a madman who feels cold can frequently hit irons on the outside, and a madman's stability or not depends on his personal status.

At least until now, the "madman" cannot guarantee that he can hit those three-pointers at open positions. The three-pointers at open positions are outrageous, and the three-pointers at strong shots are hollowed out into the net. These things are not surprising to the madman.

After all, to be honest, "Madman" is an all-star slut.

Although there is no singles environment when the Madman encounters a clamp on the offensive end, the Mavericks' assisted defense ability cannot instantly make up for the defensive open space, which also makes the offensive environment obtained by other Timberwolves players better.

Especially Gerald Wallace, who has a three-point shooting percentage of only 30%, became the Mavericks' empty target.

Persimmons have to pick soft pinch, and Gerald Wallace's defensive efficiency can rank among the top ten in the league, but Wallace on the offensive end is not that outstanding, especially the threat brought by long-range shooting is far less than Wallace's inside empty cut.

"Swish~"

"Swish~"

However, as Gerald Wallace hit two open three-pointers on the right, the "Little General" Johnson's face turned dark.

When a player with only 30% of the three-point shooting percentage in the season made 3-pointers in this game, Johnson only felt that even the air was full of maliciousness.

When God closed a door, Johnson seriously suspected that God had locked it!

With Gerald Wallace's score of 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the third quarter, the Timberwolves expanded its lead to 7 points.

Terry threw two three-pointers at the beginning of the last quarter, and Raymond was sweating in a cold sweat.

Although the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency is the best in the league, and even looking at the entire history, it can still be ranked first, but no matter how strong the defensive system is, it cannot withstand Jason Terry's unreasonable forced throwing.

If the Mavericks make more unreasonable three-pointers, Raymond seriously suspects that no team in the entire league is a match for the Mavericks.

Fortunately, Luke saw that the situation was wrong, so he took "Gloves" Payton back on the field in time and used "Gloves" Payton to defend Terry in close combat, compressing Terry's shooting environment, making Terry unable to shoot comfortably on the outside.

"Alien" Kassel's defense has deteriorated severely. When Kassel was on the court, although the Timberwolves' offense was smooth, the defense was hard to describe.

Whenever this is the case, Luke is very glad that he recruited Payton in the offseason, otherwise the Timberwolves, which still have the "three-headed monster" as the core, would have been hammered out by the Mavericks in the new season.

Payton's inseparable close-fitting defense brought a lot of trouble to Terry. Terry's gun's silence also made the Mavericks very difficult to play on the offensive end, and they could only pin their hopes on Nowitzki.

However, Garnett, who is good at flexibility, is not a good person. Faced with a big projection-type player like Nowitzki, Garnett just can play his advantage.

Even if Nowitzki's personal offense cannot be locked up, so far, only Nowitzki made 9 of 24 shots, Garnett's defensive interference has given enough.

In addition, Bynum, the "Little Shark" who had been silent for the whole game, also exploded in the fourth quarter.

Facing low-post defensive player Eric Danpier, Bynum, who participated in the playoffs in his first year of his career, successfully played singles in a row, putting the ball in Danpier's head in three consecutive offensive rounds, and the "Little General" Johnson directly cursed.

The only function of Danpier on the court is to defend and protect rebounds. When Danpier can't defend against the opponent's center and rebounds, Danpier's role is simply a negative.

With the "madman" Spreville scored five points in a row to stabilize the situation, and Garnett made 3 of 4 free throws under the foul tactics, the Timberwolves struggled to defend the victory at home and won the first victory in the Western Conference semi-finals.
Chapter completed!