Super Role Player

In the game against the Mavericks, the Spurs eventually lost, their seventh loss of the season.

Losing the game, the Spurs flew to Minnesota overnight to prepare for their third game in three days.

Before the start of the game, Popovich accepted an interview with the media. Regarding the back-to-back schedule that the Spurs encountered for the first time, Popovich expressed his helplessness. He did not understand why the league would arrange such a schedule.

"Our players are already very tired after playing three or four games a week, but now we are asked to play three games in three days. I can't figure out why the league arranges the schedule like this. I really doubt that the staff who arrange the schedule are thinking about it Stored a lot of shit!"

Popovich blew up and talked a lot more than usual. The media reporters got excited and wrote on the headlines of the newspapers: "Spurs coach slams the league, saying the staff has shit in their heads."

As for the Timberwolves, head coach Rick Adelman also echoed Popovich's statement. The Timberwolves' schedule these days is slightly better than the Spurs', with three games in four days. The Spurs have an advantage, that is, during these four days, the rest day happened to be yesterday, which means that the Timberwolves had a day off.

The game started at the Target Center arena. Anxi was the starter for this game, but his position changed a bit. He moved to the position of power forward and met Kevin Love.

Speaking of Kevin Love, he has exploded since last season. These two seasons are at his peak. Last season, he averaged 15.2 rebounds per game and won the rebounding title. This season, Kevin Love's offense Evolved in an all-round way and began to show off on the offensive end. Up to now, Kevin Love has averaged 26.8 points per game, ranking fourth in the scoring list. Therefore, in this game, Anxi's strong shield was defeated by Popovich. Put it in the power forward position.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to fight against each other. Both teams are offensive teams. Rick Adelman is the master of Princeton, but he just started coaching the Timberwolves this season. The Timberwolves' Princeton tactics have not yet fully formed. However, in the past few seasons, the Timberwolves have always played a triangle offense, so the Timberwolves' offense is still very good.

In the last game, the main force of the Spurs got a rest. Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, Anxi and Tim Duncan started this game. Very aggressive, open and close, regardless of offense and defense, it put a lot of pressure on the Timberwolves.

Just after the start of the game, the Spurs turned their backs and organized wave after wave of offensives, attacking the weak defense of the Timberwolves. Rick Adelman frowned, if he continued to fight like this, the situation would be very bad...

The Timberwolves are not doing well this season, with a lot of injuries. Originally, the Timberwolves invited Rick Adelman with the goal of making it to the playoffs, but so far this season, the Timberwolves’ record is only 23 wins and 24 losses, with a winning percentage of less than 50%. , currently ranked tenth in the West, behind the Rockets and the Suns.

If the Timberwolves want to return to the ranks of the playoffs, then the winning percentage must return to 50% winning percentage, which is at least.

The eighth and ninth winning percentages in the Western Conference in recent years speak for themselves. The Rockets have been ninth for two consecutive years, and their winning percentage is exactly 50% every year. If the Timberwolves want to rush in, their winning percentage must exceed 50%.

Therefore, Rick Adelman has always hoped to take advantage of the schedule to win this game and return the winning percentage to 50%, but at the beginning of the game, the Spurs beat the Timberwolves.

The starting lineup of the Spurs in this game should be regarded as the strongest five players in the Spurs. Tony Parker's organization and scoring, Manu Ginobili's spirituality, Anxi's top single defense, and Kawhi Leonard's help defense. M Duncan's inside dominance, using all his strength, the Timberwolves are indeed hard to resist.

With 1 minute and 02 seconds left in the first quarter, the Spurs had already led by 14 points, a dead ball,

Anxi and Tony Parker were replaced.

They had to rest and stagger their playing time with the other three.

"Great job, Ann, Tony, you guys have a good rest. We will clock in at halftime for this game, and we will play for you both in the second quarter." Mike Budenholzer personally delivered towels to Anxi and Parker.

As Mike Budenholzer said, in this game, the Spurs' goal is to clock out in two quarters, because in three days and three games, the Spurs' physical fitness is almost exhausted, and this game must be decided quickly. Because of this, the Spurs will use all their strength, play high-intensity offense and defense, and quickly widen the point difference.

The Spurs under full strength, against the injured Timberwolves, the point difference was very fast. When Anxi reappeared, the point difference had reached 22 points, and it was only the fifth minute of the second quarter.

Popovich gave Anxi and Tony Parker the task of widening the point difference to 30 points before halftime.

It's not difficult to say, it's easy to say, in fact, the Spurs only need to guard Kevin Love, and then do a good job of attacking.

In the Timberwolves' offense, Anxi resisted Kevin Love at a high position. Anxi also learned about Kevin Love through the team's videographer. This is a power forward with a very stable chassis. The lower body is very strong, and the offensive end is extremely good at three-pointers, so the threat on the offensive end is still quite large.

Facing Anxi's defense with his back on his back, Kevin Love was defended miserably in this game. He opened his hand to pass the ball from Ricky Rubio, and Kevin Love made a fake move with his back on his back. Take a step forward, turn around and it's a jumper.

However, Anxi has already sealed the shooting angle, and the shot is a hit.

Kwame Brown grabbed the rebound and handed the ball to Tony Parker. The Spurs rushed towards the frontcourt without stopping. Parker's pass, three-point shot, hit!

The Spurs continued to widen the point difference. The Timberwolves, who were short of major generals, were unable to resist. Before the end of the second quarter, Anxi and the Spurs had already completed the task. With 1 minute and 22 seconds left in the second quarter, Tony Parker made a three-pointer. The Spurs' lead extended to 32 points.

In this way, the Spurs successfully completed the task of clocking in at halftime. In the second half, the Spurs, who led by a large score, slowed down the rhythm and slowly used up the time of the game.

In the end, the game ended. The Spurs won the Timberwolves by 17 points. Anxi also scored 16 points in this game. The relaxed rhythm of the second half allowed Anxi to score a lot of points. 16 points is Anxi's highest score after the All-Star. According to the media It is said that Anxi's offense hit the rookie wall after the All-Star break, while the defense hit the rookie wall.

After winning the game, the Spurs did not stop too much. They left the target center directly and boarded the plane back to San Antonio.

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