The power of habit is so powerful that although the Nuggets arranged the team's offense, the Nuggets players always unconsciously distorted and returned to their old path in the actual execution process. In this way, the Nuggets' scoring efficiency is still extremely low.

Compared with the Nuggets, Forest has sufficient psychological and tactical preparation for this kind of hand-to-hand combat, so the Timberwolves' offense is still stable and the defense is still fierce.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves directly defeated the Nuggets with 21:8.

At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets completely put out the fire and were beaten like this. The only one who can hold on to the Nuggets psychologically is Billups.

Because Smith and Anthony are both players who play with the wind, neither of them has the strong ability to go against the wind.

The Nuggets lost at the beginning and had no ability to resist at all. The Nuggets' psychology did encounter huge difficulties.

At this time, Bill Simmons was also bored: "The result of the game was quite unexpected, and I think the Nuggets are still not ready."

When Bill Simmons said this, Mike Wilburn said: "But I think the Timberwolves are well prepared. So far, they have perfectly targeted all aspects of the Nuggets. Judging from the current situation, as long as the Timberwolves themselves do not make big mistakes, the Timberwolves will definitely win today."

Unexpectedly, this time Bill Simmons didn't say anything to refute.

Yang Yi said even more happily in China: "Today, the Timberwolves basically won the game, because now the Timberwolves has dominated the rhythm of the game. And the most important thing is that the Timberwolves seized the main way to uniform the Nuggets. As long as the Timberwolves' defense is maintained, the Nuggets will have no chance to win."

Yang Yi said this a bit too firm, and the Yu family on the other hand also expressed doubts: "The Nuggets are a strong team! Do they have no chance in the future?"

Yang Yi pondered for a moment before saying, "The Nuggets are indeed a strong team! But the Nuggets are also a very distinctive strong team. When the Nuggets are strong, they are when their own offense is opened. When the Nuggets' offense cannot be opened, especially if they are unable to play quickly for a long time, all aspects of the Nuggets will be affected."

"So, the Nuggets need to use offense to drive the entire team. Now, once the Timberwolves have fully defended, the Nuggets' level has been directly reduced. When playing against the Nuggets, you must seize the key link of defense."

In the second quarter, when the Nuggets returned to the court, there was only one thing they could count on, which was to see if the Timberwolves' defense was loose. Once the Timberwolves' defense was loose, the Nuggets took the opportunity to play a wave and could break the shackles.

But today, the Timberwolves were obviously not aiming to prevent the Nuggets from scoring in the second quarter, but the Timberwolves were aiming to prevent the Nuggets from scoring and not let the Nuggets be comfortable. In the second quarter, the Timberwolves' defensive strength not only did not decrease, but became stronger. They did not give the Nuggets any chance, but were purely awkward for the Nuggets and did not let the Nuggets feel happy at any time and location.

This kind of bad game against the wind is definitely not what the Nuggets are good at. The Nuggets are getting worse and worse in the second quarter, while the Timberwolves are interested in defense. As a result, after the first half, the Timberwolves lead the Nuggets by 20 points.

The gap between the points is getting bigger and bigger, the Timberwolves is getting more and more happy, and the Nuggets are getting more and more depressed. In the second half, the Nuggets can only expect the Timberwolves to slack off first, but the Timberwolves did not make this mistake, so the Nuggets were suppressed by the Timberwolves from the beginning, from the first half to the second half, from the opening to the end, the Nuggets had no temper at all.

At the end of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 98:74 and beat the Nuggets 24 points, and massacred the Nuggets.

The Nuggets said so many arrogant words before the game, and Anthony said so many arrogant words before the game, but in the end the Nuggets were killed by the Timberwolves.

This made the Nuggets, especially Anthony, extremely embarrassed, so as soon as the game ended, the Nuggets quickly entered the player channel and did not dare to see anyone at all.

The Timberwolves won the ball, and Wang Kai was not a guy who could forgive others. He said in a stinky manner when he was interviewed by the media: "Today we also beat the Nuggets with a big score. If we grasp the key points of the defense, as long as we grasp the key points of the defense, we will win easily. The Nuggets are definitely not as difficult as imagined."

Wang Kai said this and was like sprinkling salt on the wound. The Nuggets were extremely indignant when they heard Wang Kai say this, saying that they must give the other party a good look in the next game.

Anthony said even more angrily, "They just won the first game, they are so crazy, we must definitely show them the next game."

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets and made a big upset. After the game, the quarrel between the players of the two teams also attracted a lot of attention.

After the game, George Carl did a lot of work here. The Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves in the first game because they lost to the Timberwolves' defensive strategy.

So in the second game, the Nuggets must have changes on the offensive end. The Nuggets will definitely not adapt to too complex team attacks, so at this time George Carl's first task is to design simple offensive tactics for the team that are suitable for the Nuggets to use.

After a day of adjustment, the Nuggets finally became proficient in several simple team-based tactics.

The next day, the Nuggets and the Timberwolves' match continued to start at the target center. The Nuggets defeated the last game and lost the controversy of this series. Today, the audience who watched the game dropped sharply, and the media also dropped sharply. The broadcast was ABC's Joan Barry and Mark Jackson.

The commentator of the domestic commentator today is Yang Yi and Yang Jian. Before the game started, Yang Yi said: "In the last game, the Timberwolves washed the Nuggets bloody. Today, the Timberwolves' game focus is still on defense, while the Nuggets are still on offense. The key points of the two teams' game are completely different. This is definitely a tit-for-tat game. In such a game, it depends on which side can play their own things. The Timberwolves have basically completed their goals, and the Timberwolves will basically win, and the Nuggets are the same. Let's first see how the Nuggets break the Timberwolves' defense the day before yesterday."

Yang Yi is a bold person who speaks, and it is inevitable that he offends some fans, but this guy's tactical analysis is the best way to find the fundamentals.

Abc's commentator Mark Jackson gave an answer similar to Yang Yi: "The focus of today's game is how the Nuggets crack the Timberwolves' team defense. If the Nuggets break well, the Timberwolves will have trouble. If the Nuggets break poorly, once the Nuggets lose the second game today, their third game will be very dangerous. From the data, the Timberwolves like to be aggressive and grab the third game. Even if the Nuggets return to their home court, the Timberwolves will definitely fight with them. So the Nuggets are under a lot of pressure today."

At this time, the starting list of the two teams came out, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup did not change at all, but the Nuggets' starting lineup immediately changed.

As soon as the game started, the Nuggets put JR-Smith in the starting lineup. At the beginning of today, the Nuggets prepared a lineup with strong attack power to make a good start. A good start is much more important for the Nuggets than for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves have Wang Kai, so they are very good at playing against the wind. Once the Nuggets play poorly at the start, it will take a long time to alleviate, which is very unfavorable.

The Nuggets played wildly at the beginning. Nene clicked the basketball first, and Smith took the ball to make the first attack.

Smith's first offense was different from the previous game. In the last game, Smith almost played singles with the ball, but this time, Smith rarely used a pick-and-roll.

JR Smith used Martin to pull to the other side, and Wang Kai was immediately blocked behind. Wang Kai was not prepared for defense here, and was slightly blocked. Smith got up and scored 2 points with a long shot.

JR Smith only scored a 2 point within 20 seconds of the game. Almost instantly, McHale immediately called a timeout.

As soon as the game started, McHale called a timeout, which made the whole game a big uproar. The Timberwolves played very cautiously today. The Nuggets scored a goal, and the Timberwolves called a timeout.

McHale really has a little **Vict's style at this time. As long as an unexpected mistake occurs, it will be called a pause immediately.

McHale called for a timeout and immediately responded to the move, replaced Teague, and gave the team a new defensive tactics, requiring the team to play the pick-and-roll and try their best to save the small man, and the big man didn't have to worry about it. McHale gave such instructions, but he still valued the opponent's poor offensive ability in the inside.

McHale called a timeout less than 30 seconds into the game, which made Yang Yi applaud: "McHale called a timeout 30 seconds into the game. This requires not only sharpness, but also courage. As long as there is a little problem, I immediately called a timeout, ignoring some common sense of substitutions, which is very personal."

Mark Jackson also said at this time: "McHell's timeout is very timely. The Nuggets are a team that opens the court. They must stop the opponent within a few minutes or even dozens of seconds of the game. McHell's timeout is unreasonable, but it complies with the rules of today's game."

George Carl called a timeout so early when he saw McHale, but frowned. As long as the Nuggets scored a few of the game and their confidence improved, it would definitely be easier to play later. But now the Timberwolves' obvious opportunity is also for the Nuggets at all. McHale's harshness made George Carl feel very troubled.

After the timeout, the Timberwolves had the same pace as in the previous game, and they still played slow and played halftime, but today the Timberwolves' offense has also been adjusted.

In the last game, the Timberwolves played a lot of inside attacks. Today, the Timberwolves first passed the basketball to the inside, and then immediately made a fake shot. Jefferson passed the basketball. Teague made a fierce breakthrough in the middle and directly killed in, and then passed the ball to Wang Kai on the wing. Wang Kai waved his ball against Anthony and took a mid-range shot and scored two points.

The Timberwolves' offense has evolved today. In addition to the inside offense, a tactic of combining internal and external forces has been developed. This is obviously the 2.0 version of the Timberwolves' offensive tactics against the Nuggets.

The Timberwolves steadily returned the Nuggets' goal, and the Nuggets' shot again also changed the focus of the offense.

Anthony started an inside-style run without the ball. Anthony ran in the penalty area with the cover of Martin and Nene. Anthony suddenly ran out of an open position and received the ball as he wished.

Because Wang Kai was stuck in the inside by Martin and Nene, Pekovic could only switch positions to defend Anthony.

This is a huge misalignment. Pekovic knew that his situation was not good at this time, but the Timberwolves had arrangements before the game. When Pekovic and Jefferson faced Anthony, the first thing to do was to defend Anthony's shot.

So Pekovic walked forward in a small step and didn't care behind him at all. Anthony immediately saw the big man so close to him when he got the ball. He accelerated and hit the Timberwolves' basket.

Under normal circumstances, with Anthony's footsteps and confrontational ability, he can immediately kill him when he reaches the basket.

But there is Wang Kai here, and Wang Kai's assisted defense is also a bug in the defense.

Wang Kai has the speed of a defender and the ability to confront the inside, as well as extraordinary reactions and bounces. Once such a person has a comprehensive defensive awareness, he can definitely help the team build a strong cooperative defense system.

Just as Anthony was killing towards the basket, Wang Kai had already assisted in defense. Anthony jumped up and Wang Kai jumped up. The two of them fought in the air. Wang Kai's body tilted, and the same was true for Anthony. When he made a forced layup, he missed the basketball.

Anthony has very comprehensive skills, but because his speed is a little slow, his layup skills are not top-notch. Anthony's layups are simple layup methods, and they are often forced to layups. Once he encounters a high confrontation, Anthony's layup rate is not high. After all, Anthony still relies on shooting but not on layups.

Anthony did not cross Wang Kai and missed the shot. Wang Kai turned around and grabbed the rebound and passed it to Teague.

Teague took the ball and advanced steadily. The Timberwolves immediately cleared the field on one side. Wang Kai took the lead in the half-time game and fought Anthony alone.

Wang Kai vs. Anthony, this is a duel that concerns the luck of the two teams, and he did not expect it to appear so soon.

The fans' attention was immediately attracted, and Anthony suddenly became energetic. At this time, he finally had the opportunity to avenge his revenge, allowing all the fans to understand the strengths and weaknesses of himself and Wang Kai. So at this time, Anthony immediately defended Wang Kai closely, wanting to squeeze the opponent like Wang Kai.

But Wang Kai is not Anthony. Wang Kai's ball control and offensive ability is much better than Anthony. When Anthony came up, Wang Kai immediately dribbled the ball behind him, moving to the side and instantly opened up space. Then he changed direction behind him and pulled the basketball to his crotch naturally. When he reached this position, Wang Kai changed direction to his left hand and pulled it forward to the outside, and then immediately jumped back and took the step to take action.

Wang Kai has a series of difficult ball controls, controlling the ball between square inches and twisting his body, which is something Anthony, who is more hard-working, cannot do, and Anthony also doesn't like defending players like this.

Once Anthony is in the penalty area, he looks very hard, but once he defends the outside, his slow speed is exposed. Wang Kai just sees this point and uses the ball to shake people, and then suddenly takes a step back and jump shot. Anthony is powerless in the face of this speed-flowing style. When he gets up to block, Wang Kai has already missed the board and scored two points. Wang Kai and Anthony's first round confrontation, and Wang Kai wins.
Chapter completed!