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Losing G3, does the Warriors still have a chance?

5:51am, 16 May 2025Basketball

Warriors VS Timberwolves G3

G3 Warriors are well prepared, thanks to the trial and error of G2. Cole reduced the rotation, Post and Moody did not play, G2's effective TJD played as the starter, and Kumingga played for 36 minutes.

G2 has two key points given after the game:

Use more puzzles with better physical talent to consolidate single defense and rotation maneuverability;

Kill the basket more fiercely.

G3 has been practiced.

The players' execution ability is also OK, some of which have flaws. Podjemsky's feel still has not recovered. Green was sent off, and Payton did not make any comments. Kumingjia continued to miss three points on the weak side, but the other content was good. Overall, the Warriors played more than 90 points in this game, and they had enough personnel and nothing to say about losing in the end. They just lacked strength on paper. Is there still hope to steal a game in

G4G5?

is difficult, but there is still some hope. The reason is that Gobert's plus-minus value in this game is -5, and the plus-minus value in the whole round of the series is -6, and the three goals time is not more than 27 minutes. Gobert is the weather vane of the Timberwolves. He is as brave as the first round G5, and it is difficult for the Timberwolves to be defeated.

Gober's easy-to-use Timberwolves are more terrifying than Reed's easy-to-use Timberwolves. Why?

Because Reed is the backhand card! When Finch felt that Gobert was not as good as Reed on the top, the Timberwolves missed their trump card. If they could break through the trump card, the wolf would have no cards to play. If you can't break Gobert's defense, you can't make him feel in pain at the other end of the court, which means you can't see someone's second form.

In addition, it is very important that three-pointers are not defensively stable. You can pray that the Timberwolves' five-pointer is malfunctioning, and if they make another three-pointer close to G1, this is the Warriors' chance.

For this Warriors, no matter how it is, without Gobert's lineup, the offense will be a little easier to play. Of course, Gobert's defense today was not ideal, and he was rushed by Butler, Kumingga, and TJD, and some non-frontal protections did not participate. Butler named Conley, Divincenzo and Reed to become a relatively stable and effective starting style. Kumingga did a lot of things on the weak side today, with fixed-point breakthroughs, empty cuts, three-pointers, and even one-on-one misplaced. These two men beat the aggressiveness, and this is one of the few Wukuyong's moves that can be taken. In theory, Wolves’ five-in-one lineup cannot completely limit these contents.

Defend Gobert, and then attack the basket during the lineup without Gobert, praying that the Timberwolves would not make three-pointers for five foreign shots, which would become a three-piece set that the Warriors must win in the future. If some X factors can be added, it might be Hilde's outbreak, or Podjemsky is a human being. It is necessary that the two X factors are also close to each other.

G3 Warriors hit 43.5% from three-pointers, but they didn't shoot much. Hilder completed his job as a shooter, without over-output. Butler and Kumingga feel good, and others can't describe it. In the fourth quarter, Green was sent off and the Warriors collapsed. But in fact, before Green's sent-off, the Warriors' offense was powered off, and the reason was very simple - it was too obvious and the recruitment was too old. The Timberwolves found that from beginning to end, Butler and Kumingga were fighting at the basket. Although the methods were diverse, they were always in line with each other. So they were enthusiastic about protecting the basket, and it was difficult for the Warriors to cut in. At this time, if Hilde's three-pointer was interspersed earlier, or if Boger fired a cold shot, the wolf's emotions might have been suppressed.

Randall destroyed the Warriors today. If the Wolves advance in the end, Randall may really be able to completely reverse the past playoffs. Since the second half of this year's regular season, Randall has made a lot of progress, has a clear understanding of his own tactical status, is tough in the main attack but has no lack of adaptability. This game is a concentrated appearance:

As the cover man, there have been changes. The Warriors can withstand his low post, but they are not prepared to prevent him from going to the next post;

In the last moment of hand-to-hand combat at the basket, you can always see the opportunity of teammates. Today, this dominant ball has become the genuine James.

Cole had to think about the video overnight, and G4 arranged Randall's point. If Randall is arranged, Green must not be present.

So does Green want to fight or not today?

You said he didn't want to hit, he was kind today and knew the accumulated technical foul numbers. You said he wanted to play, but his offensive performance was significantly lower than normal, and he was eventually sent off.

can defend Green to some extent. His offensive performance is relatively based on Curry, which is one of the reasons why Curry doesn't want to fight if he doesn't hit him. His foul on the edge of the scale today was not my personal wish. Perhaps his home game made him lose some vigilance.

But no matter what, Green still has to firmly believe that the Warriors need to win at least one goal for Curry. Greene has reasons to be more motivated and urgency than others.

Even if it is delayed to G6, I don't want to see Curry appear with a hint of hidden danger of aggravation of injuries. This season really doesn't have to go to the end, and the guys behind are even more difficult to deal with. But compared to the possible hidden dangers of G6, I'm afraid everyone doesn't want to see Curry's comeback early.

The probability is not high, I hope it is zero.

So, we have to fight another game.

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