Timberwolves 0: 2 and won 3 major blows after the game: The two were abandoned, the fierce player collapsed

Added insult to injury after the crushing defeat! The Timberwolves suffered a triple blow: the two people's true colors were revealed, and the mentality of the defensive strongman was defeated by SGA

SGA likes the Timberwolves who hate him but can't kill him. Just today, the Thunder beat the Timberwolves at 118:103 at home, and the score came to an overwhelming 2:0 lead. In terms of data, SGA scored 38 points and 8 assists in the whole game, Jewe also scored 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Homegren contributed 22 points in the whole game. On the Timberwolves, Edwards scored 32 points and 9 rebounds, and McDaniels' 22 points were wasted. Randall and Gobert performed poorly, scoring only 11 points in total. Watch the full game and you will know why Alexander is the MVP, and the gap between him and Edwards is still very big. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves were still 19 points behind, but the team did not give up. The head coach replaced Edwards, Conley, Gobert and other main players to try to launch a final counterattack.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves' offense was quite smooth. Alexander Walker made two consecutive three-pointers and layups to help the team narrow the gap to 17 points. McDaniels also made two free throws steadily at the free throw line, showing a good feel. However, the good times did not last long, and Thunder quickly stabilized his position. Alexander immediately showed dominance after his return to the field, and his mid-range jump shots and free throws helped the visiting team to open the gap again. What's even more terrible is that the Timberwolves made consecutive mistakes at critical moments, and Reed's pass mistake was directly intercepted by Caruso. After the game entered a white-hot stage, the Timberwolves' defense had serious problems. Randletan was forced to leave the court because of too many fouls, and there was a loophole in the interior defense. Although Edwards performed well in his personal performance and helped the team catch up with points, it is difficult to change the overall situation by fighting alone. In the middle of the fourth quarter, McDaniels' malicious foul became a turning point. He was called a first-degree malicious foul for Alexander, not only giving his opponent two free throws, but also allowing the Thunder to obtain the ball. This foul completely ruined the Timberwolves' hope of counterattack. In the last few minutes of the game, the Timberwolves completely lost their pace. Although Edwards tried his best and scored at the free throw line and mid-range, the Thunder's offense was more efficient. Williams hit key balls in a row, especially the extremely long-distance three-pointer, which completely killed the suspense of the game. After being beaten by the opponent in two consecutive games, the Timberwolves still have three fatal bad news, each of which is enough to destroy the team.

The first bad news is that no player in the Timberwolves can match Alexander's offensive ability. In this game, Alexander still gave the highest 38 points in the game under the siege of McDaniels, Divinchenzo and Edwards, with a shooting percentage of up to 55%. During the game, his various mid-range and breakthroughs made the Timberwolves unable to defend. If you don’t let me shoot three points, then I won’t shoot, and you can kill you if you hit me.

Stop talking about free throws, stop talking about free throws. If you don't foul, then Alexander will definitely not be able to score a free throw, and it is not because he can't defend himself. In the last quarter of the game, McDaniels even lost control of his emotions because he was beaten by Alexander, and his malicious foul directly overturned the SGA. His mentality was already on the verge of collapse. When the best defenders of your team are just one of the opponent's prey, think about how desperate you are.

The second bad news is that Randall has finally revealed his true colors. After several consecutive games of carry, Randall exhausted his energy and completely collapsed in this game. He made 2 of 11 shots, 0 of 3 shots, scoring only 6 points, missing a lot of opportunities to make phone calls. Randall acted as a hand in hand to face Homegren and Harten, just to deliver vegetables and get hats in various ways. Some fans may have thought Randle had evolved before, but now it seems that it is just the Lakers and the Warriors, and they have not encountered real defensive intensity at all. Faced with a top defensive team like the Thunder, Randle completely returned to his original form. It has to be said that Randall and Towns' stability on the offensive end is really apart, and the two are not on the same level at all.

The third bad news is that Gobert has been coached again. He only scored 5 points and 9 rebounds in 30 minutes of playing. At first glance, he thought the data was caused by too many fouls, but it was not. Gobert made only two fouls, and the coach put him on the bench purely because he was completely unhappy on the court. Edwards passed him to the inside and asked him to play a small role. When he faced Caruso, he passed the ball back to Edwards. It was so soft that he was so tall. I don’t know if it was because I was green outside the court, or because pure strength is just a dish, Gobert completely lost the ability to attack the inside line in the first two rounds of the series. His defensive end was completely beaten by Homgren, who directly contributed 22 points and turned Gobert into his toy. Connolly's biggest failure was to send Towns away instead of Gobert. Gobert, who had a 40 million yuan, was purely a laughing stock in the high-end game.

After these two games, everyone realized that the gap between the two teams might be larger than we predicted before the start of the game. Putting aside the referee factor, the two teams are not at the same level at all. As long as the Timberwolves are slacking off a little more, it is no longer new to be swept out 4:0 in this round of series.