You can complain that the referee favors SGA, but the Timberwolves didn t hit the basket the whole game

G1 in the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder beat the Thunder 114-88. After the game, NBA famous reporter O'Connor commented on the game. He said:

"You can complain about Alexander. He is indeed suspected of making a foul due to fake falls. The referee should not favor him so much. But the fundamental reason for the Timberwolves' loss was that the three-point shooting was too poor, and including Edwards, they almost didn't hit the Thunder's basket in the whole game. "

"The Timberwolves' shots today came from three-pointers, and this attack ratio ranked second in the playoffs, and the first Celtics have been eliminated. But it is obvious that the Timberwolves do not have as many three-pointers as the Celtics. They lost their own advantage in the basket and instead played the magic ball. This is the fundamental reason for today's defeat. "

"Look at the Thunder, their three-point shooting ratio was only 25.6%, the second lowest in the playoffs, and the Rockets were the first. At the same time, the Thunder's basket shooting accounted for 60%. They played very smartly and did not make tough three-pointers against the Timberwolves, but instead played their breakthrough advantage. "

"This is the problem that the Timberwolves need to solve in the next game. They need to find a more reasonable shooting structure, and also need to stop the Thunder's basket breakthrough. They made many mistakes today, with more three-point shots but inaccurate, and gave up the breakthrough. It would be strange if they could win. "

Today, the Timberwolves almost abandoned Gobert and played five small players with the Thunder, which eventually led to 20-54 inside and lost 34 points. But he was also a little helpless. Before he could play in the first quarter, Gobert had two fouls after 98 seconds. I guess he was also confused. It was not like this to play the Lakers and the Warriors. Why is it so tight to play the Thunder whistle?

Then Gobert was still very struggling in the following time, as if he was completely unacceptable to today's game. In the end, he was abandoned early, with only three shots, scoring 2 points and 3 rebounds. After Gobert lost, the Thunder began to attack the Timberwolves' inside line in large numbers. Alexander made 10 of 27 shots in the game, missed a three-pointer, and made 11 of 14 free throws, and still scored 31 points.

The Timberwolves supported Randall's outside accuracy in the first half, but once the three-pointer hit the iron in the second half, the score difference was quickly widened.

Finci said in an interview after the game: "We abandoned Gobert. At that time, we were behind, so we wanted to compete with a small lineup, which had nothing to do with his performance, but he was in trouble with fouls. We played weaker than we thought. Even if we got some good shots, we didn't make a shot. Sometimes the time for passing was not good, the players were not ready for shooting, and sometimes there were good opportunities, but they didn't make a shot. "

"We discussed Alexander's free throws before we started. This emotion must be put aside and focusing on the next round is the most important thing to do. We must maintain a good attitude. This is also part of the game, and there is nothing to say. "

It seems that the coach must be more open than the players, and he must focus on the content of the entire game.

There is actually another point, that is, Huazi's strong point has not been played out and disappears when he needs to score. I scored 18 points today, it was too difficult to win this way!