In the NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves played at home against the Grizzlies, and the two teams fought fiercely for four quarters, and finally the Timberwolves lost 106-114 to the opponent, and the big score was eliminated by the Grizzlies 2-4.
In this game, the Timberwolves once led the Grizzlies by as many as 13 points in the final quarter, but in the end, their various bizarre mistakes and offensive failures, resulting in the Grizzlies playing a continuous offensive climax, the series was reversed by the opponent again, the timberwolves lost 18 points in the last quarter, in the entire series, this is not the first time that the Timberwolves have been reversed, according to statistics, the second game, the Timberwolves net loss of 9 points in the last quarter was reversed, the third game, the final quarter net loss of 25 points, was reversed, the fourth game, the final quarter net loss of 13 points, was reversed, The fifth game was reversed by 5 points in the final quarter, counting the net loss of 18 points in the final quarter of the game, and the Timberwolves lost 70 points in the final quarter of the 5 games.
Such a large gap, how can the team win the game, before the Timberwolves collapsed in the third quarter, after a season of adjustment and operation, they stabilized the situation in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter they could not hold the advantage, and the fans gave the Timberwolves a new honor "Wolf Four Collapse". It's really lamentable. So why does the Timberwolves always get reversed?
The team lacked Mr. Key and failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter
The Timberwolves were successfully overturned by their opponents three times in the series against the Grizzlies in the final quarter, which is the first time in the entire NBA history, and in the playoffs this season, there were 31 double-digit leading games in the fourth quarter, four of which were reversed by opponents, of which the Timberwolves team occupied three games, which is no longer a tactical problem, but an internal team problem.
The team lacks big heart players, the Timberwolves are now a young version of the Big Three team, Towns is the all-Star three-point king this season, but at the critical moment, he can't carry the team forward, facing the multi-person bag, he can't play as strong as the first three quarters, this game, in the final quarter, Towns' multiple offenses are very unreasonable, especially from the lead to the back, his psychology has changed, directly on the outside of the simple shot three-pointer, such a simple way of playing, against the Grizzlies they are difficult to win.
Russell, who played for both the Lakers and the Warriors, but the performance was average, abandoned by the team, came to the Timberwolves, the team had high hopes for him, but Russell really could not bear the burden, in such a critical playoff, he had many downturns, this game was once abandoned by the head coach, played 27 minutes, only scored 7 points, but there were 4 mistakes, and these four mistakes, 2 of which appeared in the key fourth quarter, directly caused the Grizzlies to play an offensive climax, Russell's performance was the main reason for the timberwolves' defeat He's got his best friend Towns, and he may be sent away in the offseason, and correcting McLaughlin is the best solution.
Edwards performed remarkablely, although the highest 30 points in the game, but mostly from the first half, in the second half, the Grizzlies adjusted their defensive thinking, Edwards played completely limited, could not play a strong offense, failed to help the team win the game.
The Timberwolves are still too young, often make mistakes, the key moment is a bad breath, Towns floated outside to shoot, the play is too soft, can not shoot will not create damage, Edwards impact failed! It's a bad breath, Russell is completely the most dragging person, failure can make the Timberwolves in the offseason to summarize well.