On April 1, the Lakers will face the most important card battle in the final stage of the regular season, and the Timberwolves will lead the Lakers by 0.5 wins before the game, and if the Lakers win, they will surpass the Timberwolves, and the winning percentage will exceed 50% for the first time this season.
The Lakers have arrived in Minnesota, and the official injury report of the Lakers identified LeBron James and Thick-eyed Anthony Davi as doubtful, and decided before the game. The Timberwolves also released smoke bombs and set 8 players as a pre-game decision! Personally, I think that both teams will eventually send their strongest teams to play, which is also a review of the Lakers' complete lineup!
The Lakers are trying to win this game, which is difficult. First of all, from the recent record of matches, the Timberwolves have won all of the past five games against the Lakers, regardless of the previous roster situation, at least this will give the Timberwolves players stronger confidence on a psychological level.
The second is the height advantage of the Timberwolves lineup, this game thick eyebrows on the inside will face the best inside twin tower combination in the league now, champion Downs and Gobert, Downs is 2.13 meters tall, Gobert 2.16 meters, thick eyebrows 2.08 meters, the height gap is obvious
If the Lakers want to win this game, first of all, the defensive strategy of the whole team is very important! Thick eyebrows have to face the twin towers on the inside, but it is impossible to let him face each other alone, there must be a trade-off, so that the thick eyebrows can focus on the opposite of Goebel, although Gobert's height has an advantage over thick eyebrows, but thick eyebrows can use their own movement to increase their defensive range, playing Gobert thick eyebrows still has experience. Although he lost the last game against the Timberwolves, but at that time neither Jen nor Russell played, Thick Eyebrows scored 38 points, Gobey only scored 22 points, tomorrow Thick Eyebrows' heavy responsibility is to further limit Gobert's score, he doesn't have to score so high, after all, Old Jen and Russell can share some scoring pressure when they come back.
Second, defense can allow Vanderbilt to counter Edwards and Biao to consume him
Again, let the old Jen and Downs in position, Downs is not easy to defend, the Lakers team does not have a player in line with him, it is better to let the old Jen go and score with him
Finally, the Lakers' offense, the firepower of the outside is very important, it is difficult to hit the inside, if the outside line cannot provide strong firepower, then the Lakers are estimated to have to confess, so tomorrow's winner is in the hands of a few shooters on the outside, maybe Lonnie Walker and Beasley will become the most important game of the season!