At 3:30 on April 21, Beijing time, the first round of the playoffs against the G1 Suns defeated the Timberwolves 95-120 away.
Durant scored 28 points in the third quarter, 31 points in the game, and shot 11 of 17 from the field, which seemed to be extremely efficient and full of state, but none of his teammates stepped up to help KD, the role players were collectively inaccurate, and Booker and Beal were completely invisible.
Can Durant still win a championship, and how far has solar gone this season?
We have to wonder, can Durant still lead the team to a championship, and how far can the Suns go?
The reality is that the Suns as a whole do not match the offensive and defensive intensity of the Timberwolves, this season the Timberwolves defense is really strong, but offense has always been their weakness, their offensive level is far from the ability to average 120 points per game, but today they got a high score of 120 points.
Is the Timberwolves too strong, or is the Suns too weak?
Can Durant still win a championship, and how far has solar gone this season?
Durant said in a post-game interview that this league is the league where whoever shoots more goals wins the game, and apparently he felt that the team lost today because they didn't shoot more than the Timberwolves.
Booker was in bad shape today, and after the game, Vogel said that he was not worried about Booker's condition, and he felt that Booker could adjust.
Can Durant still win a championship, and how far has solar gone this season?
Regarding Durant and Vogel's statement, I would say that there is not much time left for the Suns this season, and if they lose the next game, the Suns are almost at the end of the season.
There are not many games in NBA history that have achieved a 2-0 reversal, and according to statistics, the team leading 2-0 in the NBA playoffs has a 93.5% probability of qualifying, and there are only 28 times in history that a team has been overturned.
Based on the form that the Suns have shown this season, and the adjustment of players and coaches in the first game, I think the Suns will be swept by the Timberwolves 4-0, Durant will not be able to win the championship this season, and the first round of the Suns playoffs will end the season.