The Suns have the following strength!
The triumvirate is in full swing at the same time!
However, in the playoffs, such things are hard to come by!
After all, this season's Timberwolves are good at defense!
On April 24, Beijing time, in a just-concluded NBA playoffs, the Suns played the first half and once took an 8-point lead. But into the second half, into the trend of collapse. Especially in the fourth quarter, with 7 minutes and 51 seconds left in the game, the Timberwolves went on an 11-0 run, and the Suns then called the last timeout of the game. In the end, the Suns lost to the Timberwolves 93-105 and fell behind 0-2. The scores were 21-24, 30-26, 20-28, 22-27 in each quarter.
Suns: Booker 20 points, 5 assists, 6 turnovers and 6 fouls, Durant 18 points, Beal 14 points, 6 assists and 4 turnovers, Nurkic 10 points and 14 rebounds, Gordon 15 points.
Timberwolves: McDaniels 25 points, Conley 18, Gobert 18, Edwards 15 points, Towns 12 points.
On the Suns side
1. Grayson Allen retired with an injury, in the third quarter, when Allen was chasing the defense to the ground, he stepped on the opponent's upper, broke his foot at 90 degrees, retired with an injury, and was helped back to the locker room with a limp. As the team's most consistent outside shooter, his absence has a significant impact on the team's sense of space and offense.
2, Booker and Beal are not as good as Harden and Irving, Durant + Harden + Irving in the first season of cooperation when they were with the Nets, the three of them were completely healthy, it was a big kill, the offense was like water, and in the playoffs against the Celtics, the three of them scored 104 points. But now look at Booker, leave Paul, it's nothing. Beal also couldn't bring a bench lineup.
3. The Suns lack a playmaking guard, whether it is Booker or Beal, the two of them played more of the No. 2 position in their previous careers, so when they played No. 1, the two not only did not play as well as they should, but they were also particularly awkward, with a total of 10 turnovers in this game.
On the Timberwolves' side
1. The Suns' restrictions on Edwards and Towns were perfect, one shot 3 of 12 and the other shot 3 of 7. But other players opened up, like Gobert 6-of-8, McDaniels 10-of-17 and Conley 7-of-13.
2. In addition, the Timberwolves were lethal, walking to the free throw line one after another, making 11 more free throws than the Suns (30-19). This made Suns coach Vogel very dissatisfied, and the foul count was almost 22-21, why is there such a big difference in free throws?