In any sports league, it is inevitable to renew and the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves. Maybe you don't feel much in the regular season, but after the playoffs, the feeling will be even stronger. The matchup between the Lakers and the Nuggets is actually the best player in the past 20 years and the current No. 1 in the league handing over the scepter. James is old, Jokic is still in his prime, and when the two teams meet, the result is naturally predictable. There's no team that doesn't want to win in the playoffs, not even the Magic, who are just making the playoffs. But sometimes you have to admit that the end of an era is sometimes silent, and sometimes it tells endless sighs.
This round of the series between the Timberwolves and the Suns is, to a certain extent, also alternating between the old and the new. Some people may say that Booker and Bill are still young. What everyone doesn't know is that Bill is about to turn 31 this year, let alone Bill after a major injury. Booker has actually touched the ceiling, and basically there will be no further improvement. And Durant, not to mention. In other words, the Suns have no growth and will show a downward trend every year. On the other hand, on the Timberwolves' side, Edwards is in the growth period, and there are top 3-and-Ds like McDaniels. So even if the Timberwolves didn't have an advantage in the regular season, in the playoffs, this intensity deflated the Suns.
We won't talk about G1, and don't think that this is a test game, which destroys the confidence of the Suns to a certain extent. Then in G2, it will destroy the willpower of the Suns. To put it bluntly, the Suns are the Big Three's trick, there is nothing new, and they can't play any tricks. If the Big Three don't work, the Suns won't. In G2, Beal scored 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting, Durant scored 18 points on 6-of-15 shooting, and Booker scored 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting. These players are hard to say, and they give people the feeling that their feet are soft, their legs and hands have become soft. The scoring data of 20+18+14 is really not flattering. The standard for the Suns to win must be that the Big Three work together to score 80 points, otherwise it will be very difficult.
Based on the performances in the first two games, this series is unlikely, and the Suns can think about next season, which could be swept or swept by gentlemen. It's not alarmist and down-to-earth, but I really can't see how the Suns can adjust. G2 Edwards is not efficient, Towns is plagued by fouls early, and the Suns still can't take their chances, will they be like this next? The Suns are known for their offense, with a big three, but they only scored 93 points in a single game, and G1 only scored 95 points in a single game. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, it is not so much that the Timberwolves are invulnerable, but that the era that belongs to Durant is over. Durant's physical fitness can no longer keep up with the rhythm of the playoffs, and this year's regular season has consumed Durant greatly.
The Suns also reminded the league's teams that now is really not the era of giants, and the best model is the Nuggets and Timberwolves. has an outside core and an inside core, and at the same time with some functional supporting roles, you can play a big lineup or a small lineup. Blindly piling up the Big Three is just in vain. If the Suns go out early this year, maybe in the offseason, there will be some changes to the roster.