No. 1 in the league in a number of statistics, this team showed the prototype of the championship, and the biggest obstacle for the Nuggets appeared

Poetry Basketball

2024-04-28 15:37Published in Shaanxi

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and if you want to say which team is expected to win the championship this season, many people may still think that it is the Nuggets. But the league has changed dramatically this season. Especially there are two teams in the west, and their overall strength is very strong at the moment. They are now fully capable of challenging the Nuggets. They are the Thunder and the Timberwolves.

So far in the playoffs, there is one team that ranks first in the league in many statistics. They are also the team most likely to beat the Nuggets in this year's playoffs, and that team is the Timberwolves in the West.

The Timberwolves currently have a 3-0 lead in the series against the Suns, and it is only a matter of time before they advance. What's even more terrifying is that the Timberwolves' statistics in this season's playoffs are very explosive. It looks like they're already showing their champions.

He averaged 117 points per game, ranking first in the league. He averaged 47 rebounds per game, second in the league. He averaged 25 assists per game, which ranks third in the league. He averaged 8 steals per game, fourth in the league. He shot 48.2 percent from the field, third in the league. He shot 88 percent from the free-throw line, second in the league. He made 24.3 free throws in a single game, which ranks first in the league. It ranks second in the league in offensive efficiency and fourth in defensive efficiency. This series of statistics proves that the Timberwolves team has now become the top team in the league, and it is really not easy for the Nuggets to beat the Timberwolves team in front of them.

Why has the Timberwolves made such rapid progress this season? It comes down to Edwards' growth. Edwards is averaging 28 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in the playoffs. The Timberwolves themselves are a particularly strong team defensively, as they have Gobert on the inside and plenty of forward defenders on the outside. Players like McDaniels and Lee Kyle are players who are known for their defense. So the Timberwolves are bucket defense.

On the offensive end, they have a key player like Edwards, and they also have the veteran Conley at the charge. Therefore, this team is very balanced in all aspects, with old and young, inside and outside. As long as they're solid in the first series, they're not afraid of the current Nuggets.

The Nuggets' bench scoring has always been an issue, but what about the Timberwolves, where Nazreid just won the Sixth Man of the Year award this season. He currently plays a bench role with the Timberwolves, averaging 10 points in 18 minutes per game. The Timberwolves' bench lineup is clearly better than the Nuggets. So if the Timberwolves meet the Nuggets, they may be the biggest obstacle on the Nuggets' two-game winning streak.

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