With a score of 1-0, can the Timberwolves eliminate the Nuggets? O'Neal's answer is the same as Su Qun's

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2024-05-06 09:49Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In a Western Conference semifinals that ended not long ago, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 106-99, leading 1-0 in the series, looking at the whole court, the Timberwolves opened the gap early at the beginning, and even led by 14 points at one point, and then the Nuggets chased back, Towns and Conley broke out in the third quarter, the Timberwolves regained the lead, Reed became a wonder soldier in the final quarter, and the Timberwolves finally won.

Don't look at it as just the first game of the series, but you must know that this is the home court of the Nuggets, and now they have lost their home-court advantage, so G2 will be very important, if the Nuggets lose again, the series may not be in suspense. In fact, looking back at the first round, the strength of the Lakers is not false to the Nuggets, they were able to open the Nuggets 64 in the first half, but in the second half, with the decline of James' physical strength, the Nuggets can always complete the reversal, and the Timberwolves are different, they are younger, they can run and jump, and there will be no physical overdraft in the second half.

If the main force is too fierce in front, the second half still can't win the Timberwolves, in addition to the first half can lead by more than 20 points, to sum up, we found that the Nuggets are indeed in big trouble this time, then, the big score is 1-0 ahead, can the Timberwolves eliminate the Nuggets? Let's take a look at what Su Qun and O'Neal say.

Some fans asked the famous basketball commentator Su Qun, the content of which is who Mr. Su is more optimistic about, but I didn't expect Mr. Su to give a reply, saying: "Look at the second game, the Timberwolves can win G2 and have an 80% probability of advancing and 60% if they lose G2," No matter how you look at it, it is obvious that Mr. Su is optimistic about the Timberwolves, even if they lose G2, the probability of their promotion is still higher than that of the Nuggets, after all, G3 and G4 are both played at the home of the Timberwolves.

Why the Timberwolves are not afraid of the Nuggets, in addition to being younger, is also related to the lineup being able to match, the Nuggets' two major offensive strengths are Jokic and Murray, the Timberwolves have enough ways to limit, Gobert, Towns and Reed can take turns to consume Jokic, G1 Yoo teacher 25 shots only 11 hits, creating a new low shooting rate so far in this year's playoffs, it seems that Jokic still got 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 7 turnovers, but basically every round he faced the Timberwolves inside played very uncomfortable, definitely not as easy as when facing the Lakers, Gobert is a 3-time DPOY winner, Towns is also quite tough now, and Reed's defense is also good, enough to make Mr. Yoo feel a headache.

For Murray, the Timberwolves also have a way, Edwards, Conley and McDaniels can all defend, according to statistics, G1 Murray was completely locked, he didn't score 1 point in the first half, although he could start scoring in the second half, but the shooting rate was still not ideal, Edwards's offensive ability We don't have to doubt, in fact, the outside world has ignored his strong defense, Edwards is not very tall, but he is huge, fast, and has outstanding defensive awareness, and it is no problem to lock Murray. At present, if the Nuggets want to win the Timberwolves, Murray must average 30+ per game, but obviously he can't do it, or you Porter can shoot the Timberwolves alone.

O'Neal also talked about this round of the series on the show, and the answer to the big shark was very simple, he said: "I don't think the Nuggets have a chance, they have to figure out how to play, but I don't know how they can beat the Timberwolves," O'Neal's meaning is obvious, and he is also optimistic that the Timberwolves will eliminate the Nuggets.

In general, Su Qun and O'Neal gave the same answer, both are optimistic about the Timberwolves, after all, the lineup is indeed not advantageous compared to the Nuggets. This Timberwolves team is very similar to the Lakers in the 08-09 season, Conley is the old fish Fisher, Watts is Kobe, McDaniels is Ariza, Towns is Gasol, Gobert is Bynum, Reed is Odom, it turns out that a strong quarterback + two-tower lineup is the ultimate answer to the current version of the NBA, and the small-ball era is over.

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