The only flaw in the Timberwolves grand team? 200 million stars average 12 points per game! The playoffs are a regular season for two

Achenggao

2024-05-12 08:46Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

The team with the best record in the NBA playoffs so far is the Timberwolves, although they are now leading the Nuggets by a big score of 2-1, but since the last team lost to the opponent by 27 points, the Timberwolves have also been beaten out of the gap, and their proud interior advantage is gone.

In the G3 against the Nuggets, Towns got 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-7 shooting, because the game entered the opponent's rhythm early, so Towns also failed to get too many opportunities, but in terms of his performance so far in the playoffs, he has reached the level of a second-in-command, averaging 19.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and the three-point shooting rate is a terrifying 58%, averaging 2.6 three-pointers per game.

Reed also failed to play as well as he should in the last game, and the opponent has been using small ones like Big Holiday or Braun to defend Reed, and as a result, Reed also failed to punish such a misalignment, shooting 2 of 7 from the field, and 1 of 3 from three-point range to get 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. So far in the playoffs, Reed has averaged 10.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21 minutes per game, shooting 38.7% from three-point range, and hitting 1.7 three-pointers per game.

And to say that the most disappointing performance of their three towers in the playoffs so far, then it is definitely Gobert, the reason why the Timberwolves fell into passivity early in G3 is that Gobert was punished by Jokic and Murray, he couldn't prevent Jokic on the inside, and he couldn't play a role in the face of Murray's point list, he got 6 points and 4 rebounds on 3-of-5 shooting in this game, and scored 4 fouls in 24 minutes on the court.

He is not as good as playing the game, in the series G2 Gobert was absent, the Timberwolves easily defeated the Nuggets, they played a good offense, and now Gobert is on the court but affects the team's offense and defense, on the offensive end because of his existence, Jokic also dares to defend it, because everyone knows that Gobert has no offensive ability with the ball, he has no other role than eating cakes, and because he occupies the interior space, the opponent dares to defend Edwards unscrupulously, that is, to pinch Huazi, so that Huazi plays very passive.

At the same time, his presence also makes Towns and Reed not have much offensive space, if Towns and Reed are on the court at the same time, the team's offense is very open, and the two can also protect the rebound well to block Jokic. Gobert is an overrated player, and in the series against the Suns, everyone thought he had completed his evolution and was no longer targeted by opponents, but the reality was that the Suns had problems with their own offense.

Although the Suns' three cores are all top singles, they have limited ability to play the ball and cannot achieve the integration of offense and passing, so after Gobert was named, the team could do a good job of changing defenses to prevent Gobert from being singled, and at the same time, their defensive shots in each position were enough to consume the opponent, which also made Gobert's lack of defensive ability covered, but in the face of the defending champion, his problem was exposed again.

There may be fans here who say, isn't Gobert a DPOY? And he also won 4 Defensive Player of the Year, which is comparable to the existence of Uncle Mu and Big Ben in history, as good as Howard, but only won 3 Defensive Player of the Year. But in fact, his defense only works in the regular season, and in the playoffs, it is the opponent's cash machine, and the offensive and defensive ends are side effects on the team.

In the regular season, Gobert's defense is good because everyone can't play targeted, after all, a game like this is too tiring for players to take, so Gobert can rest assured to protect the frame, he guarded the basket well, helped the team win rebounds, and also reduced the opponent's interior scoring, which also made his defensive efficiency very good, but in the playoffs it was different, the opponent will seize your weaknesses and target wildly.

At the beginning, the reason why the Jazz were able to enter the playoffs all year round was because of Gobert's defense, not Mitchell's offense, but in the playoffs, Gobert would be beaten by the opponent's various point lists, trained by Paul, and trained by Doncic, because the regular could not reach the division finals, and finally the Jazz gave up their core lineup, but I didn't expect a player like Gobert to be able to sell for 1 for 10.

It can be said that Gobert is the player with the biggest difference between the regular season and the playoffs in the current league, just looking at his performance in the regular season, he deserves a contract with a maximum salary, but his playoffs are very premium, like him, a big center who can only eat cakes, is destined to be targeted by opponents in the small-ball era, when he got a 205 million contract was sneered at by O'Neal and Barkley, thinking that he is not worth it, as far as it is now, he is indeed not worth it.

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