Pure tactical analysis, the Timberwolves lost the game for excusation! Gobert's big killer is no longer good
The 1-2-2 restraint was because Towns could pull out against Jokic, and Reed could keep up with Gordon. McDaniels mainly blocked the outside line and was good enough for Porter. At this point, the 1/2 position becomes heads-up, and Daniels can help defend separately, so that his mobility balance can restrain the opposite side. The other side Potter had no way to initiate, and it was impossible for Spectrum to be on the same level as Edwards in a heads-up, so he fell into a losing link.
When the opponent is on the bench, there is Anderson to form a three-high, which can not only compete with the Nuggets' starting three-high, but also suppress the Nuggets' bench wing group. Coupled with a 2-1-2 lineup around Edwards on the basis of the advantage, it further suppressed the opposing Murray and Jokic.
But when the logic changed after Gobert's comeback, the natural confrontation Gobert became the confrontation with Jokic, but Gobert had less initiative in heads-up, so it is not certain whether Jokic wants to respond to the singles, Jokic does not have to be completely aligned, you can hand it over to Porter and Gordon to change defenses, and you can go down quickly and attack directly in tandem, then the spectrum will live and Edwards will be in an offensive state, if you force Danny Smith to assist in defense, it is equivalent to reducing the assistance defense on the wing and backcourt.
Murray may be in a harvesting position, because Conley does not have the ability to one-on-one Murray, and must be launched with the help of pick-and-roll, which accelerates the opponent's interior line and the change of defense between the backcourt. Gradually, the team will have to use Downs to initiate, and the opponent can bet that Gobert will not be able to pick up the offense.
Then the overall defense will become more and more difficult, even if you go to replace the three highs, your core can't get up and the opponent's interior advantage produces suppressive force first, you must completely limit the opponent's core first. The Timberwolves don't have the depth of four wings, so they can't rely on a 4-1 run to completely block the opposition's core inside.
Gobert wants to use more, or use less, with the regular season rotation style is definitely not good, Gobert does drag down the offense, but to ensure defense, trade-offs, with the Timberwolves' current performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Gobert on Reed, I estimate that the offense will still be unable to play defense, change the strategy, use Huazi flexibly, chop Huazi's time, on the big lineup Maidan Li Kyle Downs Gobert will shoot and grab, on the small lineup Conley Walkered Downs will break out to make kills
Need Maidan to kill and find three points, Gobert actually has no problem with single defense Jokic, that is, the Wolves discipline is not good, if the single defense is not thorough, it will always leak people, and if you leak people, you should go down In fact, you have such a good defense, and you can't play a single contract, these two games are mainly for the Timberwolves to attack and pull their hips, but this season is quite crotch-pulling, and the only good time is that Towns did not foul Ma Maidan has three points.