The key to the rise of the Wolves! Averaging 11+5 per game is comparable to Paul's, Jokic: The league's most underrated player

Achenggao

2024-05-20 14:06Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today's Timberwolves and Nuggets' seven-tie results, it is estimated that everyone already knows that the Timberwolves were once behind by 20 points, they relied on more blossoms to complete a big reversal, and finally the team successfully advanced to the Western Finals. In this game, the Timberwolves scored a total of 6 double-doubles, while the Nuggets only scored two double-doubles, and the difference in the thickness of the two teams' lineups was too obvious.

The Timberwolves can win this game, their three towers are the key, Towns in the first three quarters with excellent play to help the team bite the Nuggets, which did not make the game completely lose suspense, he shot 8 of 14, 1 of 6 three-pointers got 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, indeed as Edwards said, if Downs can control the foul, the Timberwolves are still very strong, this game Downs played to the end, the whole game 39 minutes.

Reed limited Jokic very well in the fourth quarter, and at the same time he also played a good performance on the offensive end to withstand the opponent's counterattack, Reed shot 4 of 7 from the field, got 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and in the final quarter he scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks alone, he used his enthusiasm to limit Jokic very well, as the league's best sixth man, he stood up when the team needed rotation.

Gobert was pressed and beaten by Jokic in the first three quarters, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was he who helped the Timberwolves establish the lead with excellent individual kills, he scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the fourth quarter, but he also played a little better in this quarter, 5 fouls in a single quarter and finally 6 fouls left the court, Gobert got 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal on 3 of 7 shots in the whole game, and the three stinkers finally topped Zhuge Liang.

Edwards did not play well in this game, and it can be said that the whole team dragged Edwards to win. In this game, McDaniels shot 7 of 10 from the field, 3 of 4 three-pointers got 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, the opponent because of the pinching of Edwards, so he let go of McDaniels' bottom corner, and as a result, he responded with a stable projection, the Timberwolves were able to win two games in a row, McDaniels was indispensable, and he cut 20+ in two consecutive games.

The veteran Conley is also very important, this game Conley shot 3 of 10, 3 of 5 three-pointers got 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, if you look at the data alone, you may think that the old Conley played very average, but the reality is that if it were not for his instigation and scoring in the second half, the Timberwolves would not have been able to complete the reversal, this game Conley scored 7 points in the entire second half, and he also connected the team very well.

Conley's plus/minus +14 is the highest on the team, which can better illustrate his role, perhaps we can't find Conley's value just by looking at the data, and the players on the court understand his role better, Jokic also praised the Timberwolves after the game, he said that the Timberwolves and the Nuggets will become rivals in the future, because the Timberwolves were created to beat the Nuggets, and he also praised the Timberwolves' players.

He said: 'The Timberwolves have the best defensive player, they have two All-Star players, and they have Lee Kyle and Reed, Reed is the best sixth man in the league, and they also have Michael Conley, who is probably the most underrated player in the league, I love this guy, he's so good', and the reason why Jokic praised Conley is probably because Conley played well enough.

It can be said that without the current Conley, there would be no current Timberwolves, he is the real engine of the Timberwolves, Edwards and Towns are the team's heavy artillery, Gobert is the team's barrier, and Conley is the manipulator of their brains. Conley has great playmaking and control skills, his ability to analyse opponents' problems and target them, as well as his ability to keep the team disciplined after a big lead.

That's the value of a top-tier traditional point guard, who knows what to do and what to keep the team calm, so the young Timberwolves were able to crush the defending champions with little experience. You must know that before Conley's arrival last year, the Timberwolves still missed the play-in team, and his arrival helped the Timberwolves enter the Western Conference playoffs.

Conley is very similar to Paul, his ball quotient has helped the team, he is like a coach on the court, who can calmly assign tasks to his teammates, so far in the playoffs, Conley has averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 41.2%, and can hit 2.1 three-pointers per game.

Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current veteran Conley? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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