Three-point lore, lose 2 games in a row! Doncic 32+10+13, Timberwolves rejected Green's suggestion

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2024-05-25 11:23Published in Jiangxi

Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals

Three-point lore, lose 2 games in a row! Doncic 32+10+13, Timberwolves rejected Green's suggestion

Losing Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the young Timberwolves came to the edge of the cliff, and if they lose one more home game, then the series may lose suspense early. After all, the opponent is the Dallas Mavericks, a team with two leading scorers, Irving and Doncic, who have made the playoffs so far and shown unparalleled fighting spirit. Warriors core player Dream Green, gave his own advice on the podcast, believing that the Timberwolves should weaken Gobert's role, reduce Gobert's time, and give more ball to Kyle Lee.

Dream Green's words are not unreasonable, the Timberwolves have a two-tower combination, and when Gobert is on the floor, the team has a terrible space and will be constantly called up by Doncic and Irving. Lee Kyle is different on the court, although the space is still terrible, but Lee Kyle has the playmaking ability to make the Timberwolves' offense more fluid.

Last-minute wins

In the first game of the Western Conference finals, Li Kaier's personal performance was very good, with 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 5-of-8 shooting in the first half, but he didn't get much time in the second half, only one rebound in the third quarter, and he didn't play in the fourth quarter, and the full-court statistics were fixed at 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. In this game, Li Kaier once again showed his strength, only 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the first quarter, but got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the second quarter, helping the team to take an 18-point lead for a while, and his personal plus/minus +15 ranked first in the team.

But in the second half, it was the same drama again, Finch forgot about Li Kyle again, the Mavericks seized the opportunity, Doncic led the team to continue to narrow the difference, and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, once again showing the strength of a superstar, Edwards only had 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting. There was no way, and with 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Finch replaced Lee Kyle again. Li Kaier, who came to the court, immediately passed Gobert to score a layup, and then caused a foul and made two free throws to help the Timberwolves stabilize the situation, and the team still entered the final quarter with a 7-point lead.

In the final quarter of the game, Irving once again showed the style of the king of the final quarter, scoring 13 points and 3 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, all of which were three-point shots, but with the tenacious play of Conley and Reed Sr., the Timberwolves still led by 2 points in the final moments, but who would have thought that Doncic directly trained Gobert, and the three-point line went up and down, leading the Mavericks to successfully defeat the Timberwolves 109-108.

Reject Dream Green's suggestion

The Timberwolves have lost 2 games in a row, and they have lost 2 home games, so it can be said that the series has lost its suspense. Don't blame others, if you want to blame Coach Finch, he didn't follow Dream Green's advice and kept using Gobert on the court, in fact, Gobert didn't have much help on the offensive end, and he couldn't limit Doncic's Irving combination on the defensive end, playing 38 minutes and only 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-10 shooting. In contrast, Li Kaier's effect on the court was significantly better, playing 20 minutes and getting 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Downs was even waived by Finch, with only 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-16 shooting, and only played 25 minutes in the game. Edwards didn't perform as well as he should, with 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 5-of-17 shooting. Conley was old and strong, with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-14 shooting, and Reed on the bench had 23 points and 2 rebounds on 7-of-9 three-point shooting. The Mavericks' duo showed strength, Doncic had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists on 10-of-23 shooting, and Irving also had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, including 13 points in the final quarter. The team's two big interior players, Gafford and Lively, combined for 14-of-16 shooting, with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

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