Boom 32+10+13! I'm sorry for Wolves, Watts tearfully apologized after the game, and Owen made it clear

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2024-05-25 12:38Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

Today's NBA West Finals G2, the Timberwolves lost to the Mavericks 108-109, the process of this battle was full of ups and downs, the Timberwolves led by 6 points in the first quarter, and the score difference came to double digits in the second quarter, the Mavericks had the upper hand in the third quarter, but the Timberwolves were still the leading side, and Irving broke out in the final quarter to score 13 points in a single quarter to lead the team to overtake, and then the two sides began to tug of war. In terms of statistics, Doncic scored 32 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 turnovers, Irving had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers, Gafford had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks, Washington had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Lively had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

After this battle, the two sides came to 0-2, losing two home games in a row, the situation of the Timberwolves has become very bad, they also led the Nuggets 2-0 away in the Western Conference semifinals, but the Nuggets have rich playoff experience, Jokic has strong personal ability, so he can still force the series to tie seven, although he still lost in the end, but the Nuggets played very tenacious, so does the Timberwolves still have any hope of reversing? The answer is difficult, first of all, the strength of the Mavericks itself is seriously underestimated, and the first two rounds of elimination of the Clippers and Thunder are all on the bottom. Secondly, there is a clear gap between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks, that is, the star level, to put it bluntly, Doncic and Irving have far more individual abilities than Edwards.

As early as the end of G1, the famous basketball commentator Su Qun once commented, he believes that if the Timberwolves want to win, unless the first three save energy to establish a large lead, because if the two sides start a decisive battle in the final quarter, then the Timberwolves are definitely not the opponent of the Mavericks, people have Doncic and Irving, two players who can play a tough battle, not look down on Edwards, looking back at the second round against the Nuggets, Edwards has a fatal weakness, he will not crack the bag, and he will stop after being targeted at a critical moment, as a comparison, Doncic's personal ability is comprehensive, and he is proficient in offense and organization, so Doncic is not afraid of being trapped, and Irving has a strong offensive ability and is not easy to defend, and at least one of them can definitely stand up in the Eastern European end.

The Timberwolves do not have such conditions, it should be said that Mr. Su Qun's point of view is very reasonable, G1 and G2 Timberwolves are lost in the star competition, today's game, the Timberwolves bit the point difference at the end of the game by Reed's magical play, not Edwards, the Mavericks, Irving scored 13 points in the last quarter, and hit three three-pointers in a short period of time, Doncic finally threw in the quasi-three-point shot, Eastern Europe's ability to play a tough battle is really incomprehensible, as a comparison, Edwards is too far behind, and the pass is wrong at the critical moment, the last attack did not dare to shoot, dumped the pot to Reed, and in the end Edwards only handed over 5 of 17 shots, of course, in addition to Watts's poor performance, Downs's performance was not ideal, only 4 of 16 shots.

In the second half, the Timberwolves' interior line was judged by two teams, although Towns did not feel good at the beginning of the game, and he would also shoot some three-pointers, but he did play aggressively on the inside, but in the second half, Towns was basically completely invisible on the offensive end, and when Edwards was targeted, he couldn't stand up, and even was directly abandoned at the decisive moment, from the perspective of the opposition between the two sides, Towns This point is theoretically a huge advantage for the Timberwolves, and as a result, he G1 and G2 are digging holes.

There is also Gobert, who lost too many rebounds in the second half, and when the whistle allows confrontation, the Timberwolves are obviously not hard enough, and they can't compare with when they play the Nuggets. To sum up, we found that the Timberwolves are indeed dangerous, Edwards and Towns do not explode, the Timberwolves can't win, after all, you can't rely on Reed every game, and the Timberwolves have the possibility of being swept if they continue to play like this.

In an interview after the game, Edwards was very frustrated, talking about his performance, he said: "It was a difficult loss, the responsibility for the loss was all on me, I didn't play passionately, tonight was my own problem, I turned down a lot of shots, I just wanted to make the right choice, but sometimes the right choice can be to shoot, I think Reed was the only one who was ready to play tonight, I let him down," these words are very understandable, Watts is taking the initiative to apologize, he thinks that the loss is all his fault, I have to say that Edwards is still quite responsible.

On the 2-0 deficit at home, Edwards said: "We made some mistakes, the opponent [the Mavericks] is a very good team, you have to give them credit, they beat us, they have two best scorers, Irving was in control of the ball in the fourth quarter, Doncic beat us, we let the opponent go on a wave of offense, we should have taken the lead." ”

It can be seen that Edwards lost so much that he lost his heart, 0-2 behind at home, the morale of the whole Timberwolves team has been shaken, or as mentioned earlier, if the Timberwolves want to win Edwards and Towns must stand up, and then the first three quarters must establish a large lead, and the game cannot be dragged to the decisive moment, I hope Edwards and Towns can recognize the reality. In the end, Irving was ruthless in the interview, and when talking about the 2-0 lead, he replied: "It's an exciting game, Doncic leads us forward, that's what we call leadership, and then everyone on the team contributes, and in these two away games, we need everybody's play, and I told Doncic after the game that we don't want to go back to Minnesota," Irving's meaning is obvious, he's ready to sweep the Timberwolves, I wonder if Watts is afraid?

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