Boom 20+4+6! The Timberwolves must be swept away, Irving spoke out in dissatisfaction after the game, and Doncic also saw the reality

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2024-05-25 13:46Posted in Shandong Sports Creator

Today's NBA West Finals G2, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 109-108, the process of this battle was ups and downs, the Mavericks were basically the lagging side in the first half, and even the point difference came to double digits, the Mavericks narrowed the difference in the third quarter, and Irving suddenly stood up in the last quarter, scored 13 points in a single quarter and led the team to successfully overtake, and at the critical moment Edwards made a passing error, Doncic trained Gobert, retreated to a three-point quasi-kill, and the Mavericks finally staged a reversal. In terms of statistics, Irving scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Doncic had 32 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 turnovers, Gafford had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Washington had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.

It must be admitted that the Mavericks are a seriously underrated team, whether it is against the Clippers or against the Thunder, basically no one is optimistic about them before the game, and before the start of the Western Conference finals, the outside world generally believes that this will be a one-sided series, such as Barkley, he bluntly said that the Mavericks have no possibility of winning, the Timberwolves even defeated the defending champions, how can the Mavericks compete? As a result, the Mavericks have a 2-0 lead after the two games in the Western Finals, if they have an element of luck in winning G1, then I believe no one dares to question them after G2 is over, it turns out that Doncic + Irving is stronger than Edwards + Towns, and it is more than a little bit stronger, such as the scoring ability at critical moments, Watts is far inferior to anyone in Eastern Europe.

Looking at the whole game, the biggest contributor to the Mavericks' win is undoubtedly Irving, in the first three quarters, Irving was a little sleepwalking, plus he was targeted by the Timberwolves, so Irving couldn't play on the offensive end, but in the final quarter, Irving suddenly broke out, and he hit two three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the game, and soon after, after Reed scored three points, Irving also hit three points in response, and in the last 3 minutes, Irving hit three points again to help the Mavericks continue to live.

Although there were two missed free throws next, the Mavericks could not overtake the score without Irving's previous play, according to statistics, Irving scored 13 points in the final quarter, which is really worthy of the king of the final quarter. The reason why the Timberwolves lost was because when Irving broke out, they relied on Reed to respond frequently, and Edwards was invisible, and the gap between him and Irving appeared here.

In fact, looking back at the second round against the Nuggets, Edwards exposed a flaw, he was afraid of being trapped, once he was targeted, he couldn't score, the important thing is that Edwards didn't know how to divide the ball, which caused the Timberwolves' offense to stagnate easily, in addition, Edwards was digging holes in the last quarter of G1 and G2, which shows that he can't play a tough battle, as Jordan's successor, it is a bit unworthy of the name, as a comparison, Irving is the type that he is in a slump in front of him, and the last quarter may also erupt. The Mavericks' second biggest winner was Doncic, because Irving was not in good shape in the first three quarters, so the Mavericks relied on Doncic to support him, scoring 16 points in the first half, continuing to explode in the third quarter to lead the team to close the point difference, and staged a three-point quasi-kill at the critical moment in the final quarter.

Gobert defended very well in that round, but Doncic was able to shoot, this is the embodiment of personal ability, just imagine, the Mavericks have two players who can play tough battles, who can the Timberwolves rely on? Edwards is afraid of the bag, and Downs is too soft, do you expect Reed to be a wonder soldier? What is certain is that for the Timberwolves to win, Edwards must cut 30+ to have hope, while Towns will have to be tougher, attacking more inside and increasing aggression. Of course, in addition to Eastern Europe, the Mavericks also have some players whose performances are remarkable, such as Gafford and Lively, two centers, who together scored 30 points, blasted Gobert, and the two rebounded a lot, and Gafford also sent 5 blocks, making the Timberwolves' interior advantage come to naught.

Irving was interviewed after the game, and when talking about Doncic's performance, he said: "It's very shocking to watch him (Doncic) grow into a great player of all time, because I used to play with one of the greatest players of all time (James), many great players are under a lot of pressure and criticism, Doncic looks forward to and likes this state, I just want to continue to support him and continue to be his best helper in history," this is very understandable, Irving thinks Doncic will become a superstar in history, I will support him and become the best helper, I have to sigh that Owen has really changed.

Later, on the 2-0 lead in the series, Irving said: "It was an exciting game, we didn't start well and we had to avoid that, we played with a sense of urgency from the start, everyone on the team contributed, and we needed everybody's play in those two away games, and I told Doncic after the game that we didn't want to go back to Minnesota." Irving then talked about Edwards, who he said would take a team-wide effort to defend him.

Irving This is a showdown, he and Doncic are ready to sweep the Timberwolves, after all, the Mavericks are now in good momentum, and G3 and G4 are on their home court, the probability of the Mavericks completing the sweep is extremely high, the Nuggets can tie away from home 0-2, it does not mean that the Timberwolves can also, because Edwards is too young and has many shortcomings, in addition, Irving is somewhat dissatisfied with the Mavericks' performance at the beginning. Doncic also talked about the 2-0 lead during the post-game interview, he said: "To win from the first game to the fourth game, we haven't done anything yet, you have to think about the next game now, we will try to win G3 and G4, and win two more games to reach the Finals," Yes, Doncic also saw the reality, G3 and G4 have to win all of them, and the Timberwolves can't give them any chance.

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