Boom 66+10+9! Ascended to the top of history, Irving's Law was born, and Doncic applied what he learned

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2024-05-27 13:23Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

Today's NBA West Finals G3, the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 116-107, the process of this battle can be called ups and downs, the Mavericks led by 5 points in the first quarter, and the score difference came to double digits in the second quarter, the Timberwolves launched a counterattack in the third quarter, and the two sides were deadlocked for a long time in the final quarter, Washington hit a three-point overtake at a critical moment, coupled with Doncic and Irving continued to score, and Gobert was beaten by Gafford to 2+1, and finally the Mavericks won with difficulty. In terms of statistics, Doncic had 33 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 turnovers, Irving had 33 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers, Eastern Europe combined to hit 66+10+9, Washington had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Jones had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Gafford had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.

After this battle, the score of the two sides came to 3-0, the Mavericks have already got the match point, frankly speaking, the trend of the West Final is completely beyond our expectations, you must know that the Timberwolves can eliminate the defending champion team, I didn't expect to face the Mavericks It is difficult to find a win, according to NBA big data statistics, there have been 154 3-0 situations in the past in history, and the leading side has all advanced, which means that the West Final has lost suspense, losing three games in a row, which means that the mentality of the backward side will have problems, To put it bluntly, it is a loss of self-confidence. Looking back at the three games in the Western Conference finals, it is a bit like the series between the Nuggets and the Lakers in the first round, the Lakers lost every game, and the same is true for the Timberwolves, but there are also differences, the Lakers lost because James was seriously overdrawn in the final quarter.

And the Timberwolves lost all three games in the fourth quarter, especially at the critical moment, the Timberwolves are not the opponent of the Mavericks at all, no way, there are two players who can play tough battles, Doncic and Irving, who can the Timberwolves rely on? Edwards can't score points if he is targeted, he is always invisible in the last quarter, Downs is too soft, and the stars of the two sides are compared, Doncic + Irving is much stronger than Watts + Downs, this is where the difference in strength between the two teams lies.

Now think about it, Edwards can't even compare with Alexander, looking back at the second round of the series between the Thunder and the Mavericks, Alexander can average 32.2 points per game, and the average shooting rate is as high as 50.4%, although he is out, but Alexander played tough enough, his mid-range shot caused a lot of trouble to the Mavericks, on the contrary, Edwards has no effective killing moves on the offensive end, not to mention that the Thunder also won two games, and the Timberwolves are about to be swept.

Throughout the game, Irving is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Mavericks' victory, he scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, Irving scored 7 points in a short period of time at the beginning of the game, leading the Mavericks and the Timberwolves to play inseparable, in the next round, Irving was blocked by Li Kaier, but he immediately completed the steal, will make up for it, Irving continued to attack the inside layup, assisted Washington to hit the three-pointer that overtook the overtake, and soon after Irving fell to the ground and hit the jumper again, which can be called a god, Irving is worthy of the king of the last quarter.

This season's Irving gives us the feeling that he has really become mature, he rarely shoots in front, and he will increase his aggression unless the point difference cannot be opened, Irving is now willing to be Doncic's deputy, and many fans are also sighing, if Irving was so mature at the beginning, maybe Harden would have won the championship.

According to statistics, Irving's record after getting the match point in the playoffs is 14-0, without a defeat, this number is the first in history, and now the Mavericks have got the match point again, according to this law, G4 Irving can not give the Timberwolves any more chances, and the sweep is a foregone conclusion. Of course, in addition to Irving, Doncic also contributed a lot, he led the team to establish a double-digit lead in the first half, and scored 11 points in the third quarter. According to statistics, Irving and Doncic combined for 63 of 128 shots in the three games of the series, while Edwards and Towns shot 37 of 111 in the three games, a significant difference.

Irving was interviewed after the game, talking about the series has taken a 3-0 lead, Irving said: "Now this obviously doesn't make any sense, I didn't think about this at all, before entering G4, the game was still 0-0, that's our motivation and mentality in the locker room, we didn't let our guard down, they (the Timberwolves) are a dangerous team, we just don't feel like the job is done," these words are easy to understand, Irving is reminding the whole team not to relax, G4 must go all out, If Doncic is the leader of the Mavericks, then Irving is the spiritual leader.

Not only Irving, Doncic also talked about this after the game, he said: "Irving said to us after the game that we have to win one more game, we want to win G4, we haven't done anything, they (the Timberwolves) have a very good lineup, so at the moment we haven't done anything, we have to win one more game, we don't want to go back to Minnesota, if we can win one more game, then we have to rest." ”

Irving and Doncic have not let their guard down, G4 will go all out to try to sweep the Timberwolves, I wonder if Edwards is afraid? In an interview after the game, Edwards was a little lacking in confidence, and when he talked about the loss, he said: "We shot very badly at three-point shooting tonight, I didn't shoot any of them myself, except for McDaniels and Conley, everyone else's three-point shooting is not good, if we continue to shoot like this, the other party can always stick to the inside, and we are not far from going home," It can be seen that Edwards has lost his heart, or as mentioned earlier, the biggest problem for the Timberwolves is that they can't play well in the fourth quarter, No one can step up, so changes need to be made in the offseason, such as pursuing Durant.

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