The gold content of the MVP, the Timberwolves gnaw on the real hard bones

After the first game of the Western Finals, most of the public opinion was around Alexander's whistle, and the game itself did not pay much attention. And after today's fight, public opinion has almost returned to normal, because everyone who watched the game can see that the gap between the two sides is far more than a whistle.

On the offensive end, the Timberwolves barely had any margin for error, and Randle shot an over-the-top 5-of-6 three-pointers in the last game to score 28 points. However, Huazi only took 13 shots to score 18 points. The Timberwolves' two cores must be played, coupled with the stable output of role players, so that the Timberwolves' offense can keep up with the level of the Thunder.

The offense on the Thunder's side, Alexander's foul-making skills, covered up his ultra-high level of mid-range shooting ability. In the second half of the first game, Alexander's various unsolved mid-distances were not scored by the referee's whistle.

Defensively, the Timberwolves played two games, but neither actually had a substantial impact on Alexander. At the beginning of the second game, the Timberwolves used a lot of joint defense to limit Alexander's breakthrough, but in the middle of the second quarter, Caruso scored consecutive goals at the free throw line, so that the Timberwolves' joint defense was broken instantly.

The Thunder have too many people to play, and Alexander is something the Timberwolves can't handle. Jalen also broke out in the mid-range today, and with the team's survival relying on opponent mistakes to convert scores, the Thunder beat the Timberwolves to pieces in two games.

In the tentative stage of the first game, the Thunder put out an inside blockade formation, pinched Randle, and the extreme contraction of the interior defense blocked Huazi's breakthrough line, forcing the Timberwolves to make a large number of outside shots. With this trick, the Timberwolves basically can't deal with it.

So today it is still the same, locking the inside line and forcing the Timberwolves to shoot a lot of three-pointers, and the three-point points of the Timberwolves role players in the first half are very accurate, so the score is still stalemate. In the second half, the Timberwolves' accuracy declined, and the third quarter was instantly pulled away by the Thunder.

In the last game, the Timberwolves made 51 three-point attempts, making 15 of them; Today, the Timberwolves made 39 three-point shots and hit 11 of them, including 1-of-9 from Huazi and 0-of-3 from Randle.

In the last game, the Timberwolves had 19 turnovers, and the Thunder used the turnovers to score as many as 31 points; The Timberwolves had 14 turnovers today, and the Thunder took advantage of the turnovers to score 22 points. The Thunder's defense has been a strong base for them all season, and their defensive efficiency is the first in both the regular season and the playoffs.

In the best defensive lineup announced today, Dort is in the first team and Jalen is in the second team. In fact, the Thunder and defensive players like Caruso and Chet are definitely defensive at the level, but they didn't make the selection because they didn't have enough games. In the semifinals against the Nuggets, we have seen the Thunder's defensive pressing, chasing and intercepting Jokic.

And when the defensive level is about the same as that of Randle, Randle is a bit of a "true form" today. He was 1-of-7 today, 2-of-11 from the field and only scored 6 points, and had 4 turnovers, and was DNP by Finch in the final quarter.

When he couldn't shoot three-pointers and was caught by the Thunder on his back, his offense was a bit of a poor donkey. Randle's strong play on the inside is completely incomparable to Jokic, and today's opening two consecutive shots were interfered with by the Thunder, and Randle did not continue to kill on the inside.

Huazi today except for 1 of 9 three-pointers, I think it's really okay in other aspects, under the defensive pressure of the Thunder, he still got 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in 12 of 26, when Randle completely disappeared, the Timberwolves' offensive development was basically on his shoulders.

The Mavericks' win over the Thunder last year was largely due to an X-factor like PJ Washington. Regardless of how much better the Thunder are today than last year, who on the Timberwolves' team can play a role like PJ?

Alexander officially received his MVP trophy before today's game, and there was also a lightweight 38+8 to confirm the gold content of this MVP. is also 30+, Huazi gives people the feeling that he has burned everything and hollowed himself out, but he is still a drop in the bucket. Alexander feels like a precision strike, and every mid-range jumper kills the Timberwolves' morale.

This is Alexander's fifth consecutive 30+ games in the playoffs, and after the Tianwang Mountain against the Nuggets, Alexander seems to have opened up the second pulse of Rendu, returned to the level of MVP, and gradually won the MVP battle against Jokic.

After the first game of the Western Finals, Alexander received the MVP trophy on the cusp of public opinion, and used his strength to silence the doubters today. At this point, whether you like him or not, you have to admit that his ability is really great and he is fully worthy of the honor of MVP.

After defeating the Lakers with a deformed lineup and the Warriors in Curry's absence, the Timberwolves finally gnawed an extremely difficult bone in the playoffs, and two wolf teeth were broken in two games.

is not afraid of poisonous milk said that the suspense of the West Decision is being infinitely eroded by the Thunder, and it depends on the third battle of life and death, whether the Timberwolves can come up with something different and add some spice to the boring West Decision.