msmithbooks Chapter 940
Chapter 940
Chapter 940
With the support of the home fans, Gouqi and Towns, who had been sluggish in the previous two games in Oklahoma City, played the best performance since the series.Not only that, ** and Teague are also very strong, and the Timberwolves finally played the long-awaited offensive performance.
The Thunder were not intimidated by the strength of the opponent. What storms had they not seen?The Big Three still played steadily, did not give the opponent a chance to open the score, based on the defensive end to contain the opponent, and then waited.
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.Xie Kai knows some things in the art of war very well, so he will not confront the opponent head-on when the opponent's impact is the most fierce. He slowly accumulates physical energy, does not let the opponent beat the game, boils the frog in warm water, and then waits for the opponent's hand feeling to decline , when the excitement ebbs.
The Timberwolves led by 3 quarters, but in the last quarter, when the Thunder suddenly increased their defensive strength, their offensive efficiency began to decline in an avalanche.
At the end of the game with 5 minutes and 11 seconds left, the Thunder overtook the score with Xie Kai's 2+1. At this time, the mentality of the Timberwolves' players was completely different.
Leading the whole game, but being overtaken by the opponent at the last moment, this feeling made the young players of the Timberwolves a little bit overwhelmed.
Downs and Brother Gouqi started to panic, and ** tried to calm down his teammates, but he found that he could no longer control the situation.
The Thunder played ball by ball. Xie Kai's field control + team experience allowed them to teach the opponent's "first-time playoffs" a good lesson in this opponent's life-and-death battle.
The result of the game made the Timberwolves desperate. They lost to their opponents for the third time in a row. The series has fallen behind 3:0.
Xie Kai sent 5 blocks in this game, setting a new record for a single game in his career playoffs (the previous record was 4).In this game, he let the Timberwolves fans see what is the strength of the MVP.He didn't get the highest score in the game, but in the last quarter of the game, everyone saw his ability to control the game.
The Thunder lead 3:0, only one step away from breaking into the second round of the playoffs.
The probability of the Timberwolves being eliminated is infinitely close to 100%. The reason why it is not completely 100% is probably to respect the competitive sports itself!
Even, the probability of the Timberwolves being swept is close to 100%. Fortunately, this probability is lower than their probability of being eliminated. After all, the Thunder may also have a chance...
In this game, the Timberwolves were convincingly defeated. The Shuangdi also played, ** and Teague also played, and the substitutes Xi Ke6 and Rose also played well.This kind of loss is really desperate, because your strength is not as good as others, you will be slaughtered if you play poorly, but the opponent can still beat you if you play well.
On April 4, the Thunder VS Timberwolves series G24 continued.
The Timberwolves lost the last game. Knowing that he was about to be out, Gouqi picked up the thermos again, and Towns started to shoot again.On the defensive end, the two worked as usual and did not work hard. They looked good, but they were actually paper tigers.
The process of the game was completely different from the previous game. After the Timberwolves were led by the opponent in the first quarter, they plummeted. Their morale was completely gone, and they were basically waiting to clock in and get off work.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the Thunder to allow the opponent to win, securely accept the victory, sweep the opponent with a total score of 4:0, and advance to the second round.They also became the first team to advance to the second round of this year's playoffs.
The two No. [-] picks of the Timberwolves, in their first trip to the playoffs, were extremely disappointing. Not only did the long-awaited offense fail to perform against a defense of the Thunder's level, but also defensive weaknesses and attitude problems Also exposed.In addition, they lack the temperament and responsibility of leaders, which makes the management and Timberwolves fans more worried.It is hard for everyone to imagine that the future team can rely on these two people to achieve the goal of the championship.
Those guys who advocate the Timberwolves black eight have not dared to show their heads these two days, and they were beaten when they showed their heads, like playing a game of whack-a-mole.Black eight?Hey, it's sweeping!
Some fans ridiculed the Timberwolves' luxurious division, but when they met the Thunder led by Xie Kai, they instantly became unable to play. Therefore, the so-called double champions are actually not soft. The playoffs are the stage for superstars. Except **, No one in the Timberwolves can wrestle with the Thunder.
The Thunder's opponent in the second round is the winner between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers.These two teams are currently tied 2:2 and are preparing to play Tianwangshan. It seems that there will be no winner without a tie-break.
The Thunder may be the team that ended the first round first and started the second round last, but there is no way to do this. This is a happy trouble, because if you don't play for too long, your body will get rusty.
In the other rounds of the Western Conference series, apart from the Blazers and Jazz playing evenly, the Rockets played against the Spurs and the Warriors played off the bench with ease. Although there was no sweep like the Thunder group, the opponents were also very difficult to beat. to Game 6.Obviously, it is basically a certainty that the Warriors will meet the Rockets in the semifinals.
The Jazz and the Blazers really reached the tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker on April 4, the Jazz eliminated the Blazers in overtime and entered the second round. Their opponent in the second round was the Thunder that had been waiting for a long time. .
In the matchup between the Thunder and the Jazz, the outside world is naturally optimistic about the Thunder advancing to the West.This group of matchups is more optimistic about the Thunder than in the previous round, because although the Jazz are a team with far better defense than the Timberwolves and are more team-oriented, their upper limit of talent is not as good as the Timberwolves.
In the playoffs, pay attention to matchups, and a team without superstars wants to beat the defending champion with 3 superstars. It is indeed a bit overthinking.
Some people say that the civilian Pistons eliminated the Lakers and won the championship!That year, the Pistons had DOPY, All-Star players Hamilton and Roaring Tianzun, and then Billups made 5 All-Stars. Although this lineup does not have MVP-level superstars, it is definitely not a civilian team.
What does this jazz have?Lu Yizhong, who is only worth a first-round pick?The No. 13 shooting guard Mitchell in the first round?Gobert of the All-Defensive Team?Or Favors, who once had hope of becoming an All-Star power forward?
After this team lost the best player, Eunuch Hai, the next hopeful player to be an All-Star is No. 13 rookie Mitchell.But it might be more reliable to count on him to kill the Bug-like Xie Kai, or to buy some lottery tickets.
The biggest problem with the Jazz is that they are inferior to each other in almost every position.Favors can indeed beat Patterson in the low post, but it is also difficult for him to prevent the latter's 3-pointers.As for the matchup between the two defensive centers, Gobert has no advantage against Duck. As for Xie Kai against Mitchell, the Turtle against Lu Yizhong, and Pickled Pepper against Ingles, they are all firmly suppressed .
(End of this chapter)