Big upset! The league s number one fell swoop, the Thunder lost 42 points! Alexander s true form was revealed

On May 25, in the NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves returned to home to face the Thunder. Previously, the Thunder led 2-0 with a big score. The first two games were the absolute crushing of the Thunder against the Timberwolves. The Thunder is worthy of being the first in the regular season league and can also play a super dominant force in the playoffs. They scored more points independently and had a very tough defense. The star Alexander also had enough status and won this year's MVP. In the last five playoff games, Alexander averaged 33.4 points per game. On the offensive end, Alexander's jump shot from close to middle distance is quite stable, and his ability to create a strong killing ability. Although the referee does take good care of Alexander, this is also his ability. The Timberwolves need to find a way to limit Alexander and try not to let him squeeze into the basket easily.

At the same time, from the first two games, the Wolves also exposed many shortcomings. The most serious problem is of course too many mistakes. After all, they lack a stable organization point. The star Edwards has relatively average ball holding ability, poor tandem ability, and the Timberwolves make many mistakes. The Thunder's ability to catch counterattacks is particularly strong, which often becomes the key to the score being pulled apart. Secondly, the Timberwolves are not aggressive in the interior. According to statistics, Gobert has played 12 games this season in the playoffs, averaging 8 points and 9 rebounds per game, and both data set a career low. In the words of famous reporter Zach Lowe, the Timberwolves need to find some tactical solutions, not just to improve their three-point shooting percentage and take advantage of their height. You have to let Gobert play a role, and you have to think about other tricks in tactical strategies.

In this game, both sides were in the starting lineup, and the Timberwolves sent Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Randle and Gobert. The Thunder sent out the following: Dort, Alexander, Jaylen Williams, Chett and Haltenstein. At the beginning of the first quarter, Chett won the jump ball, and the Thunder took the lead. Hartten took the lead and scored the first goal of the game. Randle turned over the free throw line and made a steadily hit, which also opened for the Timberwolves. Dort made a single with his back and leaned back and made a jump shot. Edwards accelerated the layup to score a goal, McDaniels braked and pulled the jump shot steadily. Chett's 45-degree angle wing three-pointer cannon pierced the heart with one shot, Alexander made a clever layup. In the first half of the first quarter, the scores of both sides were very close. Unexpectedly, the Thunder collapsed very soon. They fell into a 4-minute scoring drought and were hit by the Timberwolves with a super offensive, widening the score gap to more than 20 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Thunder 34-14 by 20 points. At the beginning of the second quarter, Shannon scored 2+1 in a confrontational layup, helping the Timberwolves win the first place. Jewe rushed to the basket and caused damage. He stood on the free throw line and had both free throws. Conley stepped back and made a big two-pointer and made a steadily. Reed turned around and made a silky layup easily. Wiggins' open three-pointer to help the Thunder stop bleeding slightly. Conley immediately chased another three-pointer and made a cold arrow. Reed flew and made a layup. It is completely different from the previous two games, the Timberwolves in this game have a new look.

score difference was widened to more than 30 points. After halftime, the Timberwolves led the Thunder 31 points 72-41. The second half began, and the change of sides was played again. Alexander's front large three-pointer pierced through the center of the basket, opening the prelude to the third quarter. McDaniels immediately fought back. Edwards volleyed and twisted his waist and made a difficult layup. Dort made a three-pointer with a bow from the bottom corner, and arched a hundred steps through the Yang. The Thunder's counterattack momentum was late. Relying on the first wave of offense in the third quarter, the gap was narrowed to 22 points. However, the good times did not last long. After that, the Timberwolves did not give any chance to awaken again. Randle and McDan successively made extremely long three-pointers. Edwards was possessed by Jordan, and his gorgeous layup in the air shocked the whole game. Then, a long three-pointer shot was directly in the heart of the net. The gap was instantly widened again, at most more than 40 points. After the third quarter of the game, the Timberwolves led the Thunder 107-70 by 37 points. In the final quarter, the Thunder had already claimed the loss, and all the players replaced the substitute. After two minutes of playing, the Timberwolves also stopped the team and replaced all the starters. The game lost the suspense early. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder 143-101 42 points, breaking the highest single-game score in the team's history, and the big score also came to 1-2 to win a game. In terms of data, on the Timberwolves, Edwards was extremely efficient in this game, making 12 of 17 shots, scoring 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, with a real shooting percentage of more than 80%. Randle scored 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, McDaniels scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Gobert scored 7 points and 7 rebounds, Reed scored 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Shannon scored 15 points. On the Thunder, Alexander scored 14 points and 6 assists with only 4 of 13 shots, Jaylen Williams scored 13 points and 4 rebounds, Chett scored 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Harten scored 6 points and 6 rebounds.