The regular season against Wolves is second only to the three cores! The Thunder wants to enter the finals again, this person is the key

With Alexander as the core, the Thunder has also given many role players sufficient display opportunities in recent years. For example, Isaiah Gio, Dort, Kenridge Williams and others have been valued under the command of Degnot. After defeating the Nuggets in the tiebreak, the Thunder entered the Western Conference Finals again after many years of separation. Facing the Timberwolves, who are also young in the lineup and have no experience in the competition, both sides can basically be said to be 55.

Faced with the aggressive Timberwolves, if the Thunder wants to win and enter the finals, putting aside the core players such as Alexander and Jewish, the performance of role players is also highly valued. In this Western Conference Final, the one who may play the surprise is Aron Wiggins, who has performed well in the regular season against the Timberwolves. This second round No. 25 pick in the 21-year second round has been valued by Dagenut since joining the Thunder. With his outstanding three-pointers and strong defense, Wiggins once played his best career this season. He played in 76 games in the regular season and scored 12 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 22.9 minutes of playing time, with shooting percentages of 48.8%, 38.3% and 83.1% respectively in the three games.

According to statistics, in the four regular season matches between the Thunder and the Timberwolves, the Thunder won 2 wins and 2 losses in these 4 games. Wiggins averaged 12.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game during 20.2 minutes of playing time, with shooting percentages of up to 52.8%, 50% and 83.3% respectively in the three games. Among them, the average score is the fourth highest for all Thunder players to face the Timberwolves, second only to Alexander, Jewway and Homegren. Unlike facing the Nuggets in the Western Conference semi-finals, the opponent's lineup rotation is relatively in short supply, but this Western Conference Final, the Timberwolves basically rotated 8 people (Edwards, Randall, McDann, Reed, Gobert, Divinchenzo, Conley, Walker). For the Thunder with a thicker rotation lineup, if Wiggins can maintain stable offensive firepower on the bench, the Thunder will indeed have the chance to pass the Timberwolves level and once again entered the finals stage after 13 years.

The two teams were able to overcome all obstacles. When they met in the Western Conference Finals, the team's core really played an extremely critical role. The Timberwolves have Edwards, Gobert, Randall, and the Thunder also have tridents of Jewish, Alexander and Homgren. In such a series of games with full intensity, it is difficult for core players to ensure excellent performance in every game. Therefore, if Wiggins can continue to perform well against the Timberwolves in the regular season, it will definitely be a icing on the cake for the Thunder, and may even be a timely help in some games. Wiggins, who played in the playoffs for the second time in his career, performed well in this year's playoffs. He scored 7.6 points and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%. However, considering that Dagnot is the more open-minded coach and has been rotating multiple players in the playoffs, Wiggins should be entrusted with important responsibilities in the next Western Conference Finals, and I hope he can seize such an opportunity.