Wuku really can t beat it! The Warriors lost G4 to the end of their lives. What s even more terrifying is that there is almost no room for adjustment

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G4, butler's eyes were filled with fatigue. He played in G3 for 43 minutes, scored only 14 points in 5 of 9 shots in this game. Kumingga almost supported the offensive end with his own strength. As the saying goes, "There is no general Liao Hua in Shu as a vanguard", and the Warriors went completely far.

Compared with G3, the presence of Warriors puzzle players has been improved to a certain extent.

G3, 1 of Dream Chasing 4, Podjemsky made 10, Payton made 1 of 4, Looney made 1 of 4, Moody and Post 0 points. In this game, Zhu Meng contributed 14 points, Podjemsky scored 11 points, and Looney scored 8 points. The three brothers played better than G3, so they tried their best.

Kor also took the initiative to reduce the rotation. Before garbage time, he basically used the standard 8-player rotation of Davis/Loney+Peiton Jr. + Butler/Kuminga+Hilder+Podgemsky. Everyone knows the Warriors' wish to compete for strength and steal a game to extend the series before Curry returns.

The ideal is full, but the reality is cruel. The Warriors only played a good goal in the half, but were defeated by the Timberwolves in the third quarter (39-17). Huazi scored 16 points in the third quarter, and with a little force, the Wuku Warriors broke as soon as they touched them.

Butler and Kuming scored 63 points in one game, while the rest of the Warriors scored 34 points, which naturally aroused the alertness of the Timberwolves' defense. G4 directly added strength to Butler and Kuming.

Coach Finch used Randall, McDaniels and Huazi to replace defenses to pinch Kumingga, Butler and Hild respectively to fight head-on. Randall/McDaniels did not allow Kumingga/Butler to start comfortably, and pinched Butler and Kumingga two forwards with the ball and solved the singles.

Unlike G3 Butler who frantically bullied Divincenzo and Conley, the G4 Timberwolves used a large number of delays to return to the position to protect the No. 1 position from being exposed to Butler, and always put Randall, McDaniels, and Huazi in front of Kumingga and Butler, encouraging the two brothers to fight singles to solve the consumption.

G4, Butler and Kumingga scored 37 points together, far lower than G3's 63 points. The Timberwolves' defensive end has given the intensity of the match, and the difficulty of Butler and Kumingga's hard solution is also a visible improvement.

The Timberwolves clarified their defensive ideas through G3's survey test against the Ku-Warrels, appropriately shorted the dream-chasing/Peton Jr./Podjemsky and others (only defended against Hield), and restricted Butler and Kumingga from singles to score. Even though Zhu Meng and Payton gave a total of 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, the Timberwolves still firmly emptied the two of the two men's three-pointers in the game, freeing up people to surround Butler/Cummingga.

With Curry's absence, the Warriors' half-shot shots from outside the outside world were mostly unruly and laughing. The Timberwolves emptied most of the three-pointers outside Hilder.

The Warriors were scared by the Timberwolves. In the second quarter, they used 3-2 joint defense to kill them and then survived, and scored a 10-0 wave.

The Timberwolves have many three-point firepower points on the outside, but inside Gobert lacks the ability to independently attack at the basket. Three players on the 3-2 joint defense line pressed the Ace of the outside (Huazi) to block the breakthrough line. The two of them took into account the three-pointers and the middle distance in the bottom corner. In the second quarter, the Timberwolves missed three-pointers and effectively curbed Randall's singles on the free throw line and Huazi's singles on the ball.

3-2 joint defense is very consistent with the Warriors' five-minute defensive mobility, but the Timberwolves' three-point shooting percentage undoubtedly affects Kerr's time and confidence in using the joint defense.

Huazi opened fire outside the three-point line in the third quarter. The Timberwolves made 16 of 34 three-pointers in this game, and the three-point shooting percentage was as high as 47.1%. The Warriors' 3-2 joint defense was self-defeating.

The Warriors' people can't stand it: Randle's bull style is rarely able to solve Zhu Meng and Butler at the same time. After fighting with one sign, he turned around and jumped to make a strong single, and scored 31 points lightly; Huazi picked and rolled and ravaged Hilde, and the 30-pointer in three quarters felt hot.

The Timberwolves were not afraid of the Warriors' attack. They took off Gobert and played the five-for-all shooter formation on the court, creating a wide range of offensive space for Randall and Huazi to fill the operation.

3-2 joint defense and man-to-man are not easy to limit the Timberwolves' offense. Huazi and Randall made the Warriors' defense very passive in this round of the series.

Without Curry's restraint, the current Warriors who can play can't beat the Timberwolves, and it's even more terrifying that the Warriors have no room for adjustment.

The two existing singles, Butler and Kumingga, are not good at three-pointers, and do not have the ball pick-and-roll three-pointer to instigate the threat. The pick-and-roll initiated by the Timberwolves can not only sink and retreat, but also allow Gobert to switch defense beyond the three-point line. Coach Finch is not afraid of Butler and Kumingga's hard-shot ability in mid- and long-range shots, as long as they limit the two to hit the basket.

Butler and Kumingga cannot stably attract the Timberwolves to attack. The Timberwolves are willing to use a large number of single defenses and replacement defenses to test the two's hard solution efficiency. This is also the fundamental reason for the difficulty in positional combat development after the Warriors have no Curry.

Curry's pick-and-roll call Gobert can create the opportunity for others to 4-on-3, and the puzzle players can get easier scoring opportunities, but it is difficult to get through. In short, the Warriors did not have a pick-and-roll attacker who could make the Timberwolves fear. Gobert's advantage on the defensive end on the court was magnified, and the Warriors could not beat the Timberwolves at all.

In contrast, the Timberwolves have Huazi, a pick-and-roll, offensive engine that can attract and break defense, and the probability of the Timberwolves' puzzle is much higher than that of the Wuku Warriors' puzzle player.

In addition, the Timberwolves' puzzle has both offense and defense, and has stronger dominance ability, and can also complete difficult hard ball breaks. The Warriors puzzle relies more on system play, and their ability to solve problems is almost zero.

The characteristics of the two main attackers, Butler and Kumingga, and the relatively single functionality of the role players, determine that Cole has almost no room for adjustment. Without Curry, he really can't beat it. The trend of this round of series is 4-1.