A disastrous defeat! The Timberwolves 88-114 Warriors, who is the culprit in this game, the data will not lie

In the just-concluded NBA Playoff Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Thunder 88-114 away, and both sides fell behind 0-1 in the series. After the game started, the Minnesota Timberwolves gave the favorite Thunder the championship as soon as they came up. McDaniels + Edwards jointly scored 8 points, helping the team start an 8-0 start. Then, under Harten's inside attack and Alexander's strong killing, the Thunder gradually caught up with the score. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Thunder 23-20. In the second quarter, Randall exploded. He felt hot from the outside and made three consecutive shots. Edwards also made repeated shots to help the team expand his lead. Then Wallace of Thunder hit a 3-pointer, Jaylenway and Alexander repeatedly made the inside and succeeded. At the end of the half-time game, the Timberwolves led the Thunder 48-44. Randle made 5 3-pointers in the Timberwolves and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, while Edwards scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in the first half.

The second half of the game became the watershed of this game. The Timberwolves' offense stagnated, and their mistakes continued + frequent ironwork. Relying on the bits and pieces of Edwards and Divincenzo alone, it was impossible to resist the power of the Thunder Alexander and Jaylenway. At the end of the three quarters, the Timberwolves was already 10 points behind the Thunder. In the fourth quarter, the score gap between the two sides continued to widen, and the Timberwolves finally admitted the loss by a away shot. So where did the Timberwolves lose in this game? Perhaps the data can give us some answers.

Edwards, as the team's undisputed core, is the team's biggest contributor to eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. He has averaged 26.5 points, 8 rebounds, 5.9 assists per game so far in the playoffs, and has a three-point shooting percentage of up to 38.5%. In this game, Edwards was not afraid to play against the hottest Thunder. He made 3 of 7 shots, 2 of 4 of 3 points and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 13 points and 5 rebounds, helping the team take the lead in the half. However, in the second half, the Timberwolves collapsed on both ends of offense and defense. Although Edwards tried his best, he could not resist the Thunder's fierce counterattack. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves had already taken over 10 points. Edwards made 5 of 13 shots in the whole game, 3 of 8 of 3 points and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls. In the next game, he needs to wake up his teammates in time and strive to equalize the away game.

Randall, since this year's playoffs, Randall's performance has been impressive, with averaged 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and his performance is no less than Edwards. He felt excellent in this game. He made 5 of 6 3 points in the first half and scored the team's highest 20 points. He made 9 of 13 shots, 5 of 6 3 points, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 5 of 5 mistakes. Randall felt hot in the first half, but was completely curbed by the Thunder's defense in the second half.

McDaniels has averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game so far in the playoffs, showing the style of a top 3D player. He didn't make many moves in this game. He made 3 of 5 shots, 1 of 3 of 3 points, 0 of 0 free throws, scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls. He only played for 23 minutes because he suffered 6 fouls early on the defensive end. His fate also led to the team's collapse on both offense and defense.

Gobert, compared to Edwards and Randle's hot state so far, Gobert is a little quiet, especially his role on the offensive end has been further reduced. In this game, he was once again forgotten in the offense. He only made 1 of 3 shots and scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. His sluggish on both offense and defense is an important reason for the team's failure in this game.

Conley, as a veteran, showed his old age in the playoffs this year. Although he occasionally performed highlights, his overall performance was not satisfactory. In this game, he only made 0 of 3 shots in the half game and scored 1 point. He made 8 shots in the whole game, 1 of 5 shots, scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and did not help the team on both offense and defense.

Substitute: Reed, although he averaged 3 points less than the regular season so far in the playoffs, his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 46.7%, and they are all very fatal. His outside shooting once made the Lakers suffer. In the first half of this game, Reed felt poorly and only scored 0 points and 5 rebounds in 4 shots. He still couldn't find his touch in the second half. He made 11 shots in the whole game, 0 of 7 shots, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 4 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.