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The Timberwolves beat the Warriors just like the Lakers, and they attacked the inside! The Warriors played better, Green apologized to the team and was no longer impulsive.

5:41pm, 12 May 2025【Basketball】

Timberwolves players are very excited when facing the Warriors! They think the Warriors play better than the Lakers. The Lakers' James + Doncic did put huge pressure on the Timberwolves, but the Warriors' strongest point is Curry; although Butler is very capable of fouls, Randle is also very capable of fouls, not much worse than Butler.

The Timberwolves' strategy of fighting the Warriors is the same as that of fighting the Lakers: 1. Crazy attacks the Warriors' inside line. The Warriors' inside line is relatively weak and it is difficult to withstand the Timberwolves' impact. Edwards + Randle + Daniels will take turns to attack the Warriors' inside line. When the three players faced the Lakers in the first round, they had a record of 43 attacks to the inside line, which the Warriors may be irresistible.

Curry

Edwards averaged 17.2 times per game (third in the league), and can be unlimitedly targeted by Curry, Hilde, and Pojemsky. Edwards' breakthrough was very sharp and efficient. The Warriors could only use double-teams, but referring to the Lakers' double-team strategy, it seems useless. Edwards' 3 points are also very accurate. This season, Edwards' 3 points are even stronger than Curry. He is the new "3-point king" in the league. He is a huge threat to the Warriors.

Randall officially replaced Towns as the Timberwolves' two leader this season, averaging 22.8 points per game and a real shooting percentage of 65.6%, which is very terrifying. There is even more unsolvable in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors may only be able to defend against him, and no one else can stop Randle's impact. Randall's low post impact was even stronger, and Green defended him easily to be fouled. If Green is troubled by a foul, the Warriors' inside defense will easily collapse.

Edwards

and McDaniels have a strong impact. When facing teams with weaker inside, Daniels can often play All-Star data. The Warriors have to rely on Green to defend themselves, and others really can't.

Of course, the Timberwolves also have the best defensive player Gobert. Gobert's biggest role in facing the Warriors is to defend Butler! Butler is best at breaking through the inside to cause damage, and Gobert happens to be the best frame protector. Butler will be very difficult for Butler to break through Gobert's defense. Gobert's frontcourt rebounds are also very strong. To date, Gobert's frontcourt rebounds rank first in the league, even stronger than the Rockets, and the Warriors may lose rebounds again.

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2. In addition to attacking the Warriors' inside, the Timberwolves were fighting against Green, which made Green in foul trouble. Green should have been sent off at least three times in the first round of the playoffs (reported by US media), but the referee let him go, so he might not have such good luck in the second round.

Green also apologized to his teammates for this and promised that he would control his emotions in the second round, concentrate on defense, no longer be emotional, and no longer make big moves. But can Green do it? Obviously Green can't do it. Green is easy to get up, and he will make big moves at that time. This is the biggest hidden danger for the Warriors.

Curry and Green

Because Green is too important to the Warriors, data shows that when Green is not on the court, the Warriors lost points soaring by 19.4 points per 100 rounds, and the penalty area loss rate is as high as 73.2%. Therefore, the Timberwolves will find a way to defeat Green. Once Green goes down, the Warriors' inside line will be empty. At this time, the Timberwolves will easily take away the game in one wave.

Timberwolves are not the Rockets. The Timberwolves have rich experience in the playoffs, are super strong inside, and have accurate 3-pointers from the outside. The Warriors are much more difficult to defend against the Timberwolves than against the Rockets. Although the Warriors led the Timberwolves 3-1 in the regular season, the Timberwolves rose in the second half of the regular season, so the score in the regular season is meaningless. The Timberwolves are now stronger than last season.

The Warriors want to defeat the Timberwolves Green for at least 38 minutes, otherwise it will be easy for the inside to collapse! Next is that there will be surprises. Curry + Butler alone will be difficult to defeat the Timberwolves. If it weren't for Hilder's outbreak in the first round of G7, the Warriors might have been eliminated, so if the Warriors want to win, they must have surprises appear.

Curry

The Warriors are expected to reuse Hilde in the second round. I hope Hilde can perform steadily and not be short-lived again. Of course, the Warriors must guard against the Timberwolves' outside line. Everyone in the Timberwolves can shoot 3 points except Gobert. The Warriors cannot give the Timberwolves too many open 3-pointers, because the Warriors are too short and it is difficult to interfere with the Timberwolves' shooting.

In short, the Timberwolves mainly attack the Warriors' inside line and then plague Green by fouls. If Green does not control his emotions, he may not only be sent off, but may also be suspended, which will lead to the Warriors being eliminated soon. What do you think about this? Comments are welcome, thank you.

The Warriors are hanging in the second round! The Warriors were eliminated at 3 o'clock. All signs indicate that the NBA wants to win Huazi, and the Timberwolves will definitely go further