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1. Timberwolves VS Warriors Preview

Timberwolves performed well in the first round, and the Warriors' consumption of passing the level is even greater. Perhaps most experts and fans are more optimistic about the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are indeed very strong, with comprehensive configuration than the Warriors, with height, leadership and defense, more shooters, thicker benches, and there is no shortage of developer. However, statistics on the advantages of Timberwolves can easily add content that is unlikely to exist at the same time. If the Wolf's top defense and five-for-the-fly lineup are separated, the Wolf's characteristics will change if they change several key rotations. This is also one of the reasons why the Wolf team is not easy to grasp. The offensive and defensive logic is different under different forms.

Centers often have a definite influence on team style, and it just so happens that Gobert and Reed are at two extremes in the style spectrum. The former lacks the ability to host the ball, has a limited finishing radius, and requires the center of the basket to protect the basket, which completely needs the help of the defender. The latter is a space-type inside line with the ability to break through the ball, and the offensive threat is more certain. But the former is the starter and has a more dominant defense under a large sample, and is still the first choice for the Timberwolves to deploy troops.

Gobert's offensive effect has great variables, and you can see this just by looking at the first round of the playoffs. G5's Gobert handed over the monstrosity data, but in the first four games, Gobert averaged only 3.5 points + 6.3 rebounds per game. Which end he would be closer to is a completely different story.

In addition, Wolves are also two players with a big difference in upper and lower limits in the 3/4 position:

Jaden Mike Daniels, who beat the Little Prince in pieces and performed outstandingly in the first round of the playoffs. This kind of striker with some ball-combining ability and good physical fitness can cause a lot of damage from the weak side when facing a defense of average quality. But facing more targeted and oppressive defense may become an offensive weakness. Under different intensities, there will be a big gap in Jaden's offensive limits;

Randall has strong ability to hold the ball and develop, and is in a state of courage in the middle and late stages of this season. He avenged his previous shame in the first round of the playoffs, reversing the praise. But players usually don’t completely transform into a half season. In the face of higher intensity defense, whether Randall can maintain his first-round performance is a question mark.

Let’s not talk about the fluctuations of the core player Huazi here. The upper and lower limits of the other three points alone are enough to make people dizzy.

Simply put, to the extent that the Timberwolves can force the starting position 3-5 to approach their bad shape, you will be as confident as you can defeat the Timberwolves. Obviously, this requires support from defensive resources. Put a gate with excellent positioning in front of Gobert, blocking a No. 4-position champion with rich experience and strong body in front of Randall, and then arrange a master of assisting with excellent mobility and body to Jaden. The attack scene of the Timberwolves starting will inevitably suffocate.

The problem is that you don't have three dream-chasing Green, and you still have to consider chasing Huazi's leader. The Warriors are not Celtics or Thunder, and their defensive resources are less than that.

So, the key game is to lay out the formation. The Warriors and the Timberwolves will face the problem of setting up a formation. But at least the Timberwolves can be ignored in the early stages of the series. After all, the Timberwolves' use of rotation is more certain than the Warriors. Although the top 8 players have different characteristics, the foundation for projection and defensive qualities is there, and the difficulty of matching is still smaller than that of the Warriors. If Finch really needs to think deeply about the lineup, they will probably be very passive.

Conversely, can you guess Cole's starting lineup and rotation method tomorrow?

How to deal with the Timberwolves, give priority to defense or attack first, is really hard to say. The two teams played 4 times in the regular season, and the Warriors won 3 times. The Timberwolves are still these people, but the Warriors' lineup has been changed. At that time, the first time found that most of them were not the starter, or even in the team, so they had to do their homework again. At that time, the Warriors still had more ideas about defending, but the Timberwolves' offense at that time was also clearly not as good as the late-season version (the two teams played against each other in the middle and early stages of the season). After watching the Warriors' first round of the playoffs, you should be impressed by the effect of center defending Moody. If Shin Kyung is like this, don’t talk about Gobert.

I really want to say, why don’t you look at G1 first? Now we can only talk about a few points, the confusing parts of the formation (the following 4 paragraphs are recommended to save money and not read):

Who should Green and Butler defend against? Green vs Gobert, Butler vs Randall are regular matchups, they are smaller in size and capable enough. Maybe Butler needs some auxiliary defense support. But Green will have better effect on Randall directly, and Butler's defense against Gobert is not a big problem;

So, who should defend Huazi? Hilde and Curry can defend Jaylen Green, but it is too tempting to put it in front of Huazi. Moody returned to the starting lineup and said something else to whether Hua Zi could do it. Gobert felt comfortable to guard against him. If Butler is asked to defend against Huazi, Hilde has to defend against Gobert? Where is Podjemsky's defense against Huazi? Maybe give it a try;

Curry defends Jayden, facing a striker who is much taller than himself, and also takes care of the defense. Curry's defense is much better than Dongzi, but this job is definitely not easy to do. At least last year, Booker had a tragedy in this incident. Curry defends Conley is also an option, and Bojems can provide better assisted defense against Jaden. This returns to the entangled question of who is defending Huazi and who is defending Gobert;

Take Payton to fight Huazi, and the starting lineup will enter the defensive mode. Or try to start the game Post and Gobert to take into account space. Or enable Kuminga against Randall, liberate Butler and Green. Or start with joint defense, regardless of the alignment issue.

Okay, it's very confusing.

So, I mean, really, let's take a look at G1 first.

Let's think that G1 is an accident. The Celtics are too loose and the lead is too easy. They fail to match the Knicks' full commitment. The two sides have different respects to the game. The side that respects the game more naturally deserves to take away a victory.