4 free throws, MVP scored only 14 points! The value of James words is still increasing

The Western Conference Finals reached 1-2, and the suspense continued! Edwards scored 16 points in the first quarter, the Timberwolves tore the Thunder's defense, and won 42 points in the game, setting a team record with 143 points!

On the other hand, the Thunder did not have any temper at all and lost to their opponents in every quarter of the game! Alexander, who averaged 9.2 free throws per game this year, has led the league MVP with 129 free throws, and has only 4 free throws in this game.

1 shot 4 in a single quarter, 4 shots in the whole game, only 4 free throws, and only 14 points. This is not the performance that MVP should have! But Alexander could only sit off the court for most of the time and think about what was going on?

"Edwards used our mistakes to grab counterattacks at the beginning. Naturally, such an excellent player cannot let him enter his comfort zone early, but this is the case tonight!"

Talking about Edwards' performance, the new MVP had to accept it! It also added that in the next game, you will start defending Edwards in the first second, which is a matter of game concentration.

data shows that after Alexander scored 30+ in five consecutive playoff games after 14 points in this game, he scored a single game with a plus-minus value of -32.

This means it's doing very badly today, not just Edwards and the Timberwolves are doing too well. Among them, the free throw must be mentioned.

Today, Alexander only had two chances to go to the free throw line, making 4 shots, but compared with at least 9.2 free throws in each game, the gap is obviously very big.

Interestingly, Alexander was booed by the whole audience every free throw and some fans called him a "branch expert". This naturally needs to start with G1 of the Western Conference Finals. At that time, how Alexander played and had whistle, the free throws were too much for the outside media to watch.

As a result, G2's game was not as exaggerated as G1 in terms of penalty decisions. In this game, the Thunder's free throws 19 times and the Timberwolves 17 times were basically tied, but the situation on the court was very different.

For this reason, a bold definition is that the Thunder's strength is not as outstanding as the previous two games crushing the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves are still underestimated by the outside world, which naturally does not include James.

Remember what James said about the Timberwolves in his basketball podcast? The Timberwolves have outstanding height, movement speed, counterattack and projection levels and are well-established in coaching teams and tactical execution.

At that time, James concluded that if the Timberwolves did not win the championship, they could at least make it to the Western Conference Finals! In other words, James believes that the Timberwolves have the strength to win the championship and has reached the Western Conference Finals.

For this reason, it can be said that the value of James' words is still rising, and Curry also recognized this Timberwolves led by Edwards after the Warriors were eliminated by the Timberwolves. They are young and dare to advance bravely in adversity.