On the 25th, the red and black list: The two Timberwolves kings worked together to make efforts, and the four Timberwolves substitutes burst into 43 points!

There are many good shows in the NBA game, and I will listen to you whoever is the god or who is the trick. On May 25, the NBA ushered in the third match between the Timberwolves and the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, and the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder by 42 points to win a game. So how exactly do the players perform in the game? This column will bring you a commentary on this game.

G3: Thunder 101:143 Timberwolves

The Wolves' losses in the first two games seemed to be that they could not stop the Thunder's body advantage from the Thunder's body, but in the final analysis, there was a big problem with their offense. Edwards, who made the most three-pointers in the league in the regular season, nor did they, the two "bench bandits", could not make the output from the outside. This sluggish on the offensive end, naturally allowed the Thunder to spend energy on the offensive end to put a large pressure on the offensive end. Fortunately, the Wolves' offense finally returned to a high level in the third game, and they also won the first victory of the series as they wished.

Unlike the previous game where everyone was "betting" on the outside, the Timberwolves' outside shots in G3 seemed to be more restrained, and they were 4 less shots than the opponent's Thunder. The decrease in the number of shots brought about a rational increase: they did not place the outside star on Edwards alone, but distributed the shooting rights to everyone more evenly. Ten of the 14 people played by the Wolves had three-pointers, and the overall outside shooting percentage was as high as 50%. This rationality also allowed them to get out of the previous quagmire of the outside.

Timberwolves core Edwards scored a game-high 30 points, while on the court he has improved the rationality of playing ball with the naked eye. In this game, he no longer insists on playing "hero ball", but can more reasonably adjust his offense. Take the offense outside the paint area as an example: In the first two games, Edwards only made 8 of 26 shots outside the paint area, while in G3 he gave 7 of 12 shots. After scoring 30 points, Edwards ranked fifth in history in the first two games in the playoffs before and after James, Kobe, Durant and Doncic.

Edwards's outbreak is also inseparable from the assistance of his teammate Randall. In this game, Randall scored many difficult goals, including a very long-distance three-pointer. In addition, his role as an offensive hub is still successful. With this smooth flow, the Thunder's defensive strategy will not play a substantial role in Randall.

In the first half of this game, the Timberwolves scored 72 points in the team's history playoff halftime score. In addition to Edwards and Randle, the four substitutes, Reed, Divinchenzo, Walker and Shannon, also played an important role. They scored 43 points with a shooting rate of more than 50%. It can be said that the open offensive opportunities they seized also made the suspense of the victory or defeat of this game early.

On the other hand, Alexander used "moon profits and loss" to describe him in this game. He seemed to be a little oversighted when he came to the away game with the identity of a new MVP and a 2-0 score. His positive and negative value was even worse than that. Alexander himself became the third MVP player in history to lose 42 points in a single game in the season. As the leader, it is time for him to bring more energy and concentration. After all, their final goal this season is to compete for the championship.