The sense of presence is still limited! The veteran in the Timberwolves backcourt did not perform well in the entire playoffs?

In a previous NBA playoff game, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-93. After this game, the Timberwolves tied the total score of the series to 1-1, and both sides returned to the same starting line. Considering that the Timberwolves won a big victory, they may also have a certain psychological advantage.

Although the Timberwolves won the game, the team's starting point guard Mike Conley's performance was actually quite average. Conley played 17 minutes and 19 seconds in the whole game, made 2 of 5 shots, 2 of 4 from outside the three-point line, and 0 of 1 free throw, scoring 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and had a turnover, with a plus-negative value of +2. Conley's presence on the court is still very limited. He has no other offensive means except shooting on the offensive end, and his scoring ability is already seriously insufficient. Conley has already found it difficult to support the team in passing and organizing offense, and his contribution to the defensive end is relatively limited. Conley seems to be a little overwhelmed in this intensity of confrontation, and his influence on the game is already seriously insufficient. Therefore, he did not get enough playing time, which also shows that in the eyes of the team's coaching staff, the performance of several bench players is better than Conley.

In the NBA regular season this season, Conley played 71 games in 82 games, averaging 24.7 minutes per game, averaging 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.1 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 40% from the field, 41% from three-point shooting percentage and 90% from free throws. In the playoffs, Conley averaged 22.7 minutes in the first seven games, with averaging 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. He shot 31.6%, three-point shooting percentage 30.4%, and free throw shooting percentage 75%.

Conley's performance in the regular season is actually quite average. Although it has declined significantly compared to the past few seasons, he can basically complete his tasks. While maintaining a stable outside shooting percentage, he can still maintain a high level in organization and series offense, which is also worthy of recognition. However, in the playoffs, Conley's performance declined sharply. Although the team easily advanced in the first round of the series, this has nothing to do with Conley's performance. It seems that Conley still cannot maintain sufficient competitiveness in this round of the series, which is definitely not good news for the Timberwolves. If they want to go further, it would be a bit bad to start the starting point guards can only play like this.