The King of the NBA

"beep"

The game is over.

With a score of 117:106, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors by 11 points and won Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Ning Yi scored a game-high 37 points, plus 8 rebounds and 10 assists; Love scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists; Rubio scored 10 points, Martin 11 points, Jokic 13 points, Turner scored 13 points and the Timberwolves scored in double figures.

On the Warriors side, Curry scored 32 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and made 5 of 10 three-pointers; Thompson scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 of 11 three-pointers.

Strictly speaking, both Curry and Thompson played pretty well in this game, and it was their insiders who really made the Warriors lose.

From the beginning, the Warriors' interior has been a weakness.

Especially for Bogut, today Bogut only scored 4 points, plus 4 rebounds, but he fouled 5 times. As a result, the Warriors fell behind.

The various adjustments of the Warriors later were actually adjusted around the vacancy of the inside and the score behind. But there was a problem at the beginning, and then all kinds of compensation did not work.

"The Timberwolves are really strong. It's really lucky that the Rockets can play against them to the seventh game." Cole sighed secretly. The Timberwolves are stronger than the Rockets. If it wasn't for Ning Yi's injury, the Rockets might not be able to play them to the seventh game. seven games. Now this powerful opponent is going to be dealt with by their Warriors.

The game is over.

Ning Yi, Curry and others hugged one by one, then came to the sidelines, hugged McGrady, and smiled at Yao Ming: "Brother Yao, how are you, did you not embarrass you?"

"Of course not, you played very well." Yao Ming smiled and reminded: "But the Warriors are not easy to deal with. You won this game, and if you want to use this strategy to win the next game, I'm afraid it will not be easy. .”

Ning Yi frowned and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the Warriors are strong in offense, but there are big problems in defense. Their advantages are very prominent, so any team may win. But at the same time, their shortcomings are also obvious , so they may lose against any team. But we are very balanced, and they can only be considered unlucky when they meet us."

Yao Ming thought for a while, then nodded with a smile: "Hehe, you can see clearly than me."

A day later, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals kicked off.

If the Timberwolves won the first game by strategy and tactics, then the second game was won by stars.

The Warriors made tactical adjustments in this game. Although the inside line still seemed weak, it did not become a loophole like the first game.

But this still can't stop the Timberwolves.

Before Ning Yi crossed, he watched countless Warriors games. Of course, it was on TV. Although he didn’t watch it live, he watched the Warriors’ games against so many opponents, including the finals against the Cavaliers. Ning Yi's understanding of the Warriors and Cole can be said to be no less than that of coach Adelman.

In some respects, Ning Yi is even better.

The change of the Warriors did not exceed his expectations, and Ning Yi had already figured out a way to continuously use his teammates' pick-and-roll misplaced singles to play Curry, which made Curry very helpless.

His height and physical fitness are inferior to Ning Yi's. Although he is active enough and defensively skilled, his defense mainly relies on his body, and he suffers in this respect.

Every time everyone pulled away, Ning Yi misplaced and singled Curry, either directly scoring points, or attracting the opponent's double-team, and then passing the ball to his teammates.

Before Ning Yi crossed over, he saw the Cavaliers against the Warriors. That's what James did. As long as his teammates are strong enough, it's almost impossible to fight like this.

When the Warriors attack, it is mainly outside shooting.

Today Curry was pissed off by Ning Yi, and he was very aggrieved. He really couldn't do anything to Ning Yi on the defensive end, but it was different when it came to the offensive end.

Curry's scoring ability is very strong. He has a scary three-pointer, as well as super control ability, and his breakthrough ability is no weaker than anyone else. Although his physical confrontation, explosive power, and jumping are not very good, his skills make up for this, so he is not only good at shooting three-pointers. If you are afraid of his three-pointers and stick them too high, accidentally will be passed.

Rubio suffered from Curry and was almost blown away by Curry.

Fortunately, Rubio's current three-point shooting is not bad, and he seized the opportunity to return two three-pointers, and he felt more balanced in his heart.

The Warriors use outside shooting, mainly relying on Curry and Thompson to score. If they open up, others can score. If they can't open up, it will be difficult for others to score.

The Timberwolves are dominated by Ning Yi, and then Love. The two of them, one inside and one outside, caused the Warriors a headache.

From the very beginning, this game has evolved into a duel between the stars of the two sides. The Timberwolves can't defend against the scoring of Curry and Thompson, and the Warriors can't defend against the scoring of Ning Yi and Love. The two sides come and go, killing each other Happy.

After halftime, Ning Yi scored 27 points, Love scored 18 points; for the Warriors, Curry scored 24 points and Thompson scored 19 points.

However, in terms of score, the Timberwolves had the advantage, leading the Warriors by 9 points at halftime.

"The Timberwolves have Ning and Love, but that's not the point. The point is that they have too many role players who can score." Cole frowned, his heart solemn, "Martin, Rubio, Turner, Jokic, Shabatz is something we don't have, whether they are outside or inside, they have enough people, every position is not lacking."

Cole realized that the real gap between his side and the Timberwolves was not the star, nor the strategy or tactics, but the background and the overall strength.

A team with obvious flaws and distinct advantages may be invincible in the regular season, but in the playoffs, especially in games like the Western Conference Finals, it will not be able to eat.

Because there are usually one or two games, which are home and away games, and there will be a period of time between them. The opponent may not know you well enough. Your advantages can fully make up for your disadvantages.

But when it comes to such an important game as the playoffs, and there are seven games in a series, the opponent has enough time and energy to study you. In this way, it will be difficult for you to make use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. Your shortcomings will be magnified, targeted by the opponent, and may even become the key to your failure in the end.

The Warriors are a typical example. They are strong because of their outstanding advantages, explosive scoring ability, and sharp three-pointers. Once they are shot by them, no one can stop them. But the disadvantages are also prominent, the inside line is empty, and too much reliance on projection, all of which have been studied, used by the Timberwolves, and used as a breakthrough.

This breakthrough is fatal!