The Western Conference Finals averaged 17.4 turnovers per game! The Lakers Warriors sent the Timberwolves to a height that was not theirs?

I believe everyone will have the same question after watching the Western Conference Finals G5: Is it the Timberwolves too good or the Thunder too strong?

The Timberwolves swept the Lakers 4-1 in the first round, and defeated the Wuku Warriors 4-1 in the second round. Randall's performance is obvious to all: he averaged 22.6 points and 4.4 assists in the first round, and 25.2 points and 7.4 assists in the second round. Whether Randall's personal performance or the overall operation and control technology shown by the Timberwolves, this is not a problem in the first two rounds.

But in the Western Conference Finals, the Timberwolves averaged 17.4 turnovers per game, Randle averaged 17.4 points, 3.0 assists and 3.6 turnovers per game, and the Timberwolves G5 made 21 mistakes in life and death battles. They were frightened by the Thunder so that they could not control the ball normally. The first defense in the Thunder League easily rolled up snowballs, and in the first half, the Timberwolves had to fight for their life and death.

The Thunder swept the Grizzlies in the first round, and played seven games with the Nuggets in the second round, tempering and sublimating. The real Western Conference Finals ended early in the Thunder VS Nuggets series.

The Timberwolves are not bad, but the Lakers and Warriors sent the Timberwolves into the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers have no inside and the Warriors have no Curry. The Timberwolves' promotion journey has taken two waves of bonuses, and no substantial problems have been exposed. When you really get to the Spanish Finals, the Thunder, who wins 68 times and has the first defensive efficiency in the league, will not give you any chance to try and make corrections.

The Thunder Series five games, defeated the Timberwolves in G1, G2 and G5 respectively, and crushed the Timberwolves in five games and three games, which is enough to illustrate the problem. The Timberwolves and the Thunder are not teams of the same level, and the Thunder is indeed terrible!

Thunder continued to use G4's defensive strategy and continued to give Huazi Curry-level defensive treatment.

Huazi G2 and G3 scored 30+ in two consecutive games, and led the team to beat the Thunder in G3. The Thunder has been actively double-teaming Huazi since G4 to test the rest of the Timberwolves.

G5's defensive strategy is generally a continuation of G4, and the Thunder has also optimized its defensive counterattack, mainly because Randall's performance is sluggish and it is not worth using the Dortmund card. Coach Dagnot in G5 put Dort on Huazi again. Jaylen Williams defended Randall. After all, it was a life-and-death battle for the Timberwolves, limiting Huazi's priority> Randall.

The Thunder's defensive thinking is very clear. No matter who is against Randle, it doesn't matter. As long as Randle receives the ball at a low post and digs it in, the Thunder decisively joins the three of them, and Randle makes 4 mistakes in the first half. Jaylen Williams, Caruso and Wallace can all bear misaligned defense, that is, the Thunder's misaligned defense hardness and pinch rotation ability are the fundamental confidence of coach Degenot to design defensive matches in this way.

Homegren is the main defense of McDaniels, and the Thunder's defense chooses to boldly short McDaniels outside the three-point line. Once Huazi + Gobert pick-and-roll, the Thunder directly attacked Huazi with two players, and Homgren went to make up for Gobert under the downside, and McDaniels made unlimited three-pointers from the outside.

It is not difficult to find that the Thunder gave Huazi the same defensive treatment as Curry, treating McDaniels as a dream, and double-teaming Huazi to force him to get the ball. McDaniels made 0 of 6 in the first quarter and Walker made 0 of 4 in 4. The Timberwolves naturally dug a big hole early.

Double-team Huazi to test the people around him, Timberwolves G4 responded to the end; once the people around G5 are silent, Timberwolves will be in a passive situation.

The Timberwolves are incapable of playing against the Thunder in both forms, no matter whether they are one, four or five, or in the other team.

Gobert was present and McDaniels was vented by the Thunder. The Thunder actually took Huazi's pick-and-roll with five defenses and four. Gobert with no range + McDaniels who are inaccurate are on the court at the same time. The Timberwolves have a big center on the field and the constipation level of the attack can be imagined.

In order to improve the offense, the Timberwolves must remove Gobert from the five-for-nothing lineup in which Reed/Randall is present. The Thunder can also produce the strongest five-forthing from Homegren + Caruso + Wallace + Jaylen Williams + Alexander.

The Thunder's five-in-one lineup is strong, Caruso and Wallace can go from one to five, and their team's defensive ability is far above the Timberwolves. Caruso's three steals in the first half are everywhere. The Thunder's small lineup's defensive oppressive ability directly scares the Timberwolves Reed and Randall's two space-type insides so they dare not deal with the ball - the Timberwolves made 14 mistakes in the half, including 9 steals by the Thunder, which are hard to save.

The Timberwolves' defense ability is far inferior to that of the Thunder. Reed and Walker are both cash machines for Alexander to play pick-and-roll, and double-teaming Alexander is the two bottles of poison that the Timberwolves must choose.

The strongest form of the Timberwolves is to become the five-in-one outside, but the comprehensive offense and defense is suppressed by the Thunder's five-in-one outside. He cannot beat his opponent in the field he is best at. This is also the key to the Timberwolves being beaten by the Thunder three times in the series.

The Timberwolves entered the Western Conference Finals with luck, and they are indeed in a gap in strength with the Thunder.

G1, Timberwolves made 19 mistakes; G2, Timberwolves made 14 mistakes; G4, Timberwolves made 23 mistakes; G5, Timberwolves made 21 mistakes.

The Timberwolves lost 19.3 turnovers per game in the four games in the series. The high-end game at the Western Conference Finals level does not allow you to make mistakes at all, not to mention that the opponent is the Thunder with 68 wins, record first in the league, and defensive efficiency first in the league.

The Timberwolves made too many low-level mistakes, which is also the key to their level being unable to match the Thunder and not being able to match the level of the Western Conference Finals. Operation control and handling the ball were at a loss in the league's first defense, and they were indeed extremely struggling visually.

Huazi is now 23 years old and 297 days old. The Timberwolves reached the division final after trading Towns this season, which is considered a goal, but there is still a long way to go to compete for the championship. The rotation of 8 players is not a problem. The key is the combination and use of the three cards Gobert, Randall and Conley. At present, this team is far from enough to compete for the championship.

Thunder returned to the finals after 13 years since 2012. The average age is 24.2 years old and is the youngest finals team in history. It can be said that the youth storm is right.. The Thunder have 10 players rotation depth, and the new MVP Alexander is in the top position, and the league's first defense is the only one.

The Thunder's hard power is stronger than the Pacers/Knicks in the East, and this year is indeed the best time for them to win the championship!