How to "steal" a victory at the Thunder s home court? Huazi played dominantly, hit the penalty area + reduce mistakes!

In the past day, two interesting things happened. Edwards, the Timberwolves star, was fined by the league (a fine of $50,000 for using vulgar language in a post-match interview). Alexander, the Thunder's "new king", was awarded the MVP title by the league and presented Rolex to a teammate. Some fans who are not interested in the big deal said bluntly: "Huazi's fine this season is enough to buy Rolex for his teammates."

In the first game, although Huazi and Alexander had neither high shooting percentages (38.5% and 37%), Alexander scored 20 points in the second half, while Huazi only scored 5 points in the second half (only took one three-pointer in the last quarter). Of course, the key to the Timberwolves' loss in the first game was still in the third quarter (net loss of 24 points in three quarters).

How can the Timberwolves "steal" a victory at the Thunder's home court?

First, Huazi needs to show his dominance!

In the first game with the Thunder, Huazi played for 36 minutes, contributing 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. It is undeniable that an ankle sprain at the end of the first quarter will have an impact on his condition, but this is not the most critical. For any superstar, leading the team to victory is the most important.

Huazi only made 13 shots in this game, and it was even more outrageous in the final quarter. She only made one three-pointer. Huazi has extraordinary confrontational strength and athletic ability, but she could not find the Thunder's defensive loopholes. She gave 3 assists, but made 4 mistakes. You should know that in the four matches in the regular season, Huazi only had 3 assists.

Huazi's inside shooting percentage so far has reached 55.1%, which is Huazi's biggest advantage. He must maximize the impact on the Thunder's penalty area in the next game. Only in this way can he lead his teammates to participate in the offense and test Huazi's ability to score points.

Second, how to attack the Thunder's penalty area!

Data shows that the Timberwolves made a total of 83 shots in the first game, of which 51 of which came from the outside, but the three-point shooting percentage was only 29.4%, and the three-point shooting number was 15. It is worth mentioning that Randall made 5 of 6 shots outside the three-point line. The Timberwolves only made 6 shots within the three-point line in the third quarter with a net loss of 24 points, which is undoubtedly a self-destruction!

Degnot was sent with a "Death Five" lineup in the first game and achieved very good results. The second game will definitely continue this tactic. The Timberwolves need to formulate corresponding strategies. The lineup of Huazi + Randle + McDan + Divincenzo + Conley must try to break through to the penalty area.

Use impact force to break through the penalty area, forcing the Thunder into foul trouble, and can also disrupt the Thunder's offensive rhythm. In the first game, the Timberwolves scored 20-54 points in the inside and were beaten by 34 points.

Third, you must reduce mistakes!

During the regular season, the Thunder were the team in the league that best scored by mistakes. So far in the series, they are the same. The Timberwolves made 17 mistakes in the first game, and the Thunder scored 31 points by mistakes. In contrast, the Timberwolves used the Thunder's mistakes (12 times) to score only 10 points.

In the first game, Huazi made 4 mistakes, Randall made 5 mistakes, McDan made 3 mistakes, and Reed made 3 mistakes. Reducing mistakes is the top priority.