super heavy artillery

Chapter 433: A Bad Start
The Timberwolves, who lost two games, exposed many, many problems.Wiggins' downturn has been slow to find the feeling of playing in the playoffs.Other players are better, but it's clear that these players aren't ready for the playoffs.In the entire Timberwolves, only Butler and Belica seem to have that energy.But these two people are in an awkward position in the Timberwolves.Butler has long been dissatisfied with Wiggins' lack of progress!Although the contradictions in the Timberwolves locker room in the late regular season were strongly suppressed by Thibodeau, but now they have lost two games in a row and are facing the situation of being swept away, all contradictions are about to erupt again.

On the other hand, Thunderclap already had a huge advantage, and now it has won two cities in a row, with a momentum like a rainbow.In the next two games, even if it is an away game, their chances of winning are very high.All four series in the Western Conference are now 2:0.Of course, the Thunder, Rockets and Warriors all lead, with some exceptions for the Blazers.They beat the Pelicans on their home court and won two games in a row.It is really surprising.But in any case, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs will not last long.Under such circumstances, the Thunder is definitely not willing to spend too much energy on the Timberwolves.They will definitely attack with all their strength and end these two games as soon as possible.

All of this illustrates a problem: there is not much time left for the Timberwolves!
After Game 4 ended on April 20, the Thunder took a day off in Oklahoma before taking a chartered flight to Minneapolis.Originally, the third game between the two sides was held on the evening of the 21st.But in order to avoid the long-distance travel from affecting the players' state, Donovan deliberately set off one day earlier.After arriving in Minneapolis, Donovan did not arrange any training.It was just that on the afternoon of the 21st, he took the players to the Timberwolves' appearance-the Target Center Arena an hour earlier.

An Luo is already very familiar with this arena.He has played in this league for two seasons, and these teams in the Western Conference have played against each other quite a few times.There are many home courts for the Devils in the West, but the Target Center is not one of them.

Throughout the warm-up training, his face was livid.Sufficient rest hasn't kept the players in the kind of form that pleases him.Especially Westbrook, his shooting is still not very accurate.Whether it is mid-range or three-pointers, the touch is very poor.Although it is only pre-match training, it does not represent the state of the game.But Donovan still feels that this game will definitely not be as smooth as the previous two games.

In fact, Donovan is not alone in feeling this way.Playoff veterans like Westbrook and Paul George know it all.No one will be caught without a fight, the more critical the situation is, the more enormous energy will erupt.

Stepping into the Target Center arena again, An Luo felt a different atmosphere.Those Timberwolves fans who were fairly friendly in the regular season turned into grinning wolves, as if they wanted to tear the villains like An Luo into pieces.In the eyes of these Minneferans, the Thunder is like a bandit who invaded themselves and wanted to take away all the fruits of their hard work this season.

In such an atmosphere, the Timberwolves players' blood buried in their hearts was stimulated.Under the leadership of Butler, Yu Leiting launched a fierce battle.Although there is a lot of disparity in hard power, the Timberwolves have always had hope of winning this game.

As soon as the game started, Towns got a chance at the basket.Although under Adam's defense at the time, he was not able to take the lead for the home team, but he grabbed the offensive rebound.Then, he didn't hit hard himself, but threw the basketball into Teague's hands outside the three-point line.Westbrook, who was originally in charge of marking, did not follow up in time, causing Teague to be empty in front of him when he received the ball.Roberson sprinted toward Teague, who feinted, evaded Roberson's interference, pulled up and threw the ball.

"Shu~"

Three points!Timberwolves head start.

"Russell, pay attention to your position! Don't miss anyone!" Donovan looked very anxious. Although the game had just started, such a mistake was too wrong.So he couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and walked to the sidelines, and yelled at Westbrook.

Looking back, Westbrook pushed the ball beyond the three-point line.Thunder's first offense was the same as the previous two games.But this time it was Adam who came to the top.Westbrook continued to cover and walk in, but Teague's defense was very tight, and Towns under the basket didn't follow at all.His chances for layups are so poor that he can only pass the ball out.Paul George was the first stop, but he missed the shot.Wiggins became more active in this game. He stuck directly to Paul George's face, and his physical confrontation did not lose the wind at all.

The basketball was finally passed to An Luo, and he rushed to the top of the arc with the cover of Robertson and Adams.But just as he was about to make a shot, Butler charged forward and got stuck at the moment when An Luo took off.Although An Luo tried his best to avoid Butler's block.But in a panic, he threw the ball a three-way shot.

Downs stuck Adams and grabbed the ball.He threw it vigorously, and the basketball was sent to Teague by him.But Teague is not the fastest one in the Timberwolves. Butler's reaction is faster than him.However, the Thunder players were not slow to react. Westbrook overtook directly and got stuck in front of Teague, forcing him to slow down his speed.However, before Westbrook could breathe a sigh of relief, Teague suddenly accelerated again.Westbrook was caught off guard and was passed clean by the opponent.At this time, An Luo, who was following Butler, could only give up Butler and come back to defend Teague.But this was just drinking poison to quench thirst. As Butler flew straight up, An Luo knew that his choice was useless.

5:0, the Timberwolves started very smoothly.

The Timberwolves finally showed their wolf nature in this game.Their defense is not very good, but through a lot of physical confrontation, it has brought great interference to the Thunder players.In fact, the playoffs should have been like this, but in the first two games, everyone hadn't gotten out of the rhythm of the regular season.

As the game progressed, Donovan's expression became more and more ugly.After two days, the two teams seem to have an exchange.In this game, the Timberwolves played more like a well-prepared playoff team.The Thunder must make changes as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)