Friends who follow NBA, hello everyone! The Timberwolves, No. 1 in the Western Conference, and the Thunder, No. 2 in the Western Conference, had a strong dialogue. This game was a preview of the Western Conference finals. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 102-97 to win two consecutive games and ended the Timberwolves' four-game winning streak. Edwards was completely beaten by Alexander in this game. Edwards missed three free throws at the last moment and completely ruined the game. In the post-game interview, Huazi said that Alexander took too many free throws. In fact, the difference in the number of free throws between the two was only 3. How can you look?
1, Edwards talks about missing three free throws
Edwards played 38 minutes in this game and made 6 of 10 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 10 free throws. , scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Edwards committed a three-point foul, missed the first two free throws, and violated the third free throw.
Talking about missing three free throws at the critical moment, Edwards said: Whether it's a hit or a miss, I'm not disappointed. Whether I get in or not, it doesn’t really matter. I missed the shot today, but I will make it next time.
Note: Edwards' free throw shooting rate this season is 85%.
2, Alexander is brave
Alexander played 37 minutes in this game and made 10 of 22 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers. made 12 of 13 free throws. , scored 33 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
According to statistics, this is Alexander's 30th game this season in which he scored 30+ points, ranking first in the league.
It is worth mentioning that Alexander scored 30+ points each time he faced the Timberwolves three times this season.
3, Edwards: Alexander made a lot of fouls
Reporter: How can we slow down the Thunder?
Edwards said: Since Alexander was getting a lot of free throws, it was going to be difficult to slow them down . you can't touch it at any time during the game, it's really hard to deal with. The Thunder are a strong team, especially when they get calls like this.
Note: The Timberwolves made 21 of 29 free throws in this game, and the Thunder made 30 of 35 free throws.
4, Edwards: I will reflect on it
The Timberwolves made 21 turnovers and the Thunder made 8 turnovers; they used the turnovers to score the Thunder 28-8 Timberwolves.
Edwards made five mistakes in this game. He said: I have to reflect on it, because most of the mistakes were made by me. You have to face yourself. I'll try to find a way to stop screwing up, I promise. I'm definitely going to watch the footage carefully and figure out what the hell am I doing? Most of the mistakes were made because I was trying to make the right choice, but it wasn't actually the right fit. I will make progress.
5. Finch: It is impossible to win with 21 turnovers.
When talking about the team's 21 turnovers, Finch said: It is impossible to beat a strong team after making 21 turnovers, especially because our mistakes were very serious.
6, Towns: It will be interesting to face the Thunder in the playoffs
Towns played 35 minutes in this game and made 4 of 10 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 rebounds. Assists and 1 block.
Talking about the Thunder, Towns said: We both have good game videos from each other. If we face each other in the playoffs, it will be an interesting matchup.
7, Towns: Don’t be too fancy.
When talking about the team’s mistakes, Towns said: We must play simpler in the game and not be too fancy. Just keep playing aggressive, but we need to play smarter.
8, Alexander teased
After the game, when Alexander was being interviewed, his teammates faced the camera and made fun together.
Alexander joked about this: I don’t know how it started. I just feel that the children behind and are making noise, and they never behave well.
9, Finch talks about Conley's key three-point miss
Conley played 38 minutes in this game, making only 1 of 11 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, plus-minus value of -22 The lowest in the game.
Talking about Conley's key three-pointer miss, Finch said: I think he missed a lot of good opportunities.He rarely has that bad shot and it's just one game and he's been doing so well this season that maybe he hasn't had since he's been here. This happens, don't take it too seriously and focus on the next game.
