Haslem: Even if Curry stays healthy, the Warriors can t beat the Timberwolves

After the Warriors narrowly defeated the Rockets in the first round, the team's morale was high. In the second round, they won easily against the Timberwolves in the first match against each other 99-88. However, the team's star Curry withdrew from the game due to injury and the time for his comeback was not determined, which directly cast a shadow on the Warriors' playoff prospects. Sure enough, the Warriors without Curry were recovered four consecutive games by the Timberwolves, and were eliminated 1-4 in the series. The Warriors ended this season in this way, which made many people feel deeply sorry for them. They believe that if Curry is not injured, it is impossible for the Timberwolves to advance to the next round. However, Haslem has a different view on this. He believes that even if Curry remains healthy, the result of this round of series will not be changed to the sixth or seventh game at most.

In fact, if you analyze carefully, the Warriors are not as good as the Timberwolves. The first is that the core lineups of the two teams are quite different. Curry is 37 years old, Green and Butler are both 35 years old, while Edwards is 23 years old, Randle is 30 years old, Reed and McDaniels are 25 years old and 24 years old, because the series is a protracted battle and requires the core players to have sufficient physical strength and energy, so the young Timberwolves obviously have more advantages.

The second is that the Warriors do not have a reliable third scoring point. Podjemsky is young and unstable and is inefficient on the court. Hilder averages only 12.5 points per game throughout the playoffs, which is far from the expected value. Finally, the Warriors lack qualified big centers. Facing the luxurious inside combination of Timberwolves Gobert and Randall, Cole is often helpless, and it is difficult for an old Green to match. So to sum up, Haslem is right. Even if Curry is healthy, the Warriors can't beat the Timberwolves in the series!