Lead 2-0! The Western Conference Final lost suspense! Alexander scored 38+8, Edwards scored 32 points and 9 rebounds

On May 23, in the NBA playoffs, G2, the Thunder continued to play against the Timberwolves at home. Previously, the Thunder led 1-0 with a big score. The last game was indeed controversial. They all felt that the referee was too stole the show and favored the league's No. 1 Thunder. Unfair calls became the main reason for determining the outcome of the game. Of course, the Timberwolves themselves also had many things that were not good at. First of all, there were too many mistakes and were frequently beaten by the Thunder to counterattack in a fast break. Secondly, the three-pointer threat from the role players was not played out. Reed, Divincenzo, and Walker made only 5 of 28 shots in total, with a shooting percentage of 17.9%. Finally, the Timberwolves' inside offense is not aggressive enough, and they basically float outside and shoot, and rarely seek confrontational scores in the penalty area. Before the game, the Thunder coach said: "We have many excellent players, and most of the people on the team can undertake more tasks, including Shay (Alexander) - although he has done enough. For the benefit of the team, no one in the team will be limited to a certain role simply to pursue personal limits. I value the energy and rhythm of the game they bring more. Although they are not good in size, we win by positivity, speed and rhythm. The key is to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses." When talking about the Thunder's defensive tactics, Edwards said: They block the inside tightly, and they like to do this, pile up 4 or 5 big players in the inside to force you to quickly get out of the ball. So we play normally and just handle the ball well. "In this game, both sides were in the starting lineup.

The Thunder sent Jaylen Williams, Alexander, Chett, Harten, Dort, and the Timberwolves sent McDaniels, Gobert, Edwards, Conley and Randall. At the beginning of the first quarter, Gobert won the jump ball, and the Timberwolves took the lead in getting the ball. Edwards broke through with the ball on the right and made a layup, scoring the first goal in the game. The ball, Chett's turn in the penalty area also opened for the Thunder, Hartten got up from the middle distance and made a small throw shot steadily, Jewe had a drifting mid-range shot, McDann made a three-pointer at 45 degrees, and he was in the heart of the net. Jewe made a jump shot with a backward pull-up shot against the defense. Edwards was not willing to be outdone, and he pulled back and hit a ball in the middle distance. Alexander slipped through the bottom line, and made a layup with his back hand to wipe the board. Dort rushed to the rampage and scored two points.

In the first quarter, both teams had good offensive efficiency. The Thunder took the initiative and maintained a lead of about 5 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Timberwolves 29-25 by 4 points. At the beginning of the second quarter, Jewe felt hot, and the high-difficulty mid-distance pull helped the Thunder win the first goal. Reed half-turned and the Monkeys scored a hook shot. Walker got up in the paint area and made a small throw shot into the heart of the net. Divincezo hit the hollow three-pointer against the defense. Chet arc The confidence-selling shot from the outside line was also pierced with one shot. Wallace grabbed the offensive rebound by Xue Wuhen and made a strong makeover. Randle pushed the defense and squeezed into the basket and made a strong start. The Timberwolves once overtook the score in the middle of the second quarter, but the good times didn't last long. The Thunder immediately launched a fierce attack. Caruso scored five points in a row, and Alexander drifted a three-pointer and hit the hollow.

The difference returned to about 10 points, and the half-time match After the game, the Thunder led the Timberwolves 8 points 58-50. The second half began, and the change of sides started again. Alexander suddenly stood up and stopped and made a jump shot, opening the prelude to the third quarter. Gobert skipped the water and responded with a strong tip-in response. Randall raised high in the inside and caused damage, stood on the free throw line and made both free throws. McDaniels drove straight into the long throw and shot to get the board. Randall made a single misplaced single and turned around and continued to score. Jewe's confident three-pointer The fire was just about to hit the heart of the net. By the middle of the third quarter, the Timberwolves completely collapsed and the offensive end was completely silent. Randall, who had good performance in the first few games, had a sharp drop in form. He made only two shots in the first 11 shots, and Edwards was unable to turn the situation around. On the other hand, the Thunder blossomed more points, and Alexander easily scored 30+ in three quarters.

The Thunders widened the gap to more than 20 points. After the three quarters, they 93-71 leads the Timberwolves 22 points. In the final quarter, Walker stood up on the bench and scored 5 points in a row from inside and outside shots. Reed raised his head high at the basket and easily scored. Gobert dunked his hands in the penalty area. Although the Timberwolves had not given up and narrowed the gap to about 10 points, there was little time left. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 118-103 and led 2-0 with a big score. The Western Conference Finals may lose suspense.

In terms of data, on the Thunder, Alexander scored 38 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Jaylen Williams scored 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Chett scored 22 points and 4 rebounds, Dort scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. On the Timberwolves, Edwards scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, McDaniels scored 22 points and 2 rebounds, Walker scored 17 points, Reed scored 10 points and 8 rebounds, Gobert scored 5 points and 9 rebounds, and Randle only had 6 points.