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One person will carry the inside banner! Shouldn’t the Warriors’ inside star perform such a rotation?

7:45pm, 14 May 2025【Basketball】

In a previous NBA playoff game, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-93. After this game, the Timberwolves tied the total score of the series to 1-1, and both sides returned to the same starting line. Considering that the Timberwolves won a big victory, they may also have a certain psychological advantage.

In this game, the performance of starting center Quinten Post was really bad. The team's substitute inside star Trayce Jackson-Davis finally got the opportunity to enter the rotation lineup. Davis played 19 minutes and 18 seconds in the game, 6 of 6 shots and 3 of 5 free throws. He scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block with a 100% shooting percentage in sports. He also had 1 turnover and 4 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -15. Davis showed quite good scoring and finishing ability at the basket on the offensive end, and he created a considerable threat to the opponent's inside. Davis' performance in the front and back court rebounds is also worthy of recognition, and he has also played a good role on the defensive end. With the team's condition sluggish and other inside players performing in a mess, if Davis hadn't stood up, I really don't know what the Warriors would have been beaten.

In the NBA regular season this season, Davis made a total of 62 appearances in 82 games, averaging 15.6 minutes per game, averaging 6.6 points, 5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 57.6% and a free throw percentage of 57.8%. In the playoffs this season, Jackson played 6 games in the first nine games, averaging 7.2 minutes per game, averaging 3.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.2 blocks, 0.2 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 90.9% and a free throw percentage of 33.3%.

Davis almost fell out of the team's rotation lineup in the second half of the regular season. His playing time was occupied by Post, and he could only waste his time on the bench. In the playoffs, Davis still has no way to enter the rotation lineup, and can only get sporadic playing time, and his data is also relatively bleak. However, in this game, with both Post and Kevon Looney performing poorly, Davis took on the inside banner of the team, and he also proved his value with his practical actions. In fact, Post's performance from the playoffs so far has been terrible. His offensive efficiency is a mess, and his weaknesses on the defensive end have been completely exposed. In the next game, will Davis get more trust and get a chance to enter the rotation roster stably?