In the West Coast semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the series G3 between the Golden Nuggets and Timberwolves will be played at the Timberwolves' home court on Saturday morning. The Timberwolves return to home with a 2-0 advantage, and the balance of the series has tilted towards the Timberwolves. As long as they can continue their outstanding performance in the playoffs in G3, they will definitely be able to rewrite the score to 3-0.

The Timberwolves performed well in the playoffs this season. After sweeping the Suns in the first round, they defeated the Golden Nuggets in the first two away games of this series. At this point, the Timberwolves have won all six of their playoff games this season and have started 2-0 in two consecutive series for the first time in team history. There is a statistic worthy of attention - in the history of the NBA playoffs, teams with a 2-0 away lead advanced 36 times and were reversed only 5 times. However, in the semi-finals, they advanced 11 times and 2 Being reversed for the first time, I have to say that the goddess of victory is gradually getting closer to the Timberwolves. It should be pointed out that R. Gobert was absent in G2 due to personal matters. It was originally thought that the Timberwolves might have an impact on the inside confrontation, but Kelly Anderson who replaced him as the main selection and this season's Best Sixth Man winner Naslett were very disappointed. It has filled the gap of R. Gobert well . After the change, the overall size of the Timberwolves is smaller, and the overall tactical style has become faster. They even beat the Golden Nuggets by 26 points in G2, which was their single game in the playoffs this season. Highest net rating. This may make Chris Finch more bold in trying different lineups in future games. The Timberwolves do have this capital. After all, their forward resources are one of the more abundant in the league. This is also The place where gold nuggets lose relative to each other. In addition, Anthony Edwards has performed at a superstar level in the playoffs this season. As long as he and Karl Towns can perform efficiently as always, it will be easy for G3 to return to home and win the match point.

Golden Nuggets G2 was lost on the offensive end, scoring only 80 points in the game. You must know that their lowest score in a single game in the first round was 101 points. But in the semi-finals, the Golden Nuggets' average score in the first two games could not even exceed 90. Under the careful care of the Timberwolves, J. Meili only scored 8 points on 3 of 18 in G2, and Zujie scored 16 points on 5 of 13. On the contrary, Alan Gordon was able to score 20 points. The matchup of Elangorton is the key to G2's loss, and may also be the key to losing the series. This is all because the Timberwolves G2 changed their defensive deployment - often leaving Alan Gordon open , partially defending five and four, and focusing on restricting J. Meili and Zujie . This allowed the Golden Nuggets G2 to record 16 assists and 16 turnovers. J. Melly was even guarded to the point of "breaking his defense" and did not accept an interview after the second consecutive game. At the same time, the league is investigating his action of throwing a hot compress pack on the court in G2. It is not ruled out that he will be suspended in G3. Of course there are ways to break the game for the Golden Nuggets, but it is difficult to achieve it. First of all, the Golden Nuggets' Aaron Gordon , Michael Boda , K. Parkby and Christian Barn are all difficult to compete with the Timberwolves' abundant wings. With reserves to contend with, the Nuggets are already at a disadvantage in the matchup, so whether it is J. Melly or other role players, they need to perform at a super level to have a chance to break the game; secondly, Zujie needs to do more and increase his offense. Investment, he handled too many offensive rounds in the first two games very reasonably. As a superstar, when the wind is against the wind, he needs more hard solutions with the ball instead of reasonable handling. Injury situation: Forward Vera Gaogaka continues to recuperate from injury.