4-1 Gentleman sweeps, 4-1 Defying the will of heaven and changing fate! He quietly becomes a favorite for the championship, and you are worthy of the championship

After the first three games of the NBA division finals, two groups were born 2-1, and the final promotion was quite suspense. In the East, the Knicks survived in a desperate situation. When they lost two games at home, they could still win the first away game. In the Western Conference, the Timberwolves also changed their fate against the will of heaven and changed the overall situation in the G3 game, severely hitting the league's No. 1 Thunder. The Thunder team in the playoffs is definitely not weak, but to be honest, they are not as strong as they are, and their stability is still much worse. For example, in their first round of Grizzlies, they can still fight the Thunder until the last moment in the Grizzlies' remnant formation. For example, the Nuggets, who are in a turbulent season, can compete with Lei in the tiebreak, and the third game of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder exposed themselves again and lost to the Timberwolves for a full 42 points. Before that, no team could recover from a 40-point loss and finally won the championship that year.

From this point of view, although the Thunder is still at the top of the championship odds list, I think the Timberwolves have a better chance of counterattacking, and the Timberwolves are the team with more championship appearance. In fact, the Timberwolves have not been smooth all the way this season. Their record in the first half of the regular season was very average, they have always been in the middle of the Western Conference, and they have entered the playoffs at the end of the season. Their regular season winning rate has dropped by nearly 10 percentage points from last season. This may be related to the offseason deal. Last summer, the Timberwolves suddenly sent Towns to the Knicks, shocking the entire league. Not to mention that Towns was the No. 1 pick they trained, they have been working diligently during their time playing for the team. The key is that in recent years, the two-tower combination of Towns and Gobert has played a tacit understanding.

The Timberwolves happened to be in the rising period of their career. They just broke into the Western Conference Finals last year. According to their original lineup, they are definitely expected to win the championship. Unexpectedly, the management suddenly abandoned Towns. On the one hand, they probably want to free up the team's salary space, and on the other hand, they may improve Edwards' tactical status and upgrade the team's tactical system. However, after Towns left, the Timberwolves' regular season performance was indeed affected. Gobert's inside dominance was greatly weakened. His average number was from 14 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks last season to 12 points, 11 rebounds and 1.4 blocks this season. Veteran Conley also suffered a tragic defeat. His average score fell below single digits for the first time in nearly 16 years, and his shooting percentages in both events fell by 5 percentage points compared to last season. At the same time, it will take time to get along with Randle and Divincenzo, who were exchanged for Towns.

This also led to almost no one optimistic about the Timberwolves during the regular season, including playing against the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. Everyone's prediction was that the Lakers could advance, and the Timberwolves were eliminated. Unexpectedly, the situation was one-sided. The Timberwolves crushed the Lakers and swept 4-1 by the gentleman. In the second round, facing the Warriors who were unstoppable in the second half of the regular season, the Timberwolves still did not give any chance and easily defeated their opponent 4-1 to win. Some people say that the Timberwolves' first two rounds are too sweet, and the Lakers and Warriors are too weak, but these two teams are also super giants in the Western Conference, and the traffic team is definitely not as unbearable as they imagined. Besides, the Timberwolves basically did not encounter any pressure to defeat them, and it was a complete crushing force. If you let the Thunder and the Lakers play in two rounds of the series, the Thunder may not be able to sweep them by gentlemen.

Compared with the regular season, the Timberwolves definitely played better, which is mainly reflected in Randall. In the past few seasons, Randall has been criticized and is known as the soft persimmon in the playoffs. In the 21st playoffs, Randall averaged 18 points per game, with a pitiful 29.6%. In the 23rd playoffs, Randall averaged 17 points per game, with a shooting percentage of only 37.4%. As the team's core player, this efficiency is really a bit terrible. It is said that he is a cancer of the playoffs. However, this season, Randall did not expect to usher in super evolution. It is rare to see him play so many tough battles. Until now this year's playoffs, Randall averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 51%. The Timberwolves have so many forward players who take on dirty and tiring work. Randall only needs to focus on his independent offense and ending, so his efficiency has been greatly improved.

So looking back, the Timberwolves' deal to send Towns away is very forward-looking, and Randall actually played an unexpected effect in the playoffs. 4-1 A gentleman swept, 4-1 A defiance of heaven and change fate! Quietly becoming a popular champion, you are worthy of the championship. In the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the Timberwolves lost to the Thunder. They all think that Edwards was completely defeated by Alexander, but after the first three games, Alexander's overall data was not as good as Hua Zi. In the first three games, SGA shots totaled 26 of 61 shots, while Huazi made 29 of 56 shots, Edwards was even better in efficiency. The key is that SGA got 33 free throws in total, while Huazi only got 19 times, which is indeed a bit unfair. With the referee's standards consistent and without blowing a whistle, Edwards' dominance in the game is definitely stronger than Alexander. It depends on whether the Timberwolves can break the game in the subsequent game and prevent Alexander from fouling so easily. Do you think the Timberwolves still have hope of winning the championship?