G4 s life-and-death battle! Cole broke the deadlock with three moves. Can the Warriors use home court to counterattack the Timberwolves?

G2 Warriors' test formation was quite effective, at least they tried Kumingga and TJD, as I said in this article! If you are interested, you can learn more, and I will not describe it more! With Curry's absence, the Warriors once put the Timberwolves in a passive position with the outbreak of Butler (33 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists) and Kumingga (career high of 30 points). Cole boldly used TJD (7 points) to start, using his defensive toughness (carrying Gobert, pushing Randall) and Kumingga's impact, and delaying the siege (PS: Edwards held the ball, waited until he hit the penalty area and then failed to pass the ball and then closed the ball) and defensive change of lineups to limit Edwards' 3 of 12 shots in the first half, and at the same time, he threw Randall into the inefficient rhythm of holding the ball and playing singles. But in the second half, the Timberwolves adjusted their strategy, Edwards scored 28 points alone, Randall scored a triple-double (24+10+12). The Warriors' physical fitness collapsed in the final quarter and eventually lost.

This game seems to be anxious, but in fact the Warriors' defeat is decided; however, the failure of this game may not be a bad thing for the Warriors, after all, the key issues have been exposed! Cole's advantage is finding shortcomings in failure.

The first thing is Butler's physical fitness problem: Jimmy carried the entire team's offense in the third quarter, but his physical strength was exhausted in the last quarter, and his offense and defense efficiency dropped sharply. He only scored 5 points in the last quarter, making 1 of 7 shots.

The second three-pointer firepower cliff: The Warriors made a record 0 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, Podjemsky performed poorly (1 of 4 out of 4), and Hilder (4 out of 8 out of 8).

The final inside rotation has reached its limit. Looney and Green left the field with 6 fouls, and could not limit the Timberwolves' double towers (Gober + Randall).

As for how G4 Cole can adjust to defend his home court and win the Timberwolves? Kumingga may be the winner!

1. Liberate Butler: From the core of holding the ball to the tactical bait transfer, Butler G3 undertakes too many ball holding tasks, resulting in a silence in the final quarter. Kerr needs to optimize his offensive design:

The first thing is to increase the off-ball screen, use Butler's restraint to create open three-pointers for Hilde and Pojemsky (G3 Warriors' three-point shooting percentage is 43%, but only 23 shots).

Secondly, activate Kumingga's "deputy attacker" role to reduce his low-level strong attacks, and participate more in fast attacks and weak side empty cuts (G3 Kumingga's success rate is more than 70%).

2. The lifeline of the Timberwolves' offensive lies in Edwards' breakthrough and passes and Randall's support. The Warriors need to make targeted defenses:

The wheel battle consumes Edwards: Peyton Jr. (Blasted by Huazi in the final quarter of G3) Main defense + Kuming assists in defense, limiting his start speed and passing vision.

shorted Randall's three-pointer and chose to shrink the penalty area. Randall made 1 of 6 three-pointers in G3. The Warriors can choose to short it, focusing on protecting the basket and weak side three-pointers (Timberwolves substitutes Reed, Devin and Walker have a great threat to three-pointers).

joint defense changed formation to speed up, and the G3 Warriors used 3-2 joint defense to temporarily work, but after the Timberwolves adapted, they cracked it through Randall's support. Cole needs to add 1-2-2 joint defense changes, combining the maneuverability of the small lineup to interfere with the passing route.

3. The Warriors have obvious height disadvantages in the interior, but they can "win with cleverness": use TJD's mobility to defend Gobert around the front, cut off his receiving route, and participate in fast break counterattack (G3 TJD's continuous inward cuts disrupt the Timberwolves rhythm); reduce Green's ball-holding organization (G3 Green's 5 mistakes), focus on assisting defense and rebounding positions (G3 Green's 6 fouls directly leads to the loss of the inside); increase Rooney's playing time, and use experience to limit Randle's singles and second attacks.