Guo Xu's performance in the second half was poor, making 8 of 20 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Stadameier scored 27 points and 8 rebounds with the highest team; Marion scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The worst performance was Joe Johnson, who made 3 of 13 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 9 points and 3 assists, which disappointed Suns fans.

On the side of the Timberwolves, the "Three-Headed Monster" scored 63 points in the whole game, and Szebiak also scored 11 points.

After the game, the Timberwolves' "Three-Headed Monster" attended the press conference and expressed their confidence in defeating the Suns to advance to the finals.

Kassel scored 20 points and 6 assists, but his data was not inferior to Guo Xu, and he proved his strength on the offensive end. This guy was very disgusting to play. He always brought it to the weak side after pick-and-roll. If he didn't attract the inside to switch defense, he would not be able to defend against Guo Xu on his back and face him alone and could not cover him. He also had good anti-interference ability in shooting.

After winning the game, Kassel was very happy and said in an interview: "Didn't Jason want to see what expression I had after the game? Now he can see it."

After saying that, Kassel showed a stiff smile and the reporters shrank their necks together.

Garnett was happy to mock Guo Xu. "We are a group of fighters and will never lose to the players who ran to shoot girls' MVs during the playoffs and held concerts in college. We love basketball more than Jason Guo."

Spreville also said: "We have a way to deal with the Suns and can break through their defense in the regular season. They just rely on the running and bombing tactics to win easily when facing weak teams. Once the pace slows down, there will be problems. They are not as powerful as they imagined."

It was the Sun's turn to be interviewed. The reporter told Guo Xu the words of Garnett and others. Guo Xu shook his head and smiled and said, "What they said makes sense, I'm speechless."

If you lose, you lose. There is no need to find a reason, but you have to win four games in the playoffs to advance. He is not worried about the next game.

The reporter asked: "Do you regret going to shoot MV?"

"What are you going to regret? You should do what you made an appointment with your friend. And even if I go back to Phoenix, I will stay at home for two days and will definitely not practice football immediately. We took a full week off."

The reporter asked: "Miss Fox and you filmed Avril's MV and watched the game in the front row of the home court today. Some media revealed that you were in and out of the same community. Are you living together?"

"Let's discuss basketball games, let's talk about feelings after the season ends." Guo Xu smiled awkwardly.

Originally, he admitted it if someone asked, but today he lost the game, so it would be better to continue hiding it.

If you admit that you have a girlfriend at this critical moment, and with the media's habituality, Meghan must be portrayed as "Su Daji". As the saying goes, "Sex" is a knife on the head, and some fans will also say that Meghan has prevented Guo Xu from death.

In fact, it is because the Suns players have had problems with their condition because they have been resting for too long. Too much is as bad as too much.

Such a long rest will make players feel a little weird, such as occasionally having inattention problems. They are used to relaxing and don’t have much room to make mistakes in the playoffs.

During training, Marion said that this was a bit like an offseason. Their training intensity was not high. They practiced casually and went home to rest and wait for the game to begin.

The Suns' training intensity is directly related to their geographical location. The weather in Phoenix is ​​too hot. It's only May, and the temperature during the day is above 30 degrees. Under such conditions, no one wants to train at high intensity. D'Antoni pursues fast-paced offensive and defensive transformation. Ensuring physical strength is the key. Position battles are left to Guo Xu to solve the problem, and there are not many tactics.

In terms of tactics, the Timberwolves do restrain the Suns. They can limit the fast attack and force their opponents to play positions. When Madson and Garnett appear together, the Timberwolves' inside speed is also very fast.

After the game, many people online changed their minds, and more people were optimistic that the Timberwolves advanced to the finals and won the championship.

Some experts analyzed the lineup and believed that the Timberwolves' lineup was better than the Suns. It was correct that the "Three-Headed Monster" had just formed a team, but they all had rich playoff experience, and the two had experience in the finals.

In 1999, Spreville played in the finals as the core of the Knicks and lost to the Spurs.

Kassel was selected by the Rockets in the first round in 1993. He was lucky enough to win two consecutive championships with the Rockets as soon as he entered the league.

Although Garnett had never passed the first round of the playoffs before, his abilities have reached the peak of his career. If Guo Xu had not been the top three statistics list this year, his performance would have been enough to win MVP.

The Suns players performed well in the regular season, but they were too young. The core players were all young. There was only one veteran, Kukochi, and he became a marginal player and had no chance to play. Running and shooting is an extreme tactic, and once the opponent is also able to run, it will not work.

Most basketball experts are "hindsight". Before the start of the series, the Suns were in full swing and advanced in the first two rounds. No one mentioned the experience of young players. As soon as the Suns lost, they began to analyze the Suns weaknesses and find the reasons for the loss.

To put it bluntly, neither side has an overwhelming advantage, the team is lucky and the player in a better position wins.

The second battle continued in Phoenix.

Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Bale and others practiced their shooting in the morning. The coaching staff believed that as long as they were not ironed outside the three-point line, they could successfully defeat the Timberwolves.

With the cheers of Suns fans, the home team performed very well at the beginning. Although Guo Xu was strictly guarded for double-teaming, it was difficult to easily make a phone call, but he attracted double-teaming and frequently assisted his teammates after passing the ball. He only scored 10 assists in the first half and scored 13 points, hoping to score a large double-double.

The Suns led 18 points 65 to 47 at halftime.

In the positional battle, the Timberwolves defended Guo Xu more successfully, but he fought Kassel alone in the counterattack, and his teammates were not good at double-teaming.

The Timberwolves' tactic is to reduce the offensive and defensive rhythm and sharpen the position; the Suns try to drive the rhythm up and the players run at full speed.

The Timberwolves are not easy to defend when sending high center forwards. Haslem defends Garnett. Whenever he runs, Sir will face Johnson or Olavokandy. Even if he fails to get rid of it directly, he will have an advantage in catching the ball and hitting the basket.

Both sides had excellent defense in the third quarter, with players' shooting percentage dropping, 20 draws in a single quarter, and the Suns led to the final quarter.

The Suns maintained their advantage in the first half of the last quarter, and the situation changed suddenly in the second half.

Spreville suddenly got a thrust, made three three-pointers in a row, and once again broke through and layup, scoring 12 points, helping the Timberwolves catch up with the point difference.

Garnett and Kassel's mid-range shots helped the Timberwolves complete the reversal in the last 15 seconds.

The Suns were only one point behind. After the timeout, D'Antoni arranged a singles tactic and sent Bell, Joe Johnson, Marion, Sir and Guo Xu to partner.

This is the strongest attack lineup of the Suns that can open up space. Guo Xu attracted double team members to help his teammates create mobile phone opportunities.

As a result, as soon as the out-of-bounds ball was sent, the Timberwolves double-teamed Guo Xu. He passed the ball to Joe Johnson, who attracted the rotation defense from outside the three-point line and then passed Marion. Marion missed the open mid-range shot from the left bottom line and missed the basket.

The Suns, who were one point behind, had to adopt a foul tactic. Garnett made both free throws, widening the gap to three-pointers.

Later, Guo Xu was double-teamed again and passed the ball to Kukochi, who was open. Although the veteran has rich experience, he has too little playing time this year. He was ordered to take the opportunity and missed the open jump shot.
Chapter completed!