If G2 can t hold Alexander down, at least three more things can be done well.

The Timberwolves and the Thunder's G1 were basically not too many surprises. The Timberwolves had a stalemate with the Thunder for two and a half quarters away, but in the end they failed in the last five minutes of the third quarter and were defeated by the Thunder. As the lower dog in this round of duel, the Timberwolves, who had two consecutive away games at the beginning, may be ready to win one of the first two games, so G2 is the real confrontation between the two teams.

For the Timberwolves, they played too easily in the first two rounds of the series. They need a game to test and adapt to the Thunder's offensive and defensive strength. If there is anything unexpected to the wolf cubs in G1, it must be Alexander's "explosive punishment". In the G2 behind, the Timberwolves are likely to be unable to hold Alexander back to Minnesota, so if they want to steal a away game from Oscar, they must forget that Alex can do three things well.

The first thing is to make good use of the body shape advantages. In the last round, the Nuggets showed the world the weakness of the Thunder - insufficient size, especially the Thunder's third and fourth positions. Not only is the lack of size, but also the hidden danger of insufficient confrontation (Homgren). The Nuggets can fight the Thunder until the tiebreak, because Gordon and Jokic are hard-tied inside, and the Timberwolves must continue this strategy.

The Timberwolves have both body shape advantages in the third, fourth and fifth positions, but Gobert in the fifth position has body shape but no skills. It is difficult for him to cause direct low-level damage to Harten/Homgren. At most, he can score a few points by grabbing the frontcourt rebounds. So the Timberwolves' real strength is Randle and McDaniels' personal attack.

Randle scored 28 points and 8 rebounds in G1, and his personal offense in the fourth position was easy to hit the Thunder. Although Randall is not tall enough and is only 203 cm tall, his offensive skills are far superior to the Nuggets' Aaron Gordon, and there are threats in every area from the three-point line to the basket. So for the key G2, the Timberwolves must arrange more singles tactics for Randall.

Medan is 206 cm tall and has a body advantage in the Thunder 3 position. Moreover, McDan is not a pure pitcher like Porter Jr., and against the Lakers' G3, McDan scored 30 points in 38 minutes, and his shooting percentage was close to 60%. Even with the Thunder's G1, McDan was troubled by a foul and scored 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists within 23 minutes. G2 Finch should give up allowing McDan to mark Alexander, instead let McDan make more contributions on the offensive end and make full use of his size to suppress the opponent.

The second thing to find the defensive aggressiveness. The Timberwolves' defensive aggressiveness is not inferior to the Thunder. The Wolf Cubs' defensive efficiency is 6th in the league in the regular season, and the 17th in the league in steals per game. The Wolf Cubs' defensive efficiency has risen to 2nd in the league in the playoffs, and the league has risen to 6th in the average steals per game, indicating that their defensive abilities have been released. In terms of lineup configuration, the Timberwolves has a tall leader like McDan on the wing. There are two defensive gates from one defense to three at the first and second positions. Gobert is a pillar in the inside. Not only is it big enough to fill the paint area, but the frame guard and top defense are also elite. At this stage of the playoffs, Gobert averaged 8.5 shots per game, including 2.5 three-point shots. This shows that Gobert's defensive area can cover the three-point line and can completely interfere with the Thunder defender's three-point shooting.

Timberwolves' defense needs to be activated in G2. Once their defensive aggressiveness is completely released, the Thunder will play extremely uncomfortable. After all, Alexander has the protection of the referee, and other Thunder players do not have this privilege. They have to face the high-pressure defense of Timberwolves players.

The third thing is to reduce the three-point shooting and actively rush to the frame. The entire G1 Timberwolves made 51 three-pointers. This is definitely an abnormal move for a team that averages 36 three-pointers per game in the playoffs. There are many reasons but it is no longer important. The G2 Timberwolves must change it. Simply put, it is to start from the inside.

In the past, the Timberwolves relied on Huazi's breakthrough to attack the inside, but this move was completely unsatisfied when fighting against the Warriors and Lakers. Because the Thunder has too many defenders at the first and second positions, Caruso is enough to lock Huazi, and behind Kah King is Jaylenway, Wiggins, Wallace, and Dort. No matter how strong Huazi is, he cannot compete with five at one time, so if the Timberwolves want to win, they must change their strategy and shift their main attack points.

Reed, Randall and even Gobert can be used as the main attack points, especially the first two people can try to sink to the low post and force the opponent to eat. The simple and crude but efficient way of playing transforms the game from rapid offense and defense to close-fits-all fighting. Taking advantage of the disadvantage of the Thunder number one, two and three insufficient height and the strength of the number four position, we constantly use pick-and-roll to prevent one-on-one single challenge. Although the rhythm of the game will make Timberwolves players uncomfortable, they can defeat the Thunder to win to the greatest extent. If you win in an ugly way, you can win.