It’s obvious that the effect is a mess but it still has to be used. What is waiting for the Warriors is the situation of being eliminated soon?

In a previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G4, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors who played at home 117-110 again. After this game, the Timberwolves widened the total score of the series to 3-1 and won the match point; while the Warriors encountered a huge crisis, it seemed that they were on the verge of being eliminated.

In this game, the Warriors' substitute outside gate, Gary Payton II, was once again reused. Payton Jr. played 15 minutes and 51 seconds in the game, made 1 of 5 shots and 1 of 2 from outside the three-point line, scored 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and had 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -3. Payton Jr. still has no touch on the offensive end and still has no scoring ability. On the offensive end, it still seriously drags down the team's space. The most important thing is that Payton, who claims to be a top defender, has also been very limited in his contribution to the defensive end, and he is not able to provide enough help and support to the team on the defensive end. Anthony Edwards is simply asking for help on his head. Payton, who performed very poorly on both offense and defense, still got a lot of playing time, which also led to the team's passive situation and the team's final defeat to a certain extent.

In the NBA regular season this season, Payton Jr. made a total of 62 appearances in 82 games, averaging 15 minutes of playing time, averaging 6.5 points, 3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks, as well as 0.6 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, shooting percentage of 57.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 32.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 71.1%. So far in the playoffs, Payton Jr. has played 10 games in the first 11 games, averaging 17.4 minutes per game, averaging 5.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.9 steals, 0.6 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 44.7% and a three-point shooting percentage of 39.1%.

Peton Jr.'s performance during the playoffs was actually quite terrible. With his playing time improving compared to the regular season, his data showed a significant decline, and his average positive and negative value was lower than -5.6. Basically, the team was extremely passive when he was on the court. In these 10 playoff games, Payton Jr. only performed well in the first round G3 and second round G1. His performance in other games was seriously dragging the team down. The most important thing is that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr did not understand something. In the G7 life-and-death battle in the first round of the series where Payton Jr. was absent, the Warriors completed the explosion and defeated the Houston Rockets, successfully escaping from death. Payton's effect on the court was obviously very bad, but Cole insisted on doing his own thing, and the result was that it was there. What was waiting for the Warriors was about to be eliminated.