Welcome to Tate Sports

Tate Sports

There is no suspense in the playoffs 2-0, the Knicks have an internal strife in the Eastern Conference Finals! James and the Lakers have a cold relationship

2:58pm, 23 May 2025Basketball

On May 23, the NBA division final G2 continued. The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 118-103 and led 2-0 with a big score. The process was exactly the same. The Timberwolves always collapsed in the third quarter, and Randall, who performed well in the last game, disappeared directly in the offensive end of this game! The Timberwolves seem to have no strength to fight back in front of the Thunder. In the words of the US media, they are not as tough as the Nuggets to fight. At the same time, the US media announced the best defensive lineup of the season, with Mobri, Dortmund, Amen Thompson and others being selected for the first time. The Knicks, who are in the Eastern Conference Finals, broke out in internal strife, and the targets involved were Anunobi and Downs, who were both lost at the last moment. The Lakers also heard bad news that James and the team's management had a delicate relationship and it was not ruled out that the possibility of leaving the team was not ruled out. In the G1 match of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder won 26 points, and the Timberwolves suddenly collapsed in the third quarter and lost 14 points in a single quarter. Unexpectedly, G2 was still the same. The Thunder did not have a big lead in the first half. Unexpectedly, the Thunder won 14 points in the third quarter. Although they once caught the single-digit score difference in the fourth quarter, there was not much time left. Edwards scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, Alexander scored 38 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, the Thunder took a 2-0 lead, and the Timberwolves had no way out. There are two data worth pondering. In the first two games, the Thunder used the Timberwolves to make a total of 53 points, while the Timberwolves scored only 20 points in the mistake! The Thunder is too capable of robbing, and the counterattack efficiency is very high, so the Timberwolves obviously can't stand it.

Including this game, Edwards surpassed Garnett in the total score in the playoffs and rose to the first place in the Timberwolves' history! Alexander got more confrontation with Timberwolves players in the game. He was entangled with McDaniels during the game and was pushed angrily by McDaniels. Alexander himself also played the game with 5 fouls. Although he also got 15 free throws in the game, there was much less controversy. The most important thing is that Alexander's efficiency is really high. The Timberwolves' restrictions on Alexander are not as good as the Nuggets with injuries and only 6 people rotate. The Thunder cannot play the inside advantage, the forward defensive suppression is also lost, Edwards lacks helpers, and the team also lacks the ball holding points, so the suspense of the Western Conference Finals is really not great.

NBA league announced the best defensive team this season. The best defensive team is: Mobley (also DPOY this season, with a total score of 199 points) + Dream Chasing Green (179 points) + Amen Thompson (171 points) + Dyson Daniels (191 points) + Dortmund (180 points); the best defensive team is: Jewish (79 points) + Zubac (114 points) + Gobert (65 points) + Jaren Jackson Jr. (107 points) + Kamara (74 points). Among the unselected players, Anunobi scored 49 points, only 16 points less than Gobert, and Antetokounmpo and Alexander also scored 12 points.

The Knicks, who are fighting in the Eastern Finals, broke out in internal strife. Yesterday, when the Knicks were in the game, the Knicks were brutally reversed by the Pacers with a maximum lead of 17 points in the final quarter. At the last moment of the game, Towns and Anunobi made one of two free throws in a row to give him a chance. The US media captured a message that before the end of regular time, with 34 seconds left in the game, Nesmith scored a three-pointer against Anunobi, and Towns and Anunobi made a mistake in switching defense! During the suspension, Anunobi was very dissatisfied and spread her hands at Towns, who was sitting on the bench, while Towns responded endlessly.

Mitchell Robinson and Brunson were always dissuading, but Towns was also dissatisfied with Anunobi. Brunson stood up and scolded Towns loudly. Towns turned his head to the side, and then hugged Anunobi to comfort him. The Knicks have lost their home advantage, and the team's starting five Tigers lost 9.0 points in 100 rounds in the playoffs, and the starting physical fitness is close to overdraft, which is very unfavorable to them. After all, Thibodeau has a big problem with hiring people, and it is really too tiring to start! The Lakers, who were eliminated early in the first round of the playoffs, are not optimistic this summer. Reeves is likely to become a victim, and the Lakers need to have enough chips to build a lineup for Doncic. James' $52.2 million player option, in the words of Los Angeles media, has become a heart-wrenching problem for the Lakers' management. Lakers' team reporter Buha revealed that James always has the possibility of leaving the Lakers, and his team and the Lakers' management are not so harmonious. He even said that the Lakers' offseason plan is likely to depend on James' decision. After the end of this season, James said that Doncic is different from himself. He is still young and seems to be dissatisfied with the Lakers management.

Links: