The Warriors defeated the Timberwolves in a disastrous defeat! Cole s disaster-level substitution ruined the big reversal, butler was criticized for being a softie

On May 9, in the Western Conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs, the Warriors and the Timberwolves had a G2 showdown from the beginning to the end. The Warriors fell behind for a whole game and finally defeated the Timberwolves with a 24-point disadvantage of 93-117! After the game, Butler was criticized by many fans as a softie! This is a very rare situation for Butler, who is known for his toughness.

As we all know, Butler is good at playing in the playoffs, which is also the main reason why the Warriors introduced Butler. However, in this game, without the core Curry, the Warriors' team lacked the desire to win. Butler was the same. After playing in the whole game, Butler only took 13 shots and scored 17 points, especially in the first half. After getting the first 5 points, Butler scored no points for a long time, and only scored 6 points in the first half, and the Warriors were once behind to 22 points. Entering the second half, although Butler once had the intention to strengthen his personal offense, he scored 2+1 against Gobert and got some points, but overall, Butler's shots were still too few. The Liaoning Men's Basketball Coach Yang Ming, who served as the commentator, directly named Butler: his vitality was not as good as Edwards who had returned from injury.

In this game, Edwards retired in the second quarter, but returned to the arena in the second half. The ankle injury did not seem to have much impact on Edwards. Edwards kept using his breakthrough to create damage, not only scored the second highest 20 points in the team, but also grabbed 9 rebounds and sent 5 assists, and was well-rounded on both ends of the offense and defense.

Another hero in the Timberwolves' winning goal, or the biggest hero, was undoubtedly Randle, who scored 24 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, and quasi-triple double-double. In this game, Randle not only has an offense from the inside, but also has a three-point shooting from the outside. He plays very smartly and can always find opportunities for misalignment.

Warriors coach Cole actually did not intend to fight the Timberwolves in the second game of the series from the beginning, for two reasons: First, Curry is not there, and fighting hard may not necessarily win; second, the Warriors have already grabbed an away victory, and losing the second away game is completely acceptable. Therefore, in this G2 showdown, when the offensive end was not open, Kerr kept trying and making mistakes. In the second quarter, 13 people had already sent to rotate to the court, trying different lineups, activate substitutes, and preparing for the two consecutive home courts in the future. Kerr also successfully tried Coominga and Davis, especially Kuminga, who once became a substitute surprise. He made all the first 8 shots and shot perfectly, and shot 100% of the sports battle hit rate, helping the Warriors narrow the gap to 7 points in the third quarter.

It's a pity that Kumingga, who was in a hot touch, was replaced by a timeout by Cole. After reappearing, Kumingga felt cold, and 0 of 8 shots after 3 shots. The hot touch failed to last until the end. The Warriors failed to hold on to the score. The Timberwolves scored 11-0 and opened the score again, and finally lost 24 points.

Cole's disaster-level substitution ruined a possible reversal. The famous basketball player Xu Jingyu angrily yelled: Stupid Kerr! What an undercover agent. Seeing that Kumingga made 8 of 8 shots, Hilde fired from three points. The situation was very good, the score difference was approaching the single digits, and the adversity was about to come. Perhaps the reverse of adversity might be right in front of him, but Cole took Kumingga with a timeout, and everything came to an abrupt end.

Curry may be absent in the next G3 and G4. If the Warriors want to save the two home courts, they not only need Butler to perform stronger, but also need substitute firepower support like Kumingga and Davis. They also need coach Cole to inject stronger determination to win and better on-the-spot dispatch into the whole team.