Positive and negative value -9! Can Kumingga, who is G1 in the second round, still be rescued?

G1 in the second round, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 99-88 away.

I thought the Warriors would win, but I didn't expect this to be the way - Curry suffered a hamstring injury in the second quarter of this game, and then beat the Timberwolves 5-0 with an injury, pulling the score to 30-20 before the game ended.

It was originally thought that the Warriors might collapse after Curry left the field, but the score difference between the double-digits remained until the last moment. The Warriors even led by 23 points at most 80-57, and the suspense was not as big as they imagined.

Let's talk about the Timberwolves first, one word, iron.

Previously, in the first round of G5, the Timberwolves made 7 of 47 three-pointers in the game, but they still eliminated their opponents because the Lakers' inside line was too poor and the small lineup could not support the ideal defense at all. So the Timberwolves scored 56 points in the inside line, with an inside shooting percentage of 71.8%.

However, the Warriors' five small, not the Lakers' five small. The Warriors' defensive strength, rebounds, and frame protection are much stronger than the Lakers, so you will see that the Timberwolves obviously struggled even more when facing the Warriors.

In this game, the Timberwolves' inside shooting percentage was only 53.1%, down nearly 20 percentage points from the game against the Lakers. At the same time, they only made 5 of 29 three-pointers, so it was no surprise that they lost. Among the main offensive players of the Timberwolves, only Reed performed normally in this game, making 8 of 14 shots in the game, scoring 19 points.

Edwards, as the top card, made 9 of 22 shots and 1 of 5 three-pointers, and scored only 23 points.

McDaniels played against the Lakers and was able to score, with 6 of 12 shots in this game, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and only 12 points.

Randall made only 4 of 11 shots, and 0 of 3 three-pointers. He scored 18 points with a free throw of 10 of 10.

Conley and Divinchenzo were the worst. The former made 0 of 5 shots and did not score a single point, while the latter made 1 of 7 three-pointers and only scored 7 points. The two of them made 16 shots in total, and they only scored 7 points. The efficiency was unbearable to look at them. The Timberwolves team has a high upper limit, after all, there are good three-point shooters and tough killers like Edwards, but the lower limit is really low. In the past two games, a total of 12 of 76 three-pointers were made, with a shooting percentage of only 15.8%, which directly set a new record for the two consecutive games in history - looking back, 7 of 47 three-pointers can beat the Lakers. It is easy to imagine how bad the Lakers are.

Let's talk about the Warriors, there is no problem without Curry.

Hilde made 0 of 7 in half and scored only 2 points. Fortunately, he found himself in the last round tiebreak in the third quarter, making 5 of 9 in a single quarter, 3 of 5 in three-pointers, and scored 16 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves narrowed the gap to single digits twice, or Hilde, and made three-pointers in both times, responding with a maximum of 24 points in the game, an absolute MVP.

Butler has been performing steadily, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals in the game, and only 1 turnover. Note that 7 of Butler's 8 rebounds were frontcourt rebounds, and his plus-negative value reached +15, second only to Hilder +22.

The more surprising thing was that Green not only gave the Timberwolves a lot of resistance on the defensive end, but also made 6 of 13 shots in the offensive end, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and scored 18 points and 6 assists. Including the 16 points against the Rockets tiebreaker, Zhu Meng has already played 15+ in two consecutive playoffs. After checking, the last time Zhu Meng Zhu Meng has played 15+ in two consecutive playoffs was still in 2019, when he was only 29 years old.

However, there are also those who are surprised in reverse - Kumingga.

Due to Curry's injury, Kumingga was activated in the second quarter of the game. He played for 13 minutes in the whole game, made 2 of 5 shots, 1 of 1 of 3-pointers, and scored 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

looks pretty good? At least he scored more than he took action. He grabbed a wave of ball at the end of the third quarter, and then received a pass from Green to complete an empty cut and dunk.

However, one data is very heartbreaking. The plus or negative value of Kumingga in this game is -9. In such a victory, he can still have a plus or negative value of -9 in only 13 minutes of playing, which can be said to be quite explosive.

This situation occurs because on the one hand, the opponent is indeed accurate when he is on the court, and on the other hand, it is also Kumingga's own problem. For example, in addition to 7 points, he also made 2 mistakes and 2 fouls, one of which made a mistake and a three-pointer to the opponent. One of the two fouls was given by Randall to both free throws.

In addition, Kumingga's defense also had problems. Several defenses in the first half had misjudgments. Conley's breakthrough was blocked in the fourth quarter. After Kumingga's brief defense hesitation, he was immediately replaced by Cole and never returned.

If it's just a game with a positive and negative difference, it may not mean that it doesn't mean much, but Kuming really doesn't play once or twice. Take the previous tiebreaker against the Rockets for example. Kuming added 7 minutes of the game and made 0 and 0 points in 4 shots, with a positive and negative value of -4, the only positive and negative value of the team.

Since the playoffs, Kumingga has only been activated for four games, averaging 15.8 minutes per game, scoring only 6.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting percentage of 32.1%, and real shooting percentage of 40.8%.

When he was on the court, the Warriors scored 87.8 points in a hundred rounds and lost 23.7 points in a net loss to his opponent; on the contrary, he was not on the court, the Warriors scored 113.6 points in a hundred rounds and surpassed his opponent by 4.9 points, which also shows how free Kumingga is from the system.

Of course, the Warriors' playoffs continue, and Kumingga still has the opportunity to prove himself.

Or we can say that Curry's injury retreat is actually an opportunity for Kumingga, because according to the news, Curry may miss more than one game. In order to develop the offense, Kumingga should get more playing time..

I can only say that I hope Kuminga can grasp the next few games, which is likely to determine his next contract and his future with the Warriors. If it is still like the past four games, then there is a high probability that he will say goodbye in the offseason.