By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-29 20:10:30
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森林狼连续第二年止步西部决赛
俄克拉荷马城用一个65-32的上半场彻底粉碎了明尼苏达重返系列赛的任何希望——首节以26-9的猛攻开局，次节又以39-23的冲击波扩大优势。 凯旋的雷霆自2012年以来首次晋级NBA总决赛。
“AT&T兄弟连”——谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)（34分、8次助攻和7个篮板）、杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams)（19分、8个篮板和5次助攻）以及切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren)（22分、7个篮板和3次盖帽）以及深厚的轮换阵容，在第五场比赛中彻底击败了他们的对手。
明尼苏达的安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards)（19分和6个篮板）和朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle)（24分和5个篮板），以及纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 的稳定投篮（11分和5个篮板）之外，贾登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels)（13投2中）和尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker)（8投0中）提供了糟糕的支持，而小迈克·康利 (Mike Conley, Jr.) 则一分未得。
雷霆从一开始就伏击了森林狼，并在短短8分钟内取得了两位数的领先优势。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大不断地冲击内线，凭借他投篮和分球的双重威胁，帮助球队在明尼苏达得到10分之前就得到了20分。即使明尼苏达获得了空位投篮机会，也很少有真正命中的机会。 卡森·华莱士 (Cason Wallace) 迫使对方失误后，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大将球传到他手中，他在底角命中三分。雷霆以17分的优势结束了第一节。
雷霆继续围剿所有森林狼球员，并猛扑、抢断并夺走了无数个球。在明尼苏达落后22分后，一张图表羞耻地显示他们只有5个运动战进球却有7次失误——一个噩梦般的比例。半场过半时，霍姆格伦、吉尔杰斯-亚历山大和杰伦·威廉姆斯的得分仍然比整个森林狼阵容高出13分。森林狼最终突破了30分大关，但俄克拉荷马城在上半场结束时仍然领先他们一倍。
观察
- 我希望有一个网站可以统计季后赛球队的球迷在穿着赠送T恤方面的配合度（百分比）。
- 我迫不及待地想看到斯蒂芬·卡斯尔明年在分区半决赛中一路贴身紧逼吉尔杰斯-亚历山大。我也迫不及待地想看到迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 获得一些季后赛上场时间。
- 我最喜欢的森林狼球员：尼科拉·佩科维奇 (Nikola Pekovic)，道格·韦斯特 (Doug West)，马利克·西利 (Malik Sealy)（安息），沃利·斯泽比亚克 (Wally Szczerbiak)（在布鲁斯·鲍文踢到他的脸之前）。
- 有人在推特上发布了他的“NBA球队名称排名”，并将马刺队排在第27位。
- 在吉尔杰斯-亚历山大上半场一次丝滑般的上篮中，他看起来像一个6尺6寸的托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) 漂浮到篮筐前。
- 我最喜欢的雷霆球员（不算超音速）：尼克·科里森 (Nick Collison)，史蒂文·亚当斯 (Steven Adams)——仅此而已
- 这个系列赛让我想起了2007年马刺/爵士西部决赛。绅士横扫。第三场比赛大胜获胜球队。相对接近且艰苦的第四场比赛。第五场再见。
- 我可能唯一一个喜欢这些东西的怪人，但是俄克拉荷马城为“防守”演奏的现场音乐很有趣。
- 至少多丽丝·伯克 (Doris Burke) 今晚没有发表任何关于法国/德国的评论。
- 本场比赛最佳回合#1 ：俄克拉荷马城。
- 本场比赛最佳回合#2 ：亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 顽强地抢断，并将球传给跟进的吉尔杰斯-亚历山大，完成了一次快攻扣篮，发生在第一节的初期冲击阶段。里德不久后抢断了球，但被追击的卡鲁索吓得运球失误。
比赛回顾
从跳球开始，明尼苏达抢到了两个进攻篮板，这让兰德尔获得了一个空位三分的机会。霍姆格伦的底角三分终于让球迷在2分25秒后坐下，而他的快攻扣篮又让他们欢呼雀跃。在兰德尔最初的得分之后，森林狼在4.5分钟内被完全封锁。麦克丹尼尔斯在这段时间内就投出了6个打铁。爱德华兹的后撤步跳投偏离目标三英尺。比赛是如此一边倒，以至于我的妻子用整整一分钟的比赛时间评论芬奇教练的“锅盖头”。当伤害造成时，森林狼发现自己以9-26落后，唯一的贡献者是兰德尔和爱德华兹。
在卡鲁索在第二节初抢断了一个传球失误后，迈克·布林 (Mike Breen) 妙语连珠地说：“他是个防守恶魔！” 新秀特伦斯·香农 (Terrence Shannon) 再次对明尼苏达产生了立竿见影的影响，命中一个底角三分。 布林还将华莱士称为“另一个防守恶魔”，对此理查德·杰弗森 (Richard Jefferson) 问道“有多少恶魔在那里？” 布林毫不犹豫地回答说：“我说大概有八个！” 兰德尔和里德在连续的回合中失误，屠杀正式开始。霍姆格伦的接球投篮三分和杰伦·威廉姆斯几乎在同一位置的三分使比分变为44-18。 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大强行打进一个流畅的左手上篮，结束了上半场，这表明这对明尼苏达来说有多么糟糕，而兰德尔无法完成压哨投篮。俄克拉荷马城65，明尼苏达32。
已经很久没有出现过如此漫长的“垃圾时间”了。
点击查看原文：Thunder finish off Wolves 124-94, get a full week off before the Finals
Thunder finish off Wolves 124-94, get a full week off before the Finals
The Wolves season ends in the conference finals for second year in a row
Oklahoma City obliterated any remaining hopes that Minnesota had of getting back into the series with a 65-32 first half - starting with a 26-9 shellacking in the first quarter followed by a 39-23 stampede in the second. The triumphant Thunder advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012.
It was the AT&T Bros - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (34 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds), Jalen Williams (19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists), and Chet Holmgren (22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks) and deep rotation that thoroughly outplayed their counterparts in game 5.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards (19 points and 6 rebounds) and Julius Randle (24 points and 5 rebounds), and aside from Naz Reid’s solid shooting (11 points and 5 rebounds), received putrid support from Jaden McDaniels (2-for-13) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (0-for-8) and a goose-egg from Mike Conley, Jr.
OKC ambushed the Wolves from the start, and got a double-digit lead within eight fast minutes. Gilgeous-Alexander persistently probed the paint with the dual threat of his shotmaking and kickouts to help his team get to 20 points before Minnesota got to ten. Even when Minnesota got themselves open shots, few of them had any realistic chance of going in. After Cason Wallace forced a turnover, Gilgeous-Alexander fed him in the deep corner, and he connected from three. The Thunder exited the stanza up by 17.
The Thunder continued to swarm any and all Wolves players and lunged, snagged, and wrested away numerous balls. After Minnesota went down 22, a graphic revealed shamefully that they had five field goals to seven turnovers - a nightmarish ratio. Halfway to halftime, Holmgren, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Jalen Williams still were outscoring the entire Wolves roster by 13. The Wolves eventually passed the 30-point mark, but Oklahoma City still doubled them up heading into the break.
Observations
- I wish there was a website that looked at how compliant (percentage) the playoff teams’ crowds are with donning the giveaway shirts.
- I can’t wait for Stephon Castle to body check Gilgeous-Alexander all the way up the court in the conference semi-finals next year. I also can’t wait for Dylan Harper to get some playoff minutes, as well.
- Favorite all-time Wolves: Nikola Pekovic, Doug West, Malik Sealy (RIP), Wally Szczerbiak (before Bruce Bowen kicked him in the face).
- A person posted his “NBA Team Name Rankings” on Twitter and put the Spurs 27th.
- On one of Gilgeous-Alexander’s silky first half lay-ups, he looked like a 6’6” Tony Parker floating to the front of the rim.
- Favorite all-time Thunder (not counting the Sonics): Nick Collison, Steven Adams - that’s it
- This series reminded me of the Spurs/Jazz 2007 WCF. Gentleman’s sweep. Game 3 blowout of the winning team. Relatively close and hard-fought game 4. Adios in Game 5.
- I’m probably the only dork that likes this stuff, but the OKC live-action music for ‘defense’ is fun.
- At least Doris Burke didn’t make any France / Germany remarks tonight.
- Sequence of the Game #1: OKC.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Alex Caruso doggedly snagged a steal, and fed a trailing Gilgeous-Alexander for a transition slam during that initial first period push. Reid stole the ball soon after, and was frightened off of his dribble from a pursuing Caruso.
Game Rundown
From the tip, Minnesota picked up two offensive rebounds, which allowed Randle to get an open three. Holmgren’s corner three finally allowed the fans to sit down after 2 minutes and 25 seconds, and his transition dunk got them back up in jubilation. After that initial Randle make, the Wolves were shutout for 4.5 minutes. McDaniels managed to put up six bricks alone during that drought. Edwards’ stepback jumper went three feet left of its target. The action was so one-sided, my wife spent a full minute of game action commenting on Coach Finch’s ‘bowlcut.’ By the time the damage was done, the Wolves found themselves down 9-26 with the only contributors being Randle and Edwards.
After Caruso stole an errant pass early in the second quarter, Mike Breen quipped “He’s a defensive demon!” Rookie Terrence Shannon again made an immediate impact for Minnesota with a corner three. Breen also referred to Wallace as a “another defensive demon” to which Richard Jefferson asked “How many demons are out there?” Breen, without missing a beat, “I said like eight!” Randle and Reid coughed the ball up on consecutive possessions, and the beatdown commenced in earnest. Holmgren’s catch-and-shoot three and Jalen Williams’ three from nearly the same spot made it 44-18. In a sign of how bad this was for Minnesota, Gilgeous-Alexander willed home a smooth lefty lay-up to close the half, and Randle could not get up a buzzer-beating attempt. OKC 65 Minnesota 32.
It’s been a while since there’s been such an extended ‘tiempo basura.’
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock