Dream Chasing - Green: The Rockets have stronger confrontations than the Timberwolves, but they are much worse in terms of technology and tactics

Golden State Warriors' interior veteran Draymond Green updated his latest episode of the program "Green Talk Sports". In the program, he also talked about the different levels of confrontations the team encountered in the first round of the playoffs against the Houston Rockets series and the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves series.

Zhongmeng said: In fact, the physical confrontation level against the Rockets in that round of the series is a little higher than that against the Timberwolves. Indeed, there is a strength of confrontation, but to be honest, at the level of game strategy, the second round of the series did not reach that particularly strong physical confrontation level, and it was really not that intense. Because the situation is actually different, the Rockets must play so that they can hold on to the score, do you understand? So when I said the intensity of the confrontation was not high, I said it as a person who had experienced it, you know, I have played countless games at this level. There was indeed a physical confrontation at the playoff level in the Timberwolves that round of the series, but in comparison, the technical and tactical level in this series is much higher than the previous round. Zhu Meng continued: If you use musical instruments as a metaphor, the Rockets' physical confrontation level is like playing drums, while the Timberwolves is more like playing piano.

In the first round of the series against the Rockets, Green played 7 games in total, with averaging 32.4 minutes per game, averaging 8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks, and 2.9 turnovers and 3.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 39.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 25.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 56%. In the second round of the series against the Timberwolves, Zhu Meng made a total of 5 appearances, averaging 32.4 minutes per game, with averaging 10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 3.2 turnovers and 4 fouls. His shooting percentage was 38.5%, his three-point shooting percentage was 26.2%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 52.2%.

From the data point of view, Zhu Meng's playing time in these two rounds of the series is basically the same, and his offensive efficiency is almost no different. Relatively speaking, his multiple statistics are better in the series against the Timberwolves. However, from the actual situation, the improvement in data is actually closely related to Stephen Curry's injury and the increase in ball rights. Judging from Green's performance, his influence on the game in the second round of the playoffs is actually very limited, and he cannot maintain a stable level in every game. The most important thing is that Green's role on the defensive end has obviously declined, and he cannot limit his opponent's performance well. In this way, the Timberwolves are really a team whose overall strength is seriously underestimated. It seems that they are obviously much better than the Warriors and the Rockets in terms of stability.