Only the Lakers will give him so much space! The Timberwolves inside iron gate immediately revealed its true form?

In the previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G1, the Golden State Warriors, ranked 7th in the Western Conference in the regular season, defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, ranked 6th in the Western Conference in the regular season, successfully completed the following draw. After this game, the Warriors also widened the total score of the series to 1-0 and successfully regained the home advantage.

In this game, the Timberwolves' starting center Rudy Gobert performed poorly. Gobert played 26 minutes and 12 seconds in the game, made 4 of 7 shots and 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, including 4 frontcourt rebounds, 1 turnover and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -10. Gobert looks like he has scored some points. He has shown good rebounding skills when he has not played much time, and his performance in protecting the basket on the defensive end is also worthy of recognition. However, the problem is that Gobert also completely exposed his disadvantages in moving speed on the defensive end. Gober's effect on the court was obviously not ideal. He did not show his own characteristics at all on the court and seemed very struggling. The Warriors do seem to have put targeted restrictions on him.

In the NBA regular season this season, Gobert made a total of 72 appearances in 82 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per game, averaging 12 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 66.9% and a free throw percentage of 67.4%. In the playoffs, Gobert averaged 28.2 minutes in the first six games, with averaging 8.3 points, 10 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 57.1% and his free throw percentage was 50%.

Gobert was a big hit in G5 in the first round of the series against the Los Angeles Lakers. He frantically scored 27 points, 24 rebounds and 2 blocks, including an astonishing 9 frontcourt rebounds. However, not every team's inside line seems to be as useless as the Lakers. Not only did Gobert's contribution on the offensive end significantly in this game, he also once again exposed his weakness in movement speed on the defensive end. Gobert looks like his value in this round of the series is relatively limited. In the next game, perhaps the Warriors should also consider reducing his playing time and giving Naz Reid, a substitute inside player who performed well in this game, which will also be more helpful to the team's prospects in this round of the series.