Warriors backcourt star: There is a fundamental difference in defensive strategy between the Timberwolves and the Warriors

Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves with a total score of 1-4 in the Western Conference semi-finals and stopped in the Western Conference semi-finals. After the series, Warriors' backcourt star Brandin Podziemski was also interviewed by reporters, in which he also talked about the difference between the team's opponent Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoff series and the opponent Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the series.

Podjemsky said: The Timberwolves and the Rockets are completely opposite in defensive strategies. The Rockets chose to defend the penalty area to the death, and they forced us to pass as much as possible while attacking. They chose to lock Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler with all their might, forcing us to beat them through the efforts of other players. So everyone saw the outbreak of Buddy Hield in G7, and Moses Moody and I have also made some highlights. Podjemsky continued: Due to Curry's absence, the Timberwolves' choice is to allow Butler to play Rudy Gobert alone, while the other players will expand their defenses. They will force us to finish the end in the penalty area guarded by Gobert. This is the difference between the two defensive systems. Both of these defensive strategies are highly targeted, but as I often say, some tactical understanding can only be truly mastered by personal experience.

In the NBA regular season this season, Pojmsky made a total of 64 appearances in 82 games, averaging 26.8 minutes per game, averaging 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 44.5%, three-point shooting percentage 37.2%, and free throw shooting percentage 75.8%. In the playoffs, Podjemski made a total of 12 appearances, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, averaging 11.3 points, 5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. His shooting percentage was 36.4%, three-point shooting percentage was 32.8%, and free throw shooting percentage was 70.8%.

As Podjemsky said, he once performed some good performances in the first round of the playoffs against the Rockets, but as the series deepened, his condition began to decline to a certain extent. In the second round of the series, Podjemsky's performance even declined sharply, and he was completely unacceptable to the Timberwolves' defensive system. Until the G5 series, when the game situation was already over, he found his state and scored comprehensive data of 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals with super high efficiency. Podjemsky is actually quite good in terms of personal abilities, but he may still lack some experience. I don’t know if I can accumulate experience through this playoffs and perform better next season.