In the Western Conference Finals Game 3, the Timberwolves lost 107-116 to the Mavericks, falling behind 0-3 in the series.
Commenting on this, Xu Jingyu said: "Finnish garbage! Li Kaili played perfectly in the fourth quarter. Don't you see the solution to the team's problems? He continues to play Gobert, and the moment he plays Gobert, he becomes the culprit of the Timberwolves. Today they had a great chance to win, but the Mavericks suffered a sudden injury, and the result became 0-3. The team has completely fallen into the abyss. This lousy coach only cares about himself, he's afraid that the team won't win without Gobert, so he took the responsibility for being behind. He'd rather gamble and let Gobert win with him. It's all selfishness, he didn't consider the facts and the team's perspective at all."
"I want to say that the Timberwolves dominated the Suns in the first round because of their strength, not because Gobert was important. In the second round against the Nuggets, their victory in Game 2 was the most satisfying, and Gobert didn't even play in that game."
"Gobert is more suitable to come off the bench because coming off the bench emphasizes personal offense rather than team space. At the same time, defensively, the Mavericks usually have one star leading the team, so his defensive problems are not easily exposed. Once Gobert starts? Then he will lock down the team's most advantageous offensive resources and become the Mavericks' DPOY. Finnish is such a waste, too selfish and stubborn. It's the Timberwolves' own fault for losing. But Li Kaili is truly innocent, and I think Towns and Edwards are also innocent. Finnish didn't give them a good offensive environment."