In the NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves are at home to meet the Challenge of the Clippers, and the winner of this game will go directly to the playoffs, which may be the most critical game of the regular season between the two sides. The two teams also played fiercely in this game, and in the first three quarters of the game, the two teams were difficult to distinguish between high and low, and the winner was decided at the last moment of the game. At key moments, the Timberwolves performed well, and under the leadership of Russell and Edwards, the team successfully opened the points gap. Subsequently, the Clippers relied on batum and George's three-pointers, they tried to close the point gap, but the Timberwolves still withstood the pressure, and they successfully beat the Clippers 109-104 to win this game and enter the playoffs. Russell scored 29 points and Edwards scored 30, and Towns didn't perform well, scoring 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting and being sent off six fouls in the game. On the Clippers side, George scored 34 points to save the Savior, Reggie Jackson 17 points and Powell 16 points.
In the first quarter of the game, the Clippers occupied the game situation, and the Timberwolves completely followed the rhythm of the Clippers, they were not able to play their own characteristics, and the single quarter was suppressed by the opponent. In this quarter, the Timberwolves only scored 20 points, while the Clippers scored 26 points, and at the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Timberwolves by 6 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Timberwolves found their form, Russell carried the team forward flag, he scored 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting in a single quarter, Edwards also scored 8 points, and the team scored 33 points in a single quarter, netting 8 points over the Clippers. By the end of the half, the Timberwolves had regained the lead, and they were two points ahead of the Clippers.
In the third quarter of the game, George began to exert his strength, and when the team was behind, he had a good performance on both the inside and outside, with a strong personal desire to attack, and the outside shot was very accurate. In a single quarter, George scored 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and under his leadership, the Clippers also scored 33 points in a single quarter, outperforming the Timberwolves by 8 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers' advantage came back to six points.
In the fourth quarter, the two teams played very stiffly, and the Clippers used Reggie Jackson's three-point line to widen the gap to 10 points. However, the Timberwolves did not give up, they showed their resilience in key moments, especially after Towns was sent off, Russell and Edwards performed well, with 4 minutes left in the game, the team with Russell's pursuit of three points, they overtook 2 points, and Edwards completed the dunk after the breakthrough, and the Timberwolves further widened the point difference. Batum then hit a three-pointer, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Russell hit another mid-range, and George had a three-pointer, and in the final minute of the game, the gap between the two teams was only 3 points.
Subsequently, Reggie missed a layup, Edwards hit two free throws, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Clippers and won the playoff. They managed to reach the playoffs with No. 7 in the West, with the first round against the Grizzlies.
Congratulations to the Timberwolves here, too, because at the beginning of the season, no one would have thought this team would make it to the playoffs. But as Edwards grew and Towns matured, the team gradually ushered in a metamorphosis, they became a better team, this season they ranked 7th in the West for a long time, and even surpassed the Nuggets to rise to 6th in the West. Before this playoff, the outside world was not very optimistic about them, but the Timberwolves young people still withstood the pressure, they successfully beat the Clippers in the playoffs, won the game, locked in the 7th place in the West, and successfully entered the playoffs. After Butler left, this is the timberwolves' first time in the playoffs, and in the first round of the series, the team will meet the same young Grizzlies, and this series is worth looking forward to.