On April 13, Beijing time, the Timberwolves defeated the Clippers at home 109-104 in the Western Playoffs playoffs, thus entering the playoffs as the 7th in the West and will play against the 2nd Grizzlies in the West in the first round. In this campaign, the Clippers led by 10 points at one point in the final quarter. But downs 6 fouls became a turning point in the game, and the Clippers lost their most important "undercover" point. In the end, thanks to the outstanding performance of Russell and Edwards combining 59 points, the Timberwolves won.
In this campaign, Downs's performance was extremely sluggish, with four fouls in the first half and no sports goals for a long time. In the second half, Towns was still struggling, leaving the field with six fouls left in the fourth quarter. However, after Downs left, the Timberwolves opened instead. Russell scored consecutive points to help the Timberwolves come back. Edwards also continued to perform heroically, with Russell scoring 29 points edwards and 30 points.
In addition, Beverley's performance is also critical. In the final stages, Beverley snatched Reggie Jackson and Edwards hit a free throw to seal the win. Beverly was very excited and kept signaling the audience to make a louder sound. Towns, who had already been sent off, also gave his teammates applause. In this game, if it is not the strength of his teammates, Downs will definitely become the target of everyone after the game.
At the end of the game, Beverley jumped straight onto the tech stage and enjoyed the cheers of the audience. In this game, although Beverly only scored 7 points, he grabbed 11 rebounds, and the defense of Reggie at key moments was very successful and injected great energy into the team mentally. The fans also stood up to cheer for Beverly, and the scene was very warm.
After the Timberwolves win, they will advance directly to the playoffs and will play against the Grizzlies in the 2nd place in the West as the 7th in the West. The Clippers will need to fight another life-and-death battle against the winners of the 9th and 10th places. If they win, the Clippers will be the 8th in the West against the Top Suns in the West.