109-104, the Timberwolves beat the Clippers in the playoffs to make it to the playoffs, where they will challenge the Grizzlies in the first round. For the Timberwolves, this season is not easy, because at the beginning of the season, no one will think that they can enter the playoffs, and in the eyes of most people, the Timberwolves will continue to pursue high draft picks this season and miss the playoffs early. Even if the Timberwolves finished 7th in the West in the regular season, a significant number of people were not optimistic that the Timberwolves could beat the Clippers in the playoffs, and a small number of people thought that the Timberwolves might lose two consecutive games in the playoffs and eventually miss the playoffs. It can be said that the outside world does not expect the Timberwolves to be a team, even if they have ushered in a transformation this season and become a playoff-level team, the outside world is not very optimistic about them.
In this game against the Clippers, the Timberwolves also proved their strong overall strength with performance. After Towns didn't play well and was sent off for six fouls in the game, Russell and Edwards took over the team's offense, while Beverley also had a strong presence on the defensive end, playing hard across the team. Faced with George's back-to-back three-point chase, the Timberwolves managed to withstand the pressure, and they didn't disappoint the home fans as the team managed to win the playoffs and head high into the playoffs.
For the Timberwolves, this season they can be described as justifying their own name, the media is not optimistic about them, the fans do not think that this team can have what kind of performance, it is not optimistic about the outside world, they still with the 7th place in the West to enter the playoffs, now we can no longer ignore this team, they can enter the playoffs this season, the strength should not be underestimated.
I believe many fans know that the Timberwolves have been a fish belly team in the West for a long time in the past, and they have been in the ranks of the championship for a long time. In the 17-18 season, they relied on Butler's performance, the team successfully entered the playoffs, and then, they fell into the trough again, the performance was sluggish.
And this season's Timberwolves ushered in a metamorphosis, the team changed the head coach, while bringing in a lot of competitive players, in addition, Towns has become more mature, become a more outstanding team leader, Russell is also well integrated into the team's tactical system, Edwards has steadily improved, the big three are getting better and better in the game. Compared to the past few seasons, the team has gotten better this season and they have become a better team. After Butler left, the team also entered the playoffs for the first time with the performance of young players, and congratulations to them again.
The 7th in the West went into the playoffs, met the Grizzlies in the first round, and from the ranking point of view, the Timberwolves may not have the advantage. However, they are like the Grizzlies, are mainly young players, most of the players are the first time to enter the playoffs, for the Timberwolves players, the first time to enter the playoffs, they are also eager to go further, although facing the 2nd Grizzlies in the West, the team strength does not occupy the advantage, but they also have the hope of winning, if they can maintain their regular season play style, the Big Three play well in the game, then the Timberwolves this round of the series is a chance. And the Grizzlies also have to be careful, their first-round opponents are not a weak team, the Timberwolves are very competitive, if the Grizzlies want to advance to the next round, they need to go all out and play better so that they can beat the Timberwolves.