The Grizzlies are the second-ranked team in the West, the first round has the advantage of home, and the competitiveness is not bad, can pull the Warriors off the horse, it can be seen that this season's Grizzlies are both a dark horse in the West and a strong team in the West, even the Suns are not willing to meet the Grizzlies too early, think of Morant's young storm, morant who has become the western All-Star starter this season, he really grew up, so the first round of the playoffs Grizzlies vs Timberwolves showdown, can Morant lead the team to advance?
Morant's data against the Timberwolves came out, and the hit rate was so poor! Yes, Morant is excellent, but this season against the Timberwolves, Morant did not show his super competitiveness, although the average of 20 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, looks very good, in fact, Morant also averaged 3.3 turnovers per game, shooting 33.8%, shooting 15% from three-point range, and shooting 45% from the field, which is incompatible with his performance this season.
In addition, this season, when Morant played against the Timberwolves for the first time, he bombarded the comprehensive data of 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, but unfortunately, Morante was really mediocre in the next three games, if Morant's teammates did not give strength, I am afraid that the Grizzlies would be difficult to defeat the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, at least from the data point of view, when Morant faced the Timberwolves' defense, his shooting rate was too poor, it was difficult to play the role of a top guard, and the Timberwolves lineup also had two strong guards against Morant.
Edwards is a second-year student, but as a 20th champion, Edwards grew up very fast, like Wade in his youth, Edwards showed his advantage, maybe Edwards is more dominant?
The Timberwolves are the No. 7 team in the West, through the playoffs to reach the playoffs, facing the Clippers' playoff performance, Edwards stood up at a critical moment, cut 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting in the final quarter, and cut 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the whole game, Edwards was very confident on the offensive end, and even after the game, he said that they were afraid to defend me.
Being able to play a decisive role in the playoffs, it can be seen that Edwards is a super star with dominance, compared to Morant, Edwards' dominance is equally worthy of recognition, at least Morant in this season's game against the Timberwolves, Morant only played 1 good game, but 3 games of mediocre performance, in addition to Edwards can play against Morant, the biggest reason is Beverley.
Beverley is a star killer, and if Morant wants to break through himself, he needs to break Beverley's mad dog defense, especially in the playoff stage, which is a huge test for Morant. It is worth mentioning that Beverly said in previous interviews that he is one of the best defenders on the planet, but no one can defend Edwards, it seems that Beverley has a high evaluation of Edwards, which is also a proof of Edwards' more dominance, whether Beverley is touting Edwards or not, at least this season Edwards has proved himself to be a star, then in the face of the hanging situation with Edwards, Russell and Beverley, Morant in the first round of the playoffs may not be able to show better dominance than Edwards Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Morant's data against the Timberwolves shows that the shooting rate is too poor.