On April 17, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs began to compete, and in the second game of the first game day, the two youth teams launched a confrontation, and the Timberwolves challenged the Grizzlies on the road! The Timberwolves played a fantastic game in this game, they scored 41 points in the first quarter, and the team also led the opponent by 8 points. The Grizzlies slowly regained their form in the second quarter of the ensuing game, ending the half-time with the Timberwolves leading their opponents by three points!
The Timberwolves were also able to take advantage in the second half, and they once again showed a good offensive state in the third quarter, cutting 32 points in a single quarter, and the three-point arrow rained down, and the single quarter once again led the opponent by 2 points, entering the third quarter with a 5-point advantage. Although the Grizzlies wanted to chase points in the final quarter, the Timberwolves were getting better and better, Edwards and Beverley both had three points in the account, and with less than three minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves were already eight points ahead of their opponents! The Timberwolves were able to stabilize the situation, and in the end they beat their opponents 130:117 to get the playoffs!
The Timberwolves' double-core Downs and Edwards were in excellent form on this side of the game, downs played 43 minutes, shooting 11 of 18 from the field, 2 of 5 from three-point range, and had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists! Edwards' side, on the other hand, is completely unlike the newcomer who played the playoffs for the first time, he played 40 minutes, shooting 12 of 23 from the field, 4 of 11 from three-point range, and slashing 36 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists! The duo scored 65 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, and really showed a very good form!
In this game, facing the second-best Grizzlies in the league, they played a very good performance, the stability of their outside line was obviously stronger than that of their opponents, and their defense of Morant on the inside was very in place, so that Morant's impact effect was not good, although Morant's personal data was still excellent, but it really did not show enough dominance!
For the Timberwolves, this game really gave them hope of winning the series, although it is the second in the league, but the Grizzlies are just as young as them, there is no experience advantage, this round of the series may really complete the upset and successfully advance to the next round!