On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs officially began, the Timberwolves (7th in the West) defeated the Grizzlies (2nd in the West) on the gram, Edwards shot 36 points, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal in 23 shots, and the one-handed cap turned Morant too fiercely, and the playoff debut set a record; Towns cut 29 points and 13 rebounds, and the gap was hotly discussed, and the double-element combination scored 65 points to beat the Second City of the West.
In the first quarter, the Timberwolves began with a 9-2 stop to the Grizzlies, after which Edwards and Towns led the team to continue to extend the lead, 30-17 instantaneous lead to 13 points; then the Grizzlies chased points, after the first quarter of the Timberwolves 41-33 lead 8 points, Edwards single quarter 5 shot 13 points and 3 assists, Towns is 12 points; Wolves double-champion performance, Morant also showed talent, the first quarter 5 of 5 alone 15 points.
In the second quarter, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies engaged in a long-term tug-of-war, with only 3 points between the two teams at halftime, and it is worth mentioning that at the end of the first half, Edwards single-handedly hatted Morant, so the defense was amazing, both of them scored 19 points at half-time.
In the second half, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies continued to fight, such a talented duel was too exciting, during which Downs unreasonably blocked Jackson Jr., domineering roared and celebrated, contributing 9 points in a single quarter; Edwards shot and three-pointers fired at the same time, and fired another 12 points in the single quarter.
In the last quarter, the Timberwolves have always prevailed, Towns broke through to the penalty area again, saw Morant also show talent flying dunk, key moments, Edwards shot three points, Beverley also hit the key three points, McDaniels also had three points, a battle, and finally the Timberwolves upset to get this year's playoffs to open the door, leading the Grizzlies 1-0.
Edwards made a record playoff debut, surpassing Marbury to create a new team-history player playoff scoring record, and also became the 4th youngest player in NBA history to bomb 30+ in the playoffs; playoff debut scores also ranked among the top in history.