On April 17, Beijing time, the Timberwolves defeated the second-largest Grizzlies in the regular season in the league 130-117 in the playoff opener, and made the series start on the following gram, and the duo of Carl Anthony Downs and Edwards broke out hand in hand, leading the Timberwolves to break a number of team records.
In this game, the wonderful offensive performance of second-year Edwards was impressive, and at the age of 20, he scored a game-high 36 points in his NBA career playoff debut, but many people ignored down towns also played a very wonderful performance. With only 15.2 points per game in the playoffs and another dud in the playoffs this season, many people have questioned Downs' performance in this playoff, but he scored 29 points and 13 rebounds in the opener.
Morant's performance in this game was not bad, but on the night when the Timberwolves double broke out at the same time, the Grizzlies had to face the reality of being upset in the first game. Although this is only the Timberwolves' second playoff victory in nearly 18 years, this game still broke several single-game records in the Timberwolves' history.
Prior to this game, the Timberwolves had a single-game high of 121 points in their playoff history, which they set in the first round of the playoffs against the Rockets on April 21, 2018, and now Towns and Edwards have led the Timberwolves to improve the team record by nine points.
The Timberwolves extended their league-high scoreout performance in the regular season to the playoffs, and behind the 130 points shooting at 50.0 percent in this game, the Timberwolves, who averaged 14.8 three-pointers per game on the league's 30 teams in the regular season, hit 16 three-pointers in this game with a 39.0 percent three-point shooting rate, 9 more three-pointers than the Grizzlies. It also broke the Timberwolves' record for the highest number of three-pointers in playoff history set on April 21, 2018.
The Timberwolves, who averaged first points per game and three-pointers in the regular season this season, broke the two team-highest records in the playoff opener, which is also a magic weapon for them to beat the second-largest Grizzlies in the league in the regular season. Will the Timberwolves be able to continue their efficient offensive performance and stage the "Black Seven Miracle"? Let's wait and see.