On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs broke out the first cold goal, the league's second Grizzlies suffered a black opening, the home 117-130 defeat to the Timberwolves, a big score of 0-1 behind. This result is still a bit unexpected, after all, the Grizzlies are still very strong in the regular season, and they did not expect to suffer a blow in the first game.
In this game, the two teams did not have injuries, all the main players played, and the two young teams met, which is still very interesting. The Timberwolves showed great form as soon as they started, taking an eight-point lead with 41 points in a single quarter, but the Grizzlies began to chase points in the second quarter and trailed by only three points at the end of the half. In the second half, the two teams still played very glue, the Grizzlies were constantly chasing points, but they could not turn the score over, mcDaniels hit a three-point shot at a critical moment, and then the Timberwolves also hit a steady free throw, did not give the opponent a chance, and finally made a good start.
The Timberwolves continued to play in the playoffs, showing good form from the beginning, and Edwards had a good performance in the playoff debut, this time he and Towns and Beasley teamed up to blast down 88 points, which was the key to the team's winning game. As you can see from this, there will be no one-sided situation in this series, and the Timberwolves are still very competitive, especially against the Grizzlies, who are also not very experienced.
In this campaign, Edwards played 40 minutes, shooting 12-of-23 and 4-of-11 three-pointers, scoring a game-high 36 points plus 6 assists, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to score at least 35 points and 5 assists in his playoff debut. Towns played well this time, with a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds on 11-of-18, while Beasley scored 23 points on 8-of-14, becoming the sixth man on the team.
In addition to the three of them, Russell had 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting, Beverley had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and McDaniels had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and this time the Timberwolves played more like the Grizzlies in the regular season.
This time, the Grizzlies may have rested too much, failed to show the true colors of the regular season, and gave the Timberwolves too many opportunities. Morant played well this time, playing 35 minutes, 8 of 18 with 32 points and 8 assists, really tried his best. But if you want to win the game, you have to count on other players to stand up, this time Brooks scored 24 points, Bane 17 points, Jackson 12 points and 7 blocks, Clark 13 points and 12 rebounds, compared to the Timberwolves, the performance is still a bit poor.