On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Grizzlies continued to sit at home to meet the Timberwolves, the first quarter of the game was constantly incessant, the two teams totaled 20 fouls, Beverley ate technical fouls, Adams was also blown first-level malicious fouls.
The Grizzlies are no. 2 in the West, the Timberwolves are no. 7 in the West after a playoff, and the first game of the two teams has exploded, the Timberwolves have knocked over the Grizzlies with 130 points on the road, Edwards has 36 points, Towns has also scored 29 points, and the young Grizzlies have suffered a blow.
The Grizzlies started: Brooks, Jarren, Adams, Bain, Morant. The Timberwolves started: Edwards, Vanderbilt, Towns, Beverley, Russell. At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams were high-intensity defense, the game was very explosive, Beverley was too aggressive in defending Morant, was blown technical fouls, the two teams were in constant physical contact, Adams was blown in Vanderbilt's face when defending and was blown a first-degree malicious foul. Less than 3 minutes into the opening, the Grizzlies have already made five fouls.
Towns also suffered his second foul early, but stayed on the court, Morant was aggressive, pulling the basket to win, and the score reached 9 draws. Bain's hand feel is excellent, the Timberwolves' offense is also excellent, the two teams alternately rising in scoring, the Grizzlies are plagued by fouls, Clark made two free throws and the Grizzlies led 24-23.
The timeout returned, the two teams still clinging to the score, Reid hit two free throws, and the Grizzlies led 30-28. The two teams alternated scoring as the Grizzlies led by one point 33-32 in the first quarter. Morant had nine points and four assists and Bane had eight. On the Timberwolves side, Towns scored 9 points and Russell scored 6 points. Both teams fouled a lot in the first quarter, with the Timberwolves nine and the Grizzlies 11, for a total of 20.