On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Grizzlies played against the Timberwolves G2. The Grizzlies pulled away in the second quarter and went into garbage time early in the second half. In the end, the Grizzlies were 124-96 Timberwolves, and the big score was rewritten to 1-1.
Field data
Grizzlies: Morant 23 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, Bane 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Jackson 16 points and 7 rebounds, Clark 13 points.
Timberwolves: Edwards 20 points and 6 rebounds, Towns 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls, Beverley 6 points and 4 assists, Russell 11 points and 4 assists.
The Star of the Field
Morant shot 9-of-16 from the game and had 23 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, just one rebound away, completing his first playoff career triple-double.
Tidbits of footage
Beverly put down Morant and ate a technical foul
Morant's thigh was bumped by Downs
Adams slapped his lips in a malicious foul
Highlight lenses
Downs snapped
Williams air-to-air dunk
Morant Super Lever
Downs Big Hat Morant
Edwards hit a three-pointer
Game review
After a minute of play, Beverley suffered a technical foul and deliberately brought down Morant. Beverley then cut to a layup and Bane hit back with a jumper. Adams struck Vanderbilt in the face with his hand and ate a first-degree malicious foul. Russell hit a three-pointer to give the Timberwolves a 9-5 lead. Morantra hit a layup, Downs made a foul and the Grizzlies suspended. Back on the court, Brooks made a layup, Bane hit a three-pointer from a long range, and the two sides then fought on free throws. Morant hit a layup, Downs hooked up in response, and Beasley had a three-pointer. The timeout came back, the two sides fought against the free throws, and Edwards broke the deadlock with three points. Tillman added 2 to 1 and McLaughlin hit a jumper to give the Grizzlies a 33-32 lead in the first quarter. The two teams made a total of 20 fouls and 33 free throws in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Tillman hit a layup and Anderson hit a jumper. Melton hit a three-pointer and the Grizzlies led by 10 points and the Timberwolves were on time. Back from a timeout, Brooks hit a jumper, Prince hit a three-pointer, Jones hit a three-pointer, Reid hit another three-pointer and the Timberwolves trailed by just five points. The Grizzlies came back from a timeout, Jackson hit a three-pointer, then he made a dunk, Bane hit a three-pointer, Brooks hit a layup, and at halftime, the Grizzlies led 60-49.
Back at halftime, Bain hit a layup, Russell hit a jumper, Morant hit a layup, Jackson hit a three-pointer, Morant also had a jumper, and the Grizzlies led 70-51. The Timberwolves came back from a timeout, Beasley hit a layup, Morant hit a three-pointer, then he threw another shot, And Bain made a layup, giving the Grizzlies a 24-point lead. Williams 2 plus 1, Russell hit a three-pointer, Timberwolves coach Finch suffered a technical foul, Morant hit a layup, Edwards hit a three-pointer, and then Morant was hit in the thigh by Downs and was replaced. Jones hit a three-pointer, Towns threw a shot, Williams hit a three-pointer, Edwards hit a three-pointer, and Towns led to a fifth foul. At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led 96-77.
In the fourth quarter, Melton hit a three-pointer, Jackson had a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies led 105-81. The Timberwolves paused and Morant returned to the court, seemingly unscathed. Morant assisted Clark in the air dunk, and the Timberwolves were suspended. Back from a timeout, the Timberwolves sent a replacement. Morant, who was only one rebound away from completing a triple-double, then clocked out of work and didn't chase the stats. Tillman hit a layup and the Grizzlies led by as many as 30 points, and after that, the game also advanced into garbage time, and the Grizzlies eventually won, drawing 1-1.
Both sides started
Grizzlies starters: Brooks, Jaren, Adams, Bane, Morant
Timberwolves starters: Edwards, Vanderbilt, Towns, Beverley, Russell