On April 20, Beijing time, when the Grizzlies lost to the Timberwolves in the first game of the playoffs, they were going to be "black seven" by the Timberwolves? Some of the public opinion of a theory does not make sense, the Grizzlies in the second game of the strong rebound victory over the Timberwolves to prove strength. Morant is naturally the number one contributor to the victory, even if he was once hit by the opponent's thigh for treatment, he still returned to the field for less than 30 minutes, contributing 9 of 16 to get 23+9+10 all-round data, and the plus-minus value was as high as +24.
In the first playoff game, the widely anticipated Grizzlies played badly, and they briefly led by 2 points in the most moments of the game, but eventually lost to the Grizzlies by 13 points, breaking a cold loss. In this game, Morant certainly bombed 32 + 4 + 8 data, but 8 of 18 crosshairs less than 50%, the outside three points 2 of 0, with the help of crazy 20 penalties 16 to get 30+ points.
Now for the Timberwolves' second playoff game, even if Morant is once again entangled in Beverley, Morant's performance is extremely stable. The Grizzlies led by just one point in the first quarter, 10 points 27-17 in the second quarter and 8 points in the third quarter 36-28, and already had a 19-point lead in the first three quarters.
Morant became the key to leading the team to hang the Timberwolves, under the siege of Players such as Beverley, Morant's offensive opportunities in the first half were not too many, only 3 of 7 to get 9 points, but there were 6 rebounds and 6 assists to score, he used more organizational passes to activate the offensive scoring.
In the second half, Morant was pushed to the thigh by his opponent in the third quarter, causing him to be forced to limp back into the dressing room and undergo ice treatment on the bench. Fortunately, Morant was not in serious trouble, and he scored 12+2+3 on 5 of 7 in the quarter, leading the team to gradually extend the lead.
As for Morant continuing to lead the team to expand the 30+ advantage in the final quarter to establish the victory, only he was 1 rebound away from reaching a triple-double, clocking in early and missing a triple-double for the first time in his playoff career.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)