After a crushing defeat at G1 and a passive 0-1 deficit in the playoffs, the Grizzlies are reinvigorating and will play the timberwolves in the first round of G2 at home.
In terms of the Grizzlies, Morant is ready to go, and whether the Grizzlies can defend the home court and complete the revenge equalizer has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Timberwolves side, Edwards is in a hot state, and the Timberwolves are also ready to take advantage of the chase, 2-0 on the big score, and consolidate the advantage of the series!
However, after four quarters of play, with the excellent play of Morant + Bain, the Grizzlies, who played at home, easily suppressed the Timberwolves in the first half and took an 11-point lead.
Coupled with the return of the second half, Morant felt hot in the third quarter, and the Grizzlies took the opportunity to play a 17-4 offensive frenzy, expanding the point difference to 19 points in one fell swoop, which also made the suspense of the final quarter early.
In the end, the Grizzlies also beat the Timberwolves 124-96 at home, equalizing the series and giving the rival Timberwolves a 28-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Grizzlies swept away the downturn of G1, and the whole team played as many as 7 people to score in double figures, multi-point blossoming team offensive attack, and won a 28-point big win.
In the case of Clark + Jones and other main players, each performing their own duties, the play of the three major players Morant + Bain + Jalan Jackson Jr. is particularly critical!
In this game, Morant continued the fiery feel of G1, starting 28 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 9-of-16 shooting, and bombarding a game-high 23 points, plus a quasi-triple-double performance of 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, in the third quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 12 points in a single quarter not only stepped forward and led the Grizzlies to quickly open the score gap, but also laid a solid foundation for the team to win a big victory!
In addition, as another main attacker of the team, The play of Bain in this game also played a crucial role.
Bain was very efficient, shooting 5-of-10 from the field, delivering 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and there was no personal error!
Of course, the Grizzlies were able to beat the Timberwolves in this game, completing a revenge equalizer at 1-1, and the performance of the team's forward Jalan Jackson Jr. was also indispensable.
In this game, Jaren Jackson Jr. was well attacked and defended, starting 25 minutes, shooting 4 three-pointers from 12 from the middle and outside the line, and contributing 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
Not only did it gain on the offensive end, providing the Grizzlies with powerful outside firepower, but also on the defensive end, it successfully disrupted the Offensive Rhythm and Deployment of the Timberwolves, affecting the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Timberwolves side, the team was completely suppressed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally swallowed the 28-point rout of the game, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, despite the team's tenacious performance of scoring in double figures with 5 players in this campaign, the collective dud of the three young core Towns + Edwards + Russell still made the Timberwolves fall into a passive situation at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!
Facing the Timberwolves' defense in this game, Towns was in a foul crisis, with as many as 5 turnovers at the same time as 5 fouls.
At the same time, although Edwards scored a team-high 20 points, he also made 5 mistakes and failed to continue the fiery state of G1.
Coupled with Russell's loss of the crosshairs and the sluggish performance of only 3 of the 11 shots in the whole game, the fiasco of this game undoubtedly made the young Timberwolves suffer a lot of blows!
Obviously, for the Timberwolves who returned to the same running line 1-1 with a big score, in the G3 game that returned to the home court, whether the three core Towns + Edwards + Russell could adjust their state in time will also become the key to whether the Timberwolves G3 can win!