In the earlier-concluded Western Conference Series G2, the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 124-96, with the two teams scoring 35 goals in one quarter and a half, turning the game into a penalty shootout. In this game, Morant offered three pairs to match the Demon Emperor, and the wolf family's three less performances were sluggish.
In the first quarter of the battle, the two teams were in excellent shape, and the Timberwolves continued the last strategy to continue to push back, and both sides scored at least 30 points to determine the high. The Timberwolves suddenly turned off the fire in the second quarter, and the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to send an 11-2 offensive move to quickly open the score, and the Grizzlies led by 11 points at halftime.
The Grizzlies made another perfect start, with Morant scoring 10 points in a row, the Grizzlies blasted a 25-9 wave to establish a 27-point lead, and the Timberwolves then recovered slightly. But the Grizzlies built a 16-6 offensive run to extend the point difference to 29 points in the final quarter to kill the game.
In this game, the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves by 28 points, setting the largest point difference in team history for playoff wins. The previous record was set in the first round of the 2013 playoffs against the Clippers G3, when the Grizzlies won 104-83 to a net 21-point win. In that series, the Grizzlies advanced 4-2, but were swept by the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
His daughter oversaw the battle on the spot, and Morant played very hard, he scored 23 points, 9 boards, 10 assists and 1 break of the quasi-triple-double on 9 of 16. Morant is the seventh player to score at least 20 points, 5 boards and 10 assists in the playoffs before the age of 23, the first six players are Doncic, James, Magic Johnson, Derrick Rose, Trae Young and Chris Paul.
The Wolves' three-little claws blunted, Edwards had 20 points and 6 boards, Downs had 15 points, 11 boards and 2 caps on 4-of-7 shooting, and Russell had 11 points, 2 boards and 4 assists.