The NBA playoffs continue to play, the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies the third game of the game began, the previous two games of the two teams of the big score into a 1:1 draw, this group of showdowns is also the most suspenseful group of showdowns in the first round of the playoffs, the first game with Edwards' excellent play, the Timberwolves ushered in a good start, but in the second game, the Timberwolves were in poor shape ushered in a fiasco, the Grizzlies were all soldiers, the whole team scored in double figures, the final score was fixed at 124-96, the Grizzlies won the equalizer.
Today's game the Grizzlies made adjustments to the starting lineup, the first two starts Adams into the bench lineup, the Grizzlies started: Morant, Brooks, Bain, Anderson, Jalen Jr., the Timberwolves lineup did not change, continuing the first two games of the starting lineup: Russell, Beverley, Edwards, Vanderbilt, Downs.
After the start of the first quarter, the Grizzlies were in poor form on the offensive end, Beverley scored consecutively under the basket, Russell hit a three-point shot, the Timberwolves stopped the Grizzlies with a small climax of 8-0, the Grizzlies offense was still not warming up, Beverley grabbed the basket and caused a foul, the opening Beverley played very excited, the combat value exploded, Brooks missed three points, Andraffle single Morant caused two fouls to hit all of them. Every time Beverley scores a goal at the start of the game, he always makes too small a move to provoke the opponent.
Bain's three-point shot helped the Grizzlies break the scoring drought, Beverley missed a throw, the Timberwolves made consecutive layups, Downs scored a basket, Bane hit another three-pointer to help the Grizzlies stop the bleeding, Towns caused Morant to make a second offense, Anderson scored a rebound, and after Morant hit a three-pointer, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 6 points.
Russell and Edwards hit three consecutive three-pointers, Williams responded with three points, and the game went into a timeout. After the timeout came back, Russell countered the dunk to score, Beasley glided and fouled, the Timberwolves took a 14-point lead, Jackson grabbed a rebound foul, Vanderbilt hit two free throws, the Grizzlies' offense still didn't play well, Beasley hit a three-point shot, Jones hit a three-pointer in response, Russell drifted back into the net, the first quarter was over, the Timberwolves led the Grizzlies 39:21, Beverly scored 8 points in 5 minutes in the first quarter, Russell scored 10 points, towns 6 points and 3 blocks.