On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Grizzlies challenged the Timberwolves away, and the Timberwolves who returned home exploded in the first half, leading by up to 26 points, but the Grizzlies played a wave of 15-0 before the end of the half, chasing only 7 points in the half.
It was one of the most interesting group duels in the West, with both teams being youth troops. The Grizzlies finished No. 2 in the West and the Timberwolves ranked No. 7 in the regular season, and they were also very good. In the first game, the Timberwolves won by 13 points to break the scoring, and the Grizzlies quickly returned a 28-point win to equalize.
Both teams continued their regular starters, with the Timberwolves playing energetically, especially Beverley, who was brilliant on the offensive end, scoring eight points at the start to help the Timberwolves start 12-0. The Grizzlies' offense then picked up, and Bane picked up the team's offense, once chasing 13-18, but the Timberwolves soon re-energized, Towns, Russell, Beverly blossomed, and the Timberwolves scored 39 points in the first quarter to take an 18-point lead and blast the Grizzlies.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies still couldn't find the feeling, and the Timberwolves played another wave of 8-0, 47-21 to lead by 26 points, and the Grizzlies could only call another timeout. The Grizzlies didn't score for nearly 3 minutes, Jackson scored 2+1 and finally scored, the Timberwolves' shooting percentage began to decline, Beverley threw himself into the scoring, causing cheers on the spot, and then slammed the hand, the Timberwolves led 51-29, Beverley excitedly celebrated.
The Grizzlies' timeout was noticeable, with Bane hitting two three-pointers to lead the Grizzlies to a 10-0 run that brought the point difference to 12 points. The Timberwolves' offense was powered off, the Grizzlies continued to chase points, Bane hit another three-pointer, the Grizzlies trailed to a 44-51 difference of 7 points, and at the end of the half, the Timberwolves led 51-44, and the Grizzlies played a wave of 15-0 in the end of the quarter.
Beverly exploded on the offensive end, scoring 12 points and 2 assists at halftime, both self-throwing and dunk scoring, igniting the Timberwolves home, Russell 10 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds, Downs 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks. On the Grizzlies side, Bane scored 16 points at halftime and Morant scored five.