On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with the Grizzlies, no. 2 in the West, playing against the No. 7 Timberwolves. In the first quarter, the Timberwolves led by 18 points, and in the second quarter the Timberwolves led by as many as 26 points, and Bane and Morant led the team to chase the score, hitting 15-0 to trail 44-51 by seven points.
The Timberwolves took a win on the road and returned home with a 1-1 score, which was a boost in confidence for Towns, Edwards and Russell. If the Grizzlies want to avoid upsets, playing on the road is also very critical, and Morant has encountered a greater test. In this matchup, in the first quarter, Vanderbilt made two free throws and one shot, Beverley scored consecutive points, and he singled out Morante to play very well, leading the team to a 12-0 start.
Bane's three-point shot chased the score, Towns made a layup, Bane hit another three-pointer, Downs hit again, Morant's three-point shot, and the Grizzlies chased the score in succession to close the point gap. The Timberwolves Russell hit three-point shots, Vanderbilt and Beasley also scored consecutively, and the Timberwolves scored consecutive points to open up the point difference, and after Beasley's three-point shot, the Timberwolves led by 19 points 37-18. Jones hit a three-pointer and Russell scored again to give the Timberwolves an 18-point lead 39-21 in the first quarter.
In the opening stage of the second quarter, Edwards hit a three-pointer, McDaniels scored, and Beasley hit another three-pointer to start 8-0, leading by 26 points. After the timeout, Jackson scored 2+1 points, Clark scored four consecutive points, and the Grizzlies chased a 19-point deficit.
Beverly broke through and almost fell, got up and threw himself to get two points, like Maddie Kobe possessed, this ball played very well, and he also laughed. Brooks hit two free throws, Beverley countered with a dunk, Bain hit a three-pointer, Brooks hit back-in, the Grizzlies scored consecutively, Towns covered a foul, Morant scored again, chasing 7 points in a row, Russell was again blown offensive foul, Bane's three-point shot, 10-0 offense, the Timberwolves did not score consecutively, Tillman scored two points, 12-0, the Timberwolves still did not score, Bane three-pointers, 15-0, the point difference was only 7 points. Towns attacked again, trailing the Grizzlies with 44-51 trailing by seven points, Morant five at halftime, Bain 16 and Beverley with 12.