On April 22, the first round of the NBA playoffs ended a focus battle, the Grizzlies vs Timberwolves G3, and finally the Timberwolves were defeated by the Grizzlies at home, and the series scored 2-1 Grizzlies to achieve a rebound. In this game, Beverley performed well, he cut 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and the team collapsed and lost in the last quarter.
Beverly scored and taunted Morant for being "too short" and mentally hitting his opponent;
During the game, James praised Beverley, who performed well, saying: "The Bulldog (Beverley) is killing all four sides at the moment! All eyes and ears. ”
In the first quarter, Beverley scored on a throw, which was also the first sports goal of the game. Beverly then hit a layup and scored 2+1, scoring six consecutive points at the start to make the team a perfect 11-0 start. After scoring, Beverly also made a "too small" gesture toward Morland. Beverley assisted on Downs' layup to score, and the Timberwolves led by 18 points in the first quarter, and Beverley did well.
In the second quarter, Beverly re-emerged after the break, assisting McDaniels from the basket. Beverly received the ball at the top of the arc and slipped when he started sideways, but instead of conceding the ball, he stood up and threw himself in. Russell steals, timberwolves counter-attack, beverly receives the ball and then flies with one arm. Beverly scored 12 points in the first half, the only pity being that his three-pointer did not find form.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies chased the score wildly, and Beverley assisted Russell's outside shooting. Morland missed a layup, Beverley took off the board and quickly pushed back, he assisted Edwards to pull the bar to score. In addition to the offensive end, Beverley also played well on the defensive level, he hatd Brooks, converted offense, and McDaniels hit a three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves' advantage was widened again to 16 points.
In the fourth quarter, Beverley fronted Morant, blocking Jones, but the Grizzlies went 19-2 to win. Beverley's empty three-pointer still misses. Beverly fouled Morant and he hit both free throws. The Timberwolves collapsed at the end of the day, and Beverley had no choice but to swallow the defeat.
It can be seen that Beverley performed very well in today's game, scoring consecutive points at the offensive end, assisting teammates to hit three-pointers and layups. Defensively, big cap Brooks, and even through taunts, collisions with Morant, let the core of the Grizzlies mentality change, this game of the Timberwolves unfortunately lost the victory, the possibility of playing the Black Seven miracle has become much smaller, the Grizzlies regain home court advantage, but also look forward to the next Performance of the Timberwolves and Beverley.