On April 22, Beijing time, the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 104-95 away from home, completing a 26-point reversal! Beverley taunted Morant several times in the opening, but in the end, it was the Grizzlies who laughed to the end. Bane became the Grizzlies' top contributor to the reversal, scoring 26 points and hitting seven three-pointers, and Morant had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
With 3:10 left before the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by 25 points 79-54, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jones hit a three-point shot to tie the Timberwolves 83-83! Famous Shaun Young sighed, this is the fastest 25-point reversal he has ever seen, the US media StatMuse complained about the Timberwolves coach, was hit by the opponent 24-2 in the process, did not shout any timeout!
Timberwolves star Towns scored six points on 2-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in the first 6 minutes of the game, and he scored just 2 points in the 26-plus minutes that followed! The target center goes from very lively to silent!
ESPN data showed the Timberwolves led by as many as 26 points in the first half, and the Grizzlies scaled back to seven points at the end of midfield, giving the Timberwolves just 12 points in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Timberwolves once again stretched the point difference to 20+, but the Grizzlies did not give up and completed a magical reversal. In the past 25 years of playoffs, there have been 389 games with a 25-point lead (counting today's one), of which only 9 have been successful, and the Grizzlies have become the 9th team to reverse success!
The Athletic noted that the Grizzlies had a 42-12 surge in the final 13 minutes and completely completed the miracle! Bain had 26 points and 6 rebounds, Clarke 20 points and 8 rebounds, and Morant 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists!