On April 24, Beijing time, the Timberwolves vs Grizzlies G4 began. The Timberwolves led by five points in the first quarter of the game, and the second quarter began with a wave of 17-7 stretching to 15 points, but the Grizzlies narrowed down to four points after the game. The third quarter opened with crazy Timberwolves fans rushing inside and the referee was forced to blow a halt to the game.
Towns, who had been sprayed with soft eggs in the previous two games, began this game very tough, with 8 free throws + 3 three-point shots in a single quarter, 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, which was very aggressive, some Embiid felt, and with his help the Timberwolves were able to take the lead in the first quarter. Morant only made 0-of-1 in the first quarter, the Timberwolves' defensive strategy was to pinch Morant, and Bane struggled to support the team with 14 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Morant once hit a mid-range and a three-pointer, the Timberwolves led by 15 points on seven three-pointers in the single quarter, but Bane had two three-pointers, Dillon also hit three points, and the Grizzlies narrowed the point difference to 6 points, and before half-time Morant broke through the dunk and was fouled by Russell, the ball Russell hit Morant's head referee to give a first-degree malicious foul, and after two free throws, it shrank to 4 points. Bain had 21 points at halftime and Morant had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists at halftime.
In the first half, Beverly grabbed the ball and Bain hit Bain in the head, and the referee did not give the expulsion caused great controversy. Before Russell hit Morant in the head to block his partition, many American fans thought it was all home whistle.
The third quarter just opened, the Timberwolves pulled away to 6 points, Towns faced a three-man rebound under the basket, but did not expect a crazy fan to suddenly rush out of the stands.
The security guards on the sidelines also appeared, and 4 people pressed the crazy fan, and the fan was carried out of the stadium. The referee also blew the game off. The Timberwolves have already found several such incidents at home, which is a bit of nonsense.
At this time, Jenkins took the opportunity to tell the players about the tactical strategy.
In the third quarter, Bain had 21 points, Dillon 12, Towns 14 and Beverly 12.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream