Towns made two steady free throws, allowing Bane's overtaking three to divide into nothingness, the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Grizzlies by one point 119-118, and the series score was fixed at 2-2, where is the watershed? The two members "rub" Morant behind, and 1 person decides the ending.
Morant 11+8+15, Grizzlies negative Timberwolves
First, downs' attack and defense.
As a champion, Downs's talent is far above the Grizzlies' interior combination, as long as he plays normally, basically no solution, 8 of 17 shots in the whole game, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 33 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, dominating the inside line. Note that in addition to normal scoring and defense, Towns did a little bit in this game, always cooperating with teammates to pinch Morant.
Morant was capped by the Duo
For example, in this defense, Morant stepped over Beverly, note that Edwards, who originally defended Clark, resolutely made up for the defense, and Downs on the weak side also quickly recovered the basket, and the two leaders joined forces to form a double net, which blocked Morant's impact on the basket.
In the whole game, Morant scored 11 points on only 4-of-13 shooting, which was one of the reasons for the Grizzlies' loss, and the main reasons were as above, Towns shrunk the defense under the basket, Edwards' defense at any time, and the Timberwolves entertained Morant with a pinch strategy.
Edwards' personal ability.
Morant led Bane, Brooks and Clark to respond to the Timberwolves with 15 assists, russell wasn't in good shape, and the young Edwards gave a strong response.
Edwards pressed the hat Bruluk
In the whole game, Edwards shot 7-of-14, 4-of-8 three-pointers contributed 24 points and 4 assists, note, as shown in the figure, he assumed the role of connecting the team's defense, 4 points, 2 steals and 3 blocks of defensive output, is one of the details of the Timberwolves being able to hold the Grizzlies offense, especially when he gave Morant a tough physical confrontation when changing defenses, an important factor in the "waist king" inaccuracy.
With 57 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks rubbing Morant, the Timberwolves can win, and there is another important person that has to be mentioned - referee!
The third and second teams broke the historical record of 69 years of sleep.
In the 1953 game between Syracuse and Boston, the two teams totaled 55 fouls, which was the NBA playoff single-game two-team foul record, and today, the referee has blown a total of 56 fouls against both teams, breaking the historical record of 69 years of sleep and becoming the new spokesperson.
Note that if it's fair blow-off, it's just that two young teams are inexperienced, which is understandable, but what about the facts? The Grizzlies were whistled for 33 fouls, while the Timberwolves scored just 23 at the free throw line, and the Timberwolves scored 12 more points 31-19, a watershed in the game. So is such a blow punishment biased? Just look at two images:
The first blow to Bane's offensive foul
In the third quarter, when the game was 7 minutes and 35 seconds, Bane held the ball to the basket, Vanderbilt came to make up for the defense, Bain won the layup when the referee blew him an offensive foul, Jenkins to avoid Bane into foul trouble (personal 4th offense) decisive challenge, slow motion showed that Vanderbilt had a clear lateral movement, and the foothold was unstable, the challenge was successful!
The second blow was for An offensive foul on Bane
But only 20 seconds later, after Jones steals, Bane counterattacked with the ball straight to the basket, and sent the ball into the net after physical contact with Edwards, as a result, the referee once again blew Bane's offensive foul, Jenkins ran out of challenges in his hands, and could only accept the reality of Bane's fourth offense!
To tell the truth, this ball Bain did not have any suspicion of sinking shoulders, Edwards did not stand firm, in any case, it was not an offensive foul, but 2+1, but the referee just blew it, how? And the more nuanced data:
Grizzlies: Jackson 6 fouls out of the field, Tillman, Bain and Brooks 3 each 5 fouls, Morant 4 fouls, 5 starters a total of 25 fouls; Timberwolves: Beverley and Russell 4 each, Towns and Vanderbilt 3 fouls, Edwards 2 fouls, 5 starters a total of only 13 fouls, the foul gap formed by the two sides of the main force, indirectly affect the team's attack and defense, which will inevitably affect the outcome of the game.
Morant fell instantly
So, Coach Finch's offensive and defensive ends are very targeted to curb Morant, the "referee" of this game, they really determine the final outcome of this game, such as the above picture, ranking, you savor, how did Morant fall in the process of counterattack? Beverly and the referee know it!