After a crushing defeat at G3, the Timberwolves, who are 1-2 behind in the playoffs, will return to the home of the game and will compete with the Grizzlies for series G4.
In terms of the Timberwolves, Towns is not in good shape, and whether the Timberwolves can win the G4 equalizer in this battle, the two cores of Edwards + Russell obviously need to play.
On the other hand, on the Grizzlies side, head coach Jenkins did not move, Kyle Anderson continued to start the game, and whether the Grizzlies can win the game point will undoubtedly be in a bitter battle!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 17-1 scoring climax, the Timberwolves, who played at home, overpowered the Grizzlies in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Bane + Clark felt hot in the third quarter, leading the Grizzlies to constantly play counter-attacks, all the way to the score, retaining the suspense of the game.
But in the final moment, McLaughlin hit a key three-pointer, Towns ushered in an outbreak, and then made two free throws to help the Timberwolves seal the victory in one fell swoop.
The Timberwolves, who finally withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Grizzlies at home 119-118, strongly won the G4, and also achieved a 2-2 equalizer in the series!
Playing at home in this game, the Timberwolves swept away the downturn of G3, and the whole team played a 6-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossoming team offensive and won a hard-won victory.
In the case of russell + Vanderbilt + McLaughlin and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the combined cut of the 57 + 18 double-element Towns + Edwards, and the play of defender Beverly are particularly critical!
Towns rebounded strongly in this game, starting 42 minutes, shooting 3 three-pointers on 8-of-17 shooting, and blasting down a team-high 33 points, plus 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
Among them, his heroic performance of cutting 13 points in a single quarter in the final quarter not only helped the Timberwolves to keep the victory, but also completely took over the game almost single-handedly!
More importantly, G4 scored 33+14 in the first game, and Towns also successfully matched KG, becoming the second player in the history of the Timberwolves to score 30+10 in a single game in the playoffs, ushering in a major milestone moment in his career!
In addition, the game with injuries, the play of the core of the team Edwards, also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Edwards attacked and defended well, shooting 7 of 14 in the middle of the game and hitting 4 three-pointers, handing over 24 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists + 2 steals + 3 blocks, successfully affecting the trend of the game!
Of course, the Timberwolves were able to defeat the Grizzlies in this game, and the performance of the team's "soul" Beverley was also indispensable.
In this game, Beverley was full of firepower, shooting 4 three-pointers on 5-of-8 shooting, not to mention, contributing to the efficient performance of 17 points+ 2 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 blocks.
Not only did it make a difference on the offensive end, providing the Timberwolves with powerful firepower, but also on the defensive end, leading by example once again ignited the mood of the entire Timberwolves team and played a very important role!
On the other hand, on the Grizzlies' side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in this game, and finally lost the game performance by 1 point, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of Bain + Dillon Brooks playing well, the performance of Morant, the core of the team, is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
In this game, Morant was slightly sluggish, starting 32 minutes, only 4 of 13 shots were not good, and the outside three-point shot was 2 of 0 and completely lost the crosshair.
Although throughout the game, Morant still cut a double-double performance of 11 points + 8 rebounds + 15 assists + 1 steal, but there is one thing to say, in the face of the hot Downs + Edwards, Morante's performance is still a bit crotch-
For the Grizzlies, who scored 2-2 and returned to the same running line, in the next key game of G5 back at home, whether the team can seize the opportunity to attack the series point again, Morant obviously needs to adjust in time!