On April 24, Beijing time, the Minnesota Timberwolves sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies. In the last game, the Timberwolves were chased by the Grizzlies in consecutive points and completed the reversal with two 20+ leads, losing the game victory in front of their hometown fathers and elders. Downs himself played a serious aberration in that game, becoming the "sinner" of the team's loss.
This game is very important for the Timberwolves. If they can't chase 2-2, then they will return to Memphis with a 1-3 disadvantage. So it's a game you can't afford to lose.
At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves were not like the side behind by a large score, and the Grizzlies relied on Bane's offense to make a surprise shot in front of the Timberwolves' home, and easily scored 14 points in a single quarter. Towns then stepped up to chase the score for the team, and the Timberwolves led the opponent by five points 33-28 in the first quarter.
The Timberwolves continued their form in the second quarter, hitting a 17-1 wave that caught the Grizzlies off guard. The Grizzlies then found an opportunity to play a 10-0 wave to help the team stop the bleeding, and after half a quarter, the Grizzlies trailed the Timberwolves by four points.
In the third quarter of the game, the long-dormant Edwards stepped forward, he scored 13 points for the team in a single quarter, and if it were not for Bane's painstaking support, I am afraid that the game would have lost suspense. At key moments, Bane hit consecutive three-pointers to perpetuate the suspense.
In the final quarter of the battle, Brooks and Morant finally stood up, but Downs, who was helpless to rebound at home, became more and more courageous, and even threw himself out of a layup and broke his waist. Fortunately, the injury was not serious, and Towns relied on free throws and cold-blooded three-pointers in the final moments to get the bottom of the team's winning foundation.
Despite a three-point shot from the Bain Séancer, the Grizzlies eventually lost 118-119 to the Timberwolves on the road, with the two teams moving to Memphis on April 27 to win the Battle of King's Hill.
In this game, Downs swept away the decline of the previous game and completely ushered in an outbreak. He played 42 minutes and 25 seconds, shooting 8 of 17 shots, including 3 of 5 from three points and 14 of 17 from the free throw line, and had 33 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. So far, Towns has completed at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in the playoffs for the first time, becoming the second person in Timberwolves history, the first is Timberwolves all-time star Garnett (7 times).
Faced with such a victory, Beverley seemed extremely happy. In an interview with the media after the game, he said that the last game when the team led 20+ in a row and was chased back by the opponent, which made the Timberwolves fans very disappointed, but they will not let this bad thing happen again.
The coach of the opponent Grizzlies was very dissatisfied with the loss of this game. His grievances have been largely directed at law enforcement referees, who he sees as an unfair game.
Grizzlies coach Jenkins said: "In my opinion, this is one of the worst blow-blow games I've seen in my NBA career, and I've never seen such a mixed-scale and arrogant blow-off before. ”
In this game, the ratio of fouls between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves is 33-23, the ratio of free throws is 25-40, and the Grizzlies' Jalan Jackson Jr. has left the court with six fouls.