On April 27, Beijing time, the fifth game of the Grizzlies Timberwolves series, who can win tianwangshan, who can occupy the absolute initiative. Although the Timberwolves briefly took a 13-point lead in the final quarter, they failed to hold the advantage and collapsed again, and the Grizzlies reversed the victory, thus rewriting the series score to 3-2 to win the game point.
The Timberwolves continued their previous defensive strategy, guarding against Morant and not giving the Grizzlies an easy shot. Throughout the first half, Morant scored six points on just six shots, which is clearly a situation the Timberwolves want to see. Although Towns only scored seven points in the first half, the Timberwolves still took a two-point lead with a deeper lineup.
In the third quarter, despite Morant's historic tomahawk dunk, he scored only 6 points in a single quarter and Towns exploded, scoring 12 points and 3 boards in a single quarter with consecutive three-pointers and lethal free throws, and the Timberwolves extended their lead to 11 points in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Towns continued to hit three points, and although Jaren Jackson left the game six early, Morant teamed up with Bane and Clark to play a 19-7 climax to chase only one point. In the final stage, Beverley and Morant hit and threw successively, and then Beverley also graduated with 6 fouls, Downs continued to feel the three-point net again, and Morant's outside line also helped the Grizzlies rebound with color. In the final moments, Morant's free throw led the Grizzlies to three points, Edwards hit a three-point equalizer in the bottom corner of the big heart, and Morant made a final-second layup to give the Grizzlies a 111-109 win over the Timberwolves.
In the whole game, Downs cut 28 points and 12 boards, and Morant was a comprehensive statistic of cutting 30 points, 13 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals, of which the fourth quarter scored 18 points, which is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Grizzlies' reversal!