The Battle of The King of the West, the Grizzlies Timberwolves staged a script against the sky, Edwards three-point draw + Morant anti-kill, called the NBA Spring Festival Gala. The two teams with the most anxious scores in the first round of the playoffs are the Grizzlies and Timberwolves, both teams are very young and talented, and have played back and forth in previous games, and often staged the last quarter of the game. Supposedly, as the second-largest team in the West, the Grizzlies should have won the Timberwolves as easy, but Morant's ups and downs in the playoffs gave the Timberwolves hope of qualifying.
In the Battle of King Mountain, Morant scored only 6 points in the entire first half, but the rest of his teammates were in hot form to help the Grizzlies tighten the score. The Grizzlies lost power offensively in the third quarter and gave the Timberwolves 30 points in a single quarter, with the Timberwolves heading into the final quarter with an 11-point lead. Seeing the balance of victory leaning in favor of the Timberwolves, Morant finally stepped up, cutting 18 points in a single quarter to lead the Grizzlies to a 37-point reversal in the final quarter, and killed the game with a difficult empty cut in the final moment. It is worth mentioning that Morant scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, becoming the first point in the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies' history.
After the game, the news of Morant's killing of the Timberwolves quickly dominated the national headlines, and Morant fans were finally able to stand up straight. Some fans said that I believe Morant can become the greatest player of all time, I know Jordan, James, Westbrook are all excellent, but I think from the perspective of personal play, ball quotient, statistics, etc., Morant's achievements will not be lower than theirs. But there are also fans who disagree: I think the Grizzlies can stalemate with the Timberwolves to the end, entirely because of the care of the referees, the Grizzlies are not strong enough to reach the Finals, although I am not a fan of these two teams, I have to admit that this game is very interesting.
To be fair, Morant has not played well in this round of playoffs, averaging 22.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.6 steals in the five games so far, but his shooting percentage is only 40.2%, and his three-point shooting rate is only a pitiful 26.7%. Compared to last season's playoff performance, Morant is more comprehensive, more aggressive in grabbing rebounds, better at the big picture, and better at reading defenses, but the threat on the offensive end has decreased, especially from outside the three-point line. But anyway, the Grizzlies have picked up game points and are expected to eliminate the Timberwolves on the road.
It is worth noting that downs, who have previously performed weakly, have picked up in their last two games, which will be a big trouble for the Grizzlies' interior. After a series of foul troubles, Towns finally learned to be good, which is bad news for the Grizzlies. So even if the Grizzlies are currently leading for the time being, they can't be careless, and everything is possible in the NBA.