On April 30, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Timberwolves 114-106 and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals 4-2. This game is the same as the previous game, the Timberwolves once led by as many as 13 points but was reversed in the final quarter, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency in the final quarter was the first in the league, the defensive efficiency was the third from the bottom in the league, and when the Grizzlies core returned to the court again, the Timberwolves were completely unable to stop it, and finally the Grizzlies reversed 13 points in two consecutive games. Jenkins finished blowing up Finch in terms of technical tactics.
The Timberwolves had a great start in the first half, with Edwards 16 points in the first quarter (6-of-7 + 2-of-2 on three) quite explosive, with the Timberwolves leading by one point; McDaniels scoring 9 points on 3-of-3 3-pointers in the quarter; and Bain points in the Grizzlies with 13 points in the quarter and Dillon with 10 points, and the two teams played against each other. The second quarter was a turnovers battle, With Morant performing poorly on 1-of-6 at half, but with the performances of Dillon, Clark and Bain, they were only three points behind, Edwards was already 20 points at halftime, McDaniels was 10 points, and Towns was 9 points.
In the third quarter, McDaniels scored 7 points in a single quarter, Towns scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, and delivered three three-point assists to be very calm, Beverley hit two key three-pointers, the Timberwolves once stretched to 13 points and were reduced to 1 point, and at the critical moment, Towns and McLaughlin were very calm and played 9-0 to 10 points again. The Grizzlies quickly erased the points difference in the final quarter, and Downs made three mistakes at key moments to bury the game.
After the Grizzlies reversed, the first round of the showdown was all over — the Suns -2 Pelicans, the Lone Rangers 4-2 Jazz, the Warriors 4-1 Nuggets, the Grizzlies 4-2 Timberwolves; the East was the Heat 4-1 Hawks, Philadelphia 4-2 Raptors, Celtics 4-0 Nets, Bucks 4-1 Bulls.
The second round of the matchup is also out: Suns vs Lone Rangers, Warriors vs Grizzlies, Philadelphia vs Heat, Bucks vs Celtics. Previously, the Suns vs Mavericks, Philadelphia vs Heat, Bucks vs Celtics schedules have been released and are waiting for the Grizzlies vs Warriors.
In the end, both the Grizzlies and warriors officially released the schedule of this series. The first game of the Western Conference semifinals on May 1, US time, that is, May 2, Beijing time, G2 is May 4, Beijing time, and G3 is May 8, Beijing time.
After all the second round showdowns are out, the probability of qualifying in the second round is also released, with the Heat advancing to the East Finals by 56%, Philadelphia advancing to the East Finals by 44 percent (Embiid's return date undecided), Green Kai advancing to the East Finals by 75 percent, and the Bucks advancing to the East Finals (Middleton's second round reimbursement)
The probability of the Suns advancing to the Western Conference Finals is 77%, the Lone Ranger has only a 23% probability of making it to the West Finals, the Grizzlies have a 46% probability of advancing to the Western Conference Finals, and the Warriors have a 54% probability of advancing to the Western Conference Finals.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream