The Grizzlies today won 114-106 against the Timberwolves, eliminating the Timberwolves 4-2 in a big score to advance to the Western Conference semifinals against the Warriors.
In today's game, Morant is still not efficient, playing 38 minutes, only 4 of 14 shots, including 5 of 0 three-pointers, 9 of 12 free throws, only 17 points, but there are 8 rebounds and 11 assists in the account, the key moments are also more powerful, so overall it is not bad.
Bain remained very solid today, playing 43 minutes and shooting 9-of-15, including 5-of-9 from three-point range and 23 points and seven rebounds. In this round of the series, Bane can average 24 points per game, ranking first in the team, shooting, three-pointers, free throw shooting rate of 50%, 48%, 90%, among the 180 clubs.
In contrast, Morant averaged only 21.5 points per game in the first round, and the shooting rate was less than 40%, the three-point shooting rate was only 20%, and the free throw shooting rate was only 70%, but it was also 8.7 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game, which also helped the team in other aspects. But overall, Morant's first-round performance wasn't strong enough, but Bane contributed more, more like the Grizzlies boss.
This season, when Morant was absent, the Grizzlies' record was very good, even better than when Morant was there, which shows that the Grizzlies do not rely on Morant, so Morant still needs to prove himself, and the playoffs are the stage for superstars, And Morant must play the performance of superstars, the Grizzlies are likely to go further, otherwise it is difficult to pass the Warriors.
Brooks also performed well today, although six fouls went off early, but still played 31 minutes, shooting 9 of 19, including 5 of 6 three-pointers, with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
On the Timberwolves side, Edwards played 40 minutes, shooting 10-of-24, including 4-of-10 three-pointers, 6-of-8 free throws, and 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. On his first playoff trip, Edwards was a brilliant individual, averaging 25.2 points per game, the highest on the team, shooting 45.5 percent from the field, averaging 9.5 three-pointers per game and shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range.
Edwards scored a total of 151 points in six games in the series, setting a record for the highest number of points in a single-round series for a player under the age of 21 in playoff history. In that respect, Edwards is undoubtedly brilliant, but he can't lead the Timberwolves further.
Towns was a bit worse today, shooting 6-of-19 from the field and finishing with just 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Playing in the playoffs for the second time in his career, towns averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game, but he was still almost bored and failed to meet everyone's expectations.
Russell was even worse off, shooting 3-of-7 from the field, including 1-of-3 from three-point range, and only 7 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. In this series, Russell averaged only 12 points per game and shot 33 percent from the field.