Thousands of dings, ten thousand instructions, the timber wolf still stepped on the same mud pit. Familiar plot, familiar reversal, timberwolves lose badly. They showed exceptional talent and even had an advantage in the first three quarters of the competition, but the youthful impulses and confusion were lost, allowing them to constantly rub shoulders with the victory.
In terms of talent performance, the Grizzlies and Timberwolves are both young teams with a very promising future. Because of this, the Grizzlies have made a lot of mistakes in the game, making 18 mistakes in a single game, and being crushed by the Timberwolves' various counterattacks. At the beginning of the second half, Edwards and Towns went on an offensive spree to gain an advantage.
The Grizzlies struggled to bite the gap, but the steady performances of Jaden McDaniels and McLaughlin became important surprisers in the Timberwolves' campaign. The Timberwolves have maintained an advantage, but by the crucial moment of the final quarter, several singles by Edwards and Towns completely ruined their entire efforts. As for Russell, it was unbearable, and the Timberwolves had to let McLaughlin replace his key playing time at the last crucial moment.
Unfortunately, at the critical moment, the Timberwolves did not continue the smooth team combat policy, but instead opened the superstar singles mode when leading. Edwards repeatedly failed to tackle the basket, and the Grizzlies' hard inside line made him useless; Downs actually responded with three points directly, and the key shot was a big disappointment. When Beverley flew off the defensive players and then withdrew to the bottom corner and missed a three-point shot, the timberwolves' fate became a foregone conclusion.
Throughout the game, the Timberwolves had the upper hand most of the time, but their performance at key moments was simply destroying the emotions of the fans. In the last five games, the Timberwolves have lost a full 70 points in the final quarter. Among them, G2 net loss of 9 points in the last quarter of the first game, G3 net loss of 25 points in the last quarter, G4 although luckily won, the last quarter still lost 13 points; G5 only lost 5 points; and G6, the Timberwolves lost 18 points in the last quarter.
The data shows that in the first round of the series, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency in the final quarter was 91.3 and defensive efficiency was 132.9, with a net loss of 41.6 points per 100 rounds, ranking first in the league.
In this series, the Timberwolves have appeared three times before the start of the fourth quarter to hold a 10-point lead, but the final quarter without exception, all suffered a reversal. Such an encounter has also set a historical record. Wolves always strike on time, and for timber wolves, there are really ghosts at the end of the section.