The Grizzlies and Timberwolves won and lost in the playoffs, with the Grizzlies, who ranked higher in the regular season, laughing to the end, and their next round of playoffs against the Warriors. The playoffs are already in the second round, with teams we like and support out, including the Timberwolves, who are dominated by young players, and looking back on this season, this potential team has come a long way and we can look forward to their future.
Today, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies had a game, the Timberwolves have no way back, so only by winning can they continue the season, they sent the starting players are Towns, Edwards, Russell, Beverley and Vanderbilt, the Grizzlies are much less stressful, even if this game can not be won, they can go back to the home for the last game, they sent the starting players are Morant, Dillon, Bain, Jarlen and Tillman.
The Grizzlies and Timberwolves were only one point apart in the first quarter, the game was intense, but there were not many points, and the offense of the two teams in the second quarter was still not improving, and after the end of the first half, the Timberwolves led by three points. The Timberwolves' offense finally smoothed out in the third quarter, scoring more than thirty points in a single quarter to extend the lead to double digits, but in the fourth quarter the Timberwolves' offense was once again muted, and the Grizzlies came together to complete the reversal and finally won the game.
The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 114-106 and scored eight times in this game, with the Grizzlies leading by 8 points at most and the Timberwolves leading by 13 points at most, with an 8-point difference in this game.
Grizzlies player stats: Morant had 17 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists on 4-of-14 shooting; Jalen Jr. had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-15 shooting; Dillon had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-19 shooting; and Bain had 23 points and 7 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting.
Timberwolves player stats: Towns had 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 6-of-19 shooting; Edwards had 30 points, five rebounds and five assists on 10-of-10 shooting; McDaniels had 24 points and four rebounds on 8-of-9 shooting; Andree had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists on 3-of-8 shooting.
The Timberwolves have a regular season record of 46 wins and 36 losses, a 56.1 percent win rate, ranking 7th in the West.
Edwards averaged 25.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.17 steals per game in the playoffs, shooting 46 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range.
The Timberwolves, with less than 60 percent regular season win rate, are seventh in the West and need to play in the playoffs before they beat the Clippers to advance to the playoffs against the Grizzlies. The Timberwolves and Grizzlies played six games, and the final four games were in single digits, indicating that the gap between the strength of the two teams is not large, and the Grizzlies eliminated the Timberwolves by a total score of 4-2. After the game, Edwards was interviewed by the media, who said the feeling of the playoffs was fantastic and ready for the next challenge. It was edwards' first career playoff appearance, and he contributed brilliantly.
The Timberwolves averaged the highest average score per game in the playoffs, Edwards, who averaged twenty-five points per game, and Towns also averaged more than twenty points per game, both of which honored their talents, but Russell was sluggish on the offensive end, scoring significantly lower than in the regular season, and the lack of reliable helpers around Edwards and Towns became the main reason for the Timberwolves' loss.