On January 28, Beijing time, the 2022-23 NBA regular season Timberwolves hosted the Grizzlies. Bane was off and Towns was still recovering from injury. In the first half, the Timberwolves maintained the lead. Returning in the second half, the Timberwolves opened the gap and led by 17 points at one point. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies 111-100, giving their opponents a five-game losing streak.
Field data
Grizzlies: Brooks 17 points and 4 rebounds, Jackson 14 points and 7 rebounds, Clark 15 points and 7 rebounds, Williams 7 points, Morant 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Timberwolves: Anderson 23 points and 6 assists, Gobert 7 points and 13 rebounds, Edwards 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Russell 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
The star of the field
Edwards shot 9-of-18 from the field, finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and chanted MVP.
High-light lens
Morant is a long-range 3-pointer
Morant's Legend
Edwards snapped
Match Review
As soon as the game started, Anderson hit a three-pointer, Dillon returned a three-pointer, Anderson hit a three-pointer, Jaren Jr. scored a layup, Morant also had a layup, Russell returned a three-point shot, Edwards dunked, Gobert countered with a dunk, Russell hit a layup, and the Timberwolves led 15-10. Russell also had a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies took a timeout. The timeout came back, Clark made an empty dunk, Dillon returned a three-point shot, Anderson 2 plus 1, then he also made a free throw, Morant returned with a three-pointer, Dillon hit a free throw, Russell hit a jump shot, Morant also made a free throw, and the Timberwolves took a timeout. Back on the floor, Reid hit a three-pointer, Morant hit a layup, and Edwards hit two free throws to give the Timberwolves a 38-31 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Knight scored a layup, Jaren Jr. went 2-on-1, Reid dunked, Knight hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves opened a double-digit point gap. The Grizzlies came back from a timeout, Norwell hit back-to-back layups, and Reid made an empty dunk to give the Timberwolves a 53-43 lead. Dillon made a layup, Morant hit a three-pointer, Russell hit a three-point shot, Morant hit a layup, Edwards broke through to respond, Dillon hit a layup, Edwards hit a jumper, and at halftime, the Timberwolves led 62-53.
Returning from the break, Russell hit a free throw, Anderson also had a 3-pointer, the Timberwolves led by 14 points, and the Grizzlies took a timeout. Back on the court, Jaren Jr. scored a layup, Edwards countered for a layup, Knight hit a three-pointer, Williams hit a three-pointer, Clark made a layup, Edwards also had a three-pointer, Clark hit a layup, Edwards hit another three-pointer, and both sides timed out. The game continued, with Edwards also having a three-point shot to give the Timberwolves an 81-68 lead. Reid hit a layup, McDaniels hit a layup, and the Grizzlies timed out again. The timeout came back, Edwards broke through for a layup, Knight hit a free throw, Jaren Jr. took a layup, Tillman went 2-on-1, and the third quarter ended, and the Grizzlies trailed 77-87.
In the fourth quarter, Jaren Jr. made a basket, Morant countered a dragon, Gobert cut a dunk, Rivers Jr. countered the dunk, Gobert made an empty dunk, Anderson made a layup, and the Timberwolves led 98-84. The Grizzlies came back from a timeout, Anderson hit another free throw, Edwards hit a jumper, and the Timberwolves continued their double-digit lead. With 1:41 left, Anderson grabbed an assist for a McDaniels dunk to give the Timberwolves a 109-95 lead. Since then, the Grizzlies have been unable to return to the sky and suffered 5 consecutive defeats.
Both sides start
Timberwolves: Russell, Edwards, Gobert, Anderson, McDaniels
Grizzlies: Morant, Williams, Clark, Jaren Jr., Dillon Brooks