Keep the first place in the West!Timberwolves reversed four kills of the Grizzlies: Huazi 34 points and Jalen 33+13
On February 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Timberwolves played at home against the Grizzlies, of which the Timberwolves played the second game in a back-to-back. When the Timberwolves fell behind 0-14 in the opening game, Edwards led the team to fight back tenaciously, and finally the Timberwolves won three consecutive wins with four kills of the Grizzlies in the 110-101 season, and continued to beat the Thunder to keep the first place in the West, and the Grizzlies swallowed three consecutive defeats.
Timberwolves: Edwards 34 points, Towns 13 points and 11 rebounds, Reed 19 points, 5 rebounds on the team.
Grizzlies: Jalen 33 points and 13 rebounds, Zaire Williams 16 points, 5 rebounds team.
In the first three meetings of the season, the Timberwolves have beaten the Grizzlies. In the first meeting, the Timberwolves beat the Grizzlies 119-97 away by 22 points, and Edwards led the five to score double-doubles with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. In the second meeting, the Timberwolves beat the Grizzlies 127-103 away by 24 points, Edwards retired from injury, and Towns led the seven to score double-doubles with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. In the third meeting, the Timberwolves beat the Grizzlies 118-103 at home by 15 points, and Edwards scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, leading six players to score double-doubles.
The two sides ushered in the fourth meeting this season, the Timberwolves lacked Lee Kyle, Clark and McLaughlin, and the Grizzlies lacked Morant, Bane, Smart and other 7 players. In the face of the Grizzlies matchup, the Timberwolves started badly and fell behind 0-14, and then the Timberwolves responded with a wave of 17-2 offensive to overtake the score, and the two sides then clenched the score and struggled, and the Timberwolves trailed the Grizzlies by 2 points 24-26 at the end of the first quarter. In the first quarter, the Timberwolves were less than 4 of 19 of 19, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, Edwards and Towns both scored 9 points, the Grizzlies were 9 of 25 and less than 4 of them, and Jalen won 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the two sides continued to bite the score and start a tug-of-war, and the Timberwolves were not able to effectively fight back to chase the score. The Timberwolves lost by one more point at 26-27 in the second quarter, and the Timberwolves trailed the Grizzlies by three points at 50-53 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Timberwolves only scored in double figures, Reed scored 12 points, and Towns and Edwards both scored 0 points in the second quarter. Jalen was 10-of-19 from the field in the first half and dominated the interior with 12 points from G.G. Jackson.
After halftime, the offensive efficiency of both sides was further upgraded, both teams scored 30+ points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and Edwards ushered in an explosive performance in the third quarter, and he scored 17 points in a single quarter to lead the team to gradually overtake the score. The Timberwolves outscored the Grizzlies by six points at 38-32 in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves overtook the Grizzlies by three points at 88-85 at the end of the first three quarters. Edwards exploded in the third quarter, scoring 26 points in the first three quarters, leading the Timberwolves to five double-doubles, and Jalen to lead the Grizzlies to three to score double-doubles with 29 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the two sides continued to bite the score and engage in entanglement, and the Timberwolves extended their lead to 96-91 by five points with 6:44 left. Jalen chased the score 2+1, and the two sides continued to bite the score, and the Timberwolves once took an 8-point lead of 106-98. The Grizzlies chased another 3-pointer, and Edwards and Edwards each completed a violent dunk to extend the nine-point advantage, and the Grizzlies called a timeout. Jalen continued to foul, and the Grizzlies were powerless to turn the tide, and eventually the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies to complete the season sweep.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)