On April 24, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves ushered in the G2 battle with the Suns at home, in the G1 game, the Timberwolves beat the Suns by 25 points, and the G2 game against the Suns aims to equalize, otherwise it will be very passive, the Timberwolves defense is very good, will the Solar rebound strongly in the G2 battle? Suns starters: Booker + Beal + Allen + Durant + Nuki, Timberwolves Lee Kyle is absent, starters: Conley + Edwards + Madan + Towns + Gobert.
In the first quarter of the game, Conley, Edwards, Maidan, Gobert 8-0, Allen, scored 5 points in a row, Gobert, Madan scored 4 points in a row in response, Timberwolves 12-5, Nuki hooked hands, Walker, Gobert responded, the Timberwolves led by 9 points, Durant, Booker chased the difference to 4 points, Gobert, Edwards scored, Booker, Gordon chased points, the difference was 3 points, Towns made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Gordon and Booker scored 4 points in a row, the difference was chased to 1 point, Morris made a layup, and the Timberwolves led 24-21 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Gordon and Nuki scored 5 points in a row, the Suns overtook 2 points, Conley and Maidan scored, Beal scored 7 points in a row, the Suns led by 4 points, Conley throws, Durant 2 + 1, Booker 2 free throws and 2 hits, the difference is 7 points, Conley and Madan hit three points in a row, Durant, Eubanks, Booker responded, the difference is still 7 points, Gobert, Madan and Conley chased the difference to 1 point, and the Suns led 51-50 at halftime.
Booker had 13 points and 3 boards on 3-of-8 shooting in the half, Durant had 11 points and 4 boards on 4-of-8 shooting, Beal had 7 points and 3 assists on 3-of-9 shooting, Conley had 14 points and 2 boards on 6-of-8 shooting, Gobert had 12 points and 5 boards on 5-of-5 shooting, and Edwards had 5 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals on 1-of-5 shooting.
In the third quarter of the game, hooked his hand, the Suns led by 3 points, Madan dunked, Beal responded with a layup, the difference was still 3 points, Allen twisted his ankle and exited, Towns scored 3 points in a row, Beal and Booker hit 2 three-pointers to exceed 3 points, Edwards, Madan and Reed scored 12-0 to exceed 9 points, Durant and Booker scored, Reed and Walker responded, the difference was 10 points, Eubanks and Durant chased the difference to 6 points, Edwards made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves led 78-71 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Gobert and Walker scored, Beal and Gordon chased the points, with a difference of 6 points, Gobert, Towns, Conley, and Madan played 11-0, and the difference came to 17 points, Eubanks, Gordon, and Booker scored, Edwards, Gobert, and Madan responded strongly, with a difference of 19 points, Gordon and Durant chased the difference to 14 points, Walker 2+1, with a difference of 17 points, and there were more than 2 minutes left in the game, the suspense was lost, and the Suns withdrew the main force, and finally the Timberwolves beat the Suns 105-93.
Durant had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-15 shooting, Booker had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 turnovers on 6-of-13 shooting, Beal had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-17 shooting, had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, and Gordon had 15 points and 3 boards.
Edwards had 15 points, 5 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals on 3-of-12 shooting, Madan had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 10-of-17 shooting, setting a playoff career scoring record, Gobert had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals on 6-of-8 shooting, Conley had 18 points, 3 boards and 3 assists on 7-of-13 shooting, and Towns had 12 points and 8 boards on 3-of-7 shooting.
After this game, the Timberwolves led 2-0 in the series, and from the current point of view, the Suns could not match the intensity of the Timberwolves' game.