In the second game of today's playoffs Timberwolves home game against the Suns, the Timberwolves beat the Suns in the last game, can the Suns rebound strongly in this game, can the Big Three find their form, or will Edwards continue to burst into performance?
Both sides start
Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert
Suns: Booker, Beal, Allen, Durant, Nurkic
Full-time data
Timberwolves: McDaniels 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Towns 12 points and 8 boards, Conley 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Edwards 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Walker 10 points and 5 assists
Suns: Durant 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Nurkic 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Beal 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Allen 3 points and injury, Booker 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Gordon 15 points and 3 boards
Game recap
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two sides felt cold, and Conley broke through to a layup in the opening one and a half minutes to break the scoring drought on the court. The Suns started the game slowly, with three turnovers and no points in three minutes, and the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to play a dream 8-0 start. After the Suns came back from a timeout, they slowly regained their form, Allen finally hit a three-pointer, and Nurkic scored four points in a row inside. On the Timberwolves side, Gobert, Walker, and McDaniel scored one after another, always maintaining an eight-point lead! Durant finally scored on a jumper, Booker scored five points in a row with free throws, and Gordon made two free throws in a row, and the Suns used this offense to close the gap to three points. Towns made 2 of 2 free throws to stabilize the situation, Gordon and Booker continued to chase points, and Morris scored a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led 24-21.
In the second quarter of the game, Gordon continued to continue the feeling of the previous quarter, and scored three points to tie the score as soon as he came up, and the Timberwolves continued to attack and did not score, and Nurkic ate 2 points to achieve a reversal. Reed stopped the bleeding with 2 free throws and 1, Bealney scored 7 points in a row, Durant scored 2+1, Booker made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Eubanks dunked violently, the Suns led by 8 points, and the Timberwolves McDaniel and Conley teamed up to bite the difference, Durant made 2 of 2 free throws, and Booker scored with free throws. Conley and McDaniel hit three-pointers one after another, and Gobert dunked violently, a five-point difference. Eubanks, Durant scored one after another to stabilize, Conley and McDaniel scored again, and Gobert made 2 of 2 free throws. At halftime, the Suns led 51-50.
Halftime stats: McDaniels 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, Towns 2 points and 3 fouls, Conley 14 points and 2 boards, Edwards 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Durant 11 points and 4 boards, Nurkic 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Beal 7 points and 3 assists, Allen 3 points, Booker 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Gordon 7 points and 3 boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Nurkic forced Gobert to hook up, and then the offense of both sides stalled again, McDaniels dunked, Beal responded with a layup, Downs made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Nurkic scored inside, the two sides played quite stubbornly, Downs played hard to 2+1, and the two sides were tied. Then he hit a three-pointer, Beal and Booker each scored three points in response, McDaniels dunked, Edwards scored points with free throws, Reed also had an inside line, and the Timberwolves surpassed the Suns by 7 points with this wave of offense. The Suns paused, and after coming back, they made a direct mistake, McDaniels continued to score on a layup, Durant made a 2-point jumper to stop the bleeding, Booker made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Eubanks ate cakes and dunked inside, Reed and Walker continued to score, and with Edwards hitting 1 of 2 free throws, the Timberwolves led 78-71 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Gobert made 2 free throws inside, Walker threw up, Beal made a quick layup for 2 points, and Gordon scored 3 points, a 6-point difference. Gobert and Towns took turns bombing the interior, Conley hit a three-pointer and a heart, McDaniels scored consecutive layups, and an 11-0 offensive wave instantly sparked, and the difference came to 17 points. Eubanks slammed a dunk to stop the bleeding, Edwards responded with a direct three-pointer, Gordon returned a three-pointer, and McDaniels interfered with the ball to give away two points. Gobert made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, Suns coach Vogel was anxious, and directly ate T and sent 1 point, McDaniels scored three points and then directly killed the game, and the 19-point lead in the remaining 4 minutes was basically no suspense. Gordon and Durant scored, Walker made a layup to make it 2+1, and Little scored 5 points in a row, which was also useless. In the end, the Timberwolves defended their home court and defeated the Suns 105-93, with a big score of 2-0.
Summary: The Timberwolves' defensive pressure prompted the Suns to make turnovers and then used them to score 27 points, and the Suns made 19 turnovers in the game. Secondly, the Suns' offense is not smooth, the Big Three play averagely, and the Suns will return to their home court in the next game to see how to adjust!