Essence analysis of "Western Conference First Round G2: Suns vs. Timberwolves"!
Hello friends, today brings you the second matchup between the Suns and the Timberwolves at 7:30 a.m. in the first round of the NBA playoffs Western Conference!
Starting line-ups:
Suns: Booker, Durant, Nurkic, Allen, Beal.
Timberwolves: Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns, Conley.
"Highlights of the Competition"
In the first quarter of the game, Edwards made a pass and a shot to help the Timberwolves get a dream start of 8-0 at home, Allen and Nurkic outside three-pointers and mid-range bows, the Suns bit the score, Walker was not to be outdone and made two consecutive mid-range shots, the Timberwolves had the advantage in the score, Booker faced Reed's defense of the difficult mid-range and scored a chance to add free throws, the Suns took the initiative to increase the number of times they broke through the interior to make kills, and scored many times through free throws at the free throw line, with Morris hitting a jumper at the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves ended the first quarter 24-21 Suns。
The second quarter of the game started, the Suns felt better, Gordon and Nurkic successively helped the Suns hit the outside three-point and mid-range, the team's three leaders Beal also hit a jumper to help the jumper overtake the score, and Durant, who had an iron quarter and a half, finally recovered, and the iconic mid-range shot also got a free throw opportunity, and at the critical moment, the team's engine Conley received an assist from Edwards and hit a golden three-pointer, and then teammates McDaniels and Conley teamed up for two more three-pointers, Edwards assisted McDaniels to score a layup again, and the Timberwolves 50-51 Suns ended the halftime game。 In the half, Durant had 11 points, Booker had 13 points, Beal had seven points, Conley had 14 points on the Timberwolves' side, and McDaniels and Gobert had 12 points each.
In the third quarter of the game, Nurkic and Beal hit two mid-range jumpers, but less than three minutes into the opening game, bad news came from the Suns, Allen broke through the ground again, his ankle was 90 degrees down, and he was helped off the court, and the Suns lost a big man! Conley assisted Taishan to hook the basket steadily, the Timberwolves scored another three-point shot, the Timberwolves took the lead again, Edwards continued to play steadily, stepped back and hit the mid-range, Durant also immediately returned a mid-range, and then Booker also hit a jumper, the two teams went back and forth, and the three-quarter contest ended, the Suns 71-78 Timberwolves.
In the final quarter of the showdown, Gordon hit him with three points from the outside, Gobert and Towns each hit a layup to score points, Conley was also unrelenting with three points from the outside, and the Suns were also nervous, and the Suns were not going to play in the fourth quarter, only Gordon relied on his only hand to hit sporadic jump shots to help jump shots stabilize the situation, but the Timberwolves had already felt up at this time, unstoppable, Edwards, who was not in good shape in the first three quarters, also hit an outside three-pointer, and there were less than 7 minutes left in the game, and the Timberwolves took a huge lead of 15 points。 If it goes on like this, the Suns will lose G2, Booker hit a jumper at a critical moment, and Timberwolves' Walker assisted Alexander to hit a key three-pointer from the outside and fought back. Durant relied on a step-back jumper to help the team score, but two points did not quench the thirst after all, and there was not much time left, Edwards assisted Walker to continue to hit a breakthrough layup, the Timberwolves took a 17-point lead, and finally lost Allen and lost the game, and the Suns lost to the Timberwolves, falling behind 0-2.
Players' performances:
Suns: Booker 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Durant 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Beal 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Nurkic 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Gordon 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Timberwolves: McDaniels 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Gobert 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Conley 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Edwards 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Towns 12 losses, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Walker 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
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