On April 24, Beijing time, the second game of the first round of the NBA playoffs continued. In this game, the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Phoenix Suns.
In the first game, the Timberwolves beat the Suns, and the score between the two teams was 1:0. Can the Suns find a way to break down the league's strongest defense on the offensive end?
In the first half, the Suns were almost tied with the Timberwolves 51-50. In the second half, the Timberwolves increased their defensive intensity, and the Suns' big three collectively missed the mark, and the Wolves took the opportunity to play the advantage. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Suns 105-93.
Suns Booker had 20 points and five assists on 6-of-13 shooting, Durant had 18 points and six rebounds on 6-of-15 shooting, and Beal had 14 points and six assists on 6-of-17 shooting. Under the Timberwolves' iron-blooded defense, the Suns' big three have all hit just six goals.
On the offensive end, the Suns Big Three, you point at me, I point at you, the typical three monks have no water to drink. If the cooperation of the Big Three is the effect, I suggest that it is better to take the Big Three apart and use them, and the offensive nature is suppressed when they are all present.
The Timberwolves had six double-doubles, with McDaniels as the surprise player, who scored 25 points and eight rebounds, with a game-high plus/minus of +24. Gobert had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals, Edwards had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Conley had 18 points.
Although the Suns lost this game, they also had something to show compared to the previous game, and they led the Timberwolves 41-39 in rebounds in this game. Nurkic finally played a bloody game under the basket after being balanced by the twin towers in the last game, grabbing 14 rebounds in this game.
However, the Suns still had poor turnovers in this game, with turnovers 19:13 at the time. Whether it's shooting percentage or turnovers, it's all due to the Timberwolves' defense.
After this game, the Timberwolves won two consecutive games at home, leading the Suns 2:0. The Suns didn't play the offense that fans expected in either game, and even if they returned to their home court, there was no hope of breaking the Timberwolves' defense.