Timberwolves vs Suns
The NBA playoffs continue with the Suns and Timberwolves facing off in the first round of G2. Phoenix, which fell behind 0-1 with a big score, is aiming to rebound strongly in this game. In that game, Lee Kyle missed the game due to injury, and Grayson Allen played with an injury. Phoenix's starting five are Durant, Booker, Beal, Allen and Nurkic, while the Timberwolves' starting five are Gobert, Towns, Edwards, McDaniels and Conley. The two strong teams fought fiercely in this battle.
Edwards 15+5+8, the Tigers will be powerful, and the Timberwolves lead 2-0!
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Conley scored on a layup, Edwards scored from the outside, McDaniels hit 1 of 2 free throws, Towns stealed, Gobert dunked, and Vogel asked for a timeout. Allen hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, Towns couldn't shoot from afar, and made consecutive turnovers, Nurkic, Gobert, and McDaniels each scored consecutive points in the restricted area, Walker scored a high jumper, and the Timberwolves blasted out a 16-7 start. Durant scored a jump shot, Booker hit a 2+1, Gobert forced a basket to score, and Vogel asked for a timeout.
McDaniels defends Booker
Booker scored 3 points with free throws, Gordon, Edwards, and Towns each made 2 free throws, Gordon dunked, Towns had his third foul, and Booker made 2 free throws. Beal missed a dunk and Walker countered with a layup, and the Suns trailed 21-24 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Gordon hit a long-range three-pointer, Nurkic missed 2 free throws, but then scored in the restricted area, Reed made 1 free throw, and Beal scored under the basket. Conley and Beal each hit a single shot, McDaniels scored a rebound, Conley and Beal hit each other in the middle and long distance, Durant hit 2+1, Booker hit 2 free throws, and the Suns played an 8-0 offense.
Durant vs. Edwards
Conley hit an outside shot, Durant scored on a jumper, Eubanks dunked, and McDaniels responded with a three-pointer. Durant hit 2 free throws, Conley continued to attack outside, Booker scored 3 points with free throws, Gobert and Eubanks each had a violent dunk, McDaniels scored on a single, Durant made a jumper, and Edwards scored on a layup. Gobert hit two free throws and McDaniels hit a jumper to give the Suns a 51-50 lead at halftime.
In the first half, McDaniels had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, Towns had 2 points and 3 fouls, Conley had 14 points and 2 boards, and Edwards had 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Durant had 11 points and 4 boards, Nurkic had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Beal had 7 points and 3 assists, Allen had 3 points, Booker had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Gordon had 7 points and 3 boards.
Gobert competes with Nurkic on the court
In the rematch, Nurkic hooked his hand and scored, McDaniels dunked, Allen retired due to injury, Beal made a layup, and Nurkic and Towns fought in the restricted area. Downs hit a 2+1 shot, and then hit a three-pointer, and one person scored eight points in a row. Durant hit the iron from the outside, Beal and Booker hit long shots one after another, and Finch asked for a timeout. McDaniels dunked, Edwards hit 2 free throws, and Edwards blocked Beal, creating a 24-second offense for the opponent.
Reed scored on a jumper, Edwards hit 2 free throws, Towns blocked Beal, Edwards singled Durant to score from mid-range, Vogel asked for a timeout, McDaniels scored on a layup, and the Timberwolves went on a 12-0 run. Durant and Booker scored on jumpers, Reed hit two free throws, and Walker hit a three-pointer to give Minnesota a double-digit lead. Eubanks dunked, Durant hit 2 free throws, and Edwards made 1 free throw. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led 78-71.
Beal defends Downs
In the final quarter, Gobert hit 2 free throws, Beal and Walker each scored inside, Gordon hit a three-pointer, and Gobert dunked. Booker fouled on offense, Vogel failed to challenge the free throw, Phoenix only had one timeout left, Towns and McDaniels scored consecutive layups, Conley hit a long shot, the Timberwolves played a 15-5 offensive frenzy to extend the difference to 17 points, and Vogel used up the last timeout. Eubanks dunked, Edwards and Gordon hit a three-pointer, and Finch called a timeout. Booker made a layup, Vogel was fouled technically, and Conley hit a free throw.
Gobert hit two free throws and then sent a big hat and McDaniels scored from the outside to give the Timberwolves a 19-point lead. Gordon scored a layup, Durant scored on a jumper, and Finch called a timeout. Durant hit 1 of 2 free throws, Gordon hit an iron from the outside, and Booker fouled continuously and left the court. Walker hit 2+1, with 2 minutes and 17 seconds left before the end, the Suns trailed by 17 points and replaced the starter, choosing to abandon the child in advance and concede defeat, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Suns 105-93 and led 2-0. The G3 match between the two sides will be played at the home stadium of Phoenix.
The Timberwolves lead the Suns 2-0
Nurkic had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Allen 3 points and Gordon 15 points and 3 boards. Gobert had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals on both offensive and defensive ends, Towns had 12 points and 8 boards, Conley had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Walker had 10 points and 5 assists to play a strange role.
Edwards 15+5+8
Anthony Edwards, the star of the Timberwolves, showed his all-round skills in this game. Edwards played 38 minutes, shooting 3-of-12, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +15. Edwards doesn't feel good but is aggressive on the offensive end.
Edwards makes a strong attack on the basket
In addition, Edwards provided the most assists in the game, helping the Timberwolves to achieve six double-doubles. In addition, Edwards is also the steal king of this battle. In the case of poor scoring efficiency, Edwards used defense and tandem to help the Timberwolves outright their opponents.
The tiger will wield
The Timberwolves and Tigers will McDaniels, who is strong in this game. McDaniels started the game for 42 minutes, shooting 10-of-17, 2-of-4 three-pointers, 3-of-4 free throws, and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +24. McDaniels scored a game-high 59 percent from the field and was on fire on the offensive end. McDaniels, who grabbed the second-most rebounds on the team, also performed commendably on the defensive end.
McDaniels singles out Durant
McDaniels, who is tall and has long arms and outstanding athleticism, has a good effect on both the Suns Big 3 and the assistant defense. McDaniels' rampage on both ends of the floor was the key to the Timberwolves' big win over their opponents.
Durant Booker Beal pulls his hips
The Suns' Big 3 Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker were collectively lost in this campaign and pulled their hips at the same time. Durant played 41 minutes, shooting 6-of-15, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 6-of-7 free throws, scoring only 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -24 tied for the lowest in the game. As the NBA's top scoring maniac, Durant only shot 40% from the field in this game. In addition, Durant couldn't limit McDaniels on the defensive end, and Durant was blown up by McDaniels on both offensive and defensive ends.
Durant vs. Edwards
Booker played 42 minutes, shooting 6-of-13, 1-of-6 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, finishing with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, but had a game-high 6 turnovers and 6 fouls, with a game-low plus/minus of -24. Booker shot just 17 percent from three-point range and played wildly from the outside.
Beal played 41 minutes, shooting just 6-of-17, 2-of-4 from three-point range, 0 free throws, finishing with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, the second-most turnovers in the game, and a plus/minus of -11. Beal shot just 35 percent from the field and didn't go to the free throw line. Beal was crazy on the offensive end and was inefficient. In addition, Bill also had a lot of mistakes. Defensively, Beal couldn't limit Conley's play either.
The Suns' Big 3 are Durant, Booker and Beal
Durant, Booker, Beal's three giants pulled their hips at the same time, shooting 18 of 45 in total, which was the main reason for the Suns' collapse at the end of the quarter and their complete defeat.