On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 93-105 away, falling behind 0-2. The Suns trailed by 3 points in the first quarter, and the Suns completed the overtake at halftime, and the Timberwolves overtook again in a wave of 28-10 in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves directly collapsed the Suns with a wave of 15-5 in the final quarter, and Vogel directly replaced the main force with 2 minutes and 17 seconds left.
Devin Booker, who had a poor hand in the first game, became the vanguard of the Suns at the beginning of this game, making 7 of 7 in the single quarter, 4 of 5 free throws, and getting 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Durant saved 1-of-4 in the first quarter, with 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Nurkic/Gordon/Eubanks all contributed.
In this quarter, Durant began to control the offense, 10 minutes in a single quarter, 3 of 4, 3 of 3 free throws, 9 points and 2 rebounds, this quarter Lao Du felt bursting, three mid-range shots were continuous, Booker scored 5 points in 1 of 1, Beal had a poor hand in the half, 3 of 9 scored 7 points and 3 assists, and the Suns overtook when the Big Three all contributed.
In the third quarter, the situation changed abruptly, Beal was 2 of 5, Durant was 1 of 6, Booker was 2 of 3, the Suns' offense was completely limited by the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves directly overtook the score 28-20 in a single quarter, and Edwards, who felt bad, relied on 6 free throws in a single quarter to score 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, the Timberwolves started with five double-doubles, and Gobert exploded in 6 of 7 under the basket.
In the final quarter, the Suns' Big Three came directly together in the opening game to enter the final battle early, and it was obvious that Vogel wanted to get a win at the Suns' home court and return to Arizona. The Timberwolves played a wave of 15-5 to 17 points to stop the Suns, and Edwards came on the court in the last 7 minutes and 33 seconds for the two teams to face off.
The Timberwolves then maintained a 17-point advantage to 2:17, Booker was very frustrated and swallowed six fouls and was sent off, and Vogel also directly replaced the whole team and gave up the game. Durant is 6-of-15, Booker is 6-of-13, and Beal is 6-of-17, and these three have salaries of more than 100 million this year, which is disappointing, and the Suns have a 0-2 disadvantage and are as likely to be out as the Lakers.
The Suns have only a 10.1% chance of coming back to advance.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream