At 9:30 a.m. on April 29, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs The Timberwolves faced the Suns away for the fourth matchup, with the starting five Tigers being Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, and Gobert, and the Suns' starting lineup being Booker, Beal, O'Neal Jr., Durant, and Nurkic.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Nurkic scored 2 points under the basket, Gobert made a killing free throw and hit two free throws to fight back for 2 points, Towns scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, Nurkic continued to dunk on top of Mount Tai and scored another 2 points, and the Timberwolves led 5:4 at the beginning. McDaniels made fouls from the outside, made free throws and made three free throws to add 3 points, Booker pulled out a bow and shot an arrow from a distance, and hit a 3-point shot to color, and the two sides fell into confrontation mode, and the Suns led the Timberwolves by one point at 26:25 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter continued, Gobert scored 2 points under the basket of Popeye love dunk, Towns scored 2 points in the basket, and the Timberwolves scored 4 points in a row to overtake the Suns 29-26. Towns scored 2 points on a small throw, Durant made a killing free throw and scored 2 points on both free throws, Booker scored 2 points on an inside hook layup, and Walker hit a 2-point fast-break basket.
In the third quarter, Downs scored 2 points on the inside again, Booker hit 2 points from an archery on horseback, and Downs made another steal and shot 2 points. Durant hit a 3-pointer from the perimeter to give the Suns a 66-60 lead. Edwards also drew his bow and shot a long-range 3-pointer, and the perfect net was also colored, and the hot coconut wind couldn't stop it, and he continued to shoot with a bow and arrow on the outside line to score another 3 points, and the Timberwolves tied the score 66:66. The two sides fell into a scuffle again, and the Suns led the Timberwolves by two points 92-90 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, when it came to the tiebreaker, could the Suns counterattack? Beal scored 2 points on a backhand layup, Reed hit an inside hook and hit 2 points, Conley scored 3 points with an outside arrow, and the Timberwolves surpassed the Suns by 1 point at 95:94. Booker hit back 2 points, and then he jumped high on the outside line and scored 3 points at Qianfu Finger, which is very powerful! The two sides were in full swing in the final quarter, the score was very anxious, and they alternated their leads, and finally a fierce battle was over, the Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116, and swept the Suns 4-0 in the first-round series! A new era has arrived, this league is destined to belong to the era of young people, Edwards and Towns dominated tonight's game! Congratulations to the Timberwolves for advancing to the second round!