On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Timberwolves defeated the Suns again, and swept the series 4-0 to advance! Edwards once again became the number one contributor to the Timberwolves, and this champion is already a well-deserved superstar player. In stark contrast to Beal, he had 9 points, 6 turnovers and 6 fouls, and he also had infighting with Vogel, and in the final stage, the camera frantically looked for Beal, and his expression was also very embarrassed and confused.
In the game, Edwards scored 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists on 13-of-23 shooting, 7-of-13 three-pointers, and 7-of-10 free throws. In the first half, Edwards was a little lackluster in the defensive battle between the two sides, scoring nine points, but this was to build up energy for his second-half explosion. In the third quarter, Edwards scored 15 points alone, including four three-pointers. And in the fourth quarter, after Edwards re-entered the game, he completely took over the game. With Durant and O'Neal and others chasing consecutive points, Edwards once scored 10 points in a row to help the Timberwolves maintain an advantage.
In addition, after the opponent wrapped him, Edwards also came out with the ball, and Conley and McDaniels hit consecutive three-pointers. Two minutes and 12 seconds before the end, Edwards completed the best moment of the game! After he broke through, he faced Durant's defense and directly staged a one-arm dunk! The visual effect of this ball was excellent, and it was called the best dunk in the playoffs this season! After that, Edwards also made Beal's sixth foul. With the Suns making a series of mistakes, the Timberwolves eventually won the game.
In addition to Edwards' excellent performance, the Timberwolves' defense, especially rebounding, has a huge advantage. In this G4 game, the Timberwolves won the Suns by 11 44-33 in rebounding, which gave them 15 more offensive opportunities. Even if the Suns shot more than 5 percent, they had no choice but to lose 15 shots in the end. In fact, the Timberwolves had two more rebounds in this series. In the first game, the Timberwolves won 24 rebounds 52-28. G3, the Timberwolves won 22 rebounds at 50-28. With such a huge rebounding gap, the Suns are powerless to return to the sky.
In terms of size, the Timberwolves' twin towers, Towns and Gobert, are dominant. But at the same time, the Suns are also very lazy, with 20-30 rebounds in consecutive games, which proves that the team's fighting spirit is not enough in this series.