The Suns fight the Timberwolves again
The Los Angeles Lakers, who were in a desperate situation, successfully rejected the fate of sweeping out, and the Suns, who were also 0-3 behind, attracted a life-and-death battle at home, losing and going home, and winning to retain hope. With a Big Three team and all of the league's top scorers, you can't imagine why they would lose so badly in the playoffs. In this game, the fourth game of the series, the Phoenix Suns are completely on the edge of the cliff, and the Big Three and Vogel have only one last chance.
In particular, head coach Vogel has been reported that the Suns will fire him in the offseason, you know, this is Vogel's first season in charge of the Suns. As for the Minnesota Timberwolves, they already see hope of advancing to the Western Conference semifinals, and the last time they broke through the first round was during the time of Wolves King Garnett.
Booker Durant erupts
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Durant took the lead, scoring 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-5 shooting, Booker had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, standing on the free throw line again and again, Beal did not score a point, the team scored 26 points in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves only scored 25 points, Edwards only had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 0-of-4 shooting, Towns only scored 5 points, and McDaniels scored 8 points and 1 block. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Durant scored another 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, while Booker had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the team scored 35 points in a single quarter.
The Timberwolves withstood the pressure, Edwards had 6 points and 1 assist, Gobert had 7 points and 4 rebounds, Towns had 10 points and 2 rebounds, and the team also scored 31 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Suns led the Timberwolves by 5 points 61-56. In the second half, Booker broke out completely, scoring 18 points and 2 assists on 5-of-5 shooting, Durant also had 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-4 shooting, and the twin stars joined forces to make a concerted effort, and the team scored 31 points in a single quarter, but Edwards also had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Towns had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Timberwolves still narrowed the gap to 1 point.
In the final quarter of the game, Edwards scored eight points in a row, and the Timberwolves gradually gained the upper hand, but the Suns were always able to respond, McDaniels hit a three-point shot, Booker made two free throws, Edwards staged a poster dunk, Beal made consecutive turnovers, and then committed six fouls. Edwards made both free throws, Booker scored with a throw, Conley knocked down the head coach, and Finch was picked off the court by an assistant coach. Conley made both free throws, Okogie missed both free throws, Booker made both free throws, and Edwards ended the game with a two-handed dunk. In the end, the Minnesota Timberwolves successfully defeated the Phoenix Suns 122-116 and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a score of 4-0 in the series.
Bill's war criminal-level performance
An offensive battle in which the core players of both teams gave it their all, except, of course, Bradley Beal. Durant shot 12-of-17, scored 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, played 46 minutes on offense and defense. Booker also played 45 minutes, shooting 13-of-20 from the field and 20-of-21 from the free-throw line, blasting 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, what more could you ask for? But Beal shot 4-of-13 from the field, only 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, plus 6 turnovers and 6 fouls. But if Beale behaves normally, the Suns won't be swept out.
The only thing that can be said is that the Suns traded Paul for Beal and it was an incredibly bad decision. On the Timberwolves' side, the double champion also played well, Edwards shot 13 of 23, 7 of 13 three-point shots, and got 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, once again showing the potential of a superstar. Downs shot 11 of 17, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, McDaniels shot 6 of 12, also had 18 points and 2 rebounds, Gobert 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Conley 11 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Chinese player Li Kaier on the bench also had 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.