After James gave the Los Angeles Lakers a new life to bring the series to G5 to avoid a sweep, the pressure came to the Suns' Durant side, the home game against the Timberwolves in the series G4, a loss means the end of the season, a loss means a sweep, and a loss means that Durant is the first superstar to be swept out of the playoffs this season.
What is the situation of the Suns, Durant knows very well, and Durant also understands that he and Booker and Beal have a short window to win the championship, if they can't cash in on the championship soon, they will be quickly dismantled, and because of this, after the opening of the series G4, Durant showed super fighting spirit and efficient performance.
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played a difficult game, and the Timberwolves trailed the Suns by one point 25:26. In the second quarter of the game, Edwards' outburst allowed the Timberwolves to play 31:35 in a single quarter to avoid the difference being widened by the Suns, and at the end of the half, the Suns led by 5 points, and Durant seemed to see hope.
In the third quarter of the game, the Timberwolves' outburst caught Durant and Booker by surprise, even in the third quarter of the game, one of the brothers scored 27 points and the other got 30+, but Bill was sleepwalking, and in a single quarter of the game, the Suns spent their savings, and they were behind. The game came to the 4th quarter, and Durant, who had fought for three quarters, had the feeling of being at the end of a strong crossbow, and they began to be pressed and beaten by the Timberwolves.
Looking back at this game, who is the hero of the Timberwolves' victory? Undoubtedly, their core Downs, in the third quarter of the game, Towns handed over 10 of 15 shots, got 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Downs' offensive and defensive performance is also the reason why the Timberwolves can win the game.
And who should be responsible for the loss on the Suns' side? Durant, Durant scored 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-14 in the third quarter, and the 36-year-old veteran did everything he could for the Suns.
In the third quarter of the game, Booker scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 10 of 14. Undoubtedly, another giant of the Suns-Beal, in the third quarter of the game, Beal was 2 of 10, in the key battle of life and death, Beal got 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 turnover, 4 fouls, this is Beal, a player with an annual salary of 40 million handed over data, sluggish on the court, walking, and temper tantrums, such giants do not trade, Durant has no possibility of winning the championship in the Suns.