On April 29, Beijing time, the fourth game of the first round of the NBA playoffs in the West continued!
Background:
The Suns are already on the edge of the cliff, trailing 0-3 and being eliminated from the tournament if they lose today. The Suns lost by at least 12 points in the first three games, and there was no hope of victory, the aging of the Suns' Big Three and the holes in the defense allowed the young Timberwolves to seize it again and again, and the Timberwolves scored more than 100 points in each of the three games.
Timberwolves starters: Edwards, Towns, Gobert, Conley, McDaniels.
Suns starters: O'Neal, Durant, Nurkic, Booker, Beal.
Highlights:
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Timberwolves came up 5-2, Booker's three-point hit the Suns were catching up with the score, the Timberwolves' McDaniels started well, the score Timberwolves suppressed the Suns, the Timberwolves led by 5 points, Durant stood up and singled Reed, hit the shot, and Durant finally scored. Durant turned on death mode, scoring back-to-back points, and the Suns leveled the score. The Timberwolves scored multiple points, and the Suns led the Suns with Durant and Booker, leading the Suns by one point at 26-25 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves played inside, and Gobert and Towns' strong play gave the Suns a lot of damage. The Suns' Booker played very tough, the two sides alternated the score, Durant had all kinds of scoring methods in the second half of the quarter, Edwards led the Timberwolves to bite the score, and the Suns' Beal played disappointing in the first half, hesitating to score only 5 points. Booker hit a mid-range shot in the final minute to give the Suns a five-point lead at 56-51 and end the half.
Second half: Durant hit a three-point shot, Gobert went off the court with 4 fouls, Edwards hit a three-point shot, the Timberwolves' three-pointer opened the 66-66 Timberwolves to recover the score, McDaniels scored a dunk, the Timberwolves led by 2 points, and the Suns were in danger. Durant just hit a strong shot, hit a mid-range shot, Towns came back with a three-point shot, Booker returned a three-point shot, and the two sides scored efficiently. The Timberwolves lead by 2 points. Edwards dunked Durant at key moments.
A ruthless snap announced the arrival of an era and the end of an era, and Edwards was powerful. The older generation can no longer resist the rise of the new generation. The Timberwolves head coach was knocked down by his own player, Conley, and left the court injured. In the end, the Suns lost to the Timberwolves 116-122, and the Suns were eliminated 0-4. The Timberwolves' next round opponent is the winner of the Nuggets and Lakers. Edwards 40 points.
Game Roundup: The Suns' Durant still worked hard today and only rested for a while, scoring efficiently, Booker played well, Beal's play was disappointing, and the other role players played averagely. The Suns have too few rebounds.
The Timberwolves' player statistics can show how well the players played.
Durant: 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, plus/minus -7.
Booker: 49 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, plus/minus +1.
Beal: 9 points, 1 rebound, plus/minus -12
Nurkic: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, plus/minus -7.
O'Neal: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, plus/minus -3.
Gordon: 6 points, plus/minus -1.