The Suns host the Timberwolves today and are in a desperate situation after trailing 3-0, and Woj reports that the Suns are likely to fire head coach Vogel at the end of the season. The two sides battled off in the first half, with Durant and Booker struggling to support the team's offense, while Timberwolves Towns and Gobert continued to attack the Suns' interior. In the end, the Timberwolves relied on Edwards' super performance in the final quarter, and the team narrowly defeated the Suns 122-116 and swept the opponent 4-0.
Star performance
Durant missed both shots in the opening game, and after hitting a mid-range shot, he found a sense of hitting a triple in a row. In the game, he went to the ground and contributed a wonderful death twist, and on the offensive end faced Reed's defense to make it 2+1. Durant plays too many solitary games, which is very physically draining. In the game, Booker pretended to break through with the ball, successfully attracting the opponent's pinch, Durant appeared empty in the bottom corner, Booker passed the ball in time, and Durant hit three points steadily. Durant should play more off-ball offense to be efficient and play Booker's ball-handling role.
Booker didn't shoot well, but he adjusted his style of play in time, and he scored points for his team by constantly creating kills. This ball is a rare team match for the Suns. Durant nailed the board hat on the defensive end, Booker quickly advanced with the ball, saw that there was an open space on the right side of Gordon, passed the ball in time, and the three-pointer after Gordon received the ball rose and fell. Booker still played his own characteristics in this game, especially in scoring and organizing the team.
Beal didn't feel it all over the game, he couldn't score on the offensive end, he was targeted on the defensive end, and it was too difficult to play. Beal, as a star that the Suns paid a lot of money for, his performance broke the hearts of fans. The Suns could figure out a way to see if they could have Beal swap a point guard or shooter this offseason.
Edwards was cold to the touch, especially with his three-point shot, and his shot was a bit upbeat today. Even if Huazi can't shoot accurately, the Suns played by Towns, Gobert and Reed on the inside of the Timberwolves have no power to fight back, which is the terrible thing about the Timberwolves. This ball is the role of two interior lines, Gobert hit a big hat, and then broke down the Suns interior with Towns.
Match data
Durant had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Booker had 49 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and Beal had 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 6 fouls.
The Timberwolves' Huazi scored 40 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Towns had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Gobert had 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.