On April 29th, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs kicked off, and today the Suns continue to sit at home to welcome the challenge of the Timberwolves, before that, the Timberwolves have a big score of 3-0 lead, the Suns have reached the edge of the cliff, and they are only one step away from elimination, so the G4 Suns must go all out and refuse to sweep, okay, don't talk nonsense, start our game!
Match Review
At the beginning of the game, the Suns led Durant and Booker on the offensive end, trying to seize the opportunity, the two teamed up to score 17 of the team's 26 points in the first quarter, while the Timberwolves' core Edwards and Conley had a bad hand, the two shot only 2 of 13 in the first half, causing the team to passively chase points, they could only rely on Towns and McDaniels to frequently stand up and score points to help the team bite the score, Booker scored a whistle before halftime, helping the Suns to take a 5-point lead at 64-46.
At the beginning of the second half, Edwards suddenly broke out, feeling hot, hitting two three-pointers in a row to lead the team to 8-0 and achieve a rebound, but the Suns twin stars Durant and Booker continued to fire unreasonably, and 29 of the Suns' 31 points in the third quarter came from them and stalemate with the Timberwolves. Durant's matchup, Timberwolves coach Finch was knocked down by Conley and left the court injured at the decisive moment, but the Timberwolves still relied on Edwards to score 7 points in a row to establish a lead and maintain a slight lead all the way. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 on the road and swept the promotion with a 4-0 overall score.
Eight facts that have to be admitted
1. Edwards is a superstar in this round of the series, today, Edwards slashed 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, including 31 points in the second half, and did not lose a single giant star at the critical moment, and knocked the Suns apart!
2. The shooting is really strong!Downs showed quite a good hand in this game, he played 38 points, 11 of 17 shooting (4 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws) and contributed 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
3. The league's top 3D, McDaniels played 34 minutes today, shooting 6 of 12 from the field, 1 of 4 from three-point range, 5 of 5 from the free throw line, and scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 fouls.
Today, Beal played 31 minutes, shooting 4-of-13 from the field, 1-of-5 from three-point range, scoring only 9 points, 6 turnovers and 6 fouls, and a game-low plus/minus of -12.
5. Really tried his best, Suns star Durant did his best at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, playing 46 minutes, shooting 12 of 17, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, 33 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, plus or minus -7, the Suns almost every round of the ball had to pass Du Xiaoshuai's hands, tired to death.
6. Today is a master of free throws, Booker made 21 free throws in a row to a playoff career high today, and he was also very aggressive in his inside and outside shots, even if he scored 30 points in the second half, he still couldn't save the game.
7. The worst record in history, according to statistics, Nurkic has a total of 3 wins and 17 losses in the playoffs in his career. This is the lowest win percentage of any player who has played at least 20 games in NBA history. Today, he only got 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, which is at least a notch worse than Ayton.
8. The Suns Big Three announced the failure of the team, which also marked the official end of Durant's era, the Suns' three star contracts are long and smelly, and it is difficult to have reinforcements or other reasonable changes, I have to admit that the old man of time is cruel to everyone, the new generation of stars Edwards played a super performance in this round of the series, showing the power of youth in front of his idols, a generation of new people for the old, where should the Suns go next season?