On November 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Timberwolves hosted the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies previously had an 8-7 record, ranking 7th in the West, and the Timberwolves had a 6-9 record, ranking 11th in the West. Throughout the first half, the Timberwolves crushed the Grizzlies, stretched a 17-point gap in the first quarter, and beat the Grizzlies by as many as 29 points in the second quarter, and Edwards and Russell broke out, completely out of the sameweight. The Grizzlies tried to fight back in the third quarter, but Morant couldn't open the point for a long time, and the Timberwolves stretched the gap to 45 points, and the entire fourth quarter was garbage time. In the end, the Timberwolves were 138-95 at home to the Grizzlies, and the Timberwolves ushered in a three-game winning streak, and the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak was ended.
Stats, on the Grizzlies side, Morant had 11 points and five assists, Bane 21 points and five rebounds, Gallen Jackson had 12 points and four rebounds, and Tyres Jones had 16 points. On the Timberwolves side, Towns had 21 points and five rebounds, Russell 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Edwards 23 points, Beverley 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Beasley 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Timberwolves entered the game early in the opening game, With Edwards and Russell scoring consecutive points, Adams layup to stop the bleeding, Beverley and Russell raining three points, and the Timberwolves gradually opened up the point gap. Vanderbilt's deduction in the midfield, Downs' pie, timberwolves' hot hand, and only Jackson and Bain's sporadic offense on the Grizzlies side maintained the situation. Edwards hit two more three-pointers in the second half, and Reid led the Timberwolves off the bench to a small climax, and the Timberwolves made it 40-23 to the Grizzlies in the first quarter. Back in the second quarter, Beasley continued to blast three-pointers, Russell countered with a layup, and the Timberwolves extended the point gap to more than 20 points. After Jaren Jackson hit the basket in the middle to stop the bleeding, Edwards and Russell continued to throw three points, the Grizzlies made consecutive mistakes, Edwards and Vanderbilt kept playing counter-attacks, and at the end of half, the Timberwolves led the Grizzlies 72-43.
Back in the third quarter, Towns scored a layup and Bain helped the Grizzlies score five straight points to close the gap. Russell and Beverly hit consecutive three-pointers in the middle, and after Morant threw a shot to stop the bleeding on the Grizzlies, Russell continued to blast three-pointers, and Beasley countered with a dunk. The Grizzlies have collapsed across the board, with three quarters in the finale, and the Timberwolves 113-71 Grizzlies. Back in the fourth quarter, both teams were replaced by substitutes, and timberwolves veteran Jones seized the opportunity to close the gap in a row, but the Timberwolves relied on McLaughlin and Knight to respond, and the gap remained at 40 points in the end, and finally the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies by 43 points at home, ushering in a three-game winning streak.
The Grizzlies are mostly young, so their state of affairs fluctuates greatly. They lost to the Pelicans a week ago, but they were able to beat the Clippers in the last game. When they win the game, Morant must have opened the feel early, and it is not okay to change other people, there is no continuous scoring ability, and it is easy to be limited by the opponent. Today was caught by the Timberwolves, the Grizzlies rebounded second in the league, but the defensive efficiency is the first in the league, and the Grizzlies lost 17 rebounds today, in addition to being repeatedly grabbed by the opponent to play counter-attack scores, very embarrassing. Young teams always have to pay tuition, and in the case of Morant's poor hand, the team does not cope enough.
Timberwolves have been in very good shape recently, having beaten the Kings and Spurs in a row, in fact, this kind of young team competition, competition talent and feel, the Timberwolves rely on Edwards to open the situation early, the entire Timberwolves rhythm is driven, inside and outside blossoming. The Grizzlies are weaker defensively on the perimeter, and the Timberwolves seized on that, hitting 20 three-pointers across the team today, just as the Timberwolves and Lakers played, once the Timberwolves got up, it was difficult to turn things around. Beverly mentioned that after starting, he had a lot of experience in limiting morant's guard core, and also liberated Russell's defensive pressure, and this season the Timberwolves have the strength to impact the playoffs. After this game, the Timberwolves are only 0.5 wins behind the Lakers, ranking tenth, and the competition in the West is very fierce.