On April 24, Beijing time, when Towns in two consecutive downturns, he finally rebounded in the G4 battle, this time Towns dedicated 17 out of 8 crosshairs, including 3 of 5 outside, 14 of 17 free throws, 33 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block data, only to send the most 6 mistakes in the game became flaws, but the key two free throws in the last moment locked up the win.
It is worth mentioning that Towns ranked second in team history in 30+10 times in the playoffs, after Garnett who did it seven times.
In the past two consecutive games of the Timberwolves, especially the last time the Timberwolves were reversed by the Grizzlies by 26 points, Downs was criticized by public opinion. In the past two games, Towns has only performed 7-of-11 in total, only hitting 7 goals but sending 9 turnovers and 10 fouls, which is undoubtedly a failure to take on the core responsibility.
However, in this game against the Grizzlies, Towns played a very strange performance in the first quarter, and he was limited to only one shot and one three-point shot in the first quarter. However, Downs was crazy inside to create damage, scoring 8 free throws in a single quarter and hitting 7 goals, so he scored 10 points in only one shot in the first quarter, which is undoubtedly a very magical thing.
Although the Grizzlies' restrictions on Towns were good, leaving him only 3-of-6 in the first half, the first two quarters were still double-doubles with 14 points and 10 rebounds. In the second half, Towns continued to use the inside to create killer points, he scored 1 of 6 in a single quarter, but 4 of 5 on the free throws, thus getting a double-double of 20+12+3 in the first three quarters.
The final quarter became the moment of Downs's redemption, he played 80% of the last quarter of 5, and fired and continued to shoot at the outside, and scored 13 points in the last quarter, especially in the last minute to give two key free throws to set the victory, and his father watched the game also celebrating. Downs became the number one contributor to the Timberwolves' narrow victory and the strongest game in his series.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)