The Warriors lie down to 6th place in the West! Edwards scored 44 points against the Grizzlies and the Timberwolves scored a team record with 52 points in a single quarter

On April 11, Beijing time, the Timberwolves avenged the Grizzlies 141-125 away, and Edwards scored 44 points and 7 three-pointers, which was the first time the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies this season, and the previous two meetings were won by the Grizzlies. The Timberwolves trailed by five points at the end of the first half, and exploded in the third quarter, scoring 52 points on 18-of-21 shooting in a single quarter, setting a single-quarter scoring record in team history. The Timberwolves used this to widen the gap and eventually win. Morant scored 36 points.

With the Timberwolves winning, both the Timberwolves and Grizzlies have a 47-33 record, which is the same as the Warriors, and the three teams have a head-to-head record of the Warriors (6-2), Grizzlies (3-4), and Timberwolves (2-5). The Warriors, who had no game today, rose to 6th in the West, the Grizzlies dropped to 7th, and the Timberwolves remained in 8th place.

Statistics

Timberwolves: Edwards 44 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 three-pointers, Randle 31 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Reed 14 points and 6 rebounds, Gobert 13 points and 8 rebounds, Alexander Walker 10 points and 5 rebounds, McDaniels 10 points and 5 rebounds, DiVincenzo 9 points and 4 assists, Conley 8 points and 9 assists

Grizzlies: Morant 36 points and 6 assists, Bane 28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 points, Pippen Jr. 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Edie 7 points and 9 rebounds, Aldama 5 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists

The star of the game

Edwards scored 44 points to lead the Timberwolves to get revenge on the Grizzlies.

Game recap

In the first quarter, Morant hit a throw, Bane scored on a mid-range shot, and the Grizzlies started the game 4-0. Randle hit a three-pointer and Edwards dunked. Morant and Jackson scored one after another, and the Timberwolves attacked more fiercely from the outside, with Edwards and McDaniels hitting three points in a row, and the Timberwolves led by 8 points. Bane responded with a three-pointer, Morant scored five points in a row, Aldama hit a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies went on an 11-2 run to overtake the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves broke off the bench, DiVincenzo, Reed, and Alexander Walker hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Edwards made a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Grizzlies 37-31.

In the second quarter, Alexander Walker and Reed scored inside, and Bane scored five points in a row. Edwards hit another three-pointer, and Alexander Walker and Conley also scored back-to-back points to give the Timberwolves a seven-point lead. Vince Williams Jr. and Morant also returned to color, Aldama hit a throw, Bane also scored three points, and the Grizzlies took a one-point lead. DiVincenzo hit a three-pointer and Bane scored five more points in a row. At halftime, the Grizzlies led the Timberwolves 72-67, with Edwards scoring 26 points and four three-pointers, and Bane scoring 24 points and five assists, making 6-of-6 three-pointers.

Yibian fought again, Morant hit a three-point shot, Randle also returned a three-point shot, McDaniels hit a layup, Edwards hit a 2+1, Conley hit a layup, Gobert dunked and scored, and the Timberwolves hit a wave of 17-0 to stretch the difference to 11 points. Morant scored on a layup to break the Grizzlies' scoring drought. Randle and Edwards hit back-to-back three-pointers. Pippen Jr. hit two shots in a row, and Gobert dunked. Jaren Jackson Jr. played 2+1, Edwards scored two more three-pointers, Gobert dunked, and DiVincenzo hit a three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led the Grizzlies 119-97. The Timberwolves scored 52 points in the first quarter, and Edwards scored 18 points in the quarter.

In the final quarter, Jaren Jackson Jr. threw and scored, Reed hit 2+1, Morant hit a three-point shot, and Bane hit a layup. McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Morant scored five straight points, and Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a three-pointer as the Grizzlies cut the deficit to 10 points. Randle scored on a mid-range shot, Morant was dissatisfied with the referee receiving a technical foul, Randle hit a three-point shot, the outcome lost suspense, the Grizzlies withdrew the main force, and finally the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies away.

Both sides start

Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Randle, Gobert

Grizzlies: Morant, Bane, Vince Williams Jr., Jaren Jackson Jr., Edie