The Timberwolves beat the Suns team led by Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal 126:109 (34:32, 25:21, 36:20, 31:36) in Phoenix. Minnesota basketball players took a 3-0 lead in this series and took the Suns’ representatives to the wall.
We remind you that the NBA playoffs are fought for up to four victories. The fourth match of the series will take place on Monday night (04:30), Lithuanian time.
It is interesting that for the first time in the club’s history, the Timberwolves took the lead (3:0) in the playoffs.
Anthony Edwards shone the brightest in the Timberwolves team. The defender of the Minnesota team scored 36 points (11/18 doubles, 1/5 triples, 11/11 penalties), 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 mistakes in 43 minutes on the field.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, A. Edwards played K. Durant one-on-one and charged the ball into the basket through the NBA star.
B. Beal’s good game did not save the “Suns” team from defeat. The defender scored 28 points (4/8 doubles, 6/11 triples, 2/2 penalties), grabbed 4 rebounds and handed out 4 assists in 43 minutes.
It is interesting that the Suns never took the lead in this match.
In the first part of the match, Timberwolves led by a small margin and dictated the fashion on the court. The visiting Minnesota basketball players in Phoenix took the lead by a slightly larger margin at the end of the second quarter and went into the long break leading by 6 points (59:53).
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Timberwolves built up a double-digit advantage (63:53), which turned into a crushing one (95:73) at the end of the quarter.
The decisive half was just a formality, which was settled by A. Edwards and the Timberwolves team (126:109).
A. Edwards was best assisted by the Frenchman Rudy Gobert. The center scored 19 points (6/8 doubles, 7/8 penalty) and grabbed 14 rebounds in 38.5 minutes.
In the ranks of the Suns, B. Beal was best helped by K. Durant, who scored 25 points (7/13 doubles, 1/5 triples, 8/9 penalties), 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 42 minutes.
Suns: Bradley Beal 28, Kevin Durant 25, Devin Booker 23 (7/12 doubles, 1/3 triples, 6/6 free, 8 rebounds), Eric Gordon 11 (0/4 doubles, 2/3 triples, 6/6 rebounds, 3 rebounds), Drew Eubanks 9 (3/3 doubles, 3/3 rebounds), Josh Okogie 8 (1/1 doubles, 1/2 triples, 3 /4 penalties).
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards 36, Rudy Gobert 19, Karl-Anthony Towns 18 (4/11 doubles, 3/5 triples, 1/2 free, 13 rebounds), Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 (4/10 triples , 4/4 rebounds, 5 rebounds), Mike Conley 15 (3/4 doubles, 3/7 triples, 7 rebounds, 4 rebounds), Naz Reid 13 (3 /5 doubles, 2/5 triples, 1/2 penalties).
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