Huazi fulfilled his bold statement before the game at 15+11+8! Randall s 3 fouls in 1 minute caused heated discussion, Timberwolves 4-1 Lakers

Today, many talented youth teams have emerged in the NBA Western Conference. Among them, the Thunder and Rockets ranked in the top two in the standings after the regular season. Although the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Edwards is not as eye-catching as their regular season record, their combat effectiveness and competitiveness cannot be underestimated. After winning the fierce battle for the top six in the Western Conference, they have the opportunity to compete with the Purple and Gold Legion Lakers!

Although the Timberwolves' promotion prospects were not optimistic before the start of the series, after the first four games, the Timberwolves won the match point 3-1, forcing the Purple and Gold Legion Lakers into a desperate situation. On this game day, the series returned to Los Angeles, and the Timberwolves challenged the Lakers away again. The two sides played hard to solve in this game, but at the decisive moment, the Timberwolves' performance was even better, and they won the away game 103-96 as they wished!

[Match Highlights]

Before this round of series started, Edwards made a bold statement in an interview that he would send the Lakers home in the first round. At that time, everyone thought Huazi was young and energetic. After all, after the Timberwolves lost Towns this season, their overall performance was obviously not as good as last season.

But Edwards relied on his performance at critical moments to turn the tide, helping the Timberwolves get the match point first and seize the initiative to advance. Before the expedition to the sand machine in this game, the US media posted statistics again. When the series score was 3-1, the leading team's away winning rate in G5 was only 29%. Once again, the Timberwolves were not favored. Whether they can lock in Western Conference semi-finals tickets in Los Angeles has become the biggest highlight of this game.

[Match Review] After the game started, the referee's call scale aroused dissatisfaction among Timberwolves fans. Especially at the beginning of the second quarter, after Randall collided with James, the referee directly called Randall for a foul, which allowed the latter to take three consecutive fouls in less than a minute. In addition, McDaniels and Gobert were also troubled by fouls.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves were ready to deal with all difficulties. Under the leadership of Edwards, they suppressed the Purple and Gold Army with fierce defense and attacks from the whole nation at the beginning and established a double-digit lead early. Although Huazi's shooting feel was not very good in this game, he successfully revitalized the team's overall offense, hitting 5 goals in 19 shots, contributing comprehensive personal data of 15 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

Under the leadership of Edwards, a total of 4 players in the Timberwolves scored double digits in this game. France's Gaota Gobert, which has always been regarded as the team's weakness, played a proud game. With the efficiency of 12 of 15 shots, he handed over 27 points, 24 rebounds and 2 blocks, helping the Timberwolves directly beat the Purple Gold Legion Lakers in the inside confrontation, and also laid a solid foundation for the team's victory.

Randle also scored 23 points due to fouls. Divencenzo and Walker, who came on as substitutes, took on the scoring banner of the second lineup. The former scored and organized the team, and scored a comprehensive personal data of 9+4+5+2. Walker hit 2 three-pointers and scored 10 points.

With the whistle sounding in the game, the Timberwolves eliminated the Lakers 4-1 with a big score. Edwards also fulfilled the bold words of sending the Lakers home in the first round before the series started. The Timberwolves, who were the first to advance to the Western Conference semi-finals, will compete with the winners of the Warriors and Rockets for tickets to the Western Conference Finals.