Los The Minnesota Timberwolves they took ahead the Phoenix Suns (120-95) in the first meeting of both in the first round of the Playoffs in which he shone with his own light Anthony Edwards (33 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists)author of 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter (31-21) in which his team consolidated the advantage.
The best partners of Edwards were a Karl-Anthony Towns very active (19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists), a Rudy Gobert imperial in both zones (14 points and 16 rebounds) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who stood out coming off the bench with 18 points with (7 of 12 field goals). Those were the main arguments for the victory of the Wolves in a first Playoff game on their home field in the last 20 years.
Kevin Durant, very alone in the Suns
Los Sunsas a whole, they had a disappointing match of which only Kevin Durant, with 31 points (11 of 17 field goals) and 7 rebounds, he was saved. This time she did not have accompaniment from the other members of the ‘Big Three’ de Phoenixtoo erratic all night, subdued by the Wolves’ great defense. Devin Booker he scored 18 points, but with 5 of 16 shots, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Bradley Beal He added 15 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
It was much worse than them Jusuf Nurkic (9+4)which represented the Manifest inferiority of the Suns in reboundingwhich the Wolves dominated by 52 a 28. And another of the factors that unbalanced this first duel was the contribution of the benches. Because if the holders of the Wolves They were better than those of the Sunsthey also looked more their substitutes, who scored 41 points, for only 18 of the reserves of those from Phoenix.
Edwards moves on from Durant
The most iconic play of the game and at the same time the one that best represented the superiority, almost insulting, of those from Minnesotawas the one in which its star starred, Anthony Edwardswho to finish his exhibition in the third quarter and after scoring two sublime shots, He stretched his arms looking at the stands before facing him and shouting something to Durant. in his face, that he didn’t take it the wrong way and He smiled at the challenge of the 22-year-old guardwhich had previously stolen a ball that culminated in a hit to the counterattack.
He Target Center of Minneapolis recorded a full house, with 19,478 spectators. And he will not be the only one to register in this series, since the Wolves They have sold out every home game this season for the first time since they moved 34 years ago.
The second match will also be at the Target Center this Tuesdaybefore the best-of-seven series moves to Phoenix for the third game.
