The Memphis Grizzlies qualified for the second round (quarter-finals) of the NBA playoffs, by defeating its host Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106.
Sharjah 24- Asaad Khalil:
The Memphis Grizzlies booked the last qualifying card for the second round (quarter-finals) of the NBA playoffs, with a dramatic victory over its host Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106.
The Grizzlies, the second in the Western Region, owe their qualification to their big uprising in the last quarter, as they turned their 10-point deficit at the end of the third quarter (74-84) into an eight-point victory after winning it 40-22, and thus the series 4-2.
The Grizzlies managed to overturn their failure in the last quarter for the third time in their series against the Timberwolves, the seventh of the West, and hit a date in the quarter-finals of the league (the semi-finals of the Western Region) with the third Golden State Warriors, who qualified on Wednesday after they advanced over the sixth Denver Nuggets 4-1.
And the duo, Desmond Payne and Dillon Brooks, imposed themselves as two stars in the ranks of the Grizzlies, scoring 23 points each with seven rebounds for the first, who scored a decisive hat-trick in the last seconds of the match.
Garen Jackson added 18 points, including 12 in the last quarter, with 14 rebounds, and Ga Morant 17 points, with 11 assists and eight rebounds, after he was satisfied with only four points in the first half.
On the other hand, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was the best scorer in the match with 30 points with five rebounds and the same assists, substitute Jaden McDaniels added 24 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns 18 points with 10 rebounds, but it was not enough to achieve the third win in the series and impose a match Decisive seventh Sunday.