50+10, Timberwolves solve two major problems! Edwards has 2 points, Randle sets a record

The Timberwolves played against the Thunder at home on May 25. At the end of the game, the Timberwolves successfully defeated the Thunder 143-101. When the Timberwolves lost to the Thunder two consecutive games, this round of series was already a loss of suspense in the eyes of many people. After all, the Timberwolves lost in the first two games, and the Timberwolves really had no way to defend the Thunder. However, in today's game, the Timberwolves changed such a thing. First, not to mention the Timberwolves began to rush to the inside to score, McDaniels, Reed and others finally started to hit three-pointers. Secondly, the Timberwolves successfully restricted Alexander in the game. When Alexander had no way to score in the game, the Thunder could only watch the Timberwolves expand their lead, and the Thunder suffered a crushing defeat.

After this game, the Timberwolves also solved two major problems. The first problem was the Timberwolves' rebound. In the first two games, the Timberwolves could not protect the rebound. However, in today's game, the Timberwolves grabbed rebounds very well, especially when Gobert was on the court, the Thunder really found it difficult to break through to the inside to score. In the end, the Timberwolves grabbed 50 rebounds, and the Thunder only grabbed 31 rebounds in this game. It can be said that when the Timberwolves regained the advantage in the inside, the Timberwolves finally won the game. The second problem is the Timberwolves' mistake. The reason why the Timberwolves played so passively in the first two games was that they could not control their mistakes and let the Thunder counterattack. However, in this game, the Timberwolves finally controlled such things. In the end, the Timberwolves made 10 mistakes in this game, and the Thunder made 14 mistakes in this game.

Of course, the reason why the Timberwolves were able to win the game is not only because they played better on the offensive end, but more importantly, because the Timberwolves found a way to limit Alexander. You should know that Alexander could get a lot of points in the first two games, but in today's game, Alexander only scored 14 points, and Jewish only scored 13 points. It can be said that when the two core Thunder's offensive states were very sluggish, it was really not unfair to lose the game. As for Edwards who has two points to praise after winning the game, the first point is Edwards' mistake. Although Edwards still made 4 mistakes in this game, Edwards controlled his mistakes in the first half. It was not until the Timberwolves completely opened the score in the third quarter that Edwards made 2 mistakes, so seeing that Edwards was able to control the mistakes, this is very important for the Timberwolves.

The second point is that Edwards played more reasonably. In the G1 game, Edwards played indestiny and helped the Timberwolves only limited the help of them. Although Edwards increased the number of shots in the G2 game, Edwards was obsessed with shooting in the game when the three-pointers from the outside were sluggish, which made the Timberwolves play quite passively. In the end, although Edwards scored 32 points in the G2 game. However, Edwards made 12 of 26 shots, including 1 of 9 three-pointers from the outside. It can be said that Edwards is very efficient, but in today's game, Edwards tried hard to rush to the inside to score, but Edwards was able to seize the opportunity when there was an opportunity for three-pointers from the outside. It can be said that Edwards played very well in this game. At the end of the game, Edwards made 12 of 17 shots, scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, including 5 of 8 three-pointers from the outside.

At the same time, Randall finally played the same performance in this game. You should know that Randall played very badly in the G2 game. Not only did the outside three-pointers have no touch, Randall also found it difficult to break through to the inside to score. So when Randall showed such a performance, Randall was questioned a lot. After all, Randall played very well in the series against the Lakers and the Warriors, so that the Timberwolves successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Now when the Timberwolves need Randall to stand up, Randall was This was not done, but in today's game, Randall played aggressively and hit a three-pointer in the inside. Randall saw his previous performance in today's game. In the end, Randall scored 9 of 15 shots and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, which also set a record. This is Randall's 10th single-game score of 20+ in a single game this year, and the third player in team history to do it. The first two are Garnett (14 games in 2004) and Edwards (11 games in 2024 and 2025).