The Minnesota Timberwolves did something sensational, eliminating 4-0 one of the favorites for the final victory: the Phoenix Suns of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
The lineup led by Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns sparkled in all 4 matches and even managed to win 2 of them in Arizona against one of the best teams – on paper – in the entire Western Conference. Decisive once again Ant-Man’s 40 with 9 rebounds and 6 assists. who, however, was not the best scorer of the match because Phoenix’s Booker finished with 49, but they were not enough to bring the series back to Minneapolis.
In the end, Minnesota’s greater organization prevailed over the boundless talent of the Phoenix Suns, who were also able to count on a 33-point, 9-rebound KD and 6. For the Timberwolves, double-doubles of 29 and 10 by Towns, while Gobert disappointed with only 9 points and 5 rebounds.
Minnie is the first team to advance to the 2nd round playoffs and this has not happened to the Minnesota franchise since 2004, when they made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, then losing to the Los Angeles Lakers of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Now they await the Denver Nuggets. Or the Lakers, should they succeed in doing something that has never happened in NBA history.
