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Timberwolves fell into a desperate situation 0-2! Edwards refused to interview, Randall made 2 of 11 shots and lost the team

2:58pm, 23 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 23, in the NBA Western Conference Finals G2, the Timberwolves lost to the Thunder 103-118 away, and fell behind 0-2 in the series. In this game, the Timberwolves were in good shape. They kept biting the score and did not widen the score difference. They were 8 points behind in the first half. However, in the second half, the team failed to withstand the score difference and was constantly widened by the opponent. After that, the team fought back but failed, and finally lost the game again.

The big score is behind 0-2, which is still very unfavorable for the Timberwolves. Once they return to home and lose in the next game, it means that the series will lose suspense in advance. After all, no team in history has been able to achieve a major reversal of 0-3 behind. In the history of the Timberwolves, all the series that were behind 0-2 in big scores lost, and no reversal has been achieved. Obviously, the Timberwolves have come to a desperate situation, and what they need to do most now is to win in G3. Only in this way can the suspense be preserved. The team lost again, Edwards was also a little depressed, and refused to interview after the game and left the stadium directly. After losing the first game, Edwards was in a good mood after the interview. Now he is behind 0-2 and can't laugh. At the same time, he was fined $50,000 for swearing in the G1 interview. He has been fined many times this season, and has been fined up to $420,000 in total.

Edwards performed well in this game. He played for 40 minutes, made 12 of 26 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and did not make any mistakes. It has to be said that Edwards has tried his best and has strengthened his personal offense, but unfortunately he still cannot lead the team to win the game. In addition, Edwards, plus the score of this game, has already reached the Timberwolves' first place in the playoff scoring list, surpassing Garnett.

Randall, who performed very well in the series before, was completely lost this time and was completely out of shape. He played for 32 minutes, made 2 of 11 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, scored only 6 points, and had 5 rebounds and 5 assists. He also made 4 mistakes and was abandoned in the final quarter. This state is quite rare. After all, Randle's performance in this playoffs is very strong, but unfortunately he fell into a downturn at the critical moment. If the Timberwolves want to turn the situation around, they still need him to stand up.