Anthony Edwards scored 36 points in his postseason debut, and the seventh-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies 130-117 on Saturday to grab home-court advantage in the opener of their first-round Western Conference series.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 and 13 rebounds. Malik Beasley had 23 points, and Jaden McDaniels 15. Patrick Beverley and D’Angelo Russell had 10 apiece.
The Timberwolves, fresh off beating the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in game, won their first playoff opener since 2004. That’s when they beat Sacramento in the first round on their way to the Western Conference finals.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Memphis.
A woman chained herself to the back of the basket at the Timberwolves-Grizzlies game
She was escorted out by security pic.twitter.com/mZC5y4hdeW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 16, 2022
They’re young.
They’re hungry.
They’re coming.
TIMBERWOLVES/GRIZZLIES Game 1 is at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN… WHO WILL WIN? pic.twitter.com/EAepVM4lL0
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