Minnesota defeats Phoenix and goes 2-0 in NBA playoffs

The Angels. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Kevin Durant and Devin Booker’s Phoenix Suns 105-93 and took a 2-0 lead in the first round of the NBA playoffs, in which the Indiana Pacers tied the series 1-1 against the Milwaukee Bucks .

The Pacers’ victory, by a score of 125-108, was the first for a team as a visitor in the 13 games played since the start of the postseason.

In Minneapolis, the Timberwolves achieved a solid victory that put all the pressure on the Suns, a franchise that made a strong bid to fight for the ring this year with the mega-trade for Bradley Beal.

At the moment the ‘Big 3’ of Durant (18 points) and Booker (20), two stars selected for the Olympic Games, plus Beal (14) is not playing at the expected level in his playoff debut.

For Minnesota, if the young Anthony Edwards was the figure of the initial victory, this time the top scorer was a secondary forward, Jaden McDaniels, with 25 points.

The game at the Target Center in Minneapolis remained tied until the locals escaped with a 12-0 run at the end of the third quarter and then had a maximum lead of 19 points.

The last quarter was a party for the Timberwolves fans, who are excited about getting past a round of playoffs for the first time since 2004, while the Suns are forced to react in the next two home games on Friday and Sunday.

Milwaukee cae sin Antetokounmpo

In their turn, the Indiana Pacers scored their first victory on the court of the Milwaukee Bucks, who still have not recovered their star, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Damian Lillard once again put Milwaukee on his back, adding 20 of the first 34 points, but the help he needed to keep pace against Indiana never came. The experienced point guard finished with 34 points and 6 triples in a performance overshadowed by that of Cameroonian Pascal Siakam, who led the Pacers’ victory with 37 points and 11 rebounds.