Wolves Dominate Suns in Second Half en route to Game 1 Victory

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota to a tone-setting game 1 victory over the Phoenix Suns!

Stats
Minnesota:
Starters:
J. McDaniels 9 pts 3-7 FG 0-2 3PT 3-3 FT 6 REB 2 BLK
R. Gobert 14 pts 4-6 FG 6-7 FT 16 REB 2 AST
K. Towns 19 pts 5-9 FG 1-2 3PT 8-8 FT 7 REB 4 AST 1 STL
M. Conley 4 pts 2-12 FG 0-3 3PT 3 REB 7 AST
A. Edwards 33 pts 14-24 FG 4-8 3PT 1-2 FT 9 REB 6 AST 2 STL
Bench:
TJ Warren 0 pts 0-0 FG 3 min
K. Anderson 2 pts 1-2 FG 5 min
L. Garza 5 pts 2-2 FG 1-1 3PT 1 REB 3 min
N. Reid 12 pts 4-10 FG 2-6 3PT 2-2 FT 2 REB 2 AST 1 STL
M. Morris 2 pts 1-3 FG 0-1 3PT 3 REB 3 AST 
J. McLaughlin 2 pts 1-1 FG 1 REB 3 min
N. Alexander-Walker 18 pts 7-12 FG 4-9 3PT 4 REB 2 AST 4 STL
W. Moore Jr 0 pts 0-0 FG 3 min

Game Summary:
Coming into this game, plenty of folks were lining up to give the Wolves no chance in this series even though they are the upper seed. They did have some ammo given that Phoenix beat Minnesota all three times in the regular season. There was no glimpse of those matchups this afternoon.
From the get-go it seemed the Wolves were more then up to the task that had alluded them all season. Minnesota went blow for blow with the Suns for the entire first quarter. In the second quarter, they started to open a little lead over the team from the desert. The Wolves led by 10 at halftime after a late run by Phoenix.
The second half was a different story altogether, Minnesota came out with even more fire then they did in the first quarter - roaring out to a 15 point lead and never really looking back. While several starters got into foul trouble in the first half, only Mike Conley would have that issue in the second half. Anthony Edwards was his usual self in the second half, dropping 18 of his 33 points in the 3rd frame. The 4th quarter was even better for Minnesota. The Wolves ended up outscoring the Suns 59-44 in the final two quarters to seal the series-opening win for only the third time in franchise history!
If Minnesota can get this kind of game from Edwards consistently in the postseason, and this kind of intensity on defense from McDaniels, Gobert, and KAT - they will be very difficult to beat!

Injury Report
While Minnesota did not list anyone on the injury report before the game, they would add one during halftime. Kyle Anderson would not return in the second half with a right hip pointer. There is no word yet if he will be available for Game 2.

Up Next
We now head over to Game 2 on Tuesday with 1-0 series lead for Minnesota. Tipoff is at 6:30 PM CT on TNT and Bally Sports North.

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