In the blink of an eye, the San Antonio Spurs have suffered 3 consecutive losses, 4 wins and 10 losses, and the third-to-last position in the West, which makes us have to admit that the league's old strong team has finally embarked on the road of rot. Although it is a mess, Popovich's requirements for the team have never decreased, and the league's second-high average of assists per game and the league's first interior score all tell us how well-trained this Spurs are, and all they lack is talent. In this game, the Spurs have to face a diametrically opposed team.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have the best talent in the league, whether it is Towns or Edwards, or Russell, they all have the potential to become All-Stars, but this team is playing in a disorderly manner, so the record is only 5 wins and 9 losses, ranking first in the Spurs.
Popovich changed sides again, White started the point guard, and Kelden Johnson was the shooting guard, Murray came to the position of the big forward, but this time the change of team, but there was no effect, only the first quarter of the game, was beaten by the Timberwolves. Towns blasted down 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter, leading the team to 34 points in a single quarter, while the Spurs only scored 20 points, that is, they were 14 points behind after the first quarter. After returning from the second quarter, the Spurs finally found their touch.
Led by McDermott and Vassell, the Spurs rebounded strongly in the second quarter and scored 33 points, but the Timberwolves also scored 32 points, and the point difference only narrowed to 13 points. In the second half, the Spurs did not give up, but the point difference still came to 15 points. But the Spurs crash is still in the final quarter, and the 15-point difference is not without opportunities, but the Spurs only scored 12 points in the final quarter, yes, you read that right, the Spurs only scored 12 points in the final quarter. In the end, the Timberwolves beat the Spurs by 25 points at home 115-90.
A 25-point fiasco, a 12-point score in the final quarter, and the reality of four consecutive defeats all tell us how lonely this Spurs are today. The team's highest scorer was Vasell on the bench, with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 Pearl Harbor, and in the starting lineup, only Kelden Johnson scored in double figures, with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. To make matters worse, the Spurs only hit 6 three-pointers in such a game, you know, they shot 31 times, and the Timberwolves shot 21 three-pointers.
Perhaps, this is the talent gap, and today's Spurs have completely failed to catch up with the pace of the times.
Timberwolves star Downes, 9-of-16 shooting, had 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Russell also had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Edwards only had 11 shots, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, in addition, there were three people on the bench who scored in double figures, and to be honest, this Timberwolves did not lack talent, at least compared to the Spurs, their talent was at another level. After winning this game, the Ranking of the Timberwolves has also come to the eleventh position in the West, the season is still very long, they still have the possibility of impacting the playoffs, let's look forward to it together!