On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Timberwolves' game against the Nuggets officially began. Before the game, most fans would have predicted that the Nuggets would win this game. After all, in the eyes of fans, the overall strength of the Nuggets is still stronger than that of the Timberwolves. However, what fans did not expect was that the Timberwolves played very well in this game, especially on the offensive end. At the end of the first half, the Timberwolves led by 14 points. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 124-107.
Objectively speaking, the Nuggets played quite well in this game. Rebounds won 3 for the Timberwolves (the Nuggets grabbed 42 rebounds and the Timberwolves grabbed 39 rebounds). The Number of Assists increased by the Timberwolves by 9 (the Nuggets gave 33 assists in the whole game, compared to the Timberwolves with only 22 assists in the whole game). In addition to the outstanding data, the Nuggets core Jokic played very well in this game. Jokic played 34 minutes and shot 11-of-16, including 2-of-4 from three-point range and 3-of-5 from the free throw line, with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal.
I believe that fans who see here will ask, since the Nuggets and Jokic played so well, why did the Nuggets lose the game? In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, that is, the Timberwolves' leader Edwards is too inexplicable. Edwards played 33 minutes in this game, shooting 14-of-21, including 10-of-14 three-pointers, and had 38 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, plus-minus +18. Yes, you read that Edwards made 10 three-pointers in a single game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 71 percent. I believe that fans who have watched the game will know how well Edwards played this game and how smart the offense was. More importantly, this game Edwards also broke two NBA records.
1: Edwards became the youngest player in NBA history to hit at least 10 three-pointers in a single game (the previous record holder was Irving).
2: Edwards became the player who hit the most 3-pointers in a single game this season, after Curry scored nine three-pointers in four single-game attempts.
I have to say that Edwards' future is really unlimited. You know, Edwards is only 21 years old, and now he has shown the potential of a superstar. So far this season, Edwards has averaged 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. With his help, the Timberwolves are also currently in the top 8 teams in the West.
But perhaps the contrast with Edwards is Russell. Or maybe Towns and Edwards have played so well this season that Russell should really think about it now. We all know very well that Russell is on a big contract this season for $28.65 million, but he's averaging just 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 2.61 turnovers per game. He shot just 38.7 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three-point range. Clearly, such figures don't match his $28.65 million contract. If the Timberwolves want to go further, then Russell is undoubtedly a very critical link, either trading or getting back to form. I don't know how much patience the Timberwolves still have with Russell.