On January 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Lakers hosted the Timberwolves' challenge. Prior to this game, the Lakers were 8th in the West with 18 wins and 19 losses, and the Timberwolves were 9th in the West with 16 wins and 19 losses.
In the first quarter, thanks to the excellent performances of Munch and James, the Lakers led the Timberwolves 31:24. After entering the second quarter, the Timberwolves erased the point difference in the middle of the quarter, and James returned to the court to lead the Lakers to regain the advantage, leading the Timberwolves 57-54 to end the first half.
In the first half, Westbrook's performance was very surprising. He had six points, two rebounds and two assists on 2-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, but he made three turnovers in just six minutes. On the offensive end, he missed a very simple layup and was hit counter-attacked by his opponent to score.
In the second quarter of the game, Wei Shao's performance is still difficult to satisfy. In an offensive round, he was blocked by Timberwolves Edwards. In the next round, he was snatched by Edwards before halftime, causing the Timberwolves to chase points, and at this stage the Lakers were hit by a wave of 9-0!
At the end of the first half, Westbrook had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 turnovers on 4-of-9 shooting, James had 14 points, 4 assists and Munch 14 points; Timberwolves Reid had 17 points and 7 rebounds, and Edwards had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.