The NBA regular season continues, and the Timberwolves' game against the Thunder officially begins. After the game started, the Timberwolves played very efficiently on the offensive end, and the defensive end was also very good at limiting the Thunder's offense. In the first quarter, the Timberwolves led by four points. In the second quarter, the Timberwolves extended their lead to 16 points. Entering the second half, the Timberwolves still firmly grasped the initiative on the court. Instead, the Thunder could only watch time pass and could do nothing. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder by 30 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Thunder 135-105.
To be honest, this game the Thunder lost without any temper. The reason is very simple, that is, the Thunder have done a very poor job in controlling the details. Let's take a look at a few pieces of data. In terms of assists: The Timberwolves gave 39 assists, and the Thunder only gave 26 assists. In terms of turnovers: The Timberwolves made 15 turnovers and the Thunder made 19 turnovers. Shooting percentage: The Timberwolves shot 55 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. The Thunder shot 40 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range. Obviously, in front of these data, it can only be said that the Thunder lost without any injustice.
Okay, after talking about the losing Thunder, let's talk about the timberwolves who won. As for the factors that the Timberwolves won, I will not give you a detailed description here, and this article editor would like to focus on the russell player. Russell played 31 minutes in this game, shooting 11 of 12, including 4 of 5 three-pointers and 1 of 1 free throw, and got 27 points, 12 assists, 2 steals, plus-minus +29. Yes, you read it right Russell is so efficient, he gave 12 assists while scoring 27 points, and his shooting percentage is as high as 91.6%, in the face of such data I can only say that Russell is too strong, he played the Thunder is not a little temper.
Fans who have watched the game will know how well Russell played this game. On the offensive end, Russell is the timberwolves' most stable attacker, and Russell can hold the ball to break through singles when attacking positions, and can catch the ball from mid-range shooting, especially when one hit, Russell's stability is very strong. In addition to singles with the ball, Russell has a stable three-point shooting ability, he can open up space for the team, can catch the ball and shoot. All in all, Russell's offensive means are too rich, he can shoot, he can break through, and he has no blind spots on the basketball court.
In addition to the stability of the offense, Russell has a very good big picture view. As long as the Thunder package contains Russell, then Russell can find the empty teammate for the first time. After breaking into the inside, Russell can also find teammates who cut in the air and teammates in the outside space. Fans who have watched the game will know that the Timberwolves' offense is very smooth when Russell is on the court, on the contrary, the Timberwolves' offense will have some stagnation when Russell is not there, and the offense is mainly based on individual singles.
I don't know, what do you think of Russell's game? Anyway, I have only one evaluation of Russell, that is, Russell used strength to dispel the doubts of fans and proved his value with strength. Before that, many fans said that Russell was a pseudo-superstar, saying that Russell's strength was overestimated. However, it seems to me that Russell may have a lot of shortcomings, and in terms of overall strength, Russell definitely deserves his contract.