On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets challenged the Timberwolves away, the first half of the two teams played against each other, the Timberwolves in the second quarter to open the point difference, half-time lead 10 points.
The Nets recently won two consecutive wins to return to the first place in the East, after Durant was injured, the other two giants stepped forward, the last game against the Spurs, Harden bombed a big triple-double, Irving also had a magical performance. The Timberwolves are no. 8 in the West and are at a critical time in the race for playoff spots.
Harden and Irving led the team in a duo, and the Timberwolves started with Towns and Russell. In the first quarter of the game, the two teams played a big offensive battle, Irving started well, the first 3 shots all hit, Harden although the feel is average, but continuously sent assists for teammates. The Timberwolves' offense is also very sharp, Russell and Edwards are hot, and Norwell on the bench is also in excellent shape after the appearance, the Timberwolves led by 1 point 37-36 in the first quarter, and the two teams' attacks are very crazy.
Harden used a free throw to break the scoring drought at the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves' breakthrough was still sharp, the two teams scored alternately, And Brown scored under the basket, and the score reached 45. The two teams alternately rose in scoring, the Timberwolves had a lot of free throw opportunities, Russell hit both free throws, and the Timberwolves led 52-49 to stop the Nets. After the timeout, the Nets missed consecutive offensive attempts, and the Timberwolves played a wave of 6-0, and the point difference reached 9 points.
The Nets' offense was muted, the Timberwolves continued to extend their advantage, Edwards scored 2+1 and the Timberwolves led by 14 points at 69-55. Harden was rarely angry enough to eat the technical foul, and at the end of the half, the Nets trailed by 10 points 62-72. Harden scored just seven points on 1-of-8 shooting at halftime, but gave up eight assists, Irving had 10 points and four assists, Mills had 10 points and Ade had six points. For the Timberwolves, Russell had 17 points and six assists, Edwards had 15 points, Downs had 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting and Norwell had 12 points. The Timberwolves made 19 free throw attempts in the first half, compared to eight with the Nets.