Beijing time on January 24, the NBA regular season Nets challenged the Timberwolves away, the two teams in the first quarter did not score up and down, the second half of the second quarter Timberwolves played a scoring climax, the Nets trailed 10 points into the second half, in the second half Irving scored consecutive points to narrow the point difference, but the Timberwolves Downs suddenly dominated the last quarter, and finally the Timberwolves 136-125 victory over the Nets avoided a losing streak, and the Nets did not win three consecutive wins.
Match data
Nets: Harden 13 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, Irving 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Mills 21 points and 3 rebounds, Johnson 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Ard 6 points.
Timberwolves: Russell 23 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Towns 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Edwards 25 points and 4 assists, McDaniels 14 points and 4 rebounds, Vanderbilt 9 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals, Norwell 16 points.
Star of the Field: Downs
Towns scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the final quarter, and in the moments when Irving chased points, Downs' score helped the Timberwolves set the victory.
Highlights of this session
Harden broke through the layup and threw a shot
Irving scored on a difficult layup
Downs hit 2+1
Russell broke through to score a layup
Game review
After the game started Russell hit a jump shot, Harden assisted a teammate to hit a three-pointer, Towns hit a 2+1, Russell hit another jump shot, Mills hit a three-pointer, McDaniels dunked a hit, Mills hit a jumper, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Sharpe hit a basket, Russell hit all three free throws, Mills jumped a three-pointer, Edwards hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led 18-12. Then Sharp made a layup, Irving hit two consecutive three-pointers, Russell returned the three-pointer, Vanderbilt scored on a layup, Irving scored on offense, Johnson scored on a layup, Edwards hit a free throw, Norwell scored under the basket, and the Timberwolves led by one point. Immediately after Prince hit a jumper, Thomas scored on a jumper, Ade and Bemburi scored separately, Prince hit a layup, Thomas hit a jumper, Norwell hit a jumper, Ader made a basket, Norwell scored 3+1, and the Timberwolves led 37-36 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter Harden hit two free throws, Okogie scored a layup, Ader scored under the basket, Norwell attacked to score, Mills hit a three-pointer, Norwell hit two free throws, Reid dunked, Brown attacked, Reid scored a layup, Prince scored 2+1, Griffin threw a shot, Russell hit two free throws, Prince hit a jumper, and the Timberwolves led by 5 points. Vanderbilt then hit two free throws, Edwards scored on offense, Griffin hit a three-pointer, Edwards hit another jumper, Irving scored on a jumper and the Nets trailed by six points. Immediately after Russell hit two free throws, McDaniels scored four straight points, Edwards scored 2+1, Harden and Thomas scored on free throws, Russell hit a three-pointer, Harden hit a jumper, and the Timberwolves led 72-62 at halftime.
Easy side again Russell jumper hit, Mills hit a three-pointer, Russell jumper scored, Irving hit a three-pointer, McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Edwards scored a free throw, Irving threw a throw, Vanderbilt made a layup, Harden threw a shot, McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Edwards also hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led by 15 points. Then Irving attacked and scored, Russell hit a jumper, Harden assisted teammates to hit a three-pointer, Edwards returned the three-pointer, Harden threw a shot, Mills hit a three-pointer, Irving scored on a jumper, McDaniels scored on a layup, and the Timberwolves led by nine points. Then Harden assisted teammates to hit a three-pointer, Towns hit a 2+1, Harden hit a mid-range shot, Towns scored from a free throw, Johnson hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led 102-95 at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Irving hit a jumper, Norwell threw a score, Mills hit a three-pointer, Beasley scored on a jumper, Irving hit two free throws, Prince hit a three-pointer, Norwell hit a jumper, Irving scored 2+1, Downs and Prince hit three points each, and the Timberwolves led by 12 points. Towns then played 2+1, Irving responded with 2+1, Towns scored 4 consecutive points, Mills attacked, Towns hit a three-pointer, the Timberwolves led by 17 points, the game lost suspense, and the Timberwolves won.
Starting lineup
Nets: Harden, Irving, Sharp, Edwards, Mills
Timberwolves: Russell, Edwards, Towns, Vanderbilt, McDaniels