On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets challenged the Timberwolves away, the Timberwolves in the second quarter to open the point difference, half-time lead of 10 points, the Second Half of the Nets struggled to chase points, but failed to reverse the score, timberwolves 136-125 victory over the Nets, the record surpassed the Lakers rose to the 7th place in the West, the Nets lost the first position in the East.
Nets core Durant was injured, but Harden and Irving stepped up and just won two straight to return to the first place in the East. The Timberwolves are no. 8 in the West and on the brink of the playoffs. The two teams have met once this season, when the Nets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves at home.
Irving and Harden double core team, the Nets are also the main force to play. In the first quarter, the two teams set off a confrontational war, the shooting rate is very high, Irving is in good shape, Harden has also sent assists in a row, the Timberwolves have more free throw opportunities, and the Timberwolves have 37 points to lead by 1 point in the first quarter. In the first half of the second quarter, the two teams clenched the score, and the Timberwolves suddenly exerted their strength in the middle of the quarter, gradually establishing an advantage, and achieved a 10-point advantage at halftime. Harden scored seven points on just 1-of-8 at half-time.
In the third quarter, the two teams are still clinging to the score, the point difference has always hovered around 10 points, Irving began to break out in this quarter, Mills was also in good shape, Harden made a wedding dress for his teammates in the case of bad hands, but the Timberwolves' Russell, Edwards, Norwell, etc. are all full of firepower, the Nets are difficult to narrow the point difference, and the Nets are still 7 points behind at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Nets continued to chase points, Irving after two free throws, chased only 4 points, Ade's state today is very poor, early to eat his 6th foul was sent off, the Nets can only rely on Irving to score, the Timberwolves quickly stabilized the situation, after a wave of small climaxes, the Timberwolves once again achieved a 15-point advantage. The Nets were unable to return to the sky and eventually lost to the Timberwolves, missing out on a 3-game winning streak.
Irving shot 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-20 shooting, but Harden was a bit crotch-pulling, scoring 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting and making six turnovers, but thankfully delivered 13 assists, Mills and Edwards scored in double figures, but the other teammates were in average form. In the whole game, the Nets only got 15 free throw opportunities, while the Timberwolves had 31, a full 16 less, and the referee's decision caused a lot of controversy.
The Timberwolves had six in double figures, three more than 20 points, Russell with 23 points and 10 assists, Edwards with 25 points, and Towns with 23 points in the final quarter.