On January 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Timberwolves home to meet the Jazz, the first half of the Timberwolves have been slightly leading, the third quarter Downs single quarter 18 points to open up the point difference, and finally the Timberwolves home 126-106 victory over the Jazz, ending a two-game losing streak, the Jazz suffered five consecutive losses.
Match data
Timberwolves: Towns 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Edwards 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Vanderbilt 5 points and 9 rebounds, McDaniels 22 points, Beasley 8 points.
Jazz: Bogda has 23 points and 4 rebounds, Whiteside has 7 points and 12 rebounds, Conley has 22 points and 5 assists, and Clarkson has 17 points and 5 assists.
Star of the Field: Downs
Towns dominated the interior of the game, especially in the third quarter, 7 of 8 in the quarter with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, helping the Timberwolves set the winning game.
Highlights of this session
Clarkson hit a fluttering three-pointer
Towns threw in
Edwards broke through to hit a layup
Whiteside Big Hat Vanderbilt
This tidbit
Ingles was injured instantly
Game review
Conley scored four straight points as the game began, O'Neal scored on offense, Beasley hit a three-pointer, Ingles hit a three-pointer, Vanderbilt scored with a dunk, Bogda scored on a layup, Edwards scored 2+1, McLaughlin hit a three-pointer, and the two teams scored 11 draws. Nowell then hit two free throws, Bogda scored on free throws, McDaniels dunked, Nowell scored from the basket, Towns scored on free throws, and the Timberwolves led by six points. Immediately after Downs threw a shot, Conley scored on a jumper, McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Conley hit a throw, Norwell scored on a jumper, Hughes threw a shot to end the first quarter with the Timberwolves leading 26-20.
In the second quarter, Pascal hit a three-pointer, Reid hooked up, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Clarkson returned the three-pointer, Edwards attacked, Clarkson hit a jumper, Edwards hit a layup, Guy hit a three-pointer, Bogda hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Nuggets rebounded by one point. Towns then scored four consecutive points, Whiteside hooked a shot, Bogda threw a shot, Whiteside made a basket, Bogda hit a three-pointer, Edwards scored a layup, McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Towns and Norwell scored separately, and the Timberwolves led 52-48 at halftime.
Easy side again O'Neal hit a three-pointer, McLaughlin scored a layup, Conley attacked, McLaughlin attacked again, O'Neal scored a layup, Beasley threw a shot, Edwards jumped a shot, Beasley dunked, Vanderbilt dunked, Butler hit a jumper, Downes scored four straight points, Bogda hit two free throws, Towns hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led by 13 points. Towns then hit a 2+1, Gay threw a shot, Towns dunked a score, Butler hit a jumper, Towns hit another three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led by 17 points. Immediately after Clarkson's throw, McDaniels dunked, Bogda hit a three-pointer, Conley threw a shot, McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Conley hit two free throws, McLaughlin scored 2+1, Clarkson hit two free throws, and the Timberwolves led 92-75 at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter Reed scored from the basket, Whiteside threw a shot, Pascal hit a three-pointer, Prince scored five consecutive points, Clarkson hit two free throws, Prince hit three more, Pascal returned the three-pointer, McCann Daniels dunked in, Norwell scored offensively, Clarkson and Butler hit three points each, the Jazz still trailed by 15 points, the game lost suspense, and the Timberwolves won.
Starting lineup
Jazz: Conley, Ingles, Whiteside, O'Neill, Bogda
Timberwolves: McLaughlin, Beasley, Towns, Vanderbilt, Edwards