In the NBA regular season, in a civil war in the West, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 130-115 to finish seventh in the West after winning two consecutive wins.
In this game, the Timberwolves had an absolute upper hand on the court, including 39 points in the second quarter, a net 16 points over the Nuggets, and then completely under their control, once took a 30-point lead, and the game also lost suspense early.
When it comes to the Timberwolves, I believe you must have known for the first time that this is a fish belly team, which was difficult to reach the playoffs, but in the second season, there was a situation inside. Butler was traded away, and then returned to the position of the fish belly again, consecutive playoffs, but this season they finally improved, Edwards, Russell and Towns combination also gradually showed some power, but also let the outside world have some expectations of them, this time without Russell, Edwards is not in good shape, but Downs led the team to win.
In this game, Edwards only scored 5 points on 8,000 points, which was far below his average, but this time Towns was in good shape, and the players on the bench stepped forward. First, let's take a look at Downs' performance, playing 27 minutes, 8-of-12, and getting 24 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Driven by him, the Timberwolves blossomed more points across the team, up to 7 people scored in double figures, so many offensive points, but also made the Nuggets unable to defend.
Vanderbilt had 18 points and nine rebounds, Beverley had 11 points and five assists, and playing on the bench was the most critical, Prince had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Reid had 12 points and 5 rebounds, Beasley had 12 points, Norwell had 10 points, and McLaughlin also had 9 points and 7 assists. From this game, it can also be seen that the Depth of the Timberwolves' lineup is still good, which may also be the key to their ability to achieve this result.
If this continues, the Timberwolves are still very promising to reach the playoffs this season, and the team's core Towns is also doing very well, and he also has the hope of being selected for the All-Star bench. Towns has averaged 24.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game this season, shooting 40.9 percent from three-point range, and now he needs to prove that he can lead the team to the playoffs, only then will he be recognized.