Beijing time on February 10, the NBA regular season continued, today the Kings sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Timberwolves, the recent Timberwolves showed a strong immediate combat strength, can be described as a devastation, and the Kings although the previous bad team, but they made a 4-for-3 deal with the Pacers some time ago, got the All-Star Player Sabonis, as well as Holliday and Lamb, and sent Harry Burton, Hield and TT and a second-round pick.
After sending Harry Burton, the Kings were questioned, and indeed in terms of offensive comprehensiveness and stability, Halliburton has the potential to become the big core of the ball, the ceiling looks better than Fox, but the Kings think that Fox can become an All-Star player for many years to come, sending away Harryburton right or wrong, anyway, in today's game, the King's deal seems to be done right.
I said I was right because they had increased their interior damage after the deal, the offensive distribution was more reasonable, and many capable players also got the opportunity to perform themselves, this time Barnes shot 8 of 11 from the field, 4 of 5 three-pointers, 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, after the arrival of Sam, Barnes was less pressure on the offensive end, and Sam was able to find a more suitable Barnes through his big picture view.
Fox played more easily after having Sa's blocking, 10 of 20 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers for 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Sabonis shot 10 of 19 from the field, 10 of 3-pointers, 22 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, the classic combination of inside and outside, Sam does not have to consider his previous tactical position with Turner, although it is the first game with the Kings, but the fluency is obviously good.
And with Hield's departure, David Mitchell also got more opportunities on the bench, he shot 7 of 12 from the field, 3 of 6 three-pointers to get 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Xiaomi Cher is not as accurate as Hield's projection, but his ability to hold the ball offensively and organize is better, compared to before, the current Kings lineup structure is more reasonable, but also reversed the Timberwolves such as the Top Eight in the West, so they made a deal, Blindly hoarding the backcourt simply can't win the ball.
132-119, won 15 points in the fourth quarter, but also facing the Timberwolves with two blocks and one eye, it is enough to see how good the Kings are, the previous Kings did not have a stable point of scoring, although Fox and Barnes may have played extraordinary in this battle, but The Little Sam's personal attack is very stable, which is what the Kings need the most. The Timberwolves' three cores in this battle all played as they should have, but they still lost.
Towns shot 9-of-17 from the field, 1 of 4-of-3 points with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Edwards 10 of 25 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 26 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block, Russell shot 10 of 20 from the field, 6 of 13 from three points and 29 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and the triplet cut 76 points or lost, because the trio of Sam, Fox + Barnes cut 79 and they were more fierce.
If the Kings can improve their defense, then they will inevitably be stronger, and there are still many points to watch in the West this season, but I don't know how far the Lakers who are more expected by everyone can go.