In the past few seasons, the Timberwolves, who have always been regarded as the laughingstock of the league, have finally given fans hope of revival after gathering their own big three Downs, Russell and Edwards, and after the end of the first 57 regular season games this season, they have achieved a record of 30 wins and 27 losses, temporarily ranking seventh in the Western Conference standings, and it is very promising that after many years, they will taste the taste of the playoffs again, in order to make their dreams come true, they also need to play a better overall performance in the next game , strive for more wins! In this game, the Timberwolves encountered the same obvious improvement of the Hornets challenge, this battle Towns's second brother and third brother Russell and Edwards did not meet expectations, but the new Wolf King Towns showed his responsibility as a big brother, the key fourth quarter Towns scored 12 points to help the team tenaciously drag the game into overtime war, the final decisive quarter is at the same time to stand up and carry the team's offensive banner, and finally rely on his large double-double data, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Hornets 126-120, A wave of two consecutive wins!
Michael Jordan, the basketball god who has been criticized by fans for not having a good vision of the draft, was selected three goals at the draft that year, Ball can be said to be a shame, after entering the NBA League, Ball quickly conquered the fans, so that everyone saw the potential for him to grow into the league's top backcourt in the future, in this game with the Timberwolves, Ball under the defensive pressure of the opponent, the personal offensive efficiency is not very high, 22 shots only hit 8 goals, contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, His departure from the field with six fouls also became a turning point in the game.
In addition to Ball, the Hornets have five players who scored in double figures, including Rozier and Bridges, who scored more than 20 points individually, but they are not the most brilliant players on the offensive end of the Game, center Plumlee cut a quasi-triple-double of 14 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, and played a very good role in the team's offensive axis.
But plumlee's defensive weakness was also exposed in this game, and the new wolf king Towns could be said to be a big killer in this game, in the 41.3 minutes of his play, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 8 of 15 two-pointers, and also used his super personal ability to get 13 free throw opportunities, and one person bombed 39 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
In the case of Downs's performance is so brave, the Timberwolves still win very difficult, the main reason is that Towns's second brother and third brother are in a sluggish state, Russell this campaign although he got 18 points and 11 assists, but only hit 5 goals in 20 shots, and Edwards also performed poorly, only played 17.5 minutes, only scored 9 points on 3 of 10 shots, but the good big brother Towns flew the game with excellent performance.
At the beginning of the season, the Hornets were at the top eight in the East with excellent performance, but the performance of the team in the middle of the season has dropped significantly, and now they have the Eagles behind them, and if they can't get back in time, they may not even get a chance to play in the playoffs!