In the All-Star Three-Point Contest, Downs showed us the ability of the top shooting center, and he won the championship with 29 points in the final, and Downs, who once won the Skills Competition, can be described as showing his comprehensive skills.
Towns' shooting style is upside down, and the shooting speed is extremely fast, he does not need to change his original shooting method in the All-Star Game, just shoot at the original rhythm.
Of all the contestants, Towns has the lowest three-point shooting percentage unguarded, and he is the only big player in this game.
In fact, Downs honor is not much, a best rookie, a three-time three-time All-Star, and then counting the skill championship and the three-point championship, for this 7-year-old center, it is still a bit less.
In the bitter cold of Minnesota, no one pays attention to it. And people still have some prejudices about the big guy who can shoot three points, especially when you can't stand up to Embiid's GIF circulating on the Internet and becoming a part of Butler's "tough" series.
But Downs also can't blame others, has not been a good performance of the team, as the core of the team's construction, it will naturally become a target for external scrutiny.
Before the rise of Joe, Towns was the offensive ceiling of the center. In his few appearances in the 19-20 season, he played 26.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists, shooting 50.8% from the field, shooting 7.9 three-pointers per game and shooting 41.2% from the all-round.
But that Timberwolves is a weak team, Towns is extremely strong to block the impact, but the team space is not good, Towns is very strong outside the ability to open space, but no one on the team can use the space he pulls away.
Downs was also affected by injuries that season, and the schedule was shortened because of the epidemic. In April 2020, Towns' mother died of COVID-19, and in December of that year, Towns revealed that seven of his relatives had died of COVID-19.
In early 21, Towns himself was infected with covid-19, revealing in an interview in September of that year that he had lost 50 pounds after recovering from COVID-19. This is a young man who is constantly devastated by suffering, and at the age of 25, he lost his mother and so many relatives.
The Timberwolves are currently seventh in the West, and while they can't avoid a playoff yet, they at least have a chance to hit the playoffs, which would be the second playoff trip of Towns' career if they make the first round.
Towns remained the Timberwolves' best player this season, averaging 24.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from three-point range. Downs has both low and projection threats, which also puts him under greater defensive pressure, both at the low post and at the top of the arc.
These defensive pressures have also become Downs's passing opportunities, which is also the third consecutive season that Towns has assisted more than 4 times, although he is not a master of the level of Mr. Yo, but his passing thinking is still great, and he has never been a selfish player.
Towns wasn't a scrambler, so he didn't complain when Russell and Edwards didn't pass the ball to him. It's also the fewest shots Towns have made in the last four seasons.
They were certainly an important part of the Timberwolves offense, but when Towns faced an obvious mismatch, the best option wasn't to throw three points with two strokes, and Towns didn't even have time to run to the basket to get stuck.
Born in an ordinary family, Downs can appreciate the hardships of his parents, who work in pharmaceutical factories while also working part-time in other jobs, so Towns has maintained excellent academic performance in addition to basketball.
He also plays the piano, golf, and even makes cookies. These life experiences have made him a good person most of the time on the court, and he has a little less of a mixed temperament.
But we should never force someone to be a certain kind of person, just hope that Towns can have a good season, have a chance to prove himself and seize him.
At today's three-point contest, Towns wore a bracelet engraved with his mother's name. Downs also thanked the league for giving him such an opportunity (the league stipulates that he can't wear jewelry on the court), and he also wears this bracelet to win the three-point contest.
After winning the championship, he kissed the bracelet, and the thoughts hidden in it had their own providence.