On March 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Timberwolves defeated the Bucks 138-119 at home, and killed the opponent twice in the season. Brother Alphabet missed the game due to sore knees. The two teams clashed in the first quarter, with Beverly and George Hill both expelled and Ibaka suffering a technical foul. With the help of the duo Downs and Edwards combined to score 50 points, the Timberwolves hit 22 three-pointers across the team to take a 24-point lead. After this game, the Timberwolves had a four-game winning streak and the Bucks' two-game winning streak was ended.
Statistics
Bucks: Seven-man double-doubles, Middleton 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Holliday 14 points and seven assists, Allen 13 points and five rebounds, Lopez 15 points and four rebounds, bench Connaughton 15 points, Carter 11 points, five rebounds and five assists, Sanasis 10 points
Timberwolves: Team 6 in double figures, Towns 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Edwards 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Russell 16 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Substitute Reid 14 points, Prince 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, Norwell 10 points
The Star of the Field
The Timberwolves' duo Towns and Edwards played well in this game, each contributing 25 points, alternating points in the third quarter to help the team play an offensive climax to determine a 20-point lead and lay the foundation for the victory of the game.
Game tidbits
With 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the first quarter, Bucks player Ibaka and Timberwolves player Prince tangled in a free throw slot before the two got into a verbal altercation. Beverly wanted to stand up for Prince and shoved Ibaka, and George Hill stepped forward for Ibaka, pushing and shoving Beverly to respond, and the scene was chaotic. The referee separated the two and pulled Beverly to the other side of the line to avoid further escalation
Ibaka tried to find Beverly theory, and the two were pulled apart by the staff again, and the situation on the field was controlled, and eventually no large-scale conflict broke out. Beverly and George Hill were both expelled, and Ibaka suffered a technical foul
Highlight moments
Edwards was ruthlessly blocked under the basket
Downs threw in 2+1
Reid breaks through the dunk
Middleton passed Holliday to an empty layup
The Bucks completed a three-line fit, and Matthews hit a three-pointer
Edwards quickly attacked to complete the big windmill dunk
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Portis scored on a jumper to score the first goal for the Bucks' hits. Towns scored on a layup, Middleton and Allen hit back-to-back three-pointers and the Bucks made it 10-3. Russell and Allen scored three-pointers, Edwards scored eight straight points, and the Timberwolves went on a 17-4 offensive surge to overtake the score. Holliday scored a layup, Towns scored 2+1 in the box, Connaughton hit a three-pointer, Towns hit a three-pointer, and Matthews hit a three-pointer. The first quarter ended with the Bucks trailing the Timberwolves 28-34.
At the start of the second quarter, Norwell scored a jumper, Reid scored 2+1, and Allen hit a three-pointer. Reid took the Timberwolves' next 10 points to help the team take a double-digit lead. Middleton scored five straight points, Allen scored on a layup, and Norwell and Towns hit three-pointers. Enwoola hit a three-pointer, Norwell hit a jumper, and Connaughton and Russell went on a three-pointer. Beasley drifted to shoot and the Timberwolves headed into the second half with a 12-point lead. At the end of the half, the Bucks trailed the Timberwolves 56-68.
Easy side to fight again. Lopez scored on a jumper, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Vanderbilt threw a shot to score, and Lopez hit hard in the penalty area. The Timberwolves hit four consecutive three-pointers, Vanderbilt hit a jumper, and the Timberwolves stretched the gap to 20 points. Middleton cut to an empty layup, Russell hit a three-pointer and Holliday scored four straight points. Ibaka and Matthews hit back-to-back three-pointers as the Timberwolves hit an offensive 11-3 run that brought the difference to 24 points. The third quarter ended with the Bucks trailing the Timberwolves 82-106.
At the start of the final quarter, Connaughton hit a three-pointer, Russell scored a layup, Carter scored five straight points, and Prince broke through. Vanderbilt scored with a dunk and Ibaka scored on a free throw, narrowing the gap to within 20 points. Russell scored on a layup, Carter and Lopez scored consecutive points, Russell hit a three-pointer and the Timberwolves led by 21 points. The Bucks failed to narrow the gap further, with 3 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game, and the two sides replaced the main players. The game goes into garbage time. In the end, the Timberwolves won a big victory at home.
Both sides started
Bucks: Holliday, Grayson Allen, Middleton, Portis, López
Timberwolves: Russell, Beverley, Edwards, Vanderbilt, Downs
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)