Alphabet Brother is out of the squad due to injury
After the All-Star, the best performing team in the league is not the Phoenix Suns or the Golden State Warriors, but the Minnesota Timberwolves. This team, which has been in disarray for many years, has played an unparalleled competitiveness, only losing 2 games in the past twelve games, the first in the league in the same period, the third in the offensive efficiency league, and the second in the defensive efficiency league, which can be said to be a real top team. Downs' change is the key to the Timberwolves' rise and, of course, the vibrancy edwards and Beverley bring to the team.
However, in this game, the Timberwolves will face the Milwaukee Bucks, which is the defending champion and the strength is the top in the league. Such a game, for the Timberwolves, is undoubtedly a key battle to test the color. Alphabet Brother is out of the team due to injury, but even so, the strength of the Bucks can not be underestimated, after all, they still have Middleton and Holliday.
Da Luo returned to the starting lineup
Lopez the Greater came to the starting centre-forward position, his first time in the starting lineup since his comeback. Unfortunately, in the first quarter of the game, Da Luo's hand was not ideal, only 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 3 shooting, fortunately, Middleton and Holliday each had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but the Bucks still only got 28 points, while the Timberwolves bombed 34 points, Towns 11 points and 5 rebounds, Edwards 12 points and 2 rebounds. After returning from the second quarter, the Timberwolves continued to pull apart the points.
The same score as in the first quarter, the Bucks still had 28 points, and the Timberwolves scored another 34 points, except that Edwards and Towns did not have the strength to do it, and the bench players got it all done. So at the end of the half, the Timberwolves led the Bucks by eight points at 68-56. In the second half, the big Lopez ushered in an outbreak, 5-of-5 to get 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, but the Bucks still only had 26 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves unreasonably bombed 38 points, Towns and Edwards teamed up to score 17 points, and the point difference came directly to 20 points.
The three collapses of the wolf in the past have now become the three madness of the wolf. With such a huge point difference, the game lost suspense, and the Bucks did not start the game and simply gave up the game. Towns took the team on the field to stabilize the situation, played for a while and then went off the field. In the end, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by 19 points at home 138-119, and successfully won four consecutive wins, which was simply unstoppable.
Harden Embiid received a great gift
The Timberwolves' lineup, only Beverley is over 30 years old, which is a real youth storm. It is worth mentioning that the Timberwolves' record after the All-Star is as high as 11 wins and 2 losses, the first in the league in the same period. Such a team performance, it is really hard to believe, this is a team that has been in a mess for many years. After beating the defending champion, the Timberwolves are only 0.5 wins away from sixth in the West. Towns had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, 4-of-6 three-pointers, and Edwards also had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and three steals.
Although the Bucks have 7 people scoring in double figures, the highest score is Middleton, but 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Lopez also has 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, holliday 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, such a performance to beat the Timberwolves, it is almost impossible. After the Timberwolves defeated the Bucks, Harden and Embiid also received a big gift. As a result, the Philadelphia 76ers went straight to the second place in the East, which is beneficial to the playoffs and to Embiid's MVP scramble.