On March 20, Beijing time, the Bucks and the Timberwolves launched a regular season competition. The Timberwolves, led by Edwards and Towns, played a fluid offense and excellent defense. The Bucks, at one point, trailed their opponents by as many as 24 points. Milwaukee struggled to chase points and eventually lost to his opponent by 19 points.
Timberwolves vs Bucks
The two teams fought each other in the first half, with Towns teaming up with Edwards to lead the team to achieve internal and external fire, and by the end of the half, the Timberwolves had a 12-point lead. In the second half, the Timberwolves were more and more courageous, relying on multi-point blossoming, Minnesota won the opponent by 12 points in the third quarter, and before entering the final quarter, the Bucks trailed by 24 points. In section 4, the Bucks tried to launch a Jedi counterattack, but the Timberwolves were all soldiers and always able to respond on the offensive end. The Bucks were unable to close the point gap and eventually lost 119-138.
The Timberwolves beat the Bucks
The Bucks were the NBA champions last season, while the Timberwolves are determined to rebuild. The defending champion Bucks are far superior to the Timberwolves. In the case of strength and lineup are inferior to opponents, the Timberwolves will defeat the championship favorite Bucks, which can be described as a good play that has staged a big upset.
The defending champion lost miserably and the 76ers rose to 2nd! Downs Edwards 50 + 16, 2 people were expelled!
Defending champion Bucks lost, and the record reached 44-27 (62 percent win rate), dropping from No. 2 to No. 3 in the East. The 76ers, led by James Harden and Jornbead, erased the difference between the two teams with a record of 43 wins and 26 losses (62.3%). Philadelphia overtook Milwaukee with a narrow win-win advantage and rose to second place in the East.
76ers James Harden with Joeln Bede
Timberwolves stars Towns and Edwards joined forces in this campaign, and the two combined to cut down the all-around data of 50 points, 16 boards, 9 assists and 5 steals, dominating both ends of the attack and defense.
Timberwolves star Carl Anthony Downs played 32 minutes, shooting 6-of-12 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range and 9-of-11 from the free throw line, with a double-double of 25 points, 11 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Towns scored the game's highest score with 50 percent shooting and also shot the second-most 4-pointer of the game with a 67 percent shooting percentage.
Towns attacked on the inside
Towns also won the rebounding king of the game while ramping up on the offensive end. On the tandem team and defensive end, Towns also has a strong output. Downs' plus-minus is still the highest +26 in the game.
Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards played 33 minutes, shooting 9-of-16 from the field, 5-of-10 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, with 25 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Edwards hit the game's top score with a super high shooting percentage of 56 percent. Edwards also shot the game's most five 3-pointers with a 50 percent shooting percentage. Edwards exploded on the offensive end and also showed versatility. As the steal king of this game, Edwards has a solid performance in rebounding protection and tandem teams.
Towns and Edwards
Downs and Edwards' brilliant play laid the foundation for the Timberwolves' upset win over their opponents.
It is worth noting that both teams sacrificed high-quality defense in this game. In this campaign, two other players, Beverley and George Hill, were expelled.
Beverly argues with Ibaka
With 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the first quarter, the two teams clashed. The Bucks' interior Ibaka and Timberwolves forward Prince had a dispute over rebounding, with Minnesota guard Beverly quickly pushing Ibaka before George Hill pushed Beverley to defend teammate Ibaka. Players on both sides quickly entangled and nearly clashed, with the referee and the double coaching staff quickly separating the players from both teams.
George Hill clashes with Beverly
After watching the video, the referee expelled Beverly and Hill, and Ibaka also suffered a technical foul.
Beverly was deported
Two-team stats
Bucks: Brook Lopez 15 points, 4 boards, Portis 4 points, 10 boards, Chris Middleton 15 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Juhoredi 14 points and 7 assists, Allen 13 points and 5 boards, Jevon Carter 11 points, 5 boards and 6 assists, Connaughton 15 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, Walla 8 points, 4 boards, Ibaka 5 points and 5 boards, Matthews 9 points and 2 boards, Sanassis Antetokounmpo 10 points and 4 boards, Hill 1 steal 1 foul was expelled.
Timberwolves: Carl Anthony Downs 25 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 2 assists, Anthony Edwards 25 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 3 assists, Russell 16 points, 3 boards, 9 boards and 9 assists, Beasley 9 points and 4 boards and 2 assists, Vanderbilt 9 points and 8 boards, Norwell 10 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, Prince 14 points, 4 boards and 3 blocks, Reid 14 points and 3 boards, McLaughlin 7 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, Beverly 3 points were expelled.