An NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Timberwolves sat in their home target center to usher in the challenge of the defending champion Bucks, although the Bucks core alphabet brother is absent, but they still have no shortage of Holliday, Middleton, Portis, Ibaka, Da luo, these strength warriors will sit, the strength is still not to be underestimated, and the Timberwolves who are in full swing recently are not afraid of this, except for the fourth quarter, the first three quarters have maintained a single quarter lead, and finally won the Bucks 138-119 lightly, ushering in a wave of 4 consecutive wins. As a result, the Timberwolves also won their 42nd win of the season, winning more than half of the ninth season in the ninth season in the team's history in 33 years, the last time dating back to the 17-18 season (47 wins and 35 losses).
In the absence of Alphabet Brother, Towns also completely wreaked havoc on the Weak Penalty Area of the Bucks, in which he started 31 minutes, 6 of 12, 4 of 6 from three-point range, 9 of 11 from the free throw line, 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, plus-minus +26 is also the highest on the team. In the past three games, Towns has scored a total of 115 points, setting a new record for the scoring of players in the history of the team in 3 games, it is worth mentioning that the previous record was also held by Towns, on February 25-28, 2019, he had a total of 113 points in 3 games.
Counting today's game, the Timberwolves have achieved 10 wins and 1 loss in the last 11 games, leading the league in the same period, during which they can average 129 points per game, 40.9% of the three-point shooting rate, and the net difference is as many as 17.6 points, which are also the best in the league in the same period. The Timberwolves, who used to be bullied, have now become the hottest team in the league. After today's victory over the Bucks, the Timberwolves are temporarily in seventh place in the West with a record of 42 wins and 30 losses, and there is only a 0.5-win difference from the sixth-place Nuggets.
And the Timberwolves can have this transformation, the team core Towns is definitely the key, unlike before giving people a feeling of a data brush, this season's overall data compared to the previous seasons is actually a certain decline, as of now, he averaged "only" 24.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, in addition to scoring, rebounds and assists compared to last season (average 10.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists) have a certain degree of decline. But it is also his "sacrifice" that has allowed the Timberwolves to show their long-lost sharp teeth this season. Downs' game contribution this season has reached 16.4 of the ninth in the league, and it is his former teammate Jimmy Butler who taunted him in the first place, and he is temporarily eighth in the league with 16.9.
It is worth mentioning that in the recent Game of the Timberwolves away to challenge the Heat, Butler did not play, and Towns led the Minnesota soldiers to lighten the Heat 113-104, and Towns did not use much energy in that game, and in only 25 minutes of playing time, he easily scored 15 points and 10 rebounds to help the team win the victory.
The Timberwolves have 10 games to play next, and there is no shortage of opponents such as loners, suns, Celtics, Nuggets, and Towns can also continue to prove his ability to lead the team with these hard battles. If the Timberwolves really make it straight to the playoffs as the top six after that, we really shouldn't be surprised.