After swallowing two consecutive defeats, the timberwolves, who ranked seventh in the West, sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the fifth-placed Lone Rangers in the West during the two-game winning streak.
In terms of the Timberwolves, Towns town guarded the inside line, and the team sat on the home field advantage + height advantage, and the Timberwolves were also ready to end the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Lone Rangers side, Doncic returned with injury, Brunson was in hot shape, and although this battle was an away game, the Lone Rangers were still fully prepared and tried to point out 3 consecutive wins!
However, after four quarters of play, with the excellent play of Towns + Russell, the Timberwolves, who played at home, completely suppressed the Lone Rangers in the first half and achieved an 11-point lead.
Coupled with the return of the second half, Edwards felt hot in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves took advantage of the chase to blast a wave of 14-5 scoring climax, and the point difference once reached 22 points, which also made the suspense of the final quarter lose early.
In the end, the Timberwolves also beat the Lone Rangers 116-95 at home, successfully defending the home court and winning a 21-point victory!
Playing at home in this game, the Timberwolves swept away the decline during the losing streak, played as many as 7 people to score in double figures, and the team offensive of all the soldiers completed the big upset.
In the case of Edwards + Russell + Beverley and other main players, each performing their duties, the team's internal pillar Towns, and the play of the demon guard McLaughlin on the bench, is particularly critical!
In this game, Towns dominated the inside line, the first 28 minutes of the game, 7 of 10 shots shot a shooting rate of up to 70%, not to mention, but also bombed the team's high of 20 points, plus 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal of the all-round performance.
Among them, his heroic performance of cutting 13 points in the first quarter, inside and outside the single quarter, not only helped the Timberwolves to open the situation smoothly, but also once became a difficult existence for the Lone Rangers in the inner position!
Of course, the Timberwolves were able to beat the Lone Rangers in this game, and McLaughlin's performance on the bench also played a crucial role.
McLaughlin went low and high, scoring only 4 points in the first half, mcLaughlin scored 12 points in the second half, contributing 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
And in the last quarter, the key play of single riding through the barrier to score 10 points, but also almost single-handedly, successfully disrupted the defensive rhythm and deployment of the Lone Ranger team, and completely ended the suspense of the game!
More importantly, after the victory over the Lone Rangers in this game, the Timberwolves' regular season record has also improved to 43 wins and 32 losses, which is currently only 0.5 wins away from the Nuggets, who rank sixth in the West.
Obviously, for the Nuggets, in the next schedule, in the face of the strong Momentum Of the Timberwolves, whether the Nuggets can retain the sixth position in the West, there are indeed still many variables and uncertainties!
On the other hand, on the side of the Lone Rangers, the team was completely suppressed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally swallowed the 21-point rout of the game performance, which obviously needs to be examined.
But rationally speaking, for the Lone Rangers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights and gains!
After all, in the case of Brunson + Finney Smith + Bullock shooting only 8 of 34 shots, the hand feels cold, the play of Doncic in this game is indeed remarkable.
Doncic was in full swing, starting 36 minutes, shooting five three-pointers on 8-of-18 shooting, a game-high 24 points, plus a quasi-triple-double performance of 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
Although it failed to help the Lone Rangers win, there is a saying that Doncic, who has returned from injury, still maintains a fairly good standard in terms of physical condition and competitive status!
Just facing Downs on the inside, and the Timberwolves who blossomed at many points, Doncic, who worked hard for a whole game but was isolated, seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of losing.