Rockets face off against timberwolves
Last season's Timberwolves were still competing with the Houston Rockets for the title, but who would have thought that this season, the Timberwolves would rise completely, especially after the All-Star, all the way to the seventh position in the West, becoming a well-deserved dark horse team. As for the Houston Rockets, they are still on the way to rotting, but the talents of Jaylen Green and Sagu have been recognized, and with the growth of Porter Jr., I believe that in time, the Rockets will return to the ranks of the playoffs.
In this game, the Timberwolves will take on the Houston Rockets on the road. In the last game, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets, and Towns faced Jokic, the league's number one center, with no offense left behind. The Rockets have suffered three consecutive defeats and have only won 20 games so far this season, basically holding the bottom position in the West.
The Timberwolves refused to reverse
Jaylen Green continued his excellent offensive form, the first quarter came up with 4 of 7 shooting, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 10 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Porter Jr. also had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Sagu 3 of 3 shots was 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, the Rockets bombed 32 points in a single quarter was good enough, but the Timberwolves scored 42 points, including Towns 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Edwards 10 points, 2 assists and 1 steal. After returning from the second quarter, the Timberwolves' offense remained outstanding, with Hanako scoring 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and Russell having 10 points and 1 steal.
The Timberwolves scored another 38 points in the second quarter, after all, the Rockets' defensive efficiency is the second-to-last in the league. However, the Rockets also scored 36 points in this quarter, Sagu had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and Christopher had 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting. So at halftime, the Timberwolves were just 12 points ahead of the Rockets 80-68. In the second half, the Rockets' offense began to decline, green had 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, but the team only scored 24 points, and the Timberwolves bombed another 36 points to successfully widen the point difference to 24 points.
Such a huge point difference basically declared that the game had completely lost its suspense. However, the Rockets' goal is not to win, but to train young players, so they did not play in the third quarter, and Green and Porter Jr. remained on the court to continue to narrow the point gap. Christopher had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals on 7-of-8 shooting in the quarter, and the Rockets narrowed the point gap to single digits at one point, but missed opportunities with consecutive mistakes at key moments. In the end, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Rockets 139-132 and successfully refused to reverse.
Tie Jordan Iverson
Despite losing the game, the rocket's talent in the final moments was still amazing. In this game, the Rockets' three rookies broke out collectively, and Green got 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, 12 of 18 shots, 10 three-point shots and 4 of 4 three-pointers, failed to continue the record of 5 three-pointers in a single game, but scored 30+ in four consecutive games, the third rookie in NBA history to do this, successfully chased Jordan Iverson. Christopher, who went with the 24th pick in the first round, also had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals on 11-of-14 shooting, and Sagu, who went with the 16th pick, had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.
It can be said that the rocket's three rookies have all shown their talents in this game. However, Porter Jr. got 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 turnovers, which was slightly embarrassing. The Timberwolves' talent is still even better, Edwards got a team-high 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Downs was 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in 12 of 16 shooting, Russell also had 22 points, 9 assists and 4 steals, and as many as 6 people on the team scored in double figures, hitting 17 three-pointers, but the Rockets also hit 16 three-pointers. In the future of the league, three-point shooting has become a trend.