This season's NBA regular season has a special significance for Spurs coach Popovich, he became the head coach with the most wins in NBA history, and Popovich's disciples did not disappoint him, with the excellent performance of the final stage of the regular season, they successfully squeezed out the Purple and Gold Army Lakers with the core lineup of the big three and qualified for the playoffs! Their opponent in the first game of the playoff has also been determined, that is, the Pelicans in the Eleventh Western Conference, and the Spurs still have a last-minute ranking to surpass the opponent, so as to get home advantage in the first playoff, in order to achieve this goal, they must get more victories in the remaining regular season, and in this game, they encountered the Timberwolves who have made great progress this season, this time the Spurs still continue their usual team basketball, but Edwards' rampage, Let the superstar play to the end, the Timberwolves also beat the Spurs 127-121, looking at the talent of the opponent's core players, Popovich's eyes were hungry, and became the ridicule of the fans after the game!
After DeRozan and Aldridge left San Antonio, the Spurs' stardom became more and more insufficient, which also made team basketball their only choice, and in this game against the Timberwolves, the team's backcourt core Murray continued to be absent due to injury, which also further reduced the overall strength of the team, which is why fans thought it was difficult for them to win before the game.
After the game began, the Spurs also relied on the full play, in the first quarter to achieve a score lead, the whole game they have a total of seven players scored double digits, of which Kelden Johnson became the team's core of the court, one person cut 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, but when the team fell into a scoring drought, no player could stand up and score, so that the Spurs could only half of the game, watching the Timberwolves reverse the score and grasp the initiative to win!
Contrary to the Spurs' team basketball philosophy, the Timberwolves are typical superstar basketball, the big three Towns, Edwards and Russell have absolute possession and shooting rights are their technical and tactical philosophy, Russell's absence due to injury in this game also gave Edwards a better chance to show himself, the whole game Edwards was full of firepower, in the 39.1 minutes of his appearance, 28 shots hit 16 goals, including 6 of 14 three-pointers, one person bombed 49 points, 6 rebounds, Comprehensive personal data with 8 assists and 1 steal.
In contrast, the new three-point king Downs, this campaign is not in his best competitive state, 18 shots only hit 7 goals, personal data is only 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, fortunately, in addition to the two of them, the Timberwolves also have three role players to score in double figures, which is also an important reason why they can win the game.
In the previous few games, Edwards was not in good shape, which once made fans worried about the prospects of the Timberwolves play-offs, but after the vicious battle, Edwards finally found his best form, and Popovich, who has created a good team for the Spurs, is also about to usher in the test of the playoffs, seeing the talents of Towns and Edwards, Bobo must be thinking, if you can give me a title, the team will definitely become more competitive!