On October 24, Beijing time, NBA regular season, the Timberwolves played against the Thunder. Edwards scored 12 points in the first quarter and the Timberwolves led 31-18. In the second quarter, Keady led the team to chase the score, and the Thunder trailed 44-53 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Thunder chased only one point behind, and Towns led the team to an 82-74 lead. In the fourth quarter, Edwards led the team to a 14-0 game, and the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder for their second win of the season.
Player Stats:
Thunder: Dort 20 points and 3 rebounds, Kenway 6 points, Earl 15 points and 3 assists, Mann 10 points, Keady 10 points and 5 assists, Muscala 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Timberwolves: McDaniels 11 points and 4 steals, Towns 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Gobert 15 points and 15 rebounds, Edwards 30 points and 11 rebounds, Russell 6 points and 6 assists, Prince 11 points and Norwell 12 points.
Star of the Show:
Edwards scored 12 points in the first quarter of the game, and in the fourth quarter he led the team to a 14-0 game to seal the victory, and he was also the star of the game, playing very solidly.
Competition Recap:
The two teams met for the second time this season, with the Timberwolves defeating the Thunder in the first round. The Thunder Alexander was absent, led by Timberwolves Gobert and Downs. In the first quarter, Towns and Edwards hit the basket to score, Earle hit a three-pointer, Russell hit a jumper, Keady chased two points, McDaniels also scored a two-pointer, Gobert easily dunked, Edwards scored another layup, and the Timberwolves led 12-5. Keady scored under the basket and Edwards and McDaniels scored to leave the deficit by nine points. Dort hit a three-pointer, Towns assisted Gobert's dunk, McDaniels and Edwards scored again, and the Timberwolves led by 12 points at 22-10. Dort hit a three-pointer, Norwell and Edwards scored back-to-back, Prince hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves led 31-13. Mann and Aaron Wiggins chased the score to give the Timberwolves a 31-18 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Gion hit a three-pointer, Norwell hit a two-pointer, and Mann fought back to close the deficit to 10 points. Russell assisted Gobert's dunk, Muscala blossomed and scored five straight points, and the Thunder trailed 30-37 by just seven points. Russell made both free throws, Mann made a layup, Towns hit back-to-back free throws, Dort chased the inside to give the Timberwolves a 45-34 lead. Kenway and Earl chased the score, Edwards hit a three-point shot and scored back, Keady made a layup, McDaniels hit a two-pointer, and Keidy singled Gobert to hit again, giving the Timberwolves a nine-point lead at 53-44 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Dort and Earl chased the score, Towns made a free throw, Kenway and Dort scored back-to-back, and the Thunder chased 52-56 by only four points. Russell hit a free throw, and Earl responded with two points to stop the Timberwolves. After the timeout, Gobert hit back-to-back layups, Edwards hit a three-point shot after shaking Earle, and a breakaway layup also scored to give the Timberwolves an 11-point lead at 67-56. Keady hit another two-pointer, and Towns scored with his back pass to Gobert, leaving the deficit by 11 points. Earle's three-point shot, Dort made a layup, Towns assisted Gobert's dunk, Muscala and Mann chased the score, Earl scored another three, and the Thunder again chased to only five points. McDaniels deliberately rammed Muscala and was whistled for a malicious foul, Muscala made two free throws, the Thunder still had an offensive chance, Muscala hit a shot, 16-6, chasing only one point. Towns scored two points, Norwell made two free throws, Towns also scored a three, and the Timberwolves opened up the gap again, leading by eight points at 82-74.
In the fourth quarter, Pokuszewski made a layup, Prince hit a three-pointer, Dort fouled two free throws, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Dort scored again, Prince returned with a three-pointer, and the difference was still 10 points. Dort still made two free throws for fouls, Norwell hit the basket, Omorui also made two free throws, Norwell and Reid hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Timberwolves stopped the Thunder 98-84. After the timeout, Reid and Edwards hit back-to-back threes to give the Timberwolves a 20-point lead at 12-0. After another timeout, Edwards scored again, 14-0, as the Timberwolves sealed the win and beat the Thunder again.
Two teams starters:
Timberwolves starters: McDaniels, Towns, Gobert, Edwards, Russell
Thunder starters: Dort, Kenway, Earl, Mann, Keady