On January 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Timberwolves played the Raptors at home, of which the Timberwolves were the second back-to-back game, and the Timberwolves twin towers Downs and Gobert were injured. The Raptors extended their 18-point advantage in the middle of the second quarter, and the Timberwolves trailed down by just four points in the third quarter, extending the double-digit advantage again in the final quarter. Russell scored 16 points in the final quarter, at one point scoring 14 consecutive points with four three-pointers and a layup in four minutes, and worked with Edwards to lead the Timberwolves to a two-point lead, and Barnes equalized the dunk. Russell contributed two key free throws, Anunoby missed a three-point shot, and finally the Timberwolves completed an 18-point comeback 128-126, defeating the Raptors to end a two-game losing streak, and the Raptors suffered a two-game losing streak.
Statistics
Timberwolves: Russell had 5 three-pointers, 25 points and 6 assists, Anderson had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, McDaniels had 4 three-pointers and 18 points, Edwards had 23 points and 7 assists, and Norwell had 13 points.
Raptors: Barnes 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Anunoby 15 points and 8 rebounds, Siakam 13 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Trent 18 points, VanVleet 4 3-pointers, 25 points and 10 assists, Achuwa 11 points.
The star of the field
In the absence of Downs and Gobert, Russell teamed up with Edwards and Anderson to score 20+ to lead the Timberwolves to an 18-point comeback, especially Russell scored 16 points in the final quarter, once scored 14 points in a row in 4 minutes, and also made two free throws in the final moments to become the number one contributor to the victory.
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Trent steals a dragon snap.
Edwards Big Hat Barnes.
Knight slammed into Siakam.
Achuwa Air Snap.
Russell scored 14 consecutive points in the final four minutes, including four three-pointers.
Match Review
The Timberwolves lacked Downs, Gobert, Rivers Jr. and McLaughlin, and the Raptors lacked Porter and Banton. The two teams alternated leads at the beginning of the first quarter, with Anderson making a 3-pointer and Knight dunking to extend the five-point advantage, and the Raptors went back by two points on a 7-0 offensive run. Knight dunked and Edwards regained the lead 2+1, Siakam hit two free throws and VanVleet 3-pointers, Norwell made a layup, and Siakam led a 9-2 offensive run to extend the six-point lead. The Timberwolves chased points in a 6-2 offensive wave, VanVleet hit a three-pointer, Knight made a layup, VanVleet U Russell each completed a layup, and Achuwa hit a three-point shot, giving the Raptors a 37-31 lead over the Timberwolves in the first quarter.
Prince made a layup at the beginning of the second quarter, Barnes made two dunks to lead the 6-0 offensive to extend the 10-point advantage, Prince made a layup, and the Raptors continued to expand the advantage 7-0. Edwards chased 2+1 points, Anunoby hit a three-point shot, Norwell hit both free throws, and the Raptors extended their 7-2 offensive advantage by 18 points. The Timberwolves responded with a 9-4 offensive run to chase points, VanVleet hit two free throws, the Timberwolves chased five straight points, Trent hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves continued to rush inside to chase points. VanVleet and McDaniels hit a three-pointer, VanVleet hit two free throws, and the Timberwolves scored four more points to give the Raptors a 76-66 lead in the first half. In the first two quarters, VanVleet scored 18 points and 7 assists to lead the Raptors to score a double-double, the Timberwolves to score a double-double, Edwards scored 9 points on 3-of-11 shooting and Russell scored 4 points on 2-of-6 shooting, making a total of 0-of-7 from three-point range.
Andreessen hit two free throws, the Raptors scored four straight points, the Timberwolves went 9-4 to chase the deficit by seven points, and VanVleet and McDaniels scored a three-pointer. Russell went to a four-point deficit on a three-pointer, the Raptors went on an 8-2 run to open the score, Reid returned with a three-pointer, and the Raptors scored four straight points. Garza hit a three-pointer, VanVleet and Edwards each scored two points, Trent hit a 2+1, and the Timberwolves scored five straight points. Achua hit a layup, Edwards went 5 points off on a 3-pointer, and Trent responded with a 3-pointer to give the Raptors a 109-101 lead over the Timberwolves at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, VanVleet scored 25 points and 9 assists, leading the Raptors to score a double-double, Edwards 18 points and Anderson 18+9+5, leading the Timberwolves to score a double-double.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Prince made a layup, Barnes and McDaniels each hit a shot, Barnes hit three consecutive free throws and a one-arm dunk, Barnes has scored seven consecutive points. Wiescamp extended the 14-point advantage to stop the Timberwolves with a three-point advantage, Russell made a layup and chased five straight three-pointers, Barnes returned with a three-pointer, and Russell hit two more three-pointers to stop the Raptors by just six points. McDaniels sent a jamming shot, Russell continued to hit a three-pointer, he had hit four consecutive three-pointers and a layup, one man scored 14 points in four minutes, and Edwards hit two free throws and five consecutive three-pointers to tie 124-124. The two sides then missed consecutive iron shots for more than 2 minutes, Anderson made a layup to tie by two points, Barnes glided to tie, Anderson missed a 3-point miss with Anunoby. Russell had 9.9 seconds left in the big loop to make VanVleet foul and make two free throws, Anunoby missed a three-pointer, Barnes and Anderson fought out of bounds, the referee repeatedly reviewed the video, Anderson ran out of serve time, and finally the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Raptors.
Both sides start
Timberwolves: Russell, Edwards, McDaniels, Anderson, Reid
Raptors: Trent, Anunobi, VanVleet, Siakam, Barnes
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)