On March 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Brooklyn Nets visited Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves, and finally the Nets overturned the Timberwolves 124-123, Dinwiddie scored 29 points and Bridges scored 34 points. The Timberwolves, who played at home in the first quarter, were in hot form, outscoring the Nets by seven points in a single quarter. In the second quarter, the two sides went 35-34 in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves entered the third quarter with an eight-point advantage. In the third quarter, the Nets went 37-20 in a single quarter to enter the final quarter with a nine-point advantage. The Nets maintained their lead in the fourth quarter, with the Timberwolves closing the gap to 3 points, but Reid made a tiebreaker 3-pointer in the final minute to make both sides go into overtime. In overtime, Sephanie Smith hit a key 3-pointer and the Nets won.
Statistics:
Timberwolves:
Edwards 32 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists Gobert 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, McDaniels 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists Anderson 15 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists
Nets:
Bridges 34 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Dinwiddie 29 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, Johnson 15 points and 8 rebounds Curry 11 points and 2 rebounds
Stars of the Field:
The Nets' Bridges and Dinwiddie duo shone in the game and finally won the game, in which Dinwiddie repeatedly performed well in key moments, which was the best of the game.
Highlights:
Bridges hit a shot
Claxton scored a layup
Johnson hit from mid-range
Bridges bottom corner 3-pointer
Seth Curry drifted three points
Gobert forced the basket
Reid tied on a 3-pointer
Competition Review:
In the first quarter, Timberwolves player Jayden McDaniels scored to help the Timberwolves open the scoring, and then the Nets Cameron Johnson hit a three-pointer, the score came to 5-6, and then the Timberwolves Gobert scored a two-point shot to make the score 16-10, and the Nets' side Bridges was also colored, and the score was narrowed again. Timberwolves' Edwards scored the ball late in the first quarter to make it 33-26.
In the second quarter, Nets player Seth Curry hit a three-pointer from the outside, after which Timberwolves player Kyle Anderson scored a two-pointer, and the gap was stretched by the Timberwolves to eight points. Edwards then broke through to make a kill, and with his free throws, the difference reached 9 points. After Walker hit a shot, the Timberwolves extended the gap to double digits, but the Nets were tenacious enough to close the gap to single digits and it was Edwards who finished their last offense of the quarter to bring the gap to eight points.
In the third quarter, Dinwiddie's three-point shot narrowed to 5 points, and the Timberwolves' Gobert offense helped stabilize the situation, and Dinwiddie was in hot form to score consecutive points in the quarter. Gobert then hit a free throw to stretch the gap back to seven points. But the Nets suddenly played an offensive climax, and with Royce O'Neal hitting a free throw, the two sides tied 81. After that, the Nets played another wave of climax, playing 37-20 in a single quarter, successfully surpassing by 9 points.
After Bridges scored a two-point shot in the fourth quarter, the Nets led the Timberwolves by nine points, and then Gobert scored a two-pointer, giving the Nets a three-point lead over the Timberwolves 100-97. With Dinwiddie's mid-range jumper finishing the score, the Nets took a six-point lead. Edwards then scored to help the team close the gap to three points. The Nets called a timeout. Gobert missed two free throws, but Edwards hit a key three-point shot to directly chase the score to 109-109, O'Neal responded with a three-pointer, the difference was still three points, Conley hit both free throws, the difference was only 1 point, the game was still in suspense, the last 11 seconds, the Timberwolves timed, Edwards missed the shot, the Nets backcourt ball, the last 1.5 seconds, Bridges hit both free throws, the Timberwolves continued to timeout, Reid hit a tie three-pointer, directly dragging the game into overtime!!!
In overtime, Dinwiddie opened the scoring and the Timberwolves Anderson equalized, after which Dinwiddie scored again to give the Nets a one-point lead. McDaniels hit a basket and the Timberwolves managed to overtake the Nets. But the Nets' Smith hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, the Nets overtook a three-pointer, Edwards hit a single two-point shot to help the Timberwolves clench the score, and in the last 8 seconds, the Timberwolves trailed by a point, timed back, Conley missed a three-pointer, and finally, the Nets narrowly beat the Timberwolves in overtime!
Starters:
Nets: Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Claxton, Finney Smith
Timberwolves: Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Conley, Anderson