21 points reversal! One general is incompetent and exhausted to death The three armies thanked Finch for the big gift and achieved a career-high 41 points for Murray
The NBA regular season competition continues, the Timberwolves go to the away to challenge the Hawks, before the start of this game, the Hawks record is 1-2, the Timberwolves record is 1-1, it is not difficult to see from the record that the competitiveness of the two teams in the new season is still limited, especially around Trae Young to build the Hawks, the past few seasons have not been ideal, once rumors of team demolition, if this season has not rebounded, the mid-season is likely to have a major lineup change.
The Hawks who played at home had a good start, but the Timberwolves were in better shape, scoring 42 points inside and outside the quarter, and the Hawks, who scored 35 points in the first quarter, fell behind by 7 points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Timberwolves continued their hot form, beating the Hawks in the offensive battle, and the point difference was quickly stretched to double digits, and at the end of the half, the Timberwolves scored 79 points and held a 19-point lead.
Yibian fought again, the Timberwolves once led by as many as 21 points, and then the Hawks adjusted their strategy, and the backcourt double-gun named Gobert in a row, and the Timberwolves coaching staff did not make the slightest response, and finally the Hawks not only quickly erased the huge 21-point difference, but also won 127-113 with 14 points.
Throughout the game, the Timberwolves coaching staff was staggering in their incompetence, leading by 21 points in the third quarter before losing by as many as 14 points.
The Hawks significantly adjusted their offensive strategy in the second half, with Murray and Trae Young calling out Gobert in quick succession, to which head coach Finch did not give any response.
What's even more annoying is that when the Hawks started to chase points, the Timberwolves coach still sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, stubbornly let the main players rest, and did not call a timeout to adjust.
Murray, who exploded in the game, needs to thank Timberwolves coach Finch, who played 39 minutes and 22 seconds in the game, shooting 17 of 24, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, tying a career-high 41 points, and scoring 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
It was the third time in Murray's career that he had at least 40 points, five rebounds and five assists in a single game, with the first two coming in 2022-23.
In the second half of the third quarter, Murray's successive call-and-roll Walkers scored more than a dozen points in succession, and Finch did not make any personnel and tactical adjustments to deal with it.
McDaniels, who was extremely good on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the first half, played only 23 minutes in the whole game, shooting 5 of 6, and efficiently got 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
As a result, he failed to gain Finch's reuse and trust, even though he was obviously very effective at defending Murray, and in the latter's third quarter explosion, Finch did not arrange for him to defend Murray in a targeted manner.
This game is almost a microcosm of the past few seasons for the Timberwolves, a team with plenty of roster depth and staffing, but always crumbling at some point in the second half.
In the whole game, the Timberwolves scored 6 double-doubles, of which Edwards cut 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Gobert and Towns handed over a double-double, the former got 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the latter handed over 16 points and 10 rebounds.
In addition, Li Kaier, who came off the bench, played 25 minutes, made 2 of 5 shots, and got 4 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.