NBA regular season: Haliburton is absent for the Pacers to lose 3 in a row, and the Timberwolves have combined for 77 points

On December 17, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Pacers lost to the Timberwolves 109-127 back-to-back, suffering three consecutive defeats. Pacers star Haliburton was absent due to a knee injury, the Timberwolves played well, Towns 40 points and 12 rebounds set a new season high in points, Edwards hit a season-high 7 three-pointers and scored 37 points, the two combined to score 77 points to help the Timberwolves usher in a big explosion in the third quarter, and the score of 38-23 in a single quarter successfully opened the difference, so that the suspense of the final quarter game was lost early, and finally the Timberwolves beat the Pacers to secure the top spot in the West. McDaniels left the game with a sacral contusion in the first half, and Turner reached the 7,000-point milestone in his career.

Statistics

Pacers: Bruce Brown 17 points and 5 rebounds, Turner 12 points and 5 rebounds, McConnell 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Nesmith 17 points and 5 rebounds, Isaiah Jackson 12 points, 4 assists and 3 steals

Timberwolves: Towns 40 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Edwards 37 points, 4 assists and 3 steals, Reed 17 points and 5 rebounds, Troy Brown Jr. 11 points and 4 rebounds

Stars of the game: Downs and Edwards

The Timberwolves played well in the game at the same time, with Towns scoring a season-high 40 points and 11 rebounds, and Edwards hitting a season-high seven three-pointers to score 37 points, helping the Timberwolves to a big victory.

Highlight reel moments

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Downs Hood Hat Turner

Lee Kyle was brutally hated by Jackson

Nesmith scored 2+1 in the second attack

Edwards shook off a defender and hit a jumper at the buzzer

Mathurin faked a real pass and Jackson scored with a dunk

Edwards makes a wonderful pass to McDaniels for a three-pointer

Downs is out of balance and scores 2+1

Game recap

At the start of the first quarter, Turner hit a three-pointer to score the first game for the Pacers. Toppin hit a three-pointer, Downs scored four points in a row, Brown broke through and scored, Downs threw and scored, and Toppin scored four points in a row. Conley made a drift shot, Towns scored on a throw, and the Timberwolves went on a 10-0 run. Brown drove to a layup, Towns scored on a hook shot, Isaiah Jackson scored on a layup, and Reed scored on a hook shot. McConnell turned and made a jumper, Reed hit 2 free throws, and McConnell broke through and scored. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers trailed the Timberwolves 20-23.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Nesmith scored five points in a row, Lee Kyle broke through for a layup, Jareth Walker hit a three-point shot, and Edwards made a pull-up jumper. Gobert made 1 of 2 free throws, McConnell and Nesmith scored back-to-back layups, and Towns scored with a hook shot, and the two sides entered the offensive phase to alternate points. Brown scored four straight points, Edwards hit three consecutive three-pointers, Nesmith responded with a three-pointer, McDaniels hit a step-back jumper, and Edwards hit his fourth three-pointer of the quarter. Turner made 1 of 2 free throws and Edwards made a backhand layup. At halftime, the Pacers trailed the Timberwolves 55-57.

Yibian fights again. Gobert dunked, Downs hit 2 free throws, Turner broke through and scored, and Downs hit a three-pointer. Turner hit 2 free throws, Edwards broke through and scored, McConnell made a pull-up jumper, Edwards scored 4 points in a row, McConnell scored on a throw, and Towns broke through to score. Nesmith drove to a layup and Edwards hit a three-pointer to give the Timberwolves a double-digit lead. Turner hit 2 free throws, Reed hit a three-point shot, the Timberwolves hit four three-pointers in a row, Brown responded with a three-pointer, and Reed made a layup. Jackson scored on a dunk, Towns scored six straight points, and Nesmith dunked on a backhand. At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers trailed the Timberwolves 78-95.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Reed hit a three-point shot, Towns scored 2+1, and the Timberwolves extended their lead to more than 20 points with a wave of 8-0 climax. Jackson scored on a layup, Towns made a step-back jumper, and Shepard and Jackson scored back-to-back. The Timberwolves continued to maintain a lead of more than 20 points, and the game gradually lost suspense. With 5:22 left in the game, the Timberwolves replaced Towns and Edwards to call the game a day. In the end, the Timberwolves beat the Pacers at home.

Both sides start

Pacers: McConnell, Hield, Bruce Brown, Toppin, Turner

Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert