On December 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers challenged the Timberwolves away, local time today is James's birthday, the best way to celebrate is naturally a victory, but the Timberwolves are the first in the West, the strength should not be underestimated, the two sides have played each other before, when the Lakers only lost by 7 points, whether this battle can take revenge is worth looking forward to. Lakers starters: James + Prince + Reddish + Vanderbilt + thick eyebrows, Timberwolves starters: Conley + Edwards + McDaniels + Towns + Gobert.
In the first quarter of the game, Gobert dunked and scored first, and the thick eyebrows responded with 4 points in a row, Gobert dunked, James made a layup, and the thick eyebrows were 2+1, James made fouls, the two cores took turns to exert force, the Lakers gradually gained the upper hand, Reddish dunked, James scored three points, thick eyebrows layup, at this time the difference was 11 points, the Timberwolves began to fight back after the pause, Watts pressed the whistle and threw it, Gobert made up the dunk, Reed and Conley hit three points, Russell came on the court and the Lakers' defense collapsed, Reaves jumped to stop the bleeding in time, but Reed scored three points, Lee Kyle throws, the Timberwolves still overtake, Hachimura throws and thick eyebrows throw back, Walker three-point rush, thick eyebrows layup scored 4 points in a row, Li Kaier big empty three-point score, 31-29 Lakers win 2 points in a single quarter.
Thick eyebrows scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter, and the Timberwolves twin towers were blown up. At the beginning of the second quarter, Towns faced James's defense, and the result was three points and three points, Van der Biao made a layup, James counterattacked and dunked, Hachimura 2+1, a difference of 10 points, Brown scored three points, Reed made a foul, McDaniels made free throws, Reed continued to cut points, the Timberwolves played a wave, Russell and Brother Thick Mei made free throws to stabilize the situation, Watts made a layup, Prince scored three points, Reed made a layup, and Watts made another 2+1 overtake, Reddish dunked in response, the two sides began to tug of war, Watts stumbled, and immediately re-appeared after returning to the locker room, Conley and Walker hit three-point shots, James made a foul, Gobert hat Reddish, Reed made a layup, and the Lakers beat the Timberwolves 57-61 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, thick eyebrows 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Lao Zhan 10 points, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds, Reaves 6 points, Russell 5 points and 3 assists, Hachimura 5 points, Reddish 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Prince 3 points. On the Timberwolves side, Reed had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Watts 15 points and 2 assists, Conley 7 points and 3 assists, Gobert 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, Walker 6 points and 2 assists, Towns 2 points and 4 rebounds, and Lee Kyle 2 points and 3 assists.
Yibian fought again, the thick eyebrows scored a whistle jumper at the beginning, Towns responded with a three-point shot, Van der Biao and Watts dunked successively, James scored 4 points in a row, the Lakers chased 67 draws, the shooting rate of both sides was not high in this quarter, continued to play iron, the Timberwolves made many mistakes, the Lakers were seriously inaccurate on the outside, McDaniels made a layup, Gobert dunked violently, and in the next round, Gobert pushed to the thick eyebrows and was blown for a malicious foul, the thick eyebrows hit both free throws, Reed dunked, Gobert made a dunk, the Lakers fell behind by 6 points, and Prince hit a three-point shot after a pause, the Timberwolves hit iron continuously, and the thick eyebrows made two free throws, the score was 75 draws, Watts made a layup, and Gobert made 2 baskets+1, James was not to be outdone and responded to 2+1, Reed dunked with both hands, Russell was targeted in various ways, and the Lakers ended the third quarter 77-82 Timberwolves.
In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Lakers overtake the score? Van Debilt eats cakes, Prince chases three points to 82 draws, Reaves overtakes after a free throw, Lee Kyle lays up, James wants to dunk, but is pressed down by Watts, the two sides play fiercely, Wood and Watts three points each other, James plays 2+1, the point difference can't be pulled away for a long time, Conley hit a three-point shot, thick eyebrows jumper, Watts scored three points again, James three-point stuck to the basket, the Lakers fell behind by 5 points, Towns hit two free throws at the critical moment, thick eyebrows three points continued, Watts layup was blocked by thick eyebrows, Conley hit a three-point shot, the Lakers fell behind by 7 points with 35 seconds left, James 2+1 continued, Reaves technical free throws, James three points and then was sentenced to step on the line, Watts made one of two free throws, James failed to kill, and finally the Timberwolves reversed the Lakers 108-106.
Lakers stats: Brother Thick Mei 33 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, 17 12 is very efficient, and he broke the Timberwolves Twin Towers, but he still cut empty. James 26 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, the first three quarters can only be regarded as mediocre, the last quarter of the critical moment Lao Zhan is very tough, but unfortunately the three-point line is unequal, otherwise it may be overtime, so far this season James can average 25.1 points per game, the same 21st season, the first person in NBA history. Prince had nine points and three steals, Reddish had four points, three rebounds and four assists, Vanderbilt had eight points and five rebounds, and Reaves had nine points. The Lakers have three major sinners in losing, the first is Russell, who only scored 5 points and 3 assists, did not appear in the final quarter, did not score on the offensive end, and was beaten by Watts on the defensive end.
followed by Hachimura, who only scored 5 points, no offense and no defense. Finally, there is Hamm, an important turning point in the game appeared at the end of the first quarter, Ham suddenly replaced Prince and Reddish, replaced Russell, causing the Lakers to lead from double digits to being overtaken in an instant, and then in the second and third quarters, Russell obviously played badly, but he was still on the court, in the second half of the third quarter, Russell was targeted by the Timberwolves in various ways, Ham actually didn't replace him, I don't know what to think, I can only say that Ham is too stubborn, it's really time to get out of class, you can't go far with the Lakers. After losing to the Timberwolves, the Lakers still fell from 8th to 9th in the West with 17 wins and 16 losses, and were overtaken by the Suns.
Timberwolves data, Edwards 31 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 3 turnovers, the Lakers couldn't prevent him at all, Gobert 13 points and 13 rebounds, Towns 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers, deeply troubled by fouls, Conley 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, McDaniels 6 points and 3 rebounds, Reed 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Lee Kyle 4 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, after this battle, the Timberwolves stabilized the top position in the West.