At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 6, the NBA regular season Rockets hosted the Timberwolves, and their starting five Tigers were VanVleet, Jalen Green, Tate, Smith, and Shen Jing, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup was Conley, McDaniels, Edwards, Towns, and Gobert.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Smith scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, Gobert hit 2 points with a violent dunk, Shen Jing hit 2 points from mid-range, and Downs hit a 3-point shot from the outside, and the two sides tied 5:5 at the beginning. Smith did not show weakness from the outside, Yang shot a 3-point shot from a distance, Gobert made a killing free throw, and one of the two free throws added 1 point, and the two sides chased me to kill, and the Timberwolves led the Rockets by 8 points at 32:24 at the end of the first quarter.
The fight continued in the second quarter, Towns scored 2 points under the basket, Reed scored 3 points with a sword from the outside, and the Timberwolves expanded to 13 points at 37:24. Jalen Green also hit a 3-point shot from the outside Plum Blossom Sword three-point rain, Shen Jing made a killing free throw and scored 2 points, Towns scored 2 points on a back single, and the two sides fell into offensive mode, you come and go for two quarters, and the Rockets trailed the Timberwolves by 10 points at 46:56.
In the first half, the statistics of the two sides: Timberwolves Towns 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Edwards 14 points, 2 assists and 2 steals, Reed 9 points and 6 rebounds, Rockets Shen Jing 15 points and 5 rebounds, Smith 8 points and 2 rebounds, Jalen Green 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, VanVleet 6 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 1 steal.
In the second half, the Timberwolves Edwards and Towns took turns bombing and scoring, and McDaniels, Reed, and Gobert also continued to add icing on the cake, steadily leading the big score. The Rockets' Shen Jing, Jalen Green, and Smith also made a strong effort to catch up with the score. In the end, the fierce battle was over, and the Timberwolves easily defeated the Rockets 122-95!