34 points + 35 points! Mr. Irving Key, Doncic is willing to be a green leaf, and the first place in the West fell with a bang
Mavericks vs Timberwolves
The Timberwolves dominate the top spot in the West, and if you also consider them a dark horse team, then there will definitely be a price to pay, after all, this season, the Timberwolves have ranked first in the league in points conceded per game and defensive efficiency. It is a constant truth in the league that defense wins championships, the Timberwolves have top-tier defensive resources, Gobert still contributes to the best defensive player level performance, McDaniels and Edwards, and Lee Kyle on the bench, are well-deserved defensive giants.
In this game, the Timberwolves will challenge the Dallas Mavericks away, the Mavericks are currently in sixth place in the West, and the combination of Irving and Doncic has shown enough competitiveness, and the team's average of three-point shots and shots per game ranks second in the league, which is the key to their win every game.
The backcourt combination is too inexplicable
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks' backcourt double-shot showed strength, Doncic got 11 points and 1 rebound, Irving also had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, under the leadership of the two cores, the team scored 30 points in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves only scored 29 points, of which Edwards scored 12 points and 4 rebounds, Gobert 5 points and 8 rebounds, and Towns 6 points and 1 rebound. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Towns scored 9 points and 2 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting, Edwards and Gobert scored 4 points each, and the team scored another 27 points in a single quarter, but the gap continued to widen.
Irving stepped up and scored 10 points, 1 assist and 2 blocks on 4-of-6 shooting, Doncic also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and the team scored another 30 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Mavericks led the Timberwolves by four points 60-56. In the second half, Edwards continued to attack the restricted area, scoring 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 4-of-7 shooting, and Reed on the bench also had 9 points and 5 rebounds, and the team scored 26 points in a single quarter. The Mavericks or Irving Doncic let go, Irving got 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Doncic had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and under the leadership of the two, the team managed to take a 9-point lead.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, the Timberwolves kept catching up, Edwards hit a three-point shot, Towns scored 6 points in a row, Edwards scored 6 points in a row, and Edwards scored again in the middle distance, and the double champion led the team to complete the overtake. Powell scored 2+1, Irving pulled three points to tie the score, and then the three points were overtaken again, Doncic assisted Jones with both hands to dunk, and the Timberwolves made key mistakes, and finally the Dallas Mavericks successfully defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-108.
The first in the west fell with a bang
The Mavericks won the game and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, the No. 1 in the West, Irving shot 14 of 27, 6 of 8 three-point shots, and got 35 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Doncic is willing to be a green leaf, 12 of 26 shots, 5 of 12 three-point shots, 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, I have to say that the two cores of the Mavericks are indeed inexplicable. Other than that, only two players from the team scored in double figures, with Jones and Hardaway Jr. scoring 12 points each.
Edwards is indeed a spiritual power, 14 of 27 shots, 3 of 6 three-point shots, 36 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, not inferior to Irving and Doncic, but the team's continuous offensive abnormality in the final moments missed the reversal. Downs shot 8 of 16, with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, Gobert had 9 points and 17 rebounds, Reed on the bench had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Chinese player Li Kaier played 20 minutes with only one shot, with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. After losing this game, the Timberwolves have lost three of their last four games and are in dire need of recovering their form.