18-0 record-breaking!No. 1 in the league No. 1 in the West Tatum plays a team by himself Lee Kyle did his best
On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season competition continued, and the East and West ushered in a strong dialogue, with the Green Army sitting at home to face the Timberwolves. The Green Army has made great progress after forming the Big Four, ranking first in the league before the game, and at the same time remaining unbeaten at home with 17 wins and 0 losses since the start of the season.
The Timberwolves showed a strong team demeanor and firmly bit the score, and the two teams continued to stalemate in the second quarter, and the Green Army only led by 1 point at 54-53 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, and the Timberwolves continued to overtake the score in the second half of the second quarter, but fortunately, Tatum stepped up in the final quarter and led the team to play consecutive offensive climaxes to regain the lead, and Edwards dragged the game into overtime through free throws at the decisive moment.
In overtime, Tatum went on a rampage, in stark contrast to Edwards, and the Green Army took away the game in waves, and finally the Green Army beat the Timberwolves 127-120.
Tatum was undoubtedly the star of the game, dominating overtime after conceding a last-minute goal in regulation time.
In overtime, Tatum shot 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 12 points to kill the game, and the Timberwolves only scored a total of 9 points in overtime.
In the whole game, Tatum shot 13 of 26, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 13 of 14 free throws, and scored 45 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Brown, another of the twin stars, also performed well, playing 43 minutes, 9-of-16, 4-of-7 three-pointers, 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus/minus +10, second in the game, second only to White's +11.
As a result, the two have scored 35+ points in the same game 4 times, ranking fifth in the league in the past 35 years.
Second only to Durant and Westbrook (7), Durant and Irving (5), Kobe and O'Neal (5), Jordan and Pippen (5).
Under the leadership of the two, the Green Army not only made great strides to firmly occupy the first position in the league, but also maintained an unbeaten record of 18-0 at home since the start of the game, setting the best home start record in team history.
And according to the statistics and calculations of the American media NBA University, the remaining schedule of the Green Army is the least difficult.
On the other hand, for the Timberwolves, Edwards fought hard for 46 minutes, shooting 11-of-25 from the field, 3-of-6 from three-point range, with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, but had 5 turnovers.
Edwards performed well in the regular season, forcing the inside to get two free throws in the decisive moment to drag the game into overtime, and the overtime performance was poor, with only 1 of 7 shots in the final quarter and overtime, and 3 turnovers.
However, considering that the Timberwolves fought back-to-back games and arrived in Boston only seven hours before the game, Edwards' performance was still commendable.
After this game, Edwards, who was 22 years and 158 days old, also became the sixth player in history to score at least 5,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists before the age of 23.
The specific list is as follows
1. James is 21 years and 22 days old
2. Doncic is 22 years and 68 days old
3. Edwards 22 years and 158 days
4. Kobe Bryant is 22 years old and 161 days old
5. Maddie is 22 years old and 233 days old
6, Brother Alphabet 22 years old and 332 days old
Another Timberwolves player worthy of praise is Li Kaier, who shot 7 of 12 in the whole game, and efficiently handed over 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 0 turnovers.