18-0! Kill the first place in the West! This time, the NBA is in the finale
On January 11, Beijing time, the Celtics faced the Timberwolves at home! The first in the West and the first in the East had a strong dialogue! At present, the Green Army is 28-8, the Timberwolves are 26-10, and the Green Army is firmly in the first place in the league! Holiday and Horford can both play, and Boshen is absent due to a right knee contusion! This season, the Green Army is 17-0 at home and has not lost yet!
Speaking of Boshen, the last game of the Green Army lost to the Pacers 131-133 away, and in the last 0.6 seconds of the game, Boshen's defense Marceline was whistled for a foul, and the Green Army was killed by the opponent's free throws! The referee's report came out, indicating that it was a misjudgment! Boshen legally blocked Mathurin's shot and did not foul. The Green Army was blown out by the referee......
On the Timberwolves' side, back-to-back against strong opponents, Gobert does not play, which is a big test for the team. At the end of the first half, the Celtics only led by one point at home 54-53! Without Boshen, the Green Army's interior line weakened significantly, trailing the Timberwolves by five points at halftime 20-25.
Today's Huazi is full of presence, playing 20 minutes in the two quarters, and contributing a team-high 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting! At the end of the second quarter, he sprinted at great speed, carrying Jaylen Brown and dunking with both hands against the defense! This ball feels like it can be blown 2+1.
Downs lacked physical strength, the shooting rate dropped significantly, played 19 minutes in the first half, 2 of 7 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and got 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals!
The Green Army came to a dismount at the beginning of the game, and Brown took the lead in killing the opponent by surprise, shooting 5 of 7 in the first quarter, and 3 of 5 three-pointers scored 15 points! Tatum scored 5 points in the first quarter, 7 points in the second quarter, 2-of-7 in the half, 6-of-6 free throws, and scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and all of his athletic scores came from the outside.
Yibian fought again, Edwards and Downs continued to carry the team, Hua Zili burst out to make kills, and scored 10 points in a single quarter, and 24 points were scored after the third quarter. Towns scored 9 points in 4 of 6 in a single quarter, and the substitute Reed also came out, and the Timberwolves 85-79 in the third quarter successfully completed the overtake!
In the third quarter, Brown did his best, contributing 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter, filling up the data column! After the third quarter, he had scored a game-high 27 points. Otter Rabbit played full in the third quarter, shooting 3 of 6 in a single quarter, 1 of 3 three-pointers and scoring 7 points.
In the final quarter, the Timberwolves insisted on teamwork, while the Green Army was too much to fight alone! Li Kaier, who was the background board in the third quarter, finally got revenge in the fourth quarter, scoring 8 points alone in 4 of 4 inside! The Timberwolves have maintained a lead of more than 5 points.
In the decisive stage, Horford hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner + Brown made a foul, and the Green Army frantically chased the score! At the critical moment, Tatum scored 2 points to stop the bleeding, Walker made a fatal mistake, and the Otter Rabbit seized the opportunity to hit a three-point shot, and the difference was only 2 points! The problem of the Timberwolves appeared again, and the lead was really unstable.
After the timeout, Tatum made another foul, hit one of two free throws, White grabbed a key frontcourt rebound, and Holiday completed the overtake with an empty three-point! In the last 25 seconds, the Green Army led by two points at 111-109! Huazi ignored the defense and continued to make kills, hitting two free throws, and the two sides were tied! Leaving the Green Army with 8.5 seconds, it was a pity that the Otter Rabbit failed to kill, and 111-111 went into overtime.
In overtime, the Timberwolves disappointed the fans again, and Huazi made a fatal mistake at the last moment, so Tatum took over the game and cut 5 points in a row, extending the lead to two rounds! With Towns hitting iron and Huazi not sticking, the Timberwolves have gone, and the whole game is over, congratulations to the Green Army for winning 127-120 over the Timberwolves.
Who said he couldn't play key shots!? Tatum shot 13 of 26, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and scored 45 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal, and the Otters scored 12 points in overtime! The Timberwolves scored only 9 points in overtime. It is said that Tatum can't fight a tough battle, and today he finally proved himself!
Congratulations to the Celtics, who have won 18 consecutive home games, 18 wins and 0 losses, setting a record for the best home start in team history. The team that is stronger than the first team in the West is them! Without further ado, I'll leave it to you and present the full-court stats.