On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics hosted the Timberwolves, before the game, the Green Army ranked first in the East with 28 wins and 8 losses, while the Timberwolves ranked first in the West with 26 wins and 10 losses, so this battle can be regarded as a strong dialogue, the difference is that the Timberwolves are back-to-back today. Green team starters: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford, Porzingis is absent, Timberwolves starters: Walker + Edwards + McDaniels + Lee Kyle + Towns, Gobert and Conley do not play.
In the first quarter of the game, Tatum and Brown hit consecutive three-point shots at the beginning, Lee Kyle threw in response, and then the Timberwolves offense was powered off, all kinds of iron, Tatum and Brown continued to cut points, the Green Army opened up the point difference, and Towns made 2+ under the basket1 stopped the bleeding, McDaniels made a shot, Reed made a basket, the Timberwolves played a wave, the difference was only 2 points, Cornet dunked, Horford and McLaughlin exchanged three-point shots, Brown hit a pull-up jump shot, the difference was 4 points, Watts responded with a layup, Brown and Census Reed scored three points again, on the other hand, the Timberwolves' outside shooting rate could not be seen, the Green Army re-established the lead, Reed scored 4 points in a row, Li Kaier also scored in the middle of the shot, Tatum hit a three-point iron, McLaughlin hit a three-point shot, and the Green Army led by 5 points in the single quarter 32-27.
Brown scored 15 points in the first quarter, Reed scored three points in the second quarter, Kornet dunked, Troy made a layup, Holiday hooked his hand, the two sides went back and forth, Towns chased only 2 points after the basket, Kornet and Holiday teamed up to respond, Tatum fired outside, the Green Army led by 9 points, I have to say that Holiday is really easy to use, can attack and defend, the Bucks are going to regret it, Lee Kyle and Watts led the team to counterattack, after a pause, Lee Kaier hit two free throws, Watts scored a jumper, the Green Army did not score 1 point in four minutes, but the Timberwolves did not hit a high shooting rate, Holiday broke the deadlock with three points, and then both sides made a lot of free throws, especially Tatum and Towns, taking turns to make free throws, Watts jumped + dunk and scored 4 points in a row, and the Green Army beat the Timberwolves 54-53 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Brown 17 points and 2 rebounds, Tatum 12 points and 3 rebounds, Horford 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, White 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Holiday 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Kornet 8 points and 2 rebounds. On the Timberwolves side, Edwards had 14 points and 4 rebounds, Towns had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Lee Kyle had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, McDaniels had 2 points, Reed had 9 points and 7 rebounds, and McLaughlin had 6 points.
Yibian fought again, Downs hit a layup at the beginning, Horford responded with a three-point shot, Downs continued to cut points, it was Brown's turn to respond with three points, the two sides started a tug-of-war, McDaniels fired outside, the score was 60 drawn, and then Watts overtook with three points, Tatum also responded with three points, the score alternately led, Brown made a three-point foul, Downs and Reed responded together, White scored three points, Holiday also threw a shot, the Timberwolves were not to be outdone, Downs, Reed and Watts hit three three-pointers in a row, the Timberwolves began to press the Green Army to play, Tatum made a layup to stop the bleeding in time, Lee Kaier made a foul, but unfortunately one of two free throws, Holiday hit the iron, Hauser was cut for a layup, Watts singled Holiday to make a foul and scored both free throws, and the Timberwolves ended the third quarter 85-79 Greens.
At the beginning of the critical last quarter, Reed's big hat surveyed Reid, Hauser and Walker exchanged three-pointers, Reed also hit a three-point shot, White scored a layup, Lee Kyle scored 4 points in a row on a layup + mid-range shot, Tatum continued to score points in a rebound, Watts God went down to the earth to score three points in response, Lee Kyle went to the basket + threw and scored 4 points in a row, becoming the wonder soldier of the Timberwolves in the last quarter, Tatum, Horford and Brown scored one after another, Walker responded with three points, the Timberwolves led by 7 points, Brown chased a three-point iron, Tatum made a layup, Walker committed an offensive foul, Tatum hit a three-point shot, the difference was 2 points, Lee Kyle threw and didn't score, McDaniels didn't stick to three points, Tatum made one of two free throws, Holiday overtook with three points, Watts tied with a free throw, Tatum failed to shoot a jumper, and the game came to overtime (111 draws).
The overtime game continued to stalemate, the beginning of Towns 2+1, Tatum scored consecutive points, Towns responded with three points, Brown hit all four free throws, Walker scored three points, the score was tied many times, Tatum scored 5 points in a row, Watts missed three points, the game lost suspense, and finally the Timberwolves lost 120-127 to the Celtics, and the Green Army has never lost at home so far this season.
In back-to-back situations, they can still stalemate with the Green Army to the end, the Timberwolves showed strong strength, although they lost this game, but they are still ranked first in the West, and the Timberwolves are currently 0.5 wins ahead of the Thunder. In terms of statistics, Edwards scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 11 of 25, including 10 points in the third quarter.
Downs 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, can be inside and out, and it also gives the Green Army a headache, but in the final quarter and overtime, Downs shot too many three-pointers, such as overtime, Downs shot three points just after halftime, but did not score, wasting a great opportunity for the Timberwolves. Lee Kyle made a big surprise, contributing 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, with a well-rounded performance, cutting 8 points in the final quarter, McDaniels 5 points, and Walker 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Reed had 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, and McLaughlin had six points. Gobert and Conley did not play in this game, and the main reason why the Timberwolves have suddenly become stronger this season is that Edwards continues to improve, has a tough mental quality, and is now the league's top scorer.
Secondly, the Timberwolves lineup has almost no shortcomings, there are Edwards and Conley on the outside, and there are three towers composed of Towns, Gobert and Reed on the inside, plus Lee Kyle, McDaniels, Walker and Milton and other giants, the Timberwolves really should not be underestimated this season, in addition, the Timberwolves' current defensive efficiency is the first in the league, and the Clippers are the team with the best momentum in the West. In this game, the Timberwolves lost in the second half of the final quarter and gambled too much on three-pointers in overtime.
Green Army data: Jaylen Brown 35 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Tatum got 45 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, the first three quarters were bad, and the final quarter and overtime stood up, especially in overtime, Tatum blasted 12 points and became the biggest contributor to the reversal of the Green Army, Holiday 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists played badly in the first three quarters, but hit a three-pointer in the final quarter, White 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Horford 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The Green Army got Holiday this season, and the strength has increased greatly, which is really thanks to the Bucks, there is only one suspense left in the East, that is, who can beat the Green Army, after this battle, the Green Army's record continues to rank first in the league.