The Timberwolves were upset and reversed by the Hornets: Towns 62+10 three-pointers and the Emperor 60+ on the same day for the fourth time in history

On January 23, Beijing time, the Timberwolves, the No. 1 Timberwolves in the West in the NBA regular season, played against the Hornets at home, after Embiid bombarded 70 points, Towns scored 44 points in the first half of the game, surpassing Kobe's 42-point record for the first time in history, and the whole court hit 60 three-pointers and 10 three-pointers to set a number of records. Downs led the Timberwolves to lead by up to 18 points, and was stubbornly overtaken by the Hornets in the final quarter, and the two sides clenched the score at the last moment, Towns made fatal mistakes and lost three points, and finally the Timberwolves lost 125-128 to the third-to-last Hornets in the East to swallow two consecutive defeats, and the Timberwolves only led the Thunder and Nuggets behind them by half a win. Towns had 62 points, 10 three-pointers, 8 rebounds and 8 turnovers, Edwards had 9 points and 11 assists, Miller had 27 points and Bridges had 28 points, and 18 points and 13 assists led the Hornets' starting five to score in double figures.

1. Downs scored 44 points in the first half, setting a career half-time scoring record.

2. Downs' 44 points in the first half surpassed Kobe's record of 42 points, setting a record for the league's highest score in the first half since the 1996-97 season.

3. Downs became the fifth player in the league to play 40+ in the first half of the 1996-97 season, and the other four were Lillard, Klay, Irving and Kobe.

4. Downs set a career record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game, and the previous record was 7 three-pointers.

5. Towns and Embiid scored 60+ points on the same day, becoming the first time in the league in the last 46 years since 1978.

6. Towns and Embiid scored 60+ points on the same day, becoming the fourth time in NBA history.

7. Downs set a career record for the highest single-game score, the previous record was 60 points in a single game, and it was also the second time in his career that he scored 60+ points in a single game.

8. Downs performed at least 60+10 three-point performance for the first time in his career.

In the first meeting of the season, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Hornets 123-117 away, Edwards was absent in the game, Towns 28+7+5 and Gobert 26+12, plus Reed scored 23 points, and three players scored 20+ to win. The Hornets were missing three goals and still had six players in double figures, with Rozier 23+6+7 and Bridges 22.

The two sides ushered in the second meeting of the season, the first quarter of the game between the two sides to start an offensive battle, the Timberwolves once led by 8 points, Bridges led the team to fight back to chase the points, the first quarter of the Timberwolves only 34-32 ahead of the Hornets 2 points. Both sides shot 13-of-21 from the field in the first quarter, with the Timberwolves making 6-of-11 three-pointers and slightly outscoring the Hornets 4-of-10 from three-point range. Downs played 8-of-10 in 9:05 in the first quarter, including 4-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-4 free throws, with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the single quarter, Edwards 0-of-1 with 0 points and 4 assists, Bridges 5-of-8 from the field with 13 points on 3-of-5 three-pointers, 4 points and 4 assists on three-pointers.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides launched a battle of offense, the Timberwolves won by 3 points 35-32 in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves led the Hornets by 5 points 69-64 in the first half. Towns played 12 minutes in the second quarter, and he scored 22 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the quarter, including 4-of-5 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws. Towns played 21 minutes and 05 seconds in the first half, and was 14-of-17, including 8-of-9 three-pointers and 8-of-12 free throws, with 44 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers, and the rest of the Timberwolves teammates scored in single digits. The Hornets have three players in double figures, Bridges 17 points, Miller 15 points, and 11 points and six assists on three balls.

Downs played less than 8 minutes, scoring 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the quarter, including 2-of-3 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Downs played 28 minutes and 58 seconds in the first three quarters, and played 19-of-25, including 10-of-12 three-pointers, plus 10-of-14 free throws, and blasted 58 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 turnovers, while Edwards focused on 5 three-pointers and 11 assists. Towns led the team to a 10-point lead at 38-28 in the first quarter, and by the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves had extended a 15-point lead over the Hornets at 107-92.

In the final quarter of the game, Downs continued to play to reach 60 points, and the Hornets stubbornly fought back to chase a single-digit difference. With half a quarter remaining, the Timberwolves led by just one point at 114-113, and Towns scored a career record with a 62nd layup. Bridges responded with a layup, Walker hit a three-pointer, and the Hornets scored five straight points to take one point off the Timberwolves, and Towns was briefly substituted off the court. Edwards hit a layup, the Hornets went on a 6-0 run to lead by five points, Walker hit both free throws, Towns continued to play, Edwards hit two free throws and missed three three-pointers. In the last 11.9 seconds, Towns made a fatal mistake, the Timberwolves were forced to foul Blake and hit both free throws, and the Timberwolves missed the three-point tie in the last attack, and finally the Timberwolves lost to the Hornets.

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)