At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 23, the NBA Timberwolves hosted the Hornets, with Alexander Walker, McDaniels, Edwards, Towns, and Gobert in their starting lineup, and the Hornets' starting five Tigers were Ball, Rozier, Miller, Bridges, and Washington.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Towns hit a 3-point shot from the outside, and then hit another 2 points from the middle range, and the Timberwolves started the game 5-0. Ball scored 2 points with a throw, Bridges broke through to a layup and scored another 2 points, he unceremoniously scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, and McDaniels also drew a bow and shot a long-range 3-pointer to hit a color, and the two sides chased me to kill the wind and water, and the Timberwolves led the Hornets by 1 point at 34:32 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the fight continued, Miller made foul free throws and scored 2 points in both free throws, Li Kaier scored 2+1 in the face of the confrontation, Miller immediately responded with a 2-point quick break, and McDaniels hit a 3-point shot from a long distance, and the Timberwolves expanded to 40:36. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Hornets trailed the Timberwolves by five points 64:69 after two quarters.
Statistics of both sides in the first half -
Timberwolves: Towns 44 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Gobert 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, McDaniels 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, Walker 5 points and 1 assist.
Hornets: Bridges 17 points and 2 rebounds, Miller 15 points and 2 rebounds, Ball 11 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals, Rozier 3 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Washington 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
In the second half, the two sides were still in full swing, and the score was very anxious. Timberwolves Towns are really a man of great luck today, and no one can kill him, as the so-called coconut wind can't stop it, and he scored a career-high 62 points! teammates Gobert and Walker also continued to add icing on the cake; Hornets Ball, Miller, and Bridges took turns bombing and scoring, leading the team to catch up. In the end, the fierce battle game ended, and the Hornets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 128-125, but unfortunately Towns set a new career-high scoring record and became the background emperor!