The Timberwolves were reversed by the Magic with 17 points, and the Big Three scored 61 points, and Banchero scored 23 points
On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Timberwolves played against the Magic at home, and the Timberwolves led by up to 17 points, but collapsed 18-28 in the final quarter, and finally the Timberwolves lost to the Magic 106-108 to end the two-game winning streak. The Timberwolves had a record of 34-15 and tied with the Thunder, but they lost first place in the West due to a disadvantage in the head-to-head and slipped to second place in the West again.
Timberwolves: Gobert 22 points and 16 boards, Edwards 22 points and 5 assists, Towns 19 points and 3 boards, McDaniels 10 points and 4 boards, Reed 9 points and 5 boards, Walker 7 points, Lee Kyle 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, McLaughlin 6 points.
Magic: Banchero 23 points and 6 assists, Carter 18 points and 12 boards, Suggs 15 points and 6 boards, Fultz 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Wagner Jr. 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Isaac 3 points and 8 boards, Ingles 6 points, Wagner Jr. 8 points and 4 boards.
In the first meeting this season, the Timberwolves defeated the Magic 113-92 on the road, Edwards scored only 6 points on 2-of-7 shooting, Towns 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Gobert 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading the Timberwolves to a double-double victory. Four Magic players scored in double figures, with Banchero scoring 18 points, Suggs 20 and Big Wagner 21.
The two sides ushered in the second meeting of the season, and the Timberwolves gradually opened the score with an offensive attack that blossomed inside and outside after a brief battle with the Magic in the opening quarter, and with 2:17 left in the first quarter, they had extended a 33-20 lead by 13 points. The Timberwolves maintained a 12-point lead of 38-26 at the end of the first quarter, and the Timberwolves contributed more than 7 percent of the shooting rate on 14-of-19 shooting in the first quarter, including 3-of-6 three-pointers, Gobert scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-3, and Edwards scored 8 points. The Magic also reached 5 percent of 21-of-22 in the first quarter, including 2-of-7 three-pointers, and no player on the team scored in double figures.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the Timberwolves extended a 17-point lead at the beginning of the second quarter at 43-26, but then the Magic came back to chase points. The Timberwolves were chased by a wave of 28-16 offensive by the Magic, and the Timberwolves lost by seven points in the first quarter at 21-28, and the Timberwolves led the Magic by five points at 59-54 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Timberwolves' crosshairs declined, but in the first two quarters, they continued to maintain 22 of 41 more than 5 crosshairs, including 6 of 18 and Gobert scored 17 points. The Magic have three players in double figures, Banchero with 11 points, Wagner Jr. with 12 points and Carter Jr. with 10 points and six assists.
After halftime, the Timberwolves regained their form, and the two sides once clenched the score, and the Timberwolves were chased to 79-78 in the second half of the third quarter with a one-point lead. Edwards and Towns scored back-to-back points, and the Timberwolves scored 3-point points at 29-26 in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves maintained an 8-point lead at 88-80 at the end of the first three quarters.
It's just that in the final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves were suppressed by the Magic at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the Magic played a wave of 28-15 offense, and the final stage has surpassed the Timberwolves by 5 points. Edwards had 1 second left to grab a three-point shot to chase the difference of 2 shots, but in the last 1 second, it was time for Suggs to catch the ball, and the Timberwolves grabbed it and fouled the referee but did not blow the penalty, and finally the Timberwolves lost by 2 points and were defeated by the Magic reversal.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)