The Rockets lost by 21 points! The team revealed the next trading plan, Huazi played one team by one, and Li Kaier lay down to win

NBA regular season competition continues, the Rockets challenge the Timberwolves away, the former around Adams after completing a 4-for-1 trade, the last big win over the Raptors ranked tenth in the West, the Timberwolves became the biggest dark horse in the West this season, ranked second in the West before the game, but the last game lost to the Magic, it is not difficult to see from the ranking of the two teams, the two teams are very likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs, this campaign Rocket Eason continues to be absent.

The two teams quickly got into the groove at the beginning, and the scores alternated leads, and the Rockets had problems with their offense in the second half, and the Rockets trailed by eight points at 23-31 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves also had problems offensively, scoring only 17 points in a single quarter, but the Rockets' offensive hand was also poor, and the Rockets trailed by 4 points at 44-48 at halftime.

After the rematch, the Timberwolves found their offensive form, re-established a double-digit lead, and firmly suppressed the Rockets on the defensive end, and finally the Timberwolves defeated the Rockets 111-90.

Throughout the game, the Rockets faced a top team like the Timberwolves at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and a number of young players have also exposed the problem of unreliable offense.

The White Devils, who have been running wild for a period of time, faced the Timberwolves, who are the league's No. 1 in defensive efficiency, played 19 minutes, 4 of 13 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, with a plus/minus of -16.

Jalen Green, who was in good form in the second half, was lost again in this game, shooting 3 of 15 from the field, 0 of 5 from three-point range, only 8 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus/minus of -19 and the second-to-last in the game, only better than VanVleet's -27.

In addition, the 8 points per game are the third-lowest single-game points for Jalen Green this season, after he had previously scored 7 and 5 points in a single game.

Fortunately, the Rockets are still young and have just entered the second phase of the rebuild, and not long ago, the 4-for-1 acquisition of Adams is one of Houst's operations to further enhance its competitiveness, and veteran Rockets reporter Jonathan Feigen also revealed the Rockets' next trade plan.

Number one: The Rockets have no intention of continuing to be younger, and will continue to make similar trades that give away second-round picks.

The second point: the Rockets chips also have unprotected first-round (Nets) + Landale + Tate, and the Rockets are evaluating potential targets.

The third point: The Rockets center position looked at Gafford and Richards, and as for the shooter reinforcement, the Rockets will not bring in a pure shooter, and Bogdanovic, McDermott and Trent Jr. were named and excluded.

On the other hand, for the Timberwolves, Edwards delivered a brilliant offensive performance, scoring only 6 points in the first half, Edwards suddenly broke out in the third quarter, shooting 9 of 12 in the single quarter, 4 of 5 three-pointers and 22 points and 3 rebounds.

In this quarter, Edwards can be said to play the whole Rockets team alone, and the Rockets only scored 20 points in this quarter.

In the whole game, Edwards played 33 minutes and 30 seconds, made 11 of 22 shots, scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +27.

In contrast, Li Kaier won again, Li Kaier played 16 minutes, shot 3 of 5, got 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and the plus/minus was -7.

Fortunately, Kyle Lee's role was more of a tandem and defense, and the Timberwolves finally won a big victory, and coach Finch was successfully named the head coach of the All-Star West this season.

After winning this game, the Timberwolves have the same record as the Thunder at 35-15, because the latter has a better record against the team in the Northwest Division, so they beat the Timberwolves to first place in the West.

But the All-Star coach competition first looked at the head-to-head record (2-2 draw) and then looked at the record against Western Conference teams, and the Timberwolves outperformed the Thunder in this aspect, so Finch was finally selected.

After the game, Finch naturally also received a "splash" celebration from the players.