The Clippers moved up to second place in the West, and the Timberwolves suffered a 29-point reversal! Edwards scored 38 points
On February 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Timberwolves challenged the Bulls away. Previously, the Timberwolves had a record of 35 wins and 15 losses, ranking second in the West, with the same record as the first Thunder, but the division score was slightly worse, but coach Finch also became the All-Star coach in the West. Although the Timberwolves are hovering around 20th in the league in points per game and offensive efficiency, their defense is really good, and since last November, the defensive efficiency has been the first in the league! In addition, the Timberwolves' three-point shooting percentage has also risen to the second in the league, second only to the Clippers. In addition, the Timberwolves have also been rumored to be traded, according to the team reporters, the team is interested in the Wizards' Jones, the Raptors' Schroder, and the Hornets' Lowry.
However, Edwards has not been in a good mood recently, because he couldn't get free throws in a row, and after playing the Thunder game, he angrily sprayed the referee and was fined 40,000 US dollars, and then played Magic including Rockets, and kept going against the referee, and the referee just didn't give him free throws, forming a vicious circle. In contrast, the Bulls are in a bad situation. In addition, DeRozan has no trade rumors and may wait until the summer to restart negotiations with the Bulls to renew his contract extension. The Karui index includes the price of the Warriors, Lakers, Bucks and other teams, but the Bulls have a clear attitude: the team continues to attack the playoffs this season, and Caruso is not for sale. Back in this game, the Timberwolves start: Conley + Edwards + McDaniels + Towns + Gobert.
Bulls starters: White + Caruso + DeRozan + Vucevic + Zhuang Shen, two centers on each side, the lineup is very rare! In the middle of the game, Edwards made a kill, DeRozan and Zhuang Shen continued to impact the basket, and after Downs scored a difficult pull-up layup, Edwards made a quick stop and scored a three-pointer! At the end of the quarter, Craig and Dosum used counterattacks to chase points, Reed singled up Vucevic and Gobert glided and dunked, and the first quarter ended, and the Timberwolves led the Bulls 33-22.
Back in the second quarter, Lee Kyle singled DeRozan, McLaughlin continued to score three points, and DeRozan responded with consecutive singles. After a few minutes of stalemate between the two teams, it was the Timberwolves who took the lead: after Reed's fast-break score, Towns and Daniels made consecutive layups, and then Towns continued to score three points, and only Jerwan Carter was scoring on the Bulls' side, very passive. In the second half, Edwards continued to shoot strongly, and combined with Towns to rain three-pointers, and the two of them were brilliant and dunked in the air, opening up a 20-point difference! At the end of the quarter, Edwards' three-point shot was still in the middle, and the Timberwolves led by up to 23 points! Fortunately, Caruso's three-pointer stopped the bleeding, and at halftime, the Timberwolves led the Bulls 69-47. DeRozan had 12 points, the Timberwolves side, Towns 18, Edwards 23 and McDaniels 10.
At the beginning of the second half, White hit consecutive three-pointers, and Edwards could continue to respond at this time, but from the middle of the period, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency declined, and the Bulls took the opportunity to chase the score: Vucevic hit Towns with his back, DeRozan trained Edwards and trained Towns to make fouls in a row, and Zhuang Shen threw himself to rob. After Gobert made up for a dunk to stop the bleeding, White and Reed hit a three-pointer, and Vucevic also added a three-pointer to keep Edwards on him! At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls trailed the Timberwolves 83-92, and the Bulls' twin tower combination worked really well.
In the fourth quarter, White chased 5 points in a row, DeRozan scored a jumper, and the Bulls chased all the way to only 3 points! At the critical moment, Gobert ate cake + Towns three-pointer to stop the bleeding. White didn't miss a shot from the outside, and he continued to respond with a steal and a layup. At the decisive moment, Vucevic and White hit three points in a row, and then the two attacked under the basket, a wave of 11-1 overtake! Li Kaier complained that the referee ate a technical foul, and at the last moment, Downs hit a three-point shot, the Bulls attacked the last time, DeRozan hit the iron, and 115 tied the overtime! After overtime, DeRozan scored 6 points in a row, Zhuang Shen attacked, and after the Bulls opened the difference, Edwards three-point shot maintained suspense. In the final minute, Edwards made consecutive fouls, but DeRozan made free throws to seal the win. With a 23-point deficit, the Bulls completed a 29-point reversal with a 129-123 upset and defeated the Timberwolves!
Timberwolves stats, Edwards 38 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Towns 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 12 points and 16 rebounds, McDaniels 13 points and 3 assists, Reed 10 points and 4 rebounds, Conley 9 points and 8 assists. Bulls statistics, DeRozan 33 points, 5 assists and 4 steals, White 33 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Vucevic 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks, Zhuang Shen 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, Caruso 3 points, 6 assists, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks. After this game, the Clippers moved up to second place in the West!