At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 7, the NBA Bulls hosted the Timberwolves, with Kobe White, Caruso, Drummond, DeRozan, and Vucevic starting five, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup was Conley, McDaniels, Edwards, Towns, and Gobert.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the veteran Conley scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, DeRozan scored 2 points from both free throws, Drummond easily scored 2 points under the basket, and Gobert Bo scored 1 point from two free throws, and the two sides tied 4:4 at the beginning. DeRozan hit a 2-point shot with a small pull-up, Conley hit a 3-pointer from a distance of 100 steps, and the two sides chased me to the end, and the Timberwolves led the Bulls by 11 points at 33:22 at the end of the first quarter.
The fight continued in the second quarter, Drummond scored 2 points on the basket, Lee Kyle hit a step-back jumper for 2 points, DeRozan scored 2 points on a signature shot, and McLaughlin hit a 3-pointer from the outside, and the Timberwolves continued to lead by 12 points at 38:26. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Bulls trailed the Timberwolves by 22 points 47-69 after two quarters.
Statistics of both sides in the first half -
Timberwolves: Edwards 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, Towns 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, McDaniels 10 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Conley 6 points and 4 assists.
Bulls: DeRozan 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Vucevic 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, Drummond 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, Dosum 6 points, White 3 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the second half, the two sides fought again, and the two sides were still in full swing. The Timberwolves' Edwards and Towns joined hands to rotate and lead the team to play steadily, while the Bulls' DeRozan, Kobe White, and Vucevic also made efforts to score offensive points to catch up. The two teams fought in a scuffle, and the fourth quarter ended with a 115-115 tie and went into overtime.
At the beginning of overtime, DeRozan made two free throws and scored two points, and then he scored two points on another free throw, and the Bulls led 119-115. Towns made two free throws and added two points, and Edwards scored two points on a driving layup to tie the game at 119-119. In the end, the fierce battle game ended, and the Bulls beat the Timberwolves 129-123! With the loss of the Timberwolves, the Bulls assisted the Clippers to reach the top of the West!