Refuse to be upset! 15 points to defend the first place in the West! The twin stars hit 57 points, and Schroder created a conflict
On February 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Timberwolves played the Nets at home. The Nets came and went against the visitors, once taking a 10-point lead, but the Timberwolves quickly responded with an 11-0 offensive run to overtake the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the point difference was also alternately leading, and the Timberwolves gradually took the initiative in the final quarter, and McDaniels hit a three-point shot to stretch the difference to 11 points, and the victory was laid. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Nets 101-86 and still occupied the first place in the West.
In the first quarter of the game, Li Kaier, who started in place of Gobert, came up to score points in a row, and the Nets also continued to attack the interior to score points, taking an 8-4 lead. The feeling after both teams was not very good, Edwards broke through and scored, Thomas scored consecutive jumpers, Johnson hit the first three points of the game from the outside, the Nets still took the initiative on the court, Schroder also scored three points, Sharpe scored under the basket, and the score was 22-12. Downs scored consecutive points to stop the bleeding, and Edwards scored consecutive points on the counterattack, blasting out an 11-0 offensive wave to take a 23-22 lead before the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the Nets were still sluggish, Conley chased three points, the offense continued, Smith made two free throws to stop the bleeding, Conley scored three points again, Walker returned a shot, the Timberwolves' offense during this period was excellent, but unfortunately it failed to continue. After the Nets adjusted, they began to catch up with the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the score was tied many times, Claxton received a violent dunk in the air, Towns broke through the one-handed split dunk, you went back and forth on the offensive end, and finally made consecutive kills and walked to the free throw line, Thomas broke through and scored, the Timberwolves failed to keep up with the rhythm, Claxton broke through to the inside and scored, and the Nets led the Timberwolves 45-42 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, Towns came up with a three-point rush to equalize the score, Smith scored in the air, Towns scored three points again, the Nets could also keep up with the rhythm, Lee Kyle broke through to score points, Edwards scored three points, and the Timberwolves led 53-51. Claxton dunked in the air, the two teams were still in a tug-of-war, Conley hit a three-point shot, but the Nets were still able to score points, and the difference could not be opened. Schroder threw and scored, Morris hit a three-point shot, Johnson also seized the opportunity, Reed scored on a second offense, Edwards was dissatisfied with blowing free throws and ate a technical foul, and finally the Timberwolves went to the free throw line in a row, leading the Nets 70-66 after three quarters.
In the final quarter of the game, the two teams were still back and forth at the beginning, and the point difference could not be opened, and the Timberwolves McDaniels found his touch on the outside and gradually helped the team open up the point difference, Li Kaier scored a basket to establish an 11-point lead, and Smith stopped the bleeding with three points. Edwards scored back-to-back points to seal the win. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Nets 101-86.
The Timberwolves were without Gobert in this game, and Towns took on the heavy load, finishing with 28 points and 9 rebounds. Edwards managed to regain his touch in the final quarter, scoring 11 points alone to help the team open up the gap, and finished with 29 points and 8 rebounds. And in the final garbage time, Conley shot a three-pointer, Schroder pushed Conley directly, and finally Schroder, Smith, I Ke and McDaniels all received technical fouls, which also added a small episode to the game.