Hawks vs. Timberwolves
In the regular season of the new season, Minnesota's Timberwolves, still in the absence of Towns, locked up the playoff spot in advance and once returned to the first place in the West. Obviously, the Timberwolves' super rise this season is not an accident, and they rely on the strength of the team, not the explosion of a star player. In this game, the Timberwolves welcomed the return of Towns, and the team welcomed the Atlanta Hawks at home.
To be sure, Trae Young also returned in the previous game and provided a lot of help to Murray. However, according to statistics, when both of them lead the team alone, they can help the team maintain a 5% win rate, but when they play together, the team can only achieve a 41.7% win rate. The Hawks did not take advantage of the away challenge to the Timberwolves, allowing the Timberwolves, who welcomed Towns' comeback, to lead the team to a final victory with a total score of 109-106.
Specific competition
As the whistle blew, the game officially began, and the Eagles quickly entered the game like an arrow from the string. However, the Timberwolves felt cold in their hands and frequently hit the basketball. However, Gobert descended like a beast, and made many shocking dunks under the basket, which made the audience cheer. Edwards, on the other hand, had a bad game, picking up three fouls in the first quarter and putting the Timberwolves' defense in a difficult position. Entering the second quarter, the Timberwolves woke up from a dream, and they relied on a wave of 12-3 offensive to overtake the score and establish a double-digit lead at one point.
The Hawks were in trouble, but they didn't give up, and after the rematch, the Hawks relied on Trae Young's back-to-back three-pointers in the second half of the third quarter to gradually find their rhythm of the game. At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks managed to tie the score, and the two sides were back on the same page again. In the crucial fourth quarter, the game entered a white-hot phase. The Eagles trailed by one point with six minutes remaining, but they did not panic and decided to replace the main player with a substitute. However, the Timberwolves didn't give the Hawks any chance, and Gobert dunked in quick succession to help the Timberwolves re-establish their advantage. In the final minute, the Timberwolves rallied and held on to their advantage, and in the end they defeated the Hawks 109-106, giving their opponents a bitter end to a five-game losing streak.
epilogue
Judging from the performance of this game alone, the Timberwolves really deserve to be the top team in the West. They welcomed the comeback of Downs this time, and a whopping seven players on the team scored in double figures, playing a high state that blossomed everywhere. During this period, Edwards played 27 minutes and delivered 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Towns also had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and Gobert even shot 10 of 10 in a single game and delivered a luxury double-double of 25 points and 19 rebounds, which was very amazing. In addition, Conley also delivered 13 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and Reed, who came off the bench, also scored 19 points.
On the other hand, on the side of the Hawks, who lost away, although they also had 6 players score double-doubles, they were still suppressed by Gobert at a critical moment. Trae Young delivered 19 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, Murray shot 5-of-14 from the field and only had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Again, there is no cooperation between Trae Young and Murray, and when the two play at the same time, they do not play the effect of 1+1 greater than 2, but make the team's offense more unsmooth.