The Great Reversal! Doncic descended to earth, Irving broke out at the end of the quarter, Huazi was 5 of 17, and the Timberwolves were killed

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2024-05-25 11:21Published in Sichuan

On May 25, Beijing time, the NBA Division Finals continued to be hot! The Timberwolves, who fell behind 0-1 with a big score, will continue to sit at home to face the Mavericks and start the G2 competition in the Western Conference Finals! Before the game, ESPN predicted a 52.3% win rate for the Timberwolves G2 and a 47.4% win rate for the Mavericks. Obviously, the Timberwolves are still the team that is more favored to win! G1's upset loss can be said to have given the Timberwolves a blow to the head! At the same time, it also sounded the alarm bell for them, don't underestimate the enemy, the lone ranger is not as easy to deal with as imagined!

The G1 Timberwolves are crazy about outside shooting, and the team made 49 three-point attempts, including 5-of-12 from the field with Edwards, which is something they must focus on in G2! After all, you're sitting on the twin towers and you're obsessed with the outside, which is obviously an unreasonable way to play with broken arms! At the same time, many people in the outside world also supported the Timberwolves, suggesting that Reed should start in place of Gobert, and Dream Green suggested that Lee Kyle should play more, preferably starting in place of Gobert. According to statistics, Kyrie Irving's career G2 record is 13-4, with a winning rate of 76.4%. Currently, Owen G2 is in the midst of a two-game winning streak. So, in today's game against the Timberwolves, will Irving win three in a row in G2 or stop a two-game winning streak?

Timberwolves starters: Conley, Huazi, Gobert, Towns, McDaniels

Mavericks starters: Doncic, Irving, Washington, Jones, Gafford

At the beginning of the game, Gafford scored four points in a row, Doncic scored six points in a row to respond strongly, and then three points rained down on the court, Reed and Doncic went against each other outside, and the game gradually got better! Reed teamed up with Huazi to score five points, Gafford and Owen scored four points in a row to stop the bleeding in time, and Huazi scored three points to reduce the dimensionality! At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks 26-32 Timberwolves.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves launched an 8-2 attack wave, and the difference between the two teams was stretched to double digits! Doncic scored five points in a row to stop the bleeding, and Towns and Reed scored six points in a row to continue to extend the lead. Washington and Lee Kyle each scored four points in a row to explode each other, and Huazi hit a three-point shot again, and the Timberwolves instantly took an 18-point lead. Then the Mavericks went on a 6-0 run! Conley threw a shot to score, Green threw a shot back, and the first half ended, the Mavericks 48-60 Timberwolves.

In the third quarter, Towns scored five points in a row, and Doncic and Gafford scored one after another, and the difference returned to 12 points! Hua Zizhong scored points, and Lively ate cake inside to stop the Timberwolves! Doncic scored five straight points to narrow the margin to single digits! McDaniels stepped back to score and Walker made a layup to give the Mavericks just two points left on a 7-0 run. Walker scored four points in a row to stop the bleeding on a free throw, Hardy responded with a board, and Reed hit a long-range three-pointer to stop the Mavericks 79-86 Timberwolves in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Irving took the lead in hitting three points, Washington played the board and continued, Irving ignored the defense of the three-point shot, and the Mavericks overtook the score 8-0! Reed made a three-point shot to stop the bleeding in time, Irving hit a three-point shot again, Gafford ate cake inside, and Reed hit a three-pointer to stop the Mavericks! It's time for Owen and Reed!

Gafford scored four points in a row, Reed responded with a violent dunk, Irving hit one of two free throws, Huazi scored a layup, Levery scored a violent deduction, Conley threw in response, and the two sides played inseparable! Doncic hit two free throws, Conley hit a basket, Huazi hit two free throws, Irving missed two free throws, Huazi continued to hit two free throws, Irving three-pointer walked through Yang, and this quarter has scored 13 points! In the last minute, there was only a 2-point difference between the two sides, and the game was suffocating! Irving grabbed the ball and fouled McDaniels, but the referee blew the free throw out of bounds, and the Timberwolves suffered a big loss! Huazi encountered a bag pass out of bounds, Huazi is still too young, this is a fatal mistake! Doncic killed the game with three points, and finally the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 109-108 away to complete an 18-point shocking reversal and take a 2-0 lead in the series!

Full-court stats: Mavericks Doncic 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, Irving 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Washington 10 points, Gafford 16 points and 5 rebounds, Lively 14 points and 9 rebounds, Green 5 points and 6 rebounds, Hardy 8 points. The Timberwolves had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 5-of-17 shooting, Conley had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Gobert had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Towns had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Reed had 23 points, and Lee Kyle had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

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