On October 28, Beijing time, the defending champion Bucks broke out at home, and they lost to the Timberwolves 108-113, missing three consecutive wins. In this game, the Bucks were behind the whole game, in the first quarter of the game the team let the Timberwolves get 44 points, when the big score behind, the Bucks did not make effective adjustments, in the offensive and defensive ends of the poor play, and the Timberwolves in this game at most led by 20 points. Although in the final quarter, the Bucks tried to narrow the point gap, but unfortunately, because they were too far behind before, the team could not return to the sky. In the end, the Bucks lost to the Timberwolves at home with a 5-point disadvantage and suffered a second loss of the new season.
The main player data of the two teams in this game: Alphabet Brother played well, he bombarded the comprehensive data of 40 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks in this campaign, and once again played an influential performance in the game, but unfortunately, his play did not help the team win, even if he got the 40+16+7 data, it was difficult to save the master.
Middleton had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists on 6-of-16 shooting, Aaron 13 points, Hill 9 points and Connaughton 6 points. For the Timberwolves, Russell had 29 points, five rebounds and six assists, Towns had 25 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Edwards had 25 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
From the perspective of the course of the game, the Timberwolves' performance is very good, and there is a tacit understanding in the coordination, especially the performance of the three core Towns, Edwards and Russell, who scored a team-high 29 points this time, and there are 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and his state has rebounded in this game. The combination of Towns and Edwards combined to score 50 points in this campaign, and the performance on the individual offensive end is also shining. The Timberwolves were able to win the game, and the performances of Russell, Towns and Edwards were crucial, helping the team beat the defending champion Bucks on the road.
The Timberwolves have been outstanding since the start of the new season, with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss so far, at the top of the Western Conference. For this young team with great potential and talent, after a long trough, they have ushered in their own dawn this season. In the follow-up games, if the three cores of the Timberwolves can stay healthy and stabilize their current performance for a long time, this Timberwolves team is expected to surprise us in the new season.
On the Bucks side, Alphabet Brother did his best in this campaign, and he got 40 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks in 15 of 23 shooting in the 35 minutes of the opening game, and his personal plus-minus was as high as +9. When the Bucks were behind by a large score in the final quarter of the game, Alphabet Brother stepped forward, and he got a comprehensive stat of 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block on 4-of-5 shooting in a single quarter, trying to help the team narrow the point gap.
However, it is a pity that the state of the other players in this game except for the alphabet brother is not very good, coupled with Holliday's absence, which has a great impact on the overall strength of the team. The absence of core players, coupled with the poor performance of role players, has also led to the 40+16+7 data of alphabet brothers becoming empty cuts. So far in the new season, the Bucks have a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, and the performance is average.