At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time this morning, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season Minnesota Timberwolves sat at home to compete with the Brooklyn Nets as scheduled. In this game, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch sent McDaniels, Vanderbilt, Carl Anthony Downs, Anthony Edwards, D'Angelo Russell's starting lineup, and Nets coach Steve Nash sent Patty Mills, Kesler Edwards, Kyrie Owen, James Harden, Sharp started, kevin Durant is still absent due to injury.
After the game began, Russell and Towns scored consecutive points, and McDaniels dunked. Kessler Edwards and Mills scored three points, Irving and Anthony Edwards competed on the outside, and Russell's long-range shots were equally accurate. Vanderbilt and Norwell played consecutively, and Irving won with his personal ability. Aldridge and Bemburi completed dunks in succession, and Norwell played 3+1. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Nets 37-36.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Okoji and Noel took turns to play, and under Harden's organization, Aldridge, Mills inside and outside blossomed to respond. Prince and Anthony Edwards continued to work hard, and the Timberwolves continued to expand their lead. Griffin's long-range shots hit the net, but the Nets' overall performance was less than ideal. The Timberwolves stormed the interior with full power, Russell soared into the three-pointer, Harden's long-range shot finally hit at the end of the quarter, and at the end of the first half, the Timberwolves led the Nets 72-62.
Yi Bian fought again, entering the third quarter of the game, Mills, Irving fired from the outside, and the Nets tried to chase points. McDaniels and Anthony Edwards rained "three-point rain" as the Timberwolves stretched a 15-point lead. Seeing that the situation was not good, Irving jumped into the basket, and Mills, Harden, and Kessler Edwards blossomed more. Downs' consecutive throws were powerful, and Aldridge was blown for a first-degree malicious foul for an elbow strike. James Johnson then hit a three-pointer and ended the third quarter to give the Timberwolves a 102-95 lead over the Nets.
Entering the final quarter, Irving increased his own offense, only to see him score consecutive strong attacks, coupled with Mills soaring into long-range shots, the Nets trailed by 4 points. At the critical moment, Prince and Norwell scored consecutively, Downs suddenly gave and demanded, and the Timberwolves once again opened up the lead. Aldridge left the field with six fouls, Irving played 2+1 in a row, and as Towns and Anthony Edwards shot consecutively, the suspense of winning or losing the game gradually disappeared. In the end, the Timberwolves, who had six-man double-doubles, defeated the Nets 136-125 and won a valuable victory!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Timberwolves (No. 7 in the West), Anthony Edwards had 25 points and four assists; Carl Anthony Towns had 23 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, two blocks; D'Angelo Russell had 23 points, five rebounds, and 10 assists; Torion Prince had 15 points; McDaniels had 14 points; Noel had 16 points, three assists; Vanderbilt had nine points, nine rebounds, two assists, five steals; Ocoggi had five points; and Naz Reid had four points and five rebounds.
For the Nets (No. 2 in the East), Kyrie Irving had 30 points, six rebounds and five assists; Patty Mills 21 points and three rebounds; Kessler Edwards 15 points and five rebounds; James Harden 13 points, five rebounds, 13 assists; Thomas 11 points, 2 rebounds; Sharpe 8 points and 9 rebounds; James Johnson 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists; Aldridge 6 points, 2 rebounds; griffin 5 points.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Timberwolves core Carl Anthony Downs said: "In the fourth quarter when the situation was tense, I knew I had to stand up and stand up at some point, I felt very confident. Now that we've seen our talent, we've seen the depth of our squad, and I know the media likes to laugh at us, but we want to prove them wrong and our steady performance will shut up the skeptics! ”
Looking back at the losing Nets, player James Harden exuded frustration, saying of the decision: "I don't know why I didn't get the whistle, it was frustrating. My performance today has little to do with the Timberwolves' strategy of strictly defending the breakthrough, I played a little negatively, and did not continue to attack the basket. ”
In the face of the media camera, Nets player Kyrie Owen said: "Harden does get fouled sometimes, and he deserves to be properly blown. The reporter asked, "Do you think there is a difference in this season's blowing penalty?" Owen responded, "Please, I just got fined, and I don't want to be fined again." ”
According to the schedule, at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 26, the Nets will play with the Lakers at home, and at 11:00 a.m. on January 26, the Timberwolves will compete with the Blazers on the road, hoping that in the case of staying away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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