On January 11, Beijing time, the first matchup between the NBA East and West began, which was also the second meeting between the two teams this season, but I didn't expect the first matchup between the East and West to be very dramatic, with 4 minutes 09 seconds left, the Timberwolves led by 9 points and were almost killed in overtime, and in overtime, Tatum dominated the game Green Kai reversed and won, and Green Kai defeated the Timberwolves 127-120. Tatum came back to life 20 seconds into the final quarter and sealed the win with 42 seconds and 7 minutes in overtime.
This game is very dramatic, 4 minutes 09 seconds before the end of the game, the Timberwolves are still ahead of the Celtics by as many as 9 points, it feels like the Timberwolves have won the game, but unfortunately Tatum did not agree, Tatum broke through and scored one, Horford's three-point shot has been narrowed to 6 points, Brown hit two free throws Walker three-point response Green Kai is still 7 points behind, and the time is only 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
2:01-1:41 In these 20 seconds, Tatum scored five points in a row to help Green Kai narrow to 2 points, and McDaniels hit a two-point iron 42 seconds before the end, and Mazzulla called a timeout. 36 seconds before the end of the game, Tatum made Towns hit two free throws, but White fought for a rebound, and Holiday hit a three-pointer with 25 seconds left to complete the lead, and the Timberwolves hit a wave of 14-3 to complete the comeback.
7.5 seconds before the end of the game, Edwards broke through to create a foul on White, Mazzulla immediately challenged, the referee watched the replay for a long time and gave a penalty to challenge the failure, Edwards withstood the pressure and hit both free throws, 111-111 for both teams. Tatum pressed the whistle and hit the iron, and in the end, the two teams entered overtime, which can be regarded as a resurrection.
At the beginning of overtime, Towns scored 6 points in a row to help the Timberwolves lead, but Tatum scored 4 points in a row, Brown scored 3 points in a row to overtake, Walker clicked on White's three-point shot and the Timberwolves overtook again, Holiday missed two three-pointers, White went out of bounds, Reed missed three points, Tatum made Reed foul and hit two free throws to equalize again, Tatum went around the cover and made a layup, Edwards made a mistake, Tatum hit a three-point shot to open up to 5 points, 1:33-51 Tatum scored 7 points in a row to turn the game around, 42 seconds to win the game, and 12.7 seconds before the end Tatum continued to make free throws The game came to an end
In the fourth quarter, Tatum came back to life with 20.5 seconds, and Tatum relied on 42 seconds in overtime to seal the victory, and Tatum scored 14 points in the final quarter and 10 points in overtime, and he became the key to this dramatic battle. 14 points in the final quarter + 12 points in overtime, Tatum was too fierce.
Towns had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, Edwards had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and the double champion played well, Brown had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and Tatum had 44 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream