On October 12th, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued, and today the Timberwolves ushered in the challenge of the 76ers at home, George ushered in the debut of the 76ers in this game, and Edwards also returned, but the inner core of the two teams, Gobert and Embiid, did not play, but this did not affect the excitement of the game, both sides played their respective advantages, and then we briefly talked about the game process, and then talked about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Reid and Maidan led the team to an 8-2 start, Martin and Oubre combined to score 4 points in response, DiVincenzo hit two three-pointers in a row to extend the lead to double digits, and then the 76ers failed to play a decent counterattack, they fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter, and Oubre and Maxey were still very inefficient in the second quarter, but George stood up, he scored 13 points in a single quarter, but the opponent blossomed more, Edwards and Reed combined for 19 points in this quarter, Helped the Timberwolves extend their lead to 17 points to end the first half.
They led the team to a wave of 10-2 climax to chase the difference to only 9 points, and then the two sides went down to the core lineup, McCohn led the team to chase down to only 2 points, but at the end of the quarter, Minott and Garza scored successively to help the Timberwolves lead by 8 points to end the third quarter. Although the 76ers still didn't want to give up in the final quarter, they were far inferior to the Timberwolves in terms of bench depth and the team lost 111-121 to the opponent.
George fits perfectly into the team
In this game, George showed his adaptability, a player with this style of play can fit into any system, that's why he can win a big contract, to put it simply, he is a star of blue-collar play, if there is no ball, I can be a fixed shooter and defend the opponent's arrow figure to contribute to the team, if I am given the ball I can also hold the ball to kill, tandem the team, he has the ability to play without the ball, and it is also a top no-ball play, he shot 8 of 15 in this game, He finished with 23 points, six rebounds and two assists on 4-of-9 three-point shooting.
George's existence allows the team to have more ways to score, in the positional battle George can hold the ball to break through to attack the frame or shoot three points, and he can also shoot three points in the next fast break, so that the opponent is unguardable, the 76ers showed the problem of their bench firepower, but the 76ers now have three stars, they can let George or Maxey lead the bench, this game Maxey also played well, although the state in the first half was not good, but in the second half he made timely adjustments, this game shot 7 of 14, He finished with 21 points and two assists on 4-of-7 three-point shooting.
Oubre and Zhuang Shen also have a good play, Oubre as long as he plays fast, his offensive firepower is also very strong, this game shot 6 of 9, 3 of 5 three-pointers got 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Zhuang Shen got 10 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist in 4 of 9 shots, Zhuang Shen's rebounding ability is really powerful, he scored 15 rebounds in 24 minutes on the court, including 7 frontcourt boards, the old Lowry and Gordon both scored 3 points, rookie McCown got 9 points and 2 rebounds, and the 76ers have high expectations for him in the new seasonIn the past two preseason games, he has also played well, which is worth looking forward to.
Reed played eye-catching
Edwards did not perform as well as George in this game, he shot 7 of 14 from the field, 2 of 8 from three-point range and got 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Madan played very well in this game, with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-8 shooting, and Conley scored 5 points and 2 assists.
New recruit DiVincenzo continued his excellent shooting ability in the last game, the team's space is indeed better when he is on the court, he shot 2 of 7 from the field, 2 of 5 from three-point range and got 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, DiVincenzo in the two preseason games after joining the Timberwolves A total of 8 shots and 5 of them are extremely efficient, and his scramble is also very active, this game won 3 frontcourt boards, and he was traded to Towns to get him and Randle, it can be said that the Timberwolves are not just to save money.
First of all, the two can increase the thickness of the lineup, and secondly, the Timberwolves have long found a successor to Towns, he is Reed, Reid replaced Towns very well last season, his spatial ability is very good, and he dares to impact the inside, playing harder than Downs, Reed's play in this game is also very good, 7 of 12 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, he can do what Downs can do, and it is cheaper, and it is understandable that the Timberwolves straighten him.
Dillingham, who played well in the last game, was very inefficient in his personal offense, scoring 7 points on 2-of-8 shooting from the field, but he connected the team very well and scored 9 assists, the competitive attitude of this No. 8 show is likeable, and he will be Edwards' backcourt partner in the future, speaking of which, what do you want to say about the two teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.