Timberwolves 123-119 final counterattack to swallow the sun

2021-03-19 20:30

Timberwolves 123-119 final counterattack to swallow the sun


The NBA regular season continued, and the Timberwolves went to the away game to start a duel with the Suns, and finally succeeded in reversing the home team with a 123-119 victory.


Edwards of the Timberwolves scored 42 points and 7 rebounds, Towns had 41 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Hernangomez had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Reid had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Booker of the Suns had 35 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Paul 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Bridges 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Ayton 14 points and 7 rebounds, Galloway 10 points.


In the first quarter of the game, Towns scored consecutively to the basket and scored 4 points for the Timberwolves. On the other side, Ayton, who was not to be outdone, also returned with a dunk; Booker followed closely to lead the Suns to get 6 points in a row to get a 4-point lead. , But the Timberwolves immediately overtook the score after Edwards and Towns joined forces with 5 points. Then the two sides fell into a see-saw, and the score on the field rose alternately, but the Sun was always in a state of catching up with the score unexpectedly. At the end of the game, Towns and Reid took a 6-point lead, but the Suns managed to tie the score with two three-pointers from Saric and Booker. At the end of the first quarter, the two sides reached a tie with 25-25.


At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides immediately fell into a stalemate, and the score on the court was abnormally stalemate; at this time Edwards single-handedly dealt with the players of the Suns to help the Timberwolves maintain a weak lead, and the Suns were forced to request a timeout for adjustment. Bridges and Ayton teamed up to achieve a 5 point lead after returning from a timeout, and at the same time helped the team establish a 5-point lead. At the critical moment, Edwards once again stepped forward to stop the bleeding. Towns soon chose to join Edwards in a 7-0 offensive to regain the lead; however, the sun's offensive state gradually recovered, and Payne and Crowder one after another. Ayton, Booker and Paul made a three-pointer while relying on the inside to keep getting points. After halftime, the Suns led the Timberwolves by 5 points 58-53.


The two sides changed sides in the second half to fight again. Booker personally scored 5 points in a row to start the game, and at the same time helped the Suns expand the points difference to double digits with 63-53. Edwards dunked the Timberwolves to stop the bleeding, and Towns also attacked the basket one after another to bite the point difference; but then Booker scored 4 points to expand the point difference again to 15 points. After 5 minutes of the game, the offensive Edwards and Towns led a wave of 11-4 counterattacks to help the Timberwolves narrow the gap to 8 points. The two sides then started a seesaw around the 8-point difference. In the end, Carter ended the three quarters with a three-pointer. The Suns led the Timberwolves with 91-83 and entered the final quarter by 8 points.


In the final finals, Galloway took the lead with a three-pointer to lead the Suns. However, the subsequent mass explosion of the Timberwolves offensively caught the Suns players by surprise. Reid and Edwards shot 2+1 from the basket. Hernangomez and Towns fired three-pointers from outside one after another. Although Bridges and Paul tried to stabilize the situation with three-pointers, the Timberwolves' The counterattack was still unstoppable, and they finished the lead with 113-111 with only 3 minutes and 52 seconds left in the game. After the suspension adjustment, the Suns approached the score through Ayton and Paul's inside and outside shots, but the Timberwolves took foul tactics to stop the Sun’s momentum of chasing points in time, and finally the Timberwolves reversed and defeated the Suns 123-119.