The Pistons played against the Timberwolves at home on January 18, Beijing time. At the end of the game, the Pistons lost to the Timberwolves 117-124. The Timberwolves performed well this season. They relied on their strong defense to achieve a record of 28 wins and 11 losses. Under such circumstances, the Timberwolves ranked first in the Western Conference, and the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency of 108.4 ranked first in the league. Now against the Pistons and Timberwolves, they undoubtedly have a huge chance to win. Although the Pistons ended their 28-game losing streak in the previous game, the Pistons' performance after that was still not good. Now the Pistons are ranked 4th with a record of 4 wins and 36 losses. Last place in the Eastern Conference.
In the first quarter, the two teams played closely and the score rose alternately. After Gobert scored a dunk, Ivey also scored on a shot, and the two teams were tied. Although Bojan once helped the Pistons take the lead, Towns then burst out with a three-pointer to help the Timberwolves overtake. After Conley assisted Gobert for a dunk, the Timberwolves led to 5 points. Unfortunately, Stewart and others soon helped the Pistons catch up to 1 point. At the end of the game, Thompson helped the Pistons take the lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves fell behind by 1 point. In the second quarter, the Timberwolves took the lead under the leadership of Towns, but the Pistons played tenaciously and Conley's offense was sluggish. Ivey regained the lead to help the Pistons take the lead. Later, McDaniels stepped forward to help the Timberwolves stabilize the situation. The Pistons then attacked. In the slump, Edwards hit a three-pointer at the last moment, and the Timberwolves led by 8 points at the end of the half.
In the third quarter, thanks to the performance of Edwards and Towns, the Timberwolves took a double-digit lead. However, thanks to the performance of Bojan and others, the Pistons managed to close the score. Afterwards, Towns wanted to dunk but was blocked by Stewart. Thompson then made a killing free throw to stop the bleeding, and the Timberwolves performed poorly afterwards. After Ivey hit a three-pointer, the Pistons caught up to only 3 points. After the timeout, Walker scored to stop the bleeding, and later Edwards also hit a three-pointer. At the end of the three quarters, the Timberwolves led by 8 points. In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves opened the score 8-2, but Ivey, Hayes and others still scored to stop the bleeding. After Ivey hit a three-pointer, the Pistons caught up with only 6 points. After the timeout, McDaniels and Towns hit three-pointers to open up the score again. In the end, the Timberwolves refused to upset and won the game.
The Pistons did their best in this game. After all, the Pistons themselves have a huge gap in strength with the Timberwolves. What's more, the Pistons are missing Cunningham in this game, so it is still very difficult for the Pistons to win, but in this game the Pistons There should be more blossoming. Among them, Ivey had an explosive performance in the game. Relying on his performance, the Pistons kept the game suspense in the fourth quarter. However, there were too many people on the Timberwolves side who could stand up. In the end, although Ivey He scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, but in the end the Pistons still had no chance of reversal. Edwards' performance in this game was average. At the end of the game, Edwards scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Towns showed great power in this game. His explosion of three-pointers from the outside really made the Pistons uncomfortable. In this game, Towns scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 10 of 17 goals, including more three-pointers from outside. It was 5 of 5. It can be said that when Towns performed like this, it was extremely difficult for the Pistons to win. As for Gobert, although he failed to guard the Pistons in some rounds, overall Gobert's defense was quite good. At the end of the game, Gobert scored 19 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists. And Li Kel showed good organizational skills in this game. At the end of the game, Li Kel scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.
