Beijing time on April 8th, the NBA regular season continued. Today the Lakers faced the challenge of the Timberwolves at home. Before this game, the Lakers relied on a wave of 4 consecutive victories. They surpassed the Kings and reached the eighth position in the Western Conference. In this game, they thought they would continue their winning streak, but the team rested James. In the end, the team failed to withstand the Timberwolves' firepower. Next, let’s talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players’ performance.
game review:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Russell and Hachimura scored 4 points together and the Lakers took the lead. McDaniels and Gobert responded by scoring 4 points together. Big Eyebrow and Dinwiddie scored 5 points together. McDaniels He and Reid responded by scoring 5 points together, Hachimura and Dinwiddie scored 6 points together, and the Lakers established a 7-point lead. However, at the end of the quarter, Edwards and Alexander scored to help the Timberwolves catch up to 4 points behind to end the first half. field.
After changing sides, Reid hit a three-pointer to help the Timberwolves narrow the point difference. Russell responded with two free throws. Morris and Conley scored another three points together. Due to the departure of Big Eyebrow, the Lakers' defensive system completely collapsed. Reid He and Gobert scored 8 points together, and the Timberwolves established a double-digit lead. Then Gobert and Edwards scored 5 points together. The Timberwolves beat the Lakers by 19 points in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves led by 15 points at halftime.
Change sides and fight again. Gobert and Reid scored 5 points in a row to help the Timberwolves expand their lead to 20 points. Rui Hachimura responded with a three-pointer. Dinwiddie and Hayes scored 6 points in a row. With Reddish and La Sale scored one after another, and the Lakers once reduced the disadvantage to 5 points. Seeing that their opponents were about to gain momentum, Edwards hit two consecutive three-pointers to stop the bleeding. Lee Kyle scored inside at the end of the quarter, and the Timberwolves led by 10 points to end the first quarter. Three sections.
Alexander Walker and Kyle Lee scored in the final battle to help the Timberwolves expand their lead to more than 15 points. Although the Lakers still did not want to give up, the Timberwolves also used a good offense to withstand their offensive. In the end, the Timberwolves ended with 127 -117 defeated the Lakers and ended their 4-game winning streak.
Reid was on full fire
After talking about the game, let’s talk about the performance of the players. Edwards on the Timberwolves side faced a high-intensity defense. His offense was very inefficient. He made 9 of 20 shots from the field and three-pointers. He scored 26 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists on 3-of-8 shooting. Friends who often follow Timberwolves games must have discovered the problems of this team recently. They do not have a stable scorer. Huazi is still too young and has poor stability. He has frequently played inefficient performances recently.
After Gobert came off the court with thick eyebrows, he faced Hayes and played an inside advantage. He made 8 of 13 shots and scored 18 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Reed continued his performance in the past few games. He made 12 of 16 shots from the field, 6 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 31 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. He replaced Towns very well. This was also after Towns was injured. , the reason why the Timberwolves' record is still very good.
came off the bench and scored 15 points and 4 assists for Walker and 8 points and 3 rebounds for Kyle Lee. The Timberwolves have a very good lineup and their 8-man rotation is perfect, but they lack a stable scorer. If Edwards is replaced by Durant or Booker, then this team will be even more terrifying. Of course, this cannot be blamed on Huazi. After all, he is only 22 years old and it will take some time to reach the peak of his career. His performance is already far from the top. It exceeded everyone's expectations.
Dinwiddie played well
In this campaign, his thick eyebrow was poked in the eye by Kyle Lee and he only played 1 quarter. He scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Fortunately, it was not a serious injury. Now the Lakers are resting James in order to maintain more Going into the playoffs with a healthy lineup, they are not afraid of falling into the playoffs. As long as they stay healthy, the Lakers will still be very strong. Although Russell's personal offensive performance was not good in this campaign, he connected the team very well and allowed the team to regain suspense even after falling behind by 20 points.
In this campaign, Russell made 5 of 18 shots and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal. With his help, Hayes became the king of cakes, scoring 19 points on 8 of 9 shots. With 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, Hayes' athletic ability is very good, but he has never been able to get so many opportunities. Reeves did not perform well in this campaign. He scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 4 of 14 shots. However, Hachimura performed well and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Lao James was absent in this campaign, and Dinwiddie entered the starting lineup. If he were not there in the first half, the Lakers might have collapsed long ago. In this campaign, he made 4 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 18 points. With 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Dinwiddie played so well, but ended up losing the ball in the second half. He has good leadership ability, which he has proven before with the Nets. I hope he is in good condition. When the time comes, Hamm can give him more ball rights.
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