Towns’ recent performance can be described as extremely hot, hitting 60+. The rise of the Timberwolves this season is also about the infusion of his temperament as a leader. At present, the Timberwolves have won 3 consecutive victories. On March 20, 2022, Beijing time, the Timberwolves beat the Bucks 138-119 at home. Towns made 6 of 12 shots, 9 of 11 free throws, and 4 of 6 three-pointers. Scored 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 2 steals, 10+ free throws in three consecutive games, refreshed the personal record of the season, and the Timberwolves have won an impressive record of 10 wins and 1 loss in 11 games that have been played since March.
Antetokounmpo may still be the only one who disrupted the Eastcic-Embid battle this season. Once they become the first Antetokounmpo in the East, they still have a chance to counterattack, but Antetokounmpo’s absence in this game still makes the game less interesting. point. What’s interesting is that in the first quarter, the leading star didn’t make trouble, but the role players fought. In the second half of the first quarter, Prince and Ibaka had a quarrel because of a position grab. As a result, Beverley at the far end ran over and pushed Ibaka directly, which immediately triggered a conflict. Together, the final referee ruled that both Beverley and Hill were directly ejected, which is very rare this season.
But aside from this serious conflict, Towns played a very entertaining performance in the first quarter. In the first quarter, Towns made two difficult 2+1 shots in the inside forcibly confrontation. It was directly overturned and lay on the ground for a long time. Afterwards, Towns even completed a small movement action and a step-back three-pointer on the outside. After protecting the rebound, Towns made a one-stop breakthrough after stealing again, and assisted Prince with a magician-like action to complete 2+1. Layup, this wave of operations led the team to a climax that once surpassed by 9 points. In a single quarter, Towns scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.
Towns, who had played full in the first quarter, took a full 7-minute break in the second quarter before playing. At this time, the Bucks had already caught up to 5 points, and after Towns came up, it was a one-on-one step-back three-pointer. The ball was once again. Helping the Timberwolves reopen the score. Since then, Towns has repeatedly attacked the basket to kill. In the past three consecutive victories, Towns has made 37 free throws. This season, Towns has only averaged 6.5 free throws per game. How heavy, maybe the Timberwolves also want to escape the play-offs, they are only one game away from the Nuggets.
The team led by Towns in the second half also put a lot of pressure on the Bucks on the defensive end, and they have even been among the top three defensive performances in the league in the past 15 games. Towns hit 10 rebounds at the beginning of the third quarter. In the past seven games, Towns hit 87 rebounds. It can be said that both ends of the offense and defense are killing the Quartet. The pressure from the Timberwolves in the third quarter has kept them around 20 points. lead. In 4 minutes of the third quarter, Towns singled out Ibaka to make another foul and free throw before the 24-second offensive violation. In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, it was Towns who made another fake facsimile shot and hit a heads-up three-pointer again. In fact, Towns was suppressing the opponent’s inside line throughout the game, including the hard steel with Lopez to gain the upper hand. In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves still forced their opponents to suppress their opponents, and finally sealed the victory 5 minutes early.
Towns once returned to the player tunnel in the last 3 minutes of the game because of wrist discomfort, but then returned to the court and took off the protective gear on his right arm, and simply did not play again. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Bucks without Antetokounmpo at home, and continued to maintain a high record in March.
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