On October 29, Beijing time, Lakers away vs Timberwolves . The Lakers are currently 0 wins and 4 losses, with the West being at the bottom. The Timberwolves won 3 wins and 2 losses, and ranked 7th in the West. thick eyebrows back is nervous, so I won’t hit you today. The Lakers started this game: Beverly , Lonny Walker, James , Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones . Yes, Westbrook comes out of the bench in this game.
Although Westbrook played as a substitute in the preseason, the regular season was the first substitute in the past 14 years. From 2008 to the present, Westbrook has started 1,007 consecutive regular season games, and this record has ended. The Timberwolves started this game: Russell , Edwards , McDaniels, Downs , Gobert . The Lakers' inside lineman is at a disadvantage if they don't play thick eyebrows.
Timberwolves are also working on the lineup. In addition to this starting set, the rest of the time mainly put Russell + Gobert on the court at the same time, and the other lineup allows Towns + Edwards to match, and the inside line always maintains a height. With 7 minutes and 28 seconds left in the first quarter, Westbrook made a substitute. Westbrook dared to rush into the basket after he came on the court, and his shoes fell off for a minute, and he still ran back and forth.
Coach Ham obviously made arrangements. Although the Timberwolves have a height inside, the Lakers did not just shoot three-pointers from the outside, and tried to hit the ball to the basket. The Lakers used their enthusiasm to make up for their height deficiency on the defensive end, and sent 4 steals and 3 blocks in the first quarter, while the Timberwolves had only 3 steals and 1 block. Westbrook made up for defense in time and slapped Huazi's layup.
After the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by 3 points 28 to 25. Both teams made a lot of mistakes, the Lakers made 6 mistakes in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves made 5 mistakes. In the early part of the second quarter, Westbrook led the Lakers' substitute lineup and kept chasing the score. When James came back, the two completed a delicate cooperation: James passed the ball and walked away, Westbrook made a timely pass, and , James , one-handed slamming.
Gobert suffered three fouls in the second quarter and was only substituted. The Lakers took advantage of this time to catch up to 52-52 at the end of the half! James made 6 of 12 shots, scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 mistakes; Westbrook made 4 of 9 shots, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 mistake. Although they only made three mistakes, the Lakers team had 11.
Why did the Timberwolves tied by the Lakers in the first half? Three-pointers were too ironic, and they made 7 of 20 shots in the first half! Edwards made 0 of 2 three-pointers and scored only 6 points in the first two quarters. During the intermission, Huazi made timely adjustments and scored 16 points in the third quarter. You know, the Timberwolves scored only 26 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers scored 23 points in a single quarter. After three quarters, the Lakers fell behind by only 3 points 75 to 78.
Timberwolves have many balls that are not reasonable. For example, Gobert plays Beverly or Westbrook in the interior, but the ball is not given to him. Gobert once remembered his days in Jazz . The Lakers have never been able to tie the game, the main reason is the mistakes, and the number of mistakes in the whole team is twice that of the Timberwolves! In the last quarter, Towns and Huazi both found the outside touch, and the Lakers were in danger.
2 minutes and 56 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook caused McDaniels to leave the field with 6 fouls, and the Lakers were still 7 points behind. Ham sent out a five-square lineup for suicide, and James reached the fifth position. The Lakers just want to give up the inside and want to fill in the hole with three-pointers. When Gobert saw that he finally had a chance to score, he grabbed the frontcourt rebounds in a row and made a second offense.
The inside heights of the two teams are more than ten centimeters apart, just like college students vs. middle school students. The Lakers failed to let go, and Ham overestimated the team's three-point ability, and the score difference did not narrow. Westbrook did not give up and still had to go to the basket at the last moment. Edwards directly intercepted in the air, and the talented contest, the referee called Hua Zi for a defensive foul and Westbrook made a free throw.
The whole game ended, and the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 111-102. The Lakers won 0 wins and 5 losses, ranking first in the league, but it was the last one! Kings win 0 wins and 4 losses, second to last! Celtics star Pierce wrote: "0-5, it's time for the Lakers to break up and start over."Timberwolves fans killed people and killed their hearts. At the last moment, Gobert made a free throw. The fans shouted "0-5"!
James made 10 of 24 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 mistakes. Westbrook made 6 of 17 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 10 free throws, and scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal 5 mistakes in blocks. The Lakers made 22 mistakes, while the Timberwolves only 10 times. The Lakers won 6 rebounds and lost 2 frontcourt boards.
Lakers also fought, which can be seen from rebounds! But the lineup has natural flaws: there is no height in the inside and no pitchers on the outside. Facing a bunch of defenders in the Lakers, Gobert played the strongest game of the season: 11 made 7 shots, 8 of 12 free throws, scored 22 points, 21 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal! Thank you Lakers for regaining confidence!
Lakers made 9 of 29 three-pointers in the game. What's the use of sending a small lineup at the last moment? The only surprise of the Lakers is Troy Brown Jr., who made 4 of 6 three-pointers in this game. Score 12 points and 8 rebounds. Brown , who is 1.98 meters tall, can play No. 4 in the Lakers.
Finally, look at the statistics. What do you want to say for this game?
