On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued fierce battles. Among them, the Atlanta Hawks easily defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-98, ushering in 3 consecutive victories, while the Timberwolves lost 4 straight. Trey Yang scored 43 points, while Capella, the "cake king", scored 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks. The blocks set a career high.
After the opening, Beasley hit a three-pointer to help the Timberwolves lead. Hunter scored 4 points in a row. After Trey Young broke through for a layup, the Eagles established the lead. Although Beasley contributed 7 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves did not score 1 in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter. After a 6-0 spurt, the Eagles led the Timberwolves by 6 points 25-19.
In the second quarter, Gallinari led the Hawks off the bench to a 7-2 spurt, expanding the point difference to more than 10 points. Since then, the Timberwolves replaced the main force, but Hunter and Rondo scored three consecutive points. Trey Young scored 6 points after a breakthrough throw. The Eagles scored 19 points in a single quarter and helped the Eagles widen the difference. For 20 points or more. In addition, Capela has 6 blocks in two quarters, becoming the first player in the history of the Eagles to send at least 6 blocks in a half in the past 13 years. The last player was Josh Smith in 2008. At the end of the half, the Eagles led 62-43.
In the third quarter, Trey Young broke through for a layup. He also assisted Capela for an empty dunk. After Capela blocked for the seventh time, he set a new career high. Beasley scored consecutive points, but Trey Young felt hot. After a three-pointer, he scored 15 points in a single quarter and broke the 40-point mark. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves trailed 65-89.
In the last quarter, the Timberwolves had a 9-5 climax at the start. However, Capela sent out 3 more blocked shots and ushered in a blocked triple-double, which was also his first triple-double in his career. In the end, the Atlanta Hawks easily defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-98, ushering in 3 consecutive victories, while the Timberwolves lost 4 straight.
Timberwolves starting: Russell, Beasley, Okoge, Vanderbilt, Reid
Hawks starting: Terry Young, Huert, Hunter, Collins, Capela_ p1p.
