At 10:10 on December 22, the NBA regular season ushered in a key battle, and the Timberwolves, who were at the top of the list, continued to attack and beat the Lakers at home. James was sidelined, and Davis single-handedly attacked. The Timberwolves have been impressively strong this season. Edwards is also in good form.
At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves completed the comeback on the score, and the score was 87-83!The Lakers have to come on, don't be thrown off by the other side. In the final quarter, Li Kaier rushed to the basket with the ball, and scored a layup after the confrontation. Reaves missed a three-pointer and Towns drew a foul and hit two free throws. Russell misses, Hachimura fouls offensively. Next, after Hachimura made a steal, he countered and scored with a smash. Downs missed a three-pointer, and Reed made a dunk to fly. Lee Kyle hit a hook shot for 2 points, and Reaves scored on a pullup jumper. The Timberwolves gradually widened the difference. The Lakers failed to chase the score and unfortunately swallowed the defeat. The final score was 111-118!The Lakers quietly suffered a 4-game losing streak!
In terms of statistics, Edwards shot 9 of 19 and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Downs was 7-of-16 shooting, with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Conley shot 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range to finish with 16 points and eight assists. After the Lakers lost, their ranking fell to 10th, and the Rockets also rose to 8th.
In the rest of today's game, the Thunder played at home against the Clippers. With a 9-game winning streak, the Clippers have become one of the strongest teams in the West in recent times. The Thunder were efficient offensively and didn't give the Clippers a chance at all. And when Leonard rested for the first time in the season due to a minor injury, Harden and George still encountered a lot of pressure. In the end, the Thunder won 134-115. The Clippers missed out on a 10-game winning streak and dropped to fifth in the West.