There are some very mysterious games in the NBA league that you have to believe, for example, the Bucks have core players such as Antetokounmpo + Lillard + Middleton + Da Lopez, but they were actually killed four times by the Pacers this season. The Pacers have the seventh record in the East, their roster is relatively average, and the Pacers have a defensive efficiency of 1194 (26th in the league), they have a very poor defense. Brother Alphabet and Lillard, who are good at abusing vegetables, can't beat the Pacers, which is a bit mysterious and unpredictable. Boom 64 22 12! The super inner twin towers broke out wildly, and the 9-for-1 deal was a great success
Last season, many people said that the Timberwolves Towns + Gobert twin-tower combination failed because they didn't play well. However, this season, the Timberwolves have consistently ranked in the top two in the West, and even if teams like the Thunder and Clippers catch up, the Timberwolves can keep them down. The strong matchup between the first Timberwolves in the West and the second Clippers in the West, who would have thought that the Clippers would lose by 21 points, such a huge point difference makes people desperate. As we all know, the Clippers have been in great form lately, with the Cayenne combination leading the team to the best record in the league with Harden Willis. Who would have thought that the Clippers would lose 20+ points in a single quarter and collapse in an instant. Could it be that the Timberwolves are really the Tenker Clippers?
The Timberwolves' three strongest cores, Edwards, Towns and Gobert, all broke out, Edwards cut 23 points + 7 rebounds + 8 assists + 2 steals, Towns cut 24 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 block, Gobert efficiently contributed 17 points + 10 rebounds + 1 assist + 4 blocks. The trio of Edwards + Towns + Gobert blasted 64 points + 22 rebounds + 12 assists + 5 blocks together, leading the team to blow up the Clippers' interior and achieve a 21-point victory. In this game, the Timberwolves scored 64 points inside, but the Clippers scored only 42 points inside. Fans said that Zubac and Plumlee, in front of Downs and Gobert, were toys and had no to fight at all.
Previously, the Timberwolves and the Clippers also played each other once, when Towns and Gobert combined a total of 33 points + 25 rebounds + 6 assists + 6 blocks. At that time, Zubac, the starting center of the Clippers, was still recovering from an injury and was absent, and Theis and Plumlee only scored a total of 11 points + 7 rebounds + 1 steal, and they were completely blown up by Towns and Gobert, and the Clippers lost. Originally, the Clippers Zubac returned, Leonard, Harden and George wanted to lead the team to take revenge on the Timberwolves, but they didn't expect the Clippers to play the Timberwolves so hard, losing by more than 20 points, and losing even worse. It seems that the dominance of the inside twin towers of Downs + Gobert is underestimated by everyone.
Downs has been playing really well this season: averaging 22 per game8 points +85 rebounds +30 assists +07 steals +07 blocks and 51 percent from the field8% and 43 percent three-point shooting8% and 87 free throw percentage1%。Towns is the most accurate three-point player in the NBA league, and his offensive and defensive performance this season is, needless to say, outstanding. This season, Downs has a defensive efficiency of 191 (32nd in the league). In the past, fans said that Downs played like a soft egg, and this season he didn't have to pick his offensive and defensive strength. Moreover, Gobert also played a super DPOY defensive dominance, averaging 138 points +125 rebounds +12 assists +2The data of 2 blocks, the ability to eat cakes, grab rebounds and defend blocks, is very incomprehensible.
The Timberwolves have also beaten defending champions the Nuggets this season, with Towns and Gobert being the best twin-tower duo to limit Jokic. The Timberwolves beat the Bucks by 24 points in the last game, and Brother Alphabet was also beaten by Towns and Gobert, Brother Alphabet scored 17 points + 3 rebounds + 7 assists, and Towns and Gobert got a total of 36 points + 18 rebounds + 5 assists + 3 blocks. Looking at it now, the Timberwolves traded Gobert 9-for-1 to get the best effect this season, and it didn't show last season. The top four teams in the West, the Timberwolves, have a win advantage against the Clippers, Thunder and Nuggets. The Timberwolves could upset a championship powerhouse in the playoffs.