On February 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today ushered in a key game, the Bulls sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Eastern powerhouse Timberwolves, and finally the young Timberwolves lost to the Bulls 123-129 in overtime and upset. You must know that the Timberwolves are the second strongest team in the West, and the Bulls are now only ranked ninth in the East under the reimbursement of LaVine's season. The Clippers lost the game because of the Timberwolves, and the record ranking automatically surpassed the Timberwolves to the second place in the West, while the Timberwolves fell to the third place in the West.
The Timberwolves led by 23 points at one point, but the Bulls showed amazing offensive and defensive ability in the second half. In the final stages of the game, the Bulls, led by DeRozan, tied the score and successfully dragged it into overtime.
In overtime, the Bulls won the ball on the jump ball to gain offensive possession, and then DeRozan launched an offense, broke through the interior and caused a foul, hitting both free throws. The Timberwolves launched an offense, but under the strict defense of the Bulls, they prevented a wave of 24-second violations, DeRozan attacked, and scored another jumper, and the score was stretched to four points. The Bulls didn't attack, turned around and Edwards broke through the inside line and scored two more points, the score was tied again, and the Bulls DeRozan broke through again to score two points, and one person scored six points in a row in overtime, on the other hand, the Timberwolves didn't score on offense, and at the same time grabbed the board and fouled inside. The Bulls scored two points inside, and then the Timberwolves offense was stealed by Caruso, DeRozan broke through and made two free throws, and Edwards immediately returned the color with three points. The Bulls scored two more points inside, and the game came to the last minute, with a difference of 5 points, and then the Timberwolves attacked and fouled again, and basically the game was in the hands of the Bulls, and finally the Bulls won the final victory.
DeRozan shot 8-of-19 from the field and 17-of-18 from the free-throw line, scoring 33 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
Bulls: White 33 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, DeRozan 33 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, 24 points and 6 rebounds, Drummond 16 points and 16 rebounds.
Timberwolves: Edwards 38 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Towns 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3, McDaniels 13 points, Gobert 12 points and 16 rebounds, Reed 10 points.