Xiaoli hit 28+16 to kill! Randle 33+5, the Lakers signed the fourth core for 16 million? Beat Gobert

On October 30, the NBA regular season continued. Today, the Timberwolves faced the challenge of the Lakers at home. Both sides had lost before this game. Both sides also wanted to win to stop the decline. However, both sides have core players missing. The Lakers are missing LeBron James and Doncic, and the Timberwolves are missing Hua Zi. Although the team's main players are not there, they were their old enemies in the playoffs last season, so the two sides also played bloody games. Next, let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the performance of the players.

Game review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Laravia hit a three-pointer to help the Lakers take the lead. McDonough hit an inside kill to open up the situation for the Timberwolves. Rui Hachimura and Ayton scored 5 points together, and Randall returned with a three-pointer. In response, Laravia hit a mid-range hit, and then the Lakers' offense suddenly lost power, which also allowed the Timberwolves to seize the opportunity. McDan led the team to a 9-0 spurt to establish the lead. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers, driven by Knecht and Xiaoli, caught up to 2 points behind to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Knecht and Hayes scored 4 points together to help the Lakers catch up with the point difference. Gobert responded with continuous inside kills. Ayton and Reeves scored 4 points together. McGrady and Gobert responded with 6 points together. Reeves and Laravia responded. After scoring, he led the team to a 9-2 spurt to overtake the Timberwolves. After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate and the scores alternated. At the end of the quarter, Reeves seized the opportunity. He scored 5 points in a row with penalties to help the Lakers lead by 4 points to end the first half.

Randall hit a three-pointer to help the Timberwolves narrow the gap. Laravia and Ayton responded by scoring 5 points together. Maidan made two free throws. Afterwards, Laravia started his personal mode. He scored consecutively and led the team to a 10-0 climax to directly establish a double-digit lead. After that, the Timberwolves failed to mount a decent counterattack. The Lakers already led by 11 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the final decisive battle, the Lakers, driven by Laravia and Hachimura, once expanded their lead to 16 points. After that, the Timberwolves still did not want to give up. They chased to only 1 point in the last 23 seconds. After that, Randall hit Laravia in a single, leading by 1 point in the last 10 seconds. Then Xiaoli hit the buzzer and they defeated the Timberwolves 116-115.

Randall is on full fire

The best performer for the Timberwolves in this campaign is Randall. After leaving New York, Randall's game attitude and personal state have indeed become better. Without the lavish lifestyle, he also He played at the level of a top second player. Edwards was absent in this campaign, and Randall fulfilled his responsibilities as a leader. He made 10 of 20 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal. He stayed with the team for 100 million yuan in three years. This signing of the Timberwolves is a great value.

The biggest problem for the Timberwolves now is their bench firepower. Due to Walker's departure, the Timberwolves have now exposed the problem of their lack of bench firepower. Except for Reid, others have almost no stable scoring ability. The team even sometimes needs to use a sharp knife like Hyland. They originally expected two young players, Shannon and Dillingham, to stand up. As a result, these two did not get many opportunities in their rookie season and are not yet adapted to the rhythm of the league.

If the Timberwolves want to continue to compete in the conference finals this season, they will definitely take action at the trade deadline to introduce a suitable substitute firepower. Otherwise, it will be difficult to perform well in the Western Conference with only the current lineup. Why was Edwards injured at the start of the game? I think it may be that he trained too hard in the offseason. He is a player who gets stronger every offseason when he comes back, and he has worked hard in the offseason.

The Lakers introduced the fourth core for 16 million?

The best performer for the Lakers in this campaign is Xiaoli. In this game, the Timberwolves put a lot of defensive pressure on Xiaoli in order to win, which also made his offensive efficiency not very ideal. However, Xiaoli can not only score, but his passing is also great. In this campaign, Xiaoli made 8 of 22 shots and 3 of 10 three-pointers. He scored 26 points, 16 assists and 2 steals. In this game, under his guidance, Laravia was activated. He made 10 of 11 shots and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Laravia has been questioned a lot in the past few games. After all, he can't make three-pointers and can't defend well. In this game, his outside firepower is opened up. If he can maintain today's firepower, he can firmly sit in the Lakers' rotation. Hachimura made 7 of 12 shots and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Hachimura and Kozato are expected to get big contract extensions from the Lakers during the offseason, but Vincent is in trouble. He was injured again at the start of the game and his performance was not good.

Ayton continued his outstanding performance in this campaign. He made 8 of 10 shots and scored 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Ayton played hard today. This game completely destroyed Gobert. I feel that Ayton has played in the past few games. Playing harder and harder, this is what Lakers fans want to see. Now Ayton is the team's second choice. When James and Doncic return, although he will become the fourth choice, he will have more opportunities. It is only 16 million in two years, which is a great value.

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