4011 times! Harden surpassed Kobe Bryant for 5th all-time turnovers The Timberwolves narrowly beat the Clippers to end a four-game losing streak

At 8:30 on November 30, Beijing time, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Clippers 93-92 in Group A of the NBA Cup, ending a four-game losing streak. Harden had four turnovers in this game, bringing his career total turnovers to 4,011, surpassing Kobe Bryant (4,010 turnovers) and ranking fifth on the NBA's all-time turnovers list.

Statistics

Clippers: Harden 20 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 steals and 4 turnovers, Zubac 16 points and 13 rebounds, Kevin Porter Jr. 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Batum 12 points, Coffey 12 points;

Timberwolves: Edwards 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Gobert 8 points and 12 rebounds, Conley 13 points and 3 assists, Randle 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, McDaniels 11 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Walker 12 points and 10 rebounds;

Background

In the NBA Cup sequence, the Clippers and Timberwolves are in the same Western Group A, and the Clippers previously lost to the Rockets but defeated the Kings, with 1 win and 1 loss in 2 games; On the other hand, the Timberwolves previously lost to the Trail Blazers, defeated the Kings and lost to the Rockets, with 1 win and 2 losses in 3 games. So far, Harden has hit 2,995 three-pointers in his career, just five short of the 3,000-goal mark; Harden, meanwhile, has a career turnover total of 4,007, just three shy of Kobe Bryant (4,010), who ranks fifth on the all-time turnover list. In addition, Clippers star Powell missed the game due to physical reasons.

Match replays

At the beginning of the game, Zubac singled out Gobert to hit a hook shot, and the Timberwolves immediately opened fire on the outside, with Randle, Edwards, Conley and McDaniels hitting three-pointers in turn, and the Timberwolves used a wave of scoring to build an eight-point lead. In the following period, Harden hit an open three-pointer and then assisted Zubac to score, and the Timberwolves led the team to stabilize the situation on the court a little by Walker and Edwards hitting three-pointers one after another. At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves felt cold, the Clippers seized the opportunity to instigate a counterattack, Harden hit a three-pointer again, Kevin Porter Jr. first broke through the layup to score and then made 3 fouls and 3 free throws, and the Clippers scored a small climax. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed by one point.

Entering the second quarter, Kevin Porter Jr. hit a shot to help the Clippers take a one-point lead, but the Timberwolves were immediately stepped up by Walker, who continued to score points through layups, three-pointers and rebounds with the ball, leading the Timberwolves to a wave of 14-2. Then, Harden led the Clippers to instigate a counterattack and once successfully approached the score, when Harden made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, the Clippers trailed by 6 points 41-47. Immediately afterward, the Timberwolves scored back-to-back free throws to regain their lead to double digits. At the end of the quarter, Zubac, Harden and Jones took turns holding the ball and attacking the opponent's interior to score points, and the Clippers once again closed the score. At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Clippers by six points at 53-47, and Harden scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in the half.

Yibian fought again, and the Clippers were full of firepower in the opening stage, and under the leadership of Coffey, Jones and others, they burst out a wave of scoring small climaxes, instantly tying the score. Then, Randle scored with the ball and Conley and Edwards hit three-pointers in turn, and the Timberwolves gave the opponent a wave of scoring climaxes, instantly establishing an 11-point lead. Zubac received the ball inside and singled out Gobert with a hook shot to stop the bleeding for the Clippers. In the following period, the shooting percentage of both sides dropped significantly, and both missed shots many times. It wasn't until the end of the quarter that Batum hit an open three-pointer, and Mann immediately broke the ball and hit a layup, and the Clippers managed to close the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves were 72-68.

In the final quarter, the two sides started the game on the outside, and when Batum hit a three-pointer again, the two sides tied at 80-80. Then, the Timberwolves shot 7-0 on the outside, the Clippers quickly gave the opponent a counterattack, Kevin Porter Jr. scored points one after another, and Harden scored 3+1, and the Clippers used this wave of 10-2 to turn the situation around by 1 point. Edwards then scored four straight points to give the Timberwolves a three-point lead. In the closing stages, Zubac scored a layup, and the Timberwolves ran out of time. In the end, the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Clippers by 1 point.

Both sides start

Clippers: Harden, Zubac, Dunn, Jones, Coffey;

Timberwolves: Edwards, Gobert, Conley, Randle, McDaniels;