Buckled! Gobert was furious and provoked conflict, Edwards scored 29 points, and the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Nuggets

On November 2, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Nuggets 119-116 at home.

Timberwolves' McDaniels 10 points, Randle 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Gobert 17 points and 14 rebounds, Edwards 29 points and 4 assists, Reed 16 points and 3 blocks; For the Nuggets, Porter had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Gordon had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jokic had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals, and Braun had 14 points and 7 rebounds.

In the first quarter of the game, McDaniels scored 8 points in a row with mid-to-long-range shooting, Edwards hit a long-range shot, Gobert dunked with his back, and Edwards fired from the outside; Braun scored a layup, Porter scored a continuous attack, Gordon scored 2+1, Braun threw an open three-pointer, Porter and Braun continued to attack, and the two sides were deadlocked on the court to 16 draws. Murray made a pull-up jumper, Gordon scored a strong attack under the basket, and Jokic used his excellent personal ability to steal points one after another; Randle made an easy rebound, Reed hit a long-range shot, and the two sides were deadlocked at 25-all. Jokic continued to make a strong attack under the basket, and Strawther easily pulled the shot to score; Randle hit a long-range shot, Reed hit the basket and Edwards stepped back for a three-pointer to give the Timberwolves a 33-30 lead.

In the second quarter of the game, Gobert continued to wreak havoc on the opponent's basket, Conley made a long shot, DiVincenzo hit two three-pointers in a row, Gobert's basket offense scored, and the Timberwolves opened up the margin 49-33. Gordon and Porter made three three-pointers in a row, and then Porter and Gordon shot the mid-range in a row, Braun scored 2+1, Gordon hit the basket in a row, Porter's mid-range scored, and the Nuggets chased the score to 61-62. Randle hit a basket to give the Timberwolves a 64-61 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter of the game, Jokic made a strong attack under the basket, and Gordon fired from the outside and hit two three-pointers in a row; Edwards and Randle scored back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game at 72. Randle played 2+1, Gobert sent a series of dunks, Jokic picked a basket, Porter made a three-pointer and colored, and the Timberwolves led by a narrow margin of 79-78. Reed made a layup, Edwards hit a three-pointer from the corner, Gobert hit an open shot, and Reed's offense showed its power again, and the Timberwolves took a 90-81 advantage. Watson attacked strongly, and Tyson threw and hit to start catching up. At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves led 91-85.

In the final quarter of the game, Reed scored five points in a row by hitting the basket on the court, Conley hit a long-range shot, and the Timberwolves opened up a 12-point gap at 99-87. Porter and Gordon hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the Nuggets played well on the court to tie the score at 99-100. McDaniels violently stuffed the basket; Wei Shao and Porter hit back-to-back, and the Nuggets overtook the score 103-102. Porter made a basket, Wei Shao scored a layup, Braun yelled and provoked after dunking Gobert, causing Gobert to be angry, and put his hand around Braun's neck to try to drop him, and the referee awarded both sides a technical foul. Gordon hit another jumper to give the Nuggets a 114-104 lead. Walker hit two three-pointers, Edwards also scored three-pointers, and then Edwards made a key throw to put the Timberwolves up 117-116. Gobert then hit two free throws to give the Timberwolves a 119-116 lead. Jokic missed a three-point shot, and the Timberwolves narrowly won.

Starting lineup

Timberwolves: McDaniels, Randle, Gobert, Edwards, Conley

Nuggets: Porter, Gordon, Jokic, Braun, Murray