In a triple-double, Julius Randle pushes the Nets a little further

After a tough loss to the Sixers the day before, the Nets still hosted the Minnesota team amputatedAnthony Edwards with the hope of securing the first win of the season. Despite the absence of Michael Porter Jr. on the Brooklyn side, the beginning of the match was complicated for Minnesota, who initially lost the ball in the attack and could not contain the Nets on the other side of the court. Jordi Fernandez’s players signed a series in which they scored six baskets in a row and created the first gap (17-10).

After ten minutes chasing the result, the Wolves managed to take the lead thanks to Rudy Gobert (15 points, 12 rebounds). The Frenchman equalizes, initially, and then, in the next possession, serves it Julius Randle (19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) for the advantage of Minnesota (27-25). However, in the last second of this first act, at 3 points, Zaire Williams tie between the two teams (28-28).

If the Wolves create an eight-point deficit again, the Nets don’t sink and count on a 3-pointer from Terrance Mann and 2+1 of Jalen Wilson to briefly take control before Donte DiVincenzo (25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists) does not respond in a row behind the arc (42-40).

A devastating shower of threes

Thus, Minnesota leads by four points entering the locker room and accelerates after the break. Rudy Gobert shines in the racket of the Nets, and Julius Randle served him again to give the visitors a ten-length lead, except that Brooklyn still holds. The locals count on Ziaire Williams’ 3+1 to get back in front, but it’s still Minnesota who leads the debate in the final act (91-88).

The Wolves started the fourth quarter strong with a 9-2 run before definitively burying the Nets. Donte DiVincenzo connects two arrows at long range and then follows up Naz Reid who also adds two, including one on the decisive pass from Julius Randle, allowing him to confirm his first triple-double in the regular season under the colors of the Wolves.

This sequence allows Minnesota to take a twenty point lead and seal the fate of this matchup. After this heat wave, the two coaches decide to open their bench, a chance to see each other briefly Nolan Traore etc Joan Beringer three minutes during which neither will score a single point.

In the end, Minnesota won 125-109 and handed the Nets their seventh straight loss in as many outings.

WHAT TO REMEMBER:

– Hot 3-point shot to kill the match. Since the beginning of the season, Brooklyn’s opponents are shooting 42% from 3-point rangethe worst defense in this drill in the NBA, and it is this problem in defending the 3-point line that is costing the Nets games in the final quarter. Jordi Fernandez’s men suffered a streak in which they conceded four 3-pointers in almost a row without being able to respond on offense, allowing Minnesota to take a twenty-point lead and win this matchup.

– First triple-double for Julius Randle. Without Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle took over for the Wolves, offering himself his first triple-double (in the regular season) in Minnesota colors with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He was the first to pass at the start of the match and allowed his team to take the first advantage of the match. Then, at the end of the game, it was he who found Naz Reed in the corner and hit a shot from behind the arc that sealed the fate of this match.

– Still no victory in Brooklyn… If all the Wolves players could respond to the absence of Anthony Edwards, it was much more complicated on the Nets side. Without Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn’s offense was underpowered. If Cam Thomas had a good first half with 19 points on 8/13 shooting, his second part of the night was more complicated and he certainly finished with 25 points, but a very average 10/24. In the end, the Nets didn’t last long and still haven’t won a game this season and have a record of zero wins and seven losses.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.