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46 points + 44 points + 44 points! First in history! Thanks to the transaction, the top scorer finally began to rise

3:38am, 26 May 2025Basketball

This season, many major deals have been born in the NBA, most of which have changed the league structure. The craziest thing is the exchange between Doncic and Davis. Doncic's arrival greatly increases the lower limit of the Lakers, and the Lakers are rushing to third place in the Western Conference in the regular season. Although their performance in the playoffs was unsatisfactory, they definitely won the future and gained a dominant new generation superstar. James reached the age of retirement, and the Lakers didn't have to worry about changing the team core. Butler's deal to join the Warriors has brought the Warriors back to life this season and counterattacked and entered the playoffs. Fox also goes to the Spurs. Although the Spurs are still out of the regular season this year, with the joint efforts of Wenban + Fox, they have a great hope of ushering in a gorgeous transformation next season and becoming a playoff-level team.

Of course, if you want to say that the most worthwhile deal this season is definitely the Timberwolves and the Knicks. At the end of last year's offseason, the Timberwolves sent Towns, getting Randall, Divincenzo and a first round from the Knicks, which shocked the entire league. After all, Towns has been working hard for so many years with the Timberwolves, and they are also the No. 1 pick they have trained. Moreover, the Timberwolves' lineup has stabilized last season, and the two tower combinations of Towns and Gobert are becoming more and more tacit. They just started to make a move and entered the Western Conference Finals last year and entered the championship window period, but the management suddenly traded Towns. At that time, almost no one was optimistic about this deal. The Knicks reduced the lineup depth for Saha Downs, while the Timberwolves were even more outrageous. They split up the super lineup that was expected to compete for the championship in exchange for the most valuable player Randle.

However, looking back now, this deal is a win-win situation. The Timberwolves and the Knicks both made it to the division finals and became the NBA Finals this year. Randall, who has been criticized for the past playoffs, has ushered in super evolution this year. Until now, Randall's shooting percentage has reached 51%, 14 percentage points more than his last playoffs. After joining the Knicks, Towns' various data have also been steadily improving. Since the Knicks are still lacking in the interior, Towns can get more playing time and ball rights here. During the regular season, he averaged 24.4 points and 12.8 rebounds in a large double-double average, ranking second in the league in rebounds per game. His average second offensive score reached 4.2 points, second only to Sao Little. This year is also three years after he was selected for the All-American team again. In the regular season, Towns also scored 44 points and 13 rebounds in the Heat. In the two games against the Bulls, he scored 46 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and 44 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Facing his old club, the Timberwolves, Towns scored 32 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists, making all three-pointers and 5 shots, becoming the first player in NBA history to get such data and hit at least 5 three-pointers. He scored 46 points and scored 44 points! The first person in history! Thanks to the transaction, the super No. 1 pick has risen wildly. As the No. 1 pick 10 years ago, Towns is definitely not a good person. He has always been very dedicated during the Timberwolves' time, but he has always been lukewarm. His ability to lead the team seems to be a little bit interesting and it is difficult to break the upper limit. In the past two years, Towns' personal ability has only significantly improved.

is mainly reflected in the defensive end. When cooperating with Gobert, Towns also learned a lot of defensive experience. Last season's regular season, his defensive efficiency once entered the top three in the league with Gobert. After coming to the Knicks, Towns' defensive deterrence declined, but it was not as bad as he was in the early stages of his career. During this year's playoffs, Towns also had many highlight moments. For example, in the G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, he scored 35 points and 12 rebounds, becoming the first player in the Knicks history to score 30+10 rebounds in a single game in the playoffs since Carmelo Anthony in 2011. Of course to be honest, this season's playoffs, Towns' overall performance is still slightly bad, and his average data has declined greatly compared to the regular season, and he can only average 20.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

There is a reason for this. Towns is still a little struggling when facing high-intensity games. His shooting ability is top-notch in the center, and his static talent, height and size are not at a disadvantage. Unfortunately, the confrontation is a little poor, and his ability to create damage in the penalty area is too weak. In comparison, Embiid is actually afraid of confrontation and is soft and soft in the penalty area, but the key is that he will hit the bullet and cause damage. Towns does not have the ability to act, and he makes mistakes after the inside confrontation and cannot get a whistle. This is also the difference between him and Embiid. In any case, it is quite consistent with expectations that the Knicks can enter the Eastern Conference Finals this year, and they still have the chance to reach the finals. When talking about the passive situation in the series, Towns also said: "We have put ourselves in a dilemma. We can no longer continue to be like this. We must show execution. We can lose two games in a row, and of course we can win two games in a row." Do you think the Knicks have the possibility of a comeback?

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