The preseason has turned into the regular season! The Western Conference giants almost made a comeback with 24 points, and Edwards had a small test of his skills with 17 points.

On October 8, the NBA preseason continued, with the Timberwolves playing against the Pacers at home. In this game, the Pacers entered the state early and quickly took the initiative on the court. They once established a 24-point lead. However, the Timberwolves launched a crazy counterattack and directly tied the score in the final quarter. In overtime, the two teams also went back and forth, and the point difference never widened. Freeman failed to make a three-pointer. In the end, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 135-134.

I really didn’t expect that a preseason game would go into overtime. The game was very intense and had a bit of a regular season feel. Role players also took advantage of this rare opportunity. The main players of the Timberwolves only played in the first half, and the role players launched a crazy counterattack in the second half, especially in the last quarter, scoring 42 points in a single quarter, beating the opponent by 13 points to equalize the score and force overtime. In overtime, the Timberwolves Freeman hit a three-pointer to take the lead, but then he also missed the winning three-pointer. In the end, the Timberwolves missed the 24-point comeback.

As a powerful player in the Western Conference, the Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference finals in the past two seasons, and they want to go further in the new season. This time the team's main players also appeared, starting with Conley, Edwards, Reed, Randall and Gobert, but they only played more than 10 minutes. Edwards also had a small test of his skills. He played 18 minutes and made 6 of 15, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 17 points and 2 assists; Randall contributed 14 points and Reed 10 points.

In addition, Zhuzan on the bench felt hot, scoring 6 of 8 three-pointers and scoring a game-high 20 points; former Clippers player Hyland scored 11 points and 2 steals on 3 of 5 three-pointers. The Timberwolves really almost completed a 24-point comeback, but they failed to seize the final opportunity. The team's overall performance was not bad, and they did not give up even after falling behind by a big score. Their performance is still worthy of recognition.

Haliburton was absent for the Pacers, and he played less than 15 minutes in the starting lineup. Siakam scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, and Nesmith scored 12 points. However, the team's McConnell suffered an injury and exited the game early. In addition, Wiseman returned and scored 5 points and 4 rebounds on 2-for-2 shooting; while Dennis on the bench scored 16 points and 5 assists on 4-for-6 three-pointers. All the points came in the final quarter and overtime, which was the key for the team to withstand the Timberwolves' counterattack.