Send the Pacers to a 3-game losing streak! Hua Zi retired due to injury, Randall scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Sika scored 33+10+8 in the air.

After defeating the Trail Blazers and losing to the Lakers on the road in the first two games, the Timberwolves returned to home to face the Pacers today. They finally defeated the Pacers 114-110 and gave the Pacers a 3-game losing streak.

It is worth mentioning that the two teams have reached the conference finals in the past two seasons, and the Pacers also reached the finals last season. However, because Haliburton suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury, the two teams were not equal in strength. However, Edwards only played 3 minutes today and retired early with only 5 points. Both teams were missing a core player. The whole game was very stalemate, and the winner was not decided until the last moment.

Randall led the team alone today and performed very well. He played 38 minutes, making 11 of 18 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 8 of 10 free throws. He scored a team-high 31 points, plus 4 rebounds and 6 assists. In the first half, when Edwards was injured and retired, Randall played 19 minutes, making 7 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 5 free throws. He already scored a half-high 20 points plus 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

DiVincenzo started for 38 minutes, making 8 of 13 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Reed regained his form and came off the bench for 23 minutes. He made 6 of 12 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, with a plus-minus value of +5.

Gobert was also very impressive. He played 34 minutes, made 6 of 7 shots, 2 of 7 free throws, scored 14 points, 19 rebounds, and 2 blocks, a double-double with a plus-minus value of +6. McDaniels had a poor touch. He played 35 minutes and made 5 of 13 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and only scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.

For the Pacers, Siakam also led the team with a single core and performed very well. He played 36 minutes and made 11 of 24 field goals, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 8 of 12 free throws, and a near-triple-double of 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. However, he failed to lead the Pacers to their first victory. As a team in last season's finals, the Pacers lost their first three games in a row.

Smith performed steadily on the offensive end. He played 35 minutes and made 6 of 17 shots, 5 of 12 three-pointers, 1 of 3 free throws, 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, including 4 offensive rebounds, with a plus-minus value of +7. Bradley felt good. He came off the bench for 25 minutes, made 6 of 7 shots, and contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds.