43+7+3!Kill the Nuggets alone!Under the age of 23, the fourth person in NBA history

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2024-05-05 10:00Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

On May 5, Beijing time, the second round of the NBA playoffs in the Western Conference G1, the Nuggets played the Timberwolves at home. Jokic averaged 28.2 points, 16.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game against the Lakers in the first round, shooting 59.1% from the field. Edwards faced the Suns in the first round, averaging 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, shooting 51.2% from the field and 43.8% from three-point range.

Compared to last year's championship-winning roster, the Nuggets' biggest problem is the decline in bench strength. In the 2023 offseason, Bruce Brown and Jeff Green left the team. Last season, Brown averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and Green averaged 7.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Let's take a look at the Nuggets' current bench: Justin Holiday , Braun, Watson......

Speaking of today's game, the Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, Jokic. Timberwolves starters: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert. The Nuggets still started slowly, with the Timberwolves hitting an 18-4 run in seven minutes, Edwards scoring 13 of those points, and Malone calling two timeouts in a row.

In the last 5 minutes of the first quarter, the Nuggets exploded 21-3 and directly completed the overtake. Porter Jr. scored 9 points in a single quarter in 3 out of 5, and 2 out of 7 was also 9 points in the score. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by two points at 25-23. Edwards scored 16 points in the first quarter, and Madan and Conley combined for 0-of-6! Murray didn't play well, scoring 0-of-3 in the first quarter.

The shooting percentages of both teams continued to decline in the second quarter, with the Nuggets scoring 19 points in the quarter and the Timberwolves scoring 17 points in the quarter. Reed, McDaniels and Conley, the guy combined for 0-of-12 in the first half. On the Nuggets side, Murray, Holiday and Watson were 0-of-8 in the first half. The Nuggets made 5-of-15 three-pointers and the Timberwolves made 4-of-15 three-pointers.

At halftime, the Nuggets led by four points at 44-40, as if they were back in the playoffs 20 years ago. Edwards slashed 25 points and 4 boards on 10-of-17 shooting, and Jokic scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 5-of-14 shooting!

The scores of the two teams were tight, and no one could pull away. Murray picked up his hand, scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in the quarter. Conley was even more fierce, scoring 11 points in a row on 4-of-4 shooting in the third quarter! Seeing his teammates shoot away, Huazi reduced his shots. The Timberwolves won by six points at 33-27 in the first quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led 73-71. Huazi 31+6, about the teacher 22+5+7!

In the final quarter, Conley and Murray exchanged three-pointers, and with 8 minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, the Nuggets led by one point at 81-80, and Towns made five offs at the break. Jokic had too many three-pointers and too many turnovers today. Porter Jr. scored four points in the third quarter and three points in the fourth. The momentum of the game came to the side of the Timberwolves, and in 1 minute and 36 seconds, Huazi hit a backward shot to kill the game!

Although Jokic and Pope hit three-point shots, the game was out of suspense. The Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 106-99 on the road, leading 1-0 in the overall score! Edwards shot 17-of-29 from the field and blasted 43 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and he was not yet 23 years old. Jokic had 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, made 2-of-9 three-pointers, and had seven turnovers.

Edwards scored at least 35 points in the playoffs for the sixth time in his career, compared to only four times in Timberwolves history. Before the age of 23, he had 3 consecutive playoffs with 35+, and Huazi was the fourth person in NBA history! Gobert only scored 6 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, but he prevented Mr. Yoo! Finally, let's take a look at the game data and tell me how you feel:

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