The NBA playoffs continue, with the Nuggets hosting the Timberwolves G2 game. Before the game, most fans predicted that the Nuggets would win the game easily, because the difference between the two teams was too great. After the game began, the Nuggets quickly dominated the court, and both the offensive and defensive ends could fully suppress the Timberwolves. In the first half, the Nuggets led by 16 points. Entering the second half, the Timberwolves blew the clarion call and completed the comeback for a while. However, in the final moments, the Nuggets withstood the pressure to defeat the Timberwolves 122-113 to lead the series 2-0.
Objectively speaking, the Nuggets can win because Jokic and Murray are too strong. Jokic played 37 minutes on both offensive and defensive lines, shooting 10-of-19 from the field, including 1-of-3 three-pointers and 6-of-9 free throws, scoring 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Murray's team's super scorer, played 38 minutes in the game, shooting 13 of 22, including 6 of 10 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, 40 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals. To borrow a phrase from a fan, Jokic and Murray beat the Timberwolves inside and out without a temper.
After talking about the Nuggets, let's talk about the Timberwolves. Truth be told, the Timberwolves' best player in this game was Edwards. Edwards played 41 minutes and shot 14 of 23, including 6 of 10 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 41 points and 4 assists. After the whole game, Edwards is the same existence as no solution, and the Nuggets can't prevent him at all. I believe, seeing that there are fans here, they will ask again, since Edwards is so strong, why are the Timberwolves still playing so hard? In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, that is, the leader of the Timberwolves, Downs, is too weak. Or it can also be said that Timberwolves leader Towns dragged the team back, and he once again used the phrase "bullying the soft and fearing the hard" to the fullest.
Towns played 34 minutes, shooting 3-of-12, including 2-of-5 three-pointers, and scored 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 turnovers, and 5 fouls. I don't know, what is the first thing that comes to mind after reading this data? Anyway, the first thing that comes to my mind after reading this data is that Downs has been avoiding Jokic all the game. Why do you say that? How can you be convinced that Downs is a big center, a strong interior player, and as an inside player who doesn't play inside but shoots three points from the outside, how can you be convincing? Also, on the defensive end, Downs also pulled directly to the outside line, allowing Gobert to defend Jokic. Of course, this way you Downs can save a lot of physical strength, but the saved physical energy is all on shooting three-pointers, such a style of play Edwards really can't move.
In fact, not only this game, but also this style of play in the G1 game, hiding when he meets Jokic, it is really a playoff game Downs will beat his value plummeting. Speaking of which, I think of the phrase that everyone often says, "Downs sees Jokic as his brother". In fact, this sentence is not entirely true, it should be that Towns will play very poorly as long as he encounters a team with a strong center, which is why everyone will say that Towns is a pseudo-superstar, which is why the Timberwolves are full of talent but cannot break through. To put it bluntly, Downs' bullying personality is not suitable for being the leader of a team.