On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves in overtime, leading 3-1 in the series, missing the first sweep in team history; Jokic shot 15 of 26 from the field, 5 of 8 from three-point range and scored 43 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Jokic scored 15 points alone in the third quarter, and led the team to equalize 12-0 in the last 2 minutes and 36 seconds of the final quarter, but unfortunately hit one of the key two free throws; In overtime, Jokic missed a three-point attempt, and finally lost G4 to advance to the next round, Jokic tied the playoff career record with 43 points, and was the first center in history to play 40+10 rebounds + 5 three-pointers.
Jokic ate 2 fouls early in the first quarter, but even so, Jokic remained on the court to lead the team, scoring 9 points and 6 rebounds in 9 minutes in the first quarter; After Jokic came off, the Nuggets bench went 9-0 before the Timberwolves regained the initiative.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets and Timberwolves played very closely, and in the final period of the first half, Gordon hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets led by four points at 52-48 at halftime, and Jokic had 14 points and eight rebounds in the half.
In the second half, Jokic was on fire on the offensive end in the third quarter, scoring 15 points in a single quarter, leading the team to nearly 10 points at one point, but then the Timberwolves fought back 23-9, and the desperate Wolves counterattacked.
The Timberwolves dominated most of the final quarter, leading by 12 points at 96-82 at 2:36 in the fourth quarter, and then Jokic hit a three-point shot to blow the clarion call, Porter Jr. hit two consecutive three-pointers, Jokic made a tough layup, made a foul at the key moment and hit one of two free throws (if both free throws are all hit, Jokic is expected to be the shootout), the Nuggets equalized the score 144 seconds 12-0, life and death moments, Edwards dribbled errors, Brown Jr. three-point timeout, the two teams went into overtime.
In overtime, Towns graduated six early fouls, Walker hit two consecutive bottom corner three-pointers, Jokic continued to lead the team to maintain suspense at key moments, Edwards key three-point to end suspense, Jokic continued to hit a three-point iron, and finally the Nuggets failed to reverse and did not have the opportunity to sweep the cut. Jokic left the game in frustration after the game, losing a fight and failing to end the series away, but the G5 are expected to win the first round at home.