On May 5th, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs semifinals officially started today!
Edwards hit a 3-point shot to start the first quarter of the game, Towns hit a two-point shot to add icing on the cake, and the Timberwolves played a 9-0 dream start on the back! In the first half of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets all over the ground under the leadership of Huazi! The Nuggets only recovered in the last two minutes of the game and overtook the score with a wave of offensive climax! Huazi scored 16 points in a single quarter in the first quarter of the game, and was caught up by the Nuggets in the final stage to overtake the score 25-23!
Downs hit a 2-point shot to start the second quarter of the game! In the first half of the game, both sides had a lot of defensive intensity, and the scoring efficiency of both sides was very low, and the Nuggets who were fighting at home still maintained the lead in the score under the tandem of Mr. Yoo! But in the second half of the game, Huazi's sudden outburst helped the Wolves narrow the gap! Mr. Yoo scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter to beat Huazi with 9 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, and the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 44-40 in the first half!
Towns hit a 3-point shot to start the second half of the game, and the Nuggets big man Murray, who didn't score a point in the first half, finally hit a difficult 3-point shot to break the scoring drought! But the Timberwolves found an offensive feeling in this quarter of the game, Huazi was still strong, Towns and Conley Sr. both scored 11 points in a single quarter, and Walker also scored 3 points! Their play allowed the Timberwolves to overtake the score 73-71 in the third quarter!
Murray made free throws to tie the score to start the final quarter of the game, and the two sides were very close! Murray stepped up in time to take over the game in this quarter, but this time his opponent was Edwards, and it was not easy to open the score! Reed, the best sixth man of the Timberwolves, scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the final quarter to help the Timberwolves win 105-98 away from the Nuggets to a good start!
In this game, Edwards had 43 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Towns had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert had 6 points and 12 rebounds, and Conley had 14+4+10!