In this season's NBA Western Conference, the rise of young teams has become the main theme, under the leadership of Alexander, the Thunder team overwhelmed a group of giants and played the first record in the West, and the Timberwolves are also under the leadership of the double champion Lang Towns and Edwards, and the third in the West into the playoffs, and in the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder and the Timberwolves have played a newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger's momentum, swept the Pelicans and Suns respectively, and advanced to the second round, once established a 14-point lead, and although Jokic was limited by Gobert, resulting in an individual performance that was not up to average, he still relied on his all-around performance to help the Nuggets tenaciously achieve a comeback in the final quarter, but the Timberwolves played a more efficient offense at critical moments, and finally won 106-99 and conquered the Nuggets' devil's home court!
The duo went on a rampage, and Edwards locked Murray
The Timberwolves have been able to make great progress this season, and the double champion has contributed a lot, especially Edwards has grown into the league's best backcourt player, and the confrontation between Huazi and champion guard Murray has become the biggest attraction, from the perspective of the player's personal performance, Edwards beat Murray, and the defensive end made the latter 0 of 5 in the first half, without 1 point, and scored zero in the first half of the playoffs for the first time in his career, although the state of the second half improved, but Murray only returned 17 points with 14 shots, on the other hand, Edwards hit 17 of 29 shots and handed over 43+7+3+1+2 comprehensive personal data.
Edwards's rampage, to the maximum extent to contain the Nuggets' defensive attention, which also gave Towns a chance to stabilize the output, although this game Downs fell into foul trouble early, but his efficiency was very high, 13 shots 8 of 20 points, in addition to 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the double champion Lang's play, is also the reason why the Timberwolves can conquer the Denver Plateau away.
Goebel embodies the value, and the teacher loses his magic
In the first round of the playoffs with the Lakers, Jokic was an inexplicable existence, efficient scoring, and a strong passing with a strong sense of the big picture, so that Jokic was able to play very gorgeous personal data every game, but this time Jokic met Gobert, the best defensive player, and the French tower also proved his worth.
Under Gobert's key care, Jokic only hit 11 of his 25 shots in the game, although he scored 32 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, but his personal scoring efficiency was not high, and there were a game-high 7 turnovers, which is why many fans said that Mr. Jokic did not have the magic of the Lakers in the first round.
From the Suns who swept the Big Three in the first round, you can see the combat effectiveness and competitiveness of this Timberwolves, and now in the first game of the second round, they defeated the defending champion Nuggets on the road, taking away the home court advantage of the series, and it is a testament to their strength, Edwards, who has attracted countless fans in the playoffs, can lead the team to eliminate the defending champion Nuggets, which has become the biggest concern of fans in this round of the series!