On May 7, Beijing time, the NBA Western Conference semifinals continued, and the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 80-106 at home, falling behind 0-2 in the series. The game was completely one-sided, the Timberwolves still had the absolute upper hand on the court in the absence of Gobert, took the initiative early on the court, took a 26-point lead at halftime, and once took a 32-point lead in the second half, and the game lost suspense early.
The Nuggets were completely suppressed by the Timberwolves in the last game, but I didn't expect that there was not much improvement this time, especially the backcourt core Murray, who was a little powerless in the face of the Timberwolves' defense, and could no longer play a strong performance in the series with the Lakers. The Timberwolves always have tall and long-arm players who limit him, making it difficult for him to get easy shots, and in the face of such a tight defense, he directly lost his mental balance, and even threw a warm baby into the court.
When the Timberwolves were attacking, Murray sat on the bench and threw a warm baby into the court, but fortunately did not hit the player. However, his irrational behavior will basically be punished by the alliance, and it is likely to be a big fine. It can be seen from this action that Murray's emotions have been out of control, he has never been able to carry out his own rhythm on the court, and he has not been able to give more help to the team at all, so he can only watch the point difference being pulled apart step by step, and his mentality has collapsed directly.
Murray played 36 minutes in the game, shooting 3-of-18, 0-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, finishing with 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, and also had 4 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -16. In addition, he is also counting money like a referee on the field, which is really incompetent. You know, in the first round, Murray was infinitely beautiful, sending 2 finals to help the team eliminate the Lakers 4-1. And this time the Timberwolves gave him significantly more "care", and once he can't stand up, it will still be difficult for the Nuggets to turn the situation around.
Due to the team's dismal performance, it also completely disappointed the home fans, who directly chanted "Timberwolves 4-0 sweep" in the final stage of the game. Now the Nuggets have fallen into a desperate situation, losing all of their first 2 home games, and the next 2 games will go to the road, and the situation is still very unfavorable. In NBA history, only five teams have come back from losing two home games in a row and falling behind 2-0, most recently the '21 Clippers, who came back to beat the Mavericks.