On May 7, the NBA playoffs continued in the Western Conference semifinals, and the Nuggets hosted Game 2 of the series against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves led the way from the first quarter in this game, and since then they have been gaining more and more advantages. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 106-80 to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Nuggets: Jokic 16 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, Gordon 20 points, Murray 8 points and 13 assists, Holiday 13 points.
Timberwolves: Towns 27 points and 11 rebounds, Edwards 27 points and 7 assists, Walker 14 points and 6 rebounds, Reed 14 points, Lee Kyle 6 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
In the first quarter of the game, Towns was in good shape, scoring consecutive points to lead the Timberwolves to take an early lead, and the Timberwolves led the Nuggets 15-9 halfway through the first quarter. Gordon scored eight straight points to lead the Nuggets to 17-18 with just one point behind. But then the Timberwolves ended the first quarter with a 10-3 run in the final four minutes, and the Timberwolves led the Nuggets by eight points at 28-20 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Timberwolves were full of three-point firepower, Reed, Towns, Walker and others hit three-pointers one after another, and the difference between the two sides widened to 20 points at 8:05. In the second half, the Timberwolves played another scoring climax, and a 14-3 attack wave stretched the gap to 28 points. At halftime, the Timberwolves led 61-35.
The Timberwolves continued to extend their lead in the third quarter, with Walker's three-point shot at 7:20 to help the Timberwolves lead by 32 points at 73-41. The Timberwolves, who led by a large margin, slackened a bit, and the Nuggets went on a scoring surge in the final four and a half minutes, with a 10-2 run that put the Nuggets at 60-82 at the end of the third quarter.
Midway through the final quarter, Towns hit a three-pointer and Edwards threw up another two points, and the Timberwolves stretched the gap to 25 points at 95-70. After that, the Nuggets were unable to chase the difference to within 20 points, and the Nuggets took a timeout in the last 3 minutes and 29 seconds, and the game lost suspense in advance. In the end, the game was over, and the Timberwolves won 106-80.