NBA Western Conference Semifinals G2, Timberwolves away vs. Nuggets, Gobert was absent because of his wife and children, Chinese national team player Li Kaier replaced the starter, Gobert was not there, Towns's inside role will be more important, he not only has to continue to output on the offensive end, but also participate more in the defense of Jokic, the Timberwolves' twin tower lineup has become Downs' one-man show.
The Timberwolves are missing a very critical barrier on the defensive end of the interior line, although they lost Gobert, Towns has height and weight, many people hope that he can dominate the interior like O'Neal, but Towns likes to play with technology, today Downs is very versatile in his outside shooting, and there is no way to play the Nuggets defense, Edwards does not have much offense at the beginning, but no one dares to relax their vigilance against Edwards, the current Timberwolves are really strong!
Kyle Lee is a playmaker-oriented forward who is everywhere when he comes on the court, assisting, scoring, defending, and stealing quite well-rounded! The Timberwolves counterattacked, his teammates didn't score three-point shots, Li Kaier followed up in the middle and made up for the ball, Li Kaier played this Tai Chi feeling!
The Timberwolves are not only excellent offensively, the best thing they did in these two games was to lock up Jamal Murray, Murray was very active when he played the Lakers, and completed two kills, the Lakers' Russell and Reaves were often blown up by Murray, but the Timberwolves were not afraid of Murray, their McDaniels, Edwards, Conley and other defense Murray was quite uncomfortable, and Edwards gave the Nuggets a headache on the offensive end, and the Nuggets faced the Timberwolves, and the backcourt was also blown up!!
After returning in the second half, the Timberwolves firmly controlled the situation, and the difference once widened to 30 points, although the Nuggets also stopped the bleeding in time to stop the decline, but the scene completely fell into passivity, and the Timberwolves maintained a advantage of about 20 points until the end. In the end, the Timberwolves won two consecutive games against the Nuggets and took a 2-0 lead in the overall score.
Half-time stats
- Nuggets: Gordon 15 points and 2 rebounds, Porter 4 points and 3 rebounds, Jokic 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, Murray 2 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Justin Holiday 6 points and 2 rebounds
- Timberwolves: Towns 20 points and 5 rebounds, Edwards 16 points and 3 assists, McDaniels 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Lee Kyle 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Conley 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Naz Reid 9 points, 3 rebounds and 5 blocks, Morris 2 points, Alexander Walker 8 points and 5 rebounds
Full-time data
Both sides start
Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Lee Kyle, Towns
Nuggets: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, Jokic
Wonderful tidbits
(1) The show is overturned! Huazi's fast attack continued to fall under his hips + change direction behind his back, shaking Reggie's knees
(2) What kind of defense is this! Jokic was blocked by two people under the basket Murray was also capped when he was about to make a shot
③36-20！ Towns converted and hit a three-point shot, and the Timberwolves led the Nuggets by 16 points at the beginning of the second quarter!
(4) The Timberwolves' defense made Murray almost immobilized, and the referee stared and couldn't find a foul
(5) It's broken again! Huazi faced the empty basket with both hands behind his head and roared and exploded the dunk, and the Nuggets were dead dead at home
(6) Am I a toy? Jokic was hatted twice on one offense! The third time I struck the iron, it was ......
(7) Slow work and meticulous work! Li Kaier "slowed Europe" and waited until the air-cut wheat helped his tomahawk buckle!
(8) I'm scared of being covered~ Murray counterattacked and took the basket straight to the basket and wanted to split the dunk with one hand
(9) I saw that the bag clip was even more energetic! Edwards turned back to the two of them and threw it back!