The NBA playoffs continue and have now come to the division semifinals, in which the Timberwolves and Nuggets are progressing relatively fast and have taken the lead in G2. The first two games were at home for the Nuggets, but the defending champions were beaten 0-2. In G1, Edwards broke out and scored 43 points, which made people think that the Nuggets' loss was just an accident, but in G2, the Timberwolves showed super defensive ability, allowing the Nuggets to make 19 turnovers in a single game and only score 80 points. The last time the defending champions scored 80 points, it was already the 2013 Heat, which is indeed very rare and completely limited.
Next, the two sides will move to the Timberwolves' home target center arena, which has not reached the second round of the playoffs for many years, and it is believed that the long-accumulated emotions of the fans will explode in G3, and the pressure on the Nuggets players will be even greater. The game will be played on May 11 at 9:30 a.m. Beijing time, and will also be broadcast live on our CCTV5 channel: Jokic 4 years and 3 MVPs, Murray escaped suspension, and the Timberwolves become big winners
The MVP officially announced the MVP award for this season's regular season, and Jokic was re-elected, according to the voting results, Jokic got 79 of the 99 first-place votes, with a total score of 926 points, which can be said to be a huge margin to be elected MVP. He averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the regular season, shooting 58.3% from the field, leading the Nuggets to the second place in the West. This is also Jokic's third MVP in 4 years, surpassing Brother Alphabet and Curry in the number of MVPs, second only to James in the current roster, and in NBA history, it can also rank more than 6th. But O'Neal has a different opinion on this, and he thinks that SGA is more worthy of this year's MVP.
The G2 rout also caused the Nuggets players to have a mental breakdown, especially Murray was the key defensive target of the Timberwolves, he only made 3 of 18 shots, but there were 4 turnovers, and there was nothing to do in the face of the Timberwolves' bag. When he was substituted, Murray threw things into the court on the sidelines, a move that was also punished by the NBA with $100,000. However, because of the sincerity of admitting mistakes and not making such mistakes before, the NBA still opened the net and did not ban Murray, otherwise the Nuggets would lose a big player and the playoffs would be more difficult.
Let's talk about the Timberwolves, the playoffs have been very strong so far, still with a 6-0 record, and they have not tasted a defeat, which is definitely not accidental. Their defense is number one in the league, and the whole team has put a lot of effort into the defensive end from top to bottom. On the offensive end, it is Edwards and Don Stordy, who averaged 32.3 points per game in the playoffs this year, scored 40+ points twice, and has evolved into a superstar. In addition, the Timberwolves are also considered to be the big winners this season, Gobert just won the DPOY award, Reed and Conley, who also won the best sixth and best teammate awards earlier, and the Timberwolves are the team with the most awards this season. In addition, they have already stepped into the Western Finals with half a foot, and they are indeed full of harvest. Do you think G3, is it the Nuggets who pull back a city, or the Timberwolves who take advantage of the victory to chase after it?