Reject 0-3! The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves by 27 points, Murray recovered, and Jokic dominated the interior

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-05-11 12:15Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creators

On May 11, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs division semifinals G3, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 117-90 on the road, the team won G3, and the series score came to 1-2, and the Nuggets still fell behind. In this game, Murray found the crosshairs, he rebounded strongly and got 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Jokic steadily got 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, he dominated the paint area in this game, the Timberwolves couldn't prevent him inside, Porter Jr. also scored 21 points, and the three players on the team scored 20+ points. On the Timberwolves side, Huazi scored 19 points in 8 of 15 in this game, played averagely, Towns scored 14 points, and no player on the team scored more than 20 points.

In the first two games of the series between the two sides, the Nuggets swallowed two heavy defeats at home, and as the defending champions, they lost all two of their first two home games in the series, which also made the outside world think that the era of the Nuggets is over, and the Timberwolves will eliminate them as the new king. Before the start of this game, the outside world was optimistic that the Timberwolves would take the lead in getting the match point, because they were playing at home, and Gobert did not play in the last game, and the team also beat the Nuggets.

However, in the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets showed their determination to get back a city, Murray and Pope scored in a row, Jokic also scored hard under the basket, Porter Jr.'s difficult three-point shot was also secure, the Nuggets dominated the first quarter, and the team played a 28-20 offensive lead in a single quarter to lead the Timberwolves by 8 points.

In the second quarter of the game, the Timberwolves were trapped by the impact of fouls, the team's defensive players were not full, and the Nuggets seized the opportunity to play a continuous counterattack offense, they responded, Murray was in a hot state, and in the case of being booed by the fans all over the court, he carried the team's offensive banner, scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in a single quarter, and had scored 18 points at halftime, leading the team to beat the Timberwolves by 7 points again in a single quarter. By halftime, the Nuggets had a 15-point lead over the Timberwolves, and the team was completely in the driver's seat.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves wanted to get up, Edwards scored consecutive points and scored 10 points in a single quarter, but the performance of other players was not ideal, and the team had no way to face the Nuggets defense. And the Timberwolves' proud defense did not play in this game, the Nuggets were all soldiers, Jokic scored 13 points in a single quarter, Gordon also scored 11 points, the two players easily broke the Timberwolves inside, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves by 12 points in a single quarter, and the score gap came to 27 points.

In the final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves tried to narrow the difference, but the Nuggets did not give them a chance, Porter Jr. scored a three-point shot, Jokic got rid of the two players inside the defensive layup and then hit the layup, the team has maintained a lead of more than 25 points, and there is no intention to relax. With Porter Jr. hitting another three-pointer, Jokic scored an easy layup to give the Nuggets a 34-point lead in the final six minutes. The Timberwolves had no choice but to replace all their main forces, and the game completely entered the practice time. In the end, the Nuggets lost two games in a row, and they came to the road to win by 27 points, completely breaking the Timberwolves, and the series score came to 1-2, and the Timberwolves still lead.

The series was clearly just getting started, and after the Nuggets were the defending champions and they lost two games in a row, the team responded by rejecting a 3-0 deficit with a big win to continue the series suspense. When Murray found the shooting target and the team found a strategy to crack the Timberwolves' defense, the Nuggets still had the strength to beat their opponents, and their overall strength was still outstanding. This round of the series will be very exciting, the Nuggets and the Timberwolves are between the two, this battle Nuggets responded, and it is worth looking forward to whether the Timberwolves can rebound in G4.

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