Desperate Battle! The Nuggets sent the Timberwolves to their first defeat, slapped the doubters in the face, and rekindled the hope of advancing to the Western Conference finals

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2024-05-11 12:05Posted in Hebei Sports Creators

The Nuggets finally won the Western Conference semifinals, in the series with the Timberwolves, although the first two home games were lost, but in the G3 to Minnesota's away game, the defending champion Nuggets broke out strongly, led by Jokic, Murray and Gordon, they played the Timberwolves in advance, so that the game entered garbage time, the Nuggets won, the series was tied at 1-2, although still behind, but to avoid being 3-0 by the opponent to win the match point, see the hope of advancing to the Western Conference finals.

During the game, we once again saw the tacit cooperation and super strength of the Nuggets' starting five, Murray showed full offensive desire from the beginning, Jokic also threatened with passing and baskets, and Gordon exploded inside and shot three-pointers from the outside. There was also Graham Potter and Pope, who were also very efficient in attack. Holiday and Braun and Reggie also played well after coming on.

The previous back-to-back home defeats, even fiascos, caused many fans to look down on and even ridicule the defending champion Nuggets, believing that they would be eliminated or even swept by their opponents when they faced the tall and impactful Timberwolves, unable to bring the series back to Denver. But it is clear that the Nuggets used their performance to slap those who doubted in the face, and they won away from home in a desperate situation of falling behind 0-2 and 0-3 once they lost, and it was a big victory, which greatly boosted the morale of the whole team.

It was also the Timberwolves' first loss in the NBA playoffs this season, after they swept the Suns with Durant, Booker and Beal 4-0 in the first round, and won their first two games against the Nuggets, winning six straight games and making them the only team to win all of them in the playoffs. But now back at home, the Timberwolves were overwhelmed by the Nuggets, and it was a pity that they suffered their first defeat in the playoffs.

The Nuggets won, but the big score is still behind, the home court advantage of the series is still in the hands of the Timberwolves, and the next G4 is extremely critical for both sides, if the Timberwolves win, they will have the initiative to advance 3-1. If the Nuggets win, they will equalize the big score and regain home-court advantage, and then play Tianwangshan at home. So the next series G4 is played on the home court of the Timberwolves, which is extremely important for both sides.

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