Nuggets beat Wolves by 27 points! Jokic blasted 24+14+9 to blow up the three towers, and Gobert was not as good as it

Achenggao

2024-05-11 12:16Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 11th, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today's Western Conference semifinals Timberwolves vs. Nuggets officially started, after they lost all of their two home games in the Nuggets, this campaign came to Minnesota, the team also wants to get back a city, and the Timberwolves also inevitably want to win the game point, a vicious battle is inevitable, then let's briefly talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.

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Nuggets beat Wolves by 27 points! Jokic blasted 24+14+9 to blow up the three towers, and Gobert was not as good as it

At the beginning of the first quarter, Pope and Murray scored four points to win the team's lead, Edwards and Towns hit three-pointers in succession, and the two sides played very close in the first half of the quarter, but at the end of the quarter, Jokic and Murray scored successively to help the team lead by 9 points to end the first quarter. Porter Jr. and Murray scored in the second quarter to help the Nuggets establish a 20-point lead for a while, and then Edwards and Conley led the team to fight back, but the gains were limited, and the Timberwolves trailed by 15 points at halftime.

In the second quarter, Jaden and Edwards combined for 5 points to help the Timberwolves narrow the gap, Porter and Gordon hit three three-pointers in succession to help the team reextend the lead to more than 20 points, although Edwards was full of firepower after that, but the opponent blossomed more and more to make the point difference wider, and the Timberwolves were already behind by 27 points at the end of the third quarter. Although the Timberwolves didn't want to give up in the last quarter, they also failed to turn the tables in the face of a huge point difference, and finally they lost to the Nuggets 90-117, and the two sides came to the Nuggets 1-2 Timberwolves.

Nuggets bloom in more points

In this game, the Nuggets played a multi-point flowering situation, Jokic shot 10 of 18 from the field, 1 of 3 three-pointers got 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, Jokic was full of fire from the beginning of the game, he disrupted the opponent's defensive arrangement, and set an example on the offensive end, which is the key to the Nuggets being able to win, and it is estimated that Jokic will be like this in the next game, after all, he is the first person in the league, although the opponent has three towers, but as long as he exerts his strength, the three towers are still unbearable.

Murray also played the best game of the series so far, he seized the opportunity to block with Jokic and got space to shoot quickly, so he also improved his scoring efficiency, he shot 11-of-21 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range to get 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Porter Jr. also played very well in this game, shooting 6 of 10 from the field, 4 of 5 from three-point range, and got 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

The other two starters also played very well, Gordon shot 5 of 7 from the field, 3 of 4 from three-point range and got 13 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, if Gordon can play such a projection, the Timberwolves really can't bear it, after all, their defensive focus is on Jokic, and they will choose to let go of Gordon's three points, Pope got 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 3 of 6 shots in this game, and their starters played their due performance.

Judging from this game, there is still suspense in this round of the series, although the previous two home games were lost, but as long as Jokic makes a force, the Timberwolves are still difficult to parry, but the Nuggets also have shortcomings, their lineup is not thick enough, and I estimate that at least 6 games will be played in this round of the series.

Gobert is not as good as not

Edwards did his best in this game, he shot 8 of 15 from the field, 3 of 8 from three-point range and got 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, the opponent hit Edwards with various pinching attacks, so he also passed a lot of balls to his teammates, but they did not seize the opportunity, Downs shot 4 of 7 in this game, 4 of 5 three-pointers got 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The main reason for the team's loss in this game was Gobert, to be honest, if it weren't for him, maybe the Timberwolves wouldn't be so tired, in the first quarter of the game he was eaten by Gobert in various ways, and Murray also hit him on various points after blocking and changing defenses, because he was on the court, Jokic also dared to defend it, because Gobert did not have low-post offensive skills, and any player could resist him on the inside.

His presence affected the play of Reed and Towns, the offense of the team without him played well in the last game, and the defense was able to do a good rotation, to be honest, Gobert is still a cash machine level player in the playoffs, he can't defend against small players, and he can't defend against the top inside, before that, it was just that the Timberwolves' overall defense was too strong to cover up his defensive shortcomings, and his defense in the playoffs was still not trustworthy.

In this game, the Nuggets have found a way to target the Timberwolves, and then it depends on how the Timberwolves adjust, to be honest, I think it is a wise choice to reduce Gobert's playing time and let the team speed up more to consume Jokic.

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