Nuggets vs Timberwolves
The Nuggets, who fell behind 0-2 with a big score, went to the away road to start a G3 showdown in the Western Conference semifinals with the Timberwolves. Denver star Nikola Jokic recently won the regular season MVP award, and the Nuggets will be eager to win a second straight championship under his leadership. Minnesota interior big man Rudy Gobert won the regular season Defensive Player of the Year award, and under his leadership, the Timberwolves built a top-tier defensive system in the league. Nuggets backcourt giant Jamal Murray and forward giant Porter Jr. have both performed sluggishly in G2, and the two are eager to bottom out in this game. In this game, the two powerhouses once again dedicated a visual feast to the fans.
约基奇24+14+9，掘金完胜森林狼！穆雷波特大爆发，爱德华兹19+6！
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Pope and Murray hit singles one after another, Towns hit 2 long-range shots, Edwards and Porter fought on the outside, and Gordon and Gobert each had violent dunks. Porter scored 5 points with free throws, Conley and Reed teamed up with Murray, Jokic hit the basket in a row, Edwards and Walker each hit singles, and Murray and Holiday continued to work on the outside. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed 20-28, and Murray scored 8 points in a single quarter.
Murray defends Downs
In the second quarter, Murray, Holiday and Towns faced off on the outside, Murray and Porter continued their hot hand, Braun broke out from the bench to score consecutive points, and the Nuggets exploded into a 17-5 offensive frenzy to expand the difference to 20 points. Gobert and Edwards scored in the restricted area one after another, Conley scored from the outside, the Timberwolves chased 7 points in a row, and Jokic and Porter led the team to respond to a 6-0 attack.
Reed, Conley, and Walker teamed up to score points under the basket, Towns still felt on the outside, and Murray scored five points in a row to color. At halftime, the Nuggets led 56-41, and Murray scored 10 points in the first quarter.
Jokic punches the basket
In the first half, Towns had 12 points and 4 rebounds, Gobert had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Edwards had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Conley had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Walker had 4 points and Reed had 4 points. Murray had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Porter 12 points and 3 rebounds, Gordon 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Jokic 7 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Pope 4 points and 4 rebounds, Braun 5 points and 2 rebounds, Holiday 6 points, Reggie Jackson 2 points.
Rematch, McDaniels dunked, Gordon returned a long shot, Pope and Edwards fought in the middle and long range, Murray scored a single shot, and Conley scored a layup to score points and colors. McDaniels fouled for the fourth time, Gordon hit two three-pointers, Gobert dunked, Porter scored from the outside, and the Nuggets took a 22-point lead to stop the opponent.
Gordon dunked
McDaniels dunked, Pope hit all three free throws, and Edwards scored five points from mid-to-long range. Jokic made a throw, Edwards scored on a layup, Jokic hit a hook shot, Towns missed from the outside, Jokic threw a shot to score, and then assisted Gordon to catch a dunk in the air, and the Nuggets went on an 8-2 run to extend the margin to 24 points.
The Timberwolves called a timeout, Lee Kyle missed a low single, and Reed hit a three-pointer. Jokic scored from the outside, Towns missed, Lee Kyle stealed, and Towns made 2 free throws. Jokic scored on the board, Reed was fouled, Pope hit a free throw, Reggie Jackson scored on a mid-range shot, and Jokic made a steal. Malone successfully challenged the free throw, Jokic hit 2 free throws, the Timberwolves trailed by 29 points, and Lee Kyle hit a buzzer-beating jumper. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led 93-66, and the Nuggets led 37-25 in the single quarter. Jokic had 13 points and two blocks in the first quarter, and Gordon had 11 points.
Jokic and Gordon teamed up to defend Edwards
In the final quarter, Walker hit all 2 free throws, Lee Kyle and McDaniels hit 1 of 2 free throws in succession, Murray scored singlely, and McDaniels completed a violent dunk after a steal. Porter scored from the outside, McDaniels dunked with both hands, and then made 1 of 2 free throws, and Jokic made a layup. Porter steals, Murray dunks, Edwards misses, Porter scores from the outside, and the Nuggets take a 30-point lead. Denver missed back-to-back baskets, Towns missed, and Jokic scored on a throw-in to give the Nuggets a 32-point lead.
Walker falls to the ground, and Finch asks for a timeout. Lee Kyle angrily scolded the referee for a technical foul, Pop hit a free throw, Walker was ejected for a technical foul, and Pop hit another free throw. With 5 minutes and 55 seconds left before the end, the Timberwolves trailed by 34 points, and Finch replaced all the starters and chose to abandon the game early, and the game completely lost suspense.
Jokic defends Kyle Lee
The two sides failed to score consecutive mid-to-long-range shots, and Malone replaced the starter. Players at the end of the bench on both teams practiced on the court, and in the end, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 117-90 to rewrite the score to 1-2. The G4 contest between the two sides is still being played at Minnesota's home stadium.
Towns had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and only scored 2 points in the second half, McDaniels 10 points and 3 rebounds, Gobert 6 points and 4 rebounds, Conley 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Walker 6 points and 2 assists, Reed 7 points, and Lee Kyle 3 points, 1 assist and 2 steals.
The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves
Pope had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Gordon had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and scored 11 points in the third quarter to be the hero of the victory, Holiday had 6 points, Reggie Jackson had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Braun had 5 points and 3 rebounds.
Jokic 24+14+9
Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic played 38 minutes, shooting 10-of-18, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line to get a quasi-triple-double of 24 points, 14 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Jokic scored a game-high 63 percent from the field and was on a hot spot on the offensive end. Jokic, who scored 17 points in the second half, scored 13 points in the third quarter and helped the Nuggets extend the margin to more than 30 points.
Jokic
In addition, Jokic's rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks also topped the game. Jokic has achieved an all-round rampage, which can be described as completely crazy. In this game, Jokic's plus/minus is as high as +30.
Murray Potter erupted
Nuggets backcourt giant Jamal Murray played 38 minutes, shooting 11-of-21, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 0 free throws, and got 24 points, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Murray scored 18 points in the first half and went into scoring mode early. Murray was on fire on the offensive end, helping the Nuggets take a 20-point lead in the first half. Murray exploded, and he was the steal king of the campaign.
Murray singled McDaniels
Meanwhile, Murray had the second-most assists on the team, with a plus/minus of +21. Murray has a strong output on both offensive and defensive ends and in connecting teams.
Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. played 30 minutes, shooting 6-of-10, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Porter had a hot hand, scoring the second-highest score of the game on 60 percent shooting, and Porter also hit a game-high four long-range shots on 80 percent shooting.
Porter attacks with the ball
Porter, who scored 12 points in the first half, was unstoppable on the offensive end. In the second half, Porter scored another nine points to extend the margin to 34 points and seal the win.
Edwards 19+6
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards played 37 minutes, shooting 8-of-15, 3-of-8 from three-point range, 0 from the free-throw line, finishing with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, and had a game-high 5 turnovers. Edwards has team-high scoring and rebounding stats, and has the second-most assists on the team. However, Edwards, who was heavily defended, was not aggressive enough on the offensive end.
Edwards makes a strong attack on the basket
In addition, in the face of Jokic, Murray, Porter, Gordon, and Pope, Edwards was unable to erase the huge 34-point difference. The Nuggets' all-hands are soldiers, so Edwards can only accept the rout with hatred.