On May 11, Beijing time, in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves hosted the defending champion Nuggets, and in the end, the Nuggets easily defeated the Timberwolves, chasing 1-2, in this game, Jokic got 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists of quasi-triple-double data, reflecting the clock-out work, just halfway through the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves surrendered, entered garbage time early, and the Nuggets went crazy.
In the first two games, the Timberwolves won both games, and both won away from home, which was still a morale booster, and the Nuggets were almost on the edge of the cliff. In the first quarter, the Nuggets were 4-0, Edwards and Towns hit three points in a row, Gordon dunked under the basket, Porter shot three points, Downs also colored, Gobert received the ball and dunked, Porter followed up with a layup, Conley shot under the basket, but the Nuggets still held the initiative, and after the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by 8 points 28-20.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets started the game 6-0, Towns continued to score three points, Pope pulled up from the middle distance, Edwards broke through, Braun scored in the air, and Murray stopped the Timberwolves with a rebound. And with Braun's three-pointer, the difference was 20 points! The Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 7-0. Porter and Jokic scored four straight points to stretch the gap again. The Timberwolves hit back-to-back free throws, Jokic drifted back, Walker hit a basket, Murray grabbed a three-pointer from a big open position, and Towns hit another three-pointer to give the Nuggets a 15-point lead after halftime.
In the third quarter, McDaniels hit a dunk, Gordon and Pope scored five points in a row, Edwards stopped the bleeding with three points, and the Nuggets stopped the Timberwolves with three consecutive points. McDaniels cut and dunked, Edwards scored 5 points in a row, Jokic hit a board in response, Edwards pulled the rod, and Jokic and Gordon scored 6 points in a row to stop the Timberwolves again. Reed chased a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Jokic quickly returned the color, and the Nuggets still pressed by a large score, and after three quarters, the Nuggets led by 27 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets quickly stretched the score to 30 points, and the game gradually entered garbage time afterwards, the two teams removed their starters and rotated the lineup, the Nuggets easily defeated the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves surrendered half a quarter early.