On May 11, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the defending champion Nuggets of the Western Conference semifinals came to challenge the Timberwolves away. The first 2 home games were all lost, and the Nuggets also fought against the water this time, but fortunately this time he made adjustments and entered the state early, coupled with Murray finding his rhythm, which also allowed the Nuggets to take the initiative on the court and continue to widen the point difference. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves away and chased the big score to 1-2.
The Timberwolves' Gobert is back in this game, and he is the best defensive player of the season. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, the point difference has not been widened, and the score has alternately led, but at the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets began to exert their strength and establish a lead. In the second quarter, Murray continued to score points, and the gap widened further, the Timberwolves' offensive touch was very sluggish this time, and Edwards and Towns only scored briefly, trailing the Nuggets 41-56 at halftime.
In the second half, the Nuggets' state was still hot, hitting the outside line one after another, further widening the point difference, and the Timberwolves were also struggling to support, wanting to set off a counterattack, but the offensive hand was very sluggish, with Murray scoring points in a row, the Nuggets had a 27-point lead after the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Timberwolves still wanted to make a last fight, but unfortunately the Nuggets were still in excellent shape, did not give them any chance, stretched the difference to more than 30 points, and the game lost suspense early. In the end, the Nuggets made a strong recovery and beat the Timberwolves to get one back.
The Timberwolves failed to continue their excellent performance this time, and the offensive end was also a dumb fire, and Edwards failed to continue his previous strong performance, scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-15 shooting, with a plus/minus of -32. Downs had a good hand here, scoring 14 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, but unfortunately there were too few opportunities and were limited. Apart from them, the rest of the players were not in great form, and the team suffered its first loss of the playoffs at home.
The defending champion Nuggets made a strong recovery this time, and was not defeated by a big score of 0-2, and the team of three people was 20+, successfully pulling back a city on the road, which also gave the team hope of qualifying. This time, Murray's recovery in form was also very crucial, with 24 points and 5 assists; Jokic is still strong, with 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists; Porter Jr. also has 21 points, and the whole game has been played, and it is difficult to win or not.