The Nuggets changed their formation to slaughter the wolves by 27 points, and the defending champion is about to turn the tables?

Bingool says a ball

2024-05-11 14:44Published in Anhui

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the defending champion Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals challenge the Timberwolves away.

As the NBA champion last season, and the day before yesterday, the NBA officially announced that Mr. Yoo won the NBA regular season MVP this season, which is the third time in his career that he has won the MVP trophy. With such an aura, if the Nuggets are swept out of the second round of the playoffs, the scene will be very embarrassing. And Timberwolves center Gobert also won the regular season defensive player of the season.

MVP vs. DPOY is a highlight of the game.

As the defending champions, it is impossible to be so vulnerable without changes to the core lineup. This game started very differently from the previous two, and it was clear that the Nuggets summed up the two big losses in the offseason and made adjustments at the start of the game. Compared with the previous slow heat, the start was always behind, and as soon as this game came up, the Nuggets were full of fighting spirit and launched an attack with the young Timberwolves.

After the opening, both sides played chaotically and whistled constantly. Murray, who was in a slump in the first two games, also found his form after narrowly avoiding the ban. Shot inside and out, very active. With consecutive scores from Murray and Holiday to lead the Timberwolves by eight points at the end of the first quarter. And Edwards, who was in a hot state before, was not very efficient. The Timberwolves can only rely on Towns' touch outside the three-point line to avoid the point difference being further stretched.

In the following games, the Nuggets' state got better and better, Braun, Gordon, and Porter all found their form one after another, and Mr. Yoo gradually found his feelings. On the other hand, the Timberwolves have missed shots in the open position many times. While the offense was blocked, there were also big problems on the defense, which made the Nuggets play more and more comfortable. The Nuggets scored 37 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the point difference has been kept above 20 points, and the Timberwolves did not get any more opportunities in the final quarter, after Porter Jr. hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, the difference continued to come to 30 points, and the game completely lost suspense, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 117:90 away, and the score was chased to 1-2.

The Timberwolves were arguably the biggest surprise of the season, and no one would have thought they could play so well before.

However, let's not forget that they are now against the defending champions. In the game between G1 and G2, it can be said that the Timberwolves caught the Nuggets off guard. But the championship team is still there, and they won't just give up on the game so easily. The Nuggets took the initiative to change and received good results in this game.

But as far as G3 is concerned, the Timberwolves still lost to themselves, and the whole game was rhythmless. In previous games, the Timberwolves showed pressure on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in today's game, the inefficiency on the offensive end obviously affected the pace of defense. Especially on the outside, the Timberwolves hit just 10 shots from 33 shots outside the three-point line, and the shooting rate was only 30%. The Nuggets hit 14 of their 29 three-point shots, a shooting rate of nearly 50%, and the gap is obvious.

The Nuggets have taken the initiative to change formations, and the next thing is to see how the wolves respond.

The author believes that the Timberwolves should still start from defense, and the root cause of G3's defeat lies in defense. At the beginning of the game, Jokic, the core of the Nuggets, was not comfortable, but after Murray, Porter, Gordon, Pope, and Holiday all stood up, the Timberwolves' defensive pressure increased sharply, and Mr. Jokic also returned to his familiar rhythm, which is the Nuggets' big killer. Throughout the game, Jokic's 24 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks were gorgeous, but Murray's 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals and Porter's 21 points and 4 rebounds also contributed greatly. The Nuggets are a whole, and they can't kill the game by Joshua, Murray, or Porter alone. But if they play together, there are few opponents.

A young wolf cub with momentum and attitude. Edwards, in particular, has not seen the core of the team from the back for a long time. However, don't let the seasoned Nuggets smell a comeback easily.

Finally, the return of the best defensive player has made the team's defense a sieve, which is somewhat embarrassing.

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