2-2！ The Nuggets dragged into Tianwang Mountain, Huazi couldn't move with 44 points, and Jokic dominated the game with 16 points in the final quarter

2024-05-13 10:59:17

2-2！ The Nuggets dragged into Tianwang Mountain, Huazi couldn't move with 44 points, and Jokic dominated the game with 16 points in the final quarter

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-05-13 10:30Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creators

On May 13, Beijing time, in the semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 115-107 on the road. In this game, Jokic scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, contributed 16 points to dominate the game in the final quarter, and led the team to successfully retreat on the road, Gordon played a magical performance again, he scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-12 shooting, becoming a good helper by Jokic's side. On the Timberwolves' side, Edwards bombarded a playoff career-high 44 points, but he still couldn't bring his teammates, Towns scored 13 points in 5 of 18 in this game, and the other players only played averagely.

2-2！ The Nuggets dragged into Tianwang Mountain, Huazi couldn't move with 44 points, and Jokic dominated the game with 16 points in the final quarter

In the first three games of this series, neither side was able to win at home, the Timberwolves won at the Nuggets' home court, showing their determination to overturn the defending champions, but after returning to their home court, the team did not perform well in G3, the team fell behind by 20 points early, Edwards and Towns did not play well, and in the end they lost G3 and could not achieve a 3-0 score. And this game G4 for both sides need to fight, the Timberwolves can get the match point if they win, and if the Nuggets can win, the team will equalize the score, and G5 will play on their own home court, then this round of the series team will return to the initiative, this is a key game that can change the trend of the series.

In the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves scored five consecutive points at the beginning of the game to perform strongly, but Jokic scored a strong inside, Gordon hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets clung to the score. Then the two sides started to attack, Edwards broke through and scored a layup, Murray responded with a mid-range shot, Edwards hit two free throws, Gordon cut to the basket and hit again, and the score of the two sides could not be pulled apart. At the end of the quarter, the Nuggets began to exert their strength, Reggie and Gordon scored 9 points in a row, Jokic threw and scored, and after the first quarter, the Nuggets surpassed the Timberwolves by 5 points 29-24.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets completely controlled the game, Jokic not only scored 8 points on the offensive end, he assisted Gordon to score many times, Murray, Braun and Holiday also had good performances, and the Nuggets played a 35-25 offensive run in a single quarter, winning by 10 points in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Nuggets' lead came to 15 points, and Edwards scored 23 points, but his teammates did not play well, and the team's overall performance was not as good as the Nuggets.

Yibian fought again, Edwards led the team to chase points, he completely took over the team's offense, scored consecutive unsolved shots, broke through with the ball and completed a wonderful dunk, and there were also three points from the outside, and he scored 14 points in a single quarter. It's just that the Nuggets were also able to respond, Murray stepped up, he also scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in a single quarter, and when the Timberwolves were close to the point difference many times, he was always able to hit the response ball and played very tough. In this quarter, the Timberwolves recovered 4 points, but still trailed by 11 points.

In the final quarter of the game, the Nuggets and the Timberwolves continued to fight each other, the Nuggets always maintained a double-digit lead, Jokic and Murray responded with tough balls, and Edwards led the team to chase the points, and with 2 minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves still trailed the Nuggets by 9 points. At the critical moment, Edwards counterattacked and hit a layup, and the Timberwolves saw the hope of a reversal, but Jokic still scored three players in the interior single, and Edwards threw the iron, Gobert missed two free throws, and with Jokic scoring easily on the layup, the game was also finalized, and the Nuggets won the Timberwolves on the road to equalize the series score.

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