Reject 18 points reversal! Nuggets regain home-court advantage! Jokic 35+7+7! Huazi set a record of 44+5+5

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2024-05-13 10:32Posted in Guangdong sports creators

On May 13, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs were in full swing, and a key battle in the West started at the Target Center Arena, and the Minnesota Timberwolves ushered in a G4 battle with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. In the first three games, the Timberwolves took the lead 2-0 on the Nuggets' home court, but the Nuggets pulled one back on the road. In the last game, the Nuggets started 5 players all scored double-doubles, 3 people 20+, and beat the Timberwolves with full firepower. This game will be crucial for both teams, with the Timberwolves taking the lead with a win to secure the match point. If the Nuggets can win, they will regain home-court advantage, and the two sides will enter the battle of Tianwang Mountain. Both sides are fighting with all their main forces, and the big battle is about to break out!

In the first quarter, the Nuggets' defensive intensity was very high, actively shrinking to prevent breakthroughs, and the fast top defense on the outside did not give an easy 3-point shot. The Timberwolves' side was basically Huazi's personal scoring show, scoring 11 points on 4-of-6 in the first quarter and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, but the other players were all dumb. Especially Downs, as one of the team's main firepower points, he was 0 of 7 in this quarter, only relying on free throws to score 1 point, and his state was quite sluggish; The Nuggets have Jokic as the axis, and other players can also digest open shooting opportunities well. 3-of-6 3-pointers from the outside and only 3 shots from the inside. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by five points at 29-24;

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves only hit 2 of 5 shots from the outside, and the scoring mainly relied on impacting the Nuggets restricted area. Huazi continued to perform bravely, although the Nuggets have been closely guarded and actively assisted, but they still can't stop Huazi, whose physical talent is exploding. He added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the quarter, including two three-pointers and two assists. Downs remained sluggish, scoring just 2 points on 1-of-3 shooting in the quarter. Reed, the best No. 6 man, stepped up and scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting, but it wasn't enough. Because the Nuggets bloomed again in this quarter, although the Timberwolves once narrowed the difference to single digits, two mistakes at the last moment allowed Porter and Murray to cut 5 points in a row to open the difference again. In particular, Murray's backcourt ultra-long 3-point shot at the whistle was completely an opportunity given to his teammates by the Timberwolves, which was very demoralizing. At halftime, the Nuggets led by 15 points at 64-49;

Yibian fought again, and both teams created a lot of shooting opportunities from the outside in this quarter. The Nuggets are 4-of-9, and the Timberwolves are also 4-of-9; And both teams have core players to stand up and lead the team to cut points, the Nuggets are Murray, who broke out in a single quarter with only 7 points at halftime, scoring 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and once helped the Nuggets stretch the difference to 17 points! The Timberwolves are still Huazi Weiwei, 5 of 9, and another 14 points from inside and outside! scored 37 points in the third quarter, and the momentum was running for 50 points; It was Huazi's outburst that prevented the Nuggets from further widening the point difference, but the Timberwolves also failed to grasp the period when Jokic was off the court to narrow the point difference; At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led by 11 points at 90-79;

In the final quarter, Conley broke through the throw and scored, and Jokic responded 2+1; Downs continued to find touch on the outside, but frequently struck iron; Jokic hit another 3-pointer, Towns and Gobert scored 4 points in a row to stop the Nuggets! After the timeout, Gobert got consecutive free throw opportunities, and the difference once chased to 10 points, and at the critical moment, "Yomu blocked and dismantled" to open the way, Gordon quickly transferred to the bottom corner, and Braun's outside hand fell and stopped the Timberwolves.

The 10-point difference has become a hurdle for the Timberwolves, approaching again and again but being pulled away again and again. The battle reached 93-105, and the Timberwolves scored 4 points in a row, and the difference came to single digits! At the critical moment, "Yomu blocked and dismantled" again, Jokic scored in the middle of the shot, Braun made 2 free throws and 2 hits, and the difference was opened again. In the end, the Timberwolves could not reverse the defeat, and the score was fixed at 115-107. The Nuggets chased 2 games in a row, pulled the big score to a 2-2 draw, and regained the home advantage!

Statistics:

In this game, the Timberwolves had 5 double-doubles, Huazi had 44 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 hat, creating a new record for playoff scoring! Towns 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Conley 15 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal, Gobert 11 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, McDaniels 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, Reed 11 points and 4 boards;

The Nuggets also had 5 double-doubles, Jokic 35 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Gordon once shot 10 of 10, and scored 27 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Murray 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Braun 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Holiday 10 points and 3 boards, Reggie 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

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