After winning two games in a row 2-2, the defending champions equalized the score! Huazi scored 37 points in the third quarter, but the last quarter disappeared!

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2024-05-13 10:30Published in Hunan

On May 13, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G4 matchup, the defending champion Nuggets played the Timberwolves again, although the last game pulled back a city, but this game for the Nuggets, there is still no room for loss! In the first quarter, the Timberwolves led all the way, and the Nuggets played a climax at the end of the game to overtake the score. In the second quarter, the Nuggets extended their advantage, Edwards led the team to chase the score, and Murray's ultra-long backcourt whistle three-point magic hit a magical shot, and the Nuggets re-established a 15-point lead. In the second half, Murray and Edwards went head-to-head in the third quarter, and the Nuggets still led by double digits into the final quarter, but Huazi, who scored 37 points in the first three quarters, disappeared in the final quarter, and the Timberwolves finally lost the game.

After losing the last game, the Timberwolves showed a strong determination to win in this G4 matchup, rebounded strongly, and once played well in the first 5 minutes of the game, McDaniels tossed, Conley scored three points outside, and Edwards went straight to the basket with a 1-on-2 confrontation and forced a layup to score a tough goal, and the Timberwolves led all the way! Compared to the fiasco of the previous game, the Timberwolves have a new look! However, Gordon played the key role of the Nuggets, leading the team with tough defense, coupled with Jokic and Murray's excellent play on the offensive end, of which Jokic hit a buzzer-tossing shot in the first quarter, and cut 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals at halftime, Murray hit a fairy-like first-half whistle-blowing three-pointer in his own half, and got 7 points and 6 assists at halftime, in addition to Gordon also had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 64-49 by 15 points to end the first half.

On the Timberwolves' side, Edwards struggled to support himself, scoring double-doubles in the first two quarters, and scoring 23 points at halftime! However, Edwards lacked helpers, and Towns, who performed well in the first two games of the series, missed all 7 shots in the first quarter, scored 1 point with only 1 of 2 free throws, 1 of 3 in the second quarter, and only scored 3 points in the half! Gordon's tough defense made Downs very uncomfortable, and he missed many forced shots inside, and Gobert's performance was also quite bad, and Reed, a substitute player with 9 points and 2 rebounds, gave Edwards some help.

After returning from halftime, Edwards continued to play the role of a lone hero, scoring 14 points again in a single quarter, and had 37 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists at the end of the first three quarters, but the Nuggets blossomed more, especially Murray and Gordon, who became Jokic's biggest helpers, and Murray also scored double-doubles in the third quarter, scoring 12 points in a single quarter! Gordon shot 9 of 9 in the first three quarters, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. In the third quarter, the Timberwolves recovered four points to make it 30-26 in the first quarter, but the Nuggets still held a double-digit lead.

In the last quarter, Gobert finally completed a one-arm catch and dunk, but Braun's open three-point doomed the Timberwolves' first wave of chasing points, Gobert easily made a basket, and the Timberwolves once again set off a climax of chasing points, once narrowing the difference to single digits! At the critical moment, Jokic stepped up, hit a high throw, and then assisted Gordon to complete a violent dunk, and the Nuggets stabilized the situation. In the end, the Nuggets won G4, winning two games in a row 2-2, and the defending champion equalized the score!

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