On May 13, Beijing time, the Timberwolves played at home against the Nuggets, since the Timberwolves won two games at the Nuggets' home court, the Nuggets are very underestimated, after all, from the perspective of the situation on the court, the Nuggets were beaten without temper in the face of the Timberwolves' tough defense, so at this time, many people once thought that the Timberwolves would have a chance to sweep the Nuggets, but in the G3 game, Murray and Porter both played excellently, and finally the Nuggets won a big victory, but although the Nuggets won the game, But the referee's blowing penalty in this game has aroused many people's doubts, and the referee's overly loose blowing scale is very unfavorable to the Timberwolves' defense, so although the Nuggets win in this situation, if the referee encourages the players to fight, then it is still difficult for the Nuggets to turn the tables in this series.
In the first quarter of the game, McDaniels hit a shot, Conley also hit a three-point shot after Porter hit a shot, Conley also hit an iron after Jokic hit the iron, Edwards counterattacked and scored a layup after Gordon made a mistake, Edwards hit a layup after Jokic hit a shot, and then Gordon hit a three-pointer, Edwards counterattacked and hit a three-point shot after Towns hit 1 of 2 free throws, Jokic hit an inside toss shot, Porter scored a layup after an offensive foul, and the Nuggets trailed by 6 points. After a timeout, Murray hit a mid-range shot, and then the two teams began to make turnovers, Jokic scored, Edwards made a killing free throw and scored 2 points, Reed hit a 3-pointer and Gordon scored a layup, McDaniels scored 2 points after Reggie hit a 3-pointer, and the Nuggets trailed by 2 points. In the next game, the Timberwolves offense was powered off, Gordon on the Nuggets side played 2+1, Reggie also hit three points, Jokic made 1 of 2 free throws, and then Walker scored to stop the bleeding, Jokic shot, and the Timberwolves trailed by 5 points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Holiday hit a three-pointer, Reed scored a layup and Braun also scored inside, and in the next game, the Timberwolves offense frequently hit iron, on the other hand, the Nuggets Holiday hit a three-pointer, Gordon scored a basket, and Braun scored a layup after the Nuggets led to 15 points. After the pause, Conley scored to stop the bleeding, but the Nuggets responded to Holiday and Jokic, fortunately Edwards was able to continue to score, and the Timberwolves chased the score to 9 points, Jokic assisted Gordon to dunk and score at the critical moment, and Jokic counterattacked and scored after Towns hit the iron, and the next game was chaotic between the two teams, although the Timberwolves were able to prevent the Nuggets, but unfortunately their own offensive state was terrible, plus Gordon was still able to score, so the Nuggets still maintained a double-digit lead, and Murray also hit three points at the last moment, At halftime, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 64-49.
The reason why the Timberwolves were suppressed in the first half of the game was because the Timberwolves' offensive state was bad, and the Timberwolves' defense in this game did not show the previous intensity, so the Nuggets led by 16 points in the game, but in the second half of the game, the Timberwolves finally came up with some defensive intensity, so that the Timberwolves could be regarded as chasing some scores, but the Nuggets still had enough people to stand up to help the team, so the Timberwolves were also steadily suppressed. Among them, Gordon broke out in the half, not to mention a good performance on the offensive end, Gordon successfully defended Downs, and at the end of the half, Gordon got 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 6 of 6, and Jokic got 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
In fact, in the first half of the game, Edwards has played a good performance, Edwards showed a good offensive state at the beginning, when the Timberwolves were in trouble, it was still Edwards who stepped forward to help the Timberwolves chase points, and at the end of the half, Edwards got 23 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. It's a pity that Downs is really embarrassed here, Downs wants to rush into the interior to score, but in the face of Gordon's defense, Downs is quite uncomfortable here, so at the end of the half, Downs only got 3 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in 1 of 10. It can be said that in the second half, the Timberwolves were not able to come up with the defense of the first two games, so the Timberwolves may be really dangerous in this game.