Today! In 2 NBA games, Jokic led the defending champion Nuggets to PK the Timberwolves, and whether Lee Kyle could start
On May 13, Beijing time (today, Monday), the 2023-2024 NBA playoffs (Eastern and Western semifinals) will be played in two matchups. Because it is not the NBA broadcast day of China Central Radio and Television, there are no live broadcast plans on major CCTV sports platforms, including CCTV5, and local stations such as Shanghai Five Star Sports will not broadcast live on TV. The three major platforms will conduct live broadcasts on the web and mobile phones.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the NBA Western Conference semifinals G4 (fourth round) staged a strong matchup.
The Minnesota Timberwolves, who finished third in the West in the regular season, continue to sit at home to face the defending champions Denver Nuggets, who finished second in the West in the regular season, and will be broadcast live on at least three major platforms, namely Tencent Video, Shanghai SITV Sports and ESPN.
The Timberwolves boast Edwards, Towns, Mike Conley and other giants, as well as Chinese men's basketball naturalized player Li Kaier, who won the first two rounds on the road, and in the best-of-seven series, the overall score led 2-0, almost forcing the defending champion Nuggets into a desperate situation. But a championship team should never be underestimated, and in the third round, the Nuggets staged a Jedi counterattack on the road.
As soon as the Nuggets came up, they dominated the game, constantly widening the point difference, and finally easily defeated the Timberwolves 117-90 to chase the total score to 1-2. The Nuggets' starting five Tigers all scored double-doubles, Serbian center Jokic, who was nicknamed Mr. Yokic by Chinese fans, scored 24 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks for a quasi-triple-double, Murray scored 24 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, and Porter also scored 21 points. The Timberwolves scored in double figures, but none of them reached 20 points, Edwards scored a team-high 19 points, and Lee Kyle started the game in the second round with five points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals, but only scored three points and two steals off the bench.
Facing the morale of the Nuggets, the Timberwolves will be hit hard, and it is unknown whether Lee Kyle can start.
At 3 a.m., in the fourth round of the Eastern Conference semifinals (G4), the New York Knicks continued to play against the Indiana Pacers on the road, and the broadcast platform was broadcast live across the United States.
The Knicks, led by Brunson and Randle, won the first two rounds at home, and in the third round, the Haliburton-led Pacers returned home to pull one back, and in order to prevent the Knicks from getting the match point, the Pacers will continue to fight for the win.
In the other two sets, the Dallas Mavericks led by Doncic and Irving led the Oklahoma City Thunder in the regular season Western Conference led by Alexander 2-1, and Boston, the Eastern Conference regular season champion led by Tatum, led by Mitchell 2-1.
What were the results of today's two NBA playoffs? Let's wait and see!