On May 13, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today the two sets of series equalized the big score, and the Nuggets sent the Timberwolves to lose 115-107, with a big score of 2-2; The Pacers 121-89 Knicks, the big score is also 2-2!
Gordon exploded
Let's take a look at the situation in the West first, the Nuggets lost two games in a row at home, and people have begun to worry about their road to defending the title, and in Minnesota, the Nuggets rebounded strongly, equalized the score, and showed the temperament of the defending champions. Today's game against the Timberwolves. The Nuggets held the lead for most of the game, except for Jokic and Murray, Gordon and the bench players stepped up, including Gordon who contributed a team-high 27 points on 11-of-12 shooting, 2-of-2 three-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws, plus seven rebounds and six assists. Braun, Holiday and Pope all hit three-pointers, and of the eight players on the court, only Porter Jr. missed a three-pointer.
Jokic 35+7+7
Bryan and Holiday both scored in double figures, while only one player from the Timberwolves scored more than 20 points, Edwards scored 44 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 16-of-25 shooting, 5-of-8 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, and Towns had 13 points and 12 rebounds on 5-of-18 shooting. Now that the Nuggets have regained home-court advantage, G5 is a battle against Kings, and the next thing is to see if they can defend their home court. The Timberwolves have lost a good game and have not won two consecutive home games, and now that the two sides are back on the same page, they need to make adjustments. The other group in the West will face the Mavericks 2-1 ahead of the Thunder, and the two sides will usher in a G4 battle tomorrow.
The Nuggets equalized the score
We shifted our attention to the East, and the Pacers who returned to their home court continued to exert their power, facing the Knicks with a 34-14 attack wave in the first quarter, playing the game early, leading by as many as 43 points, and finally the Pacers defeated the Knicks 121-89, ushering in two consecutive wins and tying the score.
The Pacers equalized at home
In this game, the Pacers did not have a player who played more than 30 minutes, and Haliburton easily finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 8-of-15 shooting. The Knicks are affected by injuries and are not in order, and then return to the home court to see if they can regain their energy, and the G5 battle between the two sides will be played at 8 o'clock on the 15th. In another matchup in the East, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 2-1.