At 8 a.m. Beijing time on May 13, the Timberwolves hosted the Nuggets in the fourth round of the Western Conference semifinals of the 2023-2024 NBA playoffs.
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by five points 29-24, with Jokic scoring 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and Edwards scoring 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
In the last eight seconds of the second quarter, the Nuggets scored five straight points, and Murray hit a three-pointer from beyond the buzzer, and the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by 15 points at 64:49.
At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by 11 points at 90:79, and the Timberwolves counterattacked unsuccessfully in the fourth quarter, and finally the Nuggets won the Timberwolves away, so that both teams won away and drew 2-2 into the battle of Tianwang Mountain, at 10:30 on May 15, the Nuggets were at home!
Nuggets player scoring stats
Nikola Jokic: 14-of-21 on two-pointers, 1-of-5 on three-pointers, 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers
Aaron Gordon: 9-of-10 from two-point range, 2-of-2 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers
Jamal Murray: 5-of-10 from two-point range and 3-of-7 from three-point range, finishing with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals
Michael Porter Jr.: 2-of-2 on two-pointers and 0-of-2 on three-pointers, with 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist
Justin Holiday was 0-of-1 on two-pointers, 3-of-5 on three-pointers, 1-of-2 on free throws, and had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists
Reggie Jackson: 0-of-1 from two-point range and 2-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
Timberwolves player stats
Edwards: 11-of-17 two-pointers, 5-of-8 three-pointers, 7-of-8 free throws, 44 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers
Downs: 4-of-15 two-pointers, 1-of-3 three-pointers, 2-of-4 free throws, 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal
Naz Reed: 4-of-4 from two-point range and 1-of-2 from three-point range, finishing with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists
Gobert: 3-of-5 from two-point range and 5-of-9 from the free-throw line, finishing with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist
Conley: 2-of-5 from two-point range, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists