At 8:00 a.m. on May 13, Beijing time, the Timberwolves hosted the Nuggets G4 game in the second round of the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, and their starting lineup was Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, and Gobert; The starting lineup of the Nuggets is Murray, Pope, Porter, Aaron. Gordon, Jokic.
At the beginning of the first quarter, McDaniels scored 2 points with a throw, Porter broke through the layup and counterattacked with 2 points, the veteran Conley hit a 3-point shot from the outside, and Edwards scored 2 points from the back, and the Timberwolves led 7:2 at the beginning! Jokic hit the basket and easily put in 2 points, Edwards rode a horse and shot an arrow to hit another 2 points, Gordon pulled out a bow and shot a long-range 3 points and steadily entered the net, the two sides fell into an offensive mode, you go back and forth, and the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by 8 points at 28:20 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter continued to fight, Holiday hit a 3-pointer from the outside, Reed hit a 2-point shot from the basket, Braun came back and scored 2 points, and Holiday hit a 3-pointer with a bow and arrow from the outside again, and the Nuggets extended their lead to 37-26. Aaron Gordon scored 2 points on a hard bow, Braun scored another 2 points with a back-up shot, Conley responded with 2 points on a fast break, Holiday made a killing free throw and made two free throws to add 1 point, Jokic hit 2 points from the shot, and Edwards also scored 2 points from his back, and the two sides chased me and killed the heat, and the Timberwolves trailed the Nuggets by 15 points at 49:64 after the two quarters.
Statistics of both sides in the first half -
Nuggets:
Jokic had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Gordon had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Murray had 7 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, Reggie had 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Holiday had 7 points and 2 rebounds, Porter had 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Braun had 4 points and 1 assist.
Timberwolves:
Edwards had 23 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, Towns had 3 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, Gobert had 1 point, 7 rebounds and 1 block, Conley had 5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Reed had 9 points and 2 rebounds, McDaniels had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, and Walker had 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.