The Nuggets fight the Timberwolves again
The Denver Nuggets, who came to the road, pulled back the suspense on the edge of the cliff, but to get back to the starting line, the Nuggets must beat the Timberwolves again. Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals is still the home court of the Timberwolves, and as long as the Nuggets win this game, then the series will become a best-of-three system, and it will still be the home court advantage of the Denver Nuggets. Jokic is the league's No. 1 player, and both Murray and Porter Jr. found their form in the last game, which is a good help for the team.
The Timberwolves' defense is indeed the best in the league, but the team fell into the wrong rhythm and began to compete with the Nuggets on offense. There's no doubt that Edwards has that talent and has proven himself more than once in the playoffs, but most of the other players are better at defensively. The Timberwolves want to beat the Nuggets with offense, which doesn't seem very realistic.
The defending champions are back
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets dominated the game, Jokic got 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-7 shooting, Gordon also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block on 3-of-3 shooting, the team scored 29 points in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves only scored 24 points, of which Edwards scored 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal on 4-of-6 shooting, and Towns only had 1 point, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 0-of-7 shooting, completely losing his crosshairs. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Jokic scored another 8 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals, and Gordon also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, continuing to maintain a 100% shooting rate, and the team scored another 35 points in a single quarter.
Edwards continued to show his talent, finishing with 12 points and two assists on 5-of-6 shooting, and Reed also had six points on 3-of-3 shooting, but the team only scored 25 points, and at halftime, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves by 15 points, 64-49. In the second half, Jokic didn't score a point, but Gordon got 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Murray had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and the team still scored 26 points in a single quarter. The Timberwolves fought to catch up, Edwards scored another 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Towns also had 8 points and 2 rebounds, and the team scored 30 points in a single quarter and successfully narrowed the gap to 11 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves kept catching up, Gobert showed physical talent, got 7 points and 6 rebounds, but also received 3 fouls, Edwards scored more than 40 points, but the Nuggets can always stabilize the situation, Jokic scored 16 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 6-of-10 shooting, and the time passed minute by minute, and in the end, the Denver Nuggets successfully defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107.
Edwards slashed again
The Denver Nuggets won again, beating the Timberwolves in two straight games to rewrite the series to a 2-2 draw. Jokic showed the strength of the league's No. 1 man, facing the Timberwolves' twin-tower combination, with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 15-of-26 shooting, an unparalleled individual performance. Murray also had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, Gordon had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-12 shooting, Porter Jr. only had 4 shots with 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Braun on the bench had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Holiday had 10 points and 3 rebounds.
Edwards did his best, shooting 16-of-25 from the field, 5-of-8 from three-point range, and got 44 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, setting a playoff high in scoring, but to no avail. Towns shot 5-of-18 with only 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Conley had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, Gobert had 11 points and 14 rebounds, McDaniels had 11 points and 2 rebounds, and Reed on the bench also had 11 points and 4 rebounds. After losing two home games in a row, the Timberwolves are starting to feel the true strength of the defending champions.