On May 13, Beijing time, the Timberwolves lost to the Nuggets 107-105 at home, and the big score was tied 2-2, and the Timberwolves lost two home games with a 2-0 lead on the road.
Edwards actually did well enough in this game, and the Nuggets gave him 1 to 1 and he was really scored, scoring 9 points in the opening 4 minutes and shooting 100% from the field.
Edwards had 11 points and 0 assists in the first quarter, 23 points and 2 assists in the half, 14 of 21 in the third quarter, and 37 points on 5 of 8 three-pointers, but unfortunately the Timberwolves have been trailing by more than 10+.
The final quarter entered the most critical moment, Edwards hit two free throws in 3 minutes and 33 seconds before the end, and also broke through in 1 minute and 41 seconds, and the Timberwolves once narrowed to 6 points, but unfortunately Jokic directly locked up the victory with 2 attacks and 1 pass.
Huazi played 45 minutes and 20 seconds in the whole game, 16 of 25, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, 44 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 64% from the field and 62.5% from three-point range.
Edwards was 15-of-25, the Timberwolves were 23-of-57 and Towns was 5-of-18, and the Timberwolves felt like Edwards had to take more than 30 shots a game to win. 44 points have accounted for 41.1% of the Timberwolves' 107 points.
ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin wrote: Edwards is too much like LeBron in Finals '18 G1, when the Cavaliers LeBron single-handedly faced the Golden State Warriors with a Big 4.
Edwards Equalized 2-0: With only six of the 33 successful comeback series in NBA history coming from a higher regular season (losing two home courts), the Timberwolves could become the seventh team to do so.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream