Western Conference semifinals G4, Timberwolves at home against Nuggets, the last Timberwolves lost at home was quite controversial for the referee, followed by the average state, this home game continues to fight, can you adjust the state to win the match point, or the Nuggets maintain the last game, 2-2 at halftime into the battle of Tianwang Mountain. Without further ado, let's take a look at the situation!
Both sides start
Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert
Nuggets: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, Jokic
Full-time data
Timberwolves: McDaniels 11 points and 2 boards, Towns 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 11 points and 14 boards, Edwards 44 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Conley 15 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, Walker 2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Reed 11 points and 4 boards
Nuggets: Porter 4 points and 3 boards, Gordon 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Jokic 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, Pope 3 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Murray 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Braun 11 points and 3 boards, Holiday 10 points and 3 boards, Reggie 6 points and 3 assists
Tournament History
In the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves attacked first, McDaniels threw a shot, Conley scored three points, and Edwards made a layup, playing a wave of 7-2 to establish a lead. For the Nuggets, Jokic threw and scored, and Gordon could also score three points, chasing a two-point difference. Towns made 1 of 2 free throws, Edwards scored 5 points in a row to stop the Nuggets, and the Timberwolves seemed to be in good shape from the start. After the timeout, Murray, Jokic chased points, Edwards made 1 of 2 free throws, Reed hit a three-point shot, and McDaniels made 2 of 2 free throws to still maintain a seven-point lead. At the end of the quarter, Jokic scored inside one after another, Reggie hit two three-pointers in a row, Gordon scored 2+1 to achieve a reversal, Walker made a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, Jokic hit a shot in the whistle, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets relied on a wave of 14-2 attacks at the end of the quarter to overtake the Timberwolves by 5 points at 29-24. Downs shot 0-of-7 in the first quarter and scored just one point on free throws.
In the second quarter of the game, Holiday came up and scored three-point shots, Braun came up, Reed scored 2 points inside to stop the bleeding, Holiday scored three points again, and Gordon and Braun hit layups one after another! The Nuggets went on a 12-2 run to further extend the deficit to 15 points. The Timberwolves paused, starting from the end of the last quarter, the hand suddenly lost power, and the timeout came back Conley, Edwards, and Reed to chase points, Holiday made 1 of 2 free throws, Jokic scored consecutive points inside, and Murray also scored in the middle of the shot, and the point difference has always remained above double digits. Gobert hit 1 of 2 free throws, Towns scored with a hook shot, Edwards scored consecutive breakaways, and the Timberwolves responded with a wave of 11-4 to chase down the 9-point difference. Gordon and Jokic took turns bombing the basket to stabilize the situation, Edwards and McDaniels continued to chase points, Pope scored three points, Porter hit a layup, and Murray pressed the whistle and scored three points in the backcourt. In the last 20 seconds, the Nuggets could still play a wave of 8-0, and the strength was really strong, and the Nuggets led 64-49 at halftime.
In the first half, the Nuggets still maintained an efficient state, Jokic scored 19 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on 9-of-15 in the half, Jamal Murray was 3-of-5, 1-of-1 from three-point range and had 7 points, 2 boards, 6 assists and 1 steal, Aaron Gordon was 6-of-6 from 6 and 1-of-1 from three-point range with 14 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks; On the Timberwolves' side, only Edwards played well, playing 21 minutes on 9-of-12 shooting, cutting 23 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, Gobert played 17 minutes in the half, only 1 point, 7 rebounds and 1 block on 0-of-10 shooting, and Towns got 3 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-10 shooting.
Yibian fought again, Murray continued to score 4 points in a row in the last quarter, Gordon could also score a jumper, Conley, Edwards, and Towns hit three points one after another, a difference of 12 points. The Nuggets paused, and after coming back, Murray and Gordon returned 2 three-pointers, and the difference instantly came to 18 points, Towns made two consecutive rebounds, Gobert slammed 2+1, Gordon violently made up for the dunk, Gordon has shot 9 of 9, and he didn't lose a single goal, this state is so good, Murray is still scoring three points, 16 points. Towns made 1 of 2 free throws, Edwards scored 7 points in a row to chase the 9-point difference, Holiday made a three-point shot, Braun and Gordon broke through to make foul free throws one after another, and Murray also scored a layup, and the difference returned to 17 points. Reed scored two points on a layup and Edwards scored four points on consecutive free throws to give the Nuggets a 90-79 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In the last quarter of the game, Conley threw and hit, Jokic was tough on the inside 2+1, and then 3 points on the outside soared, one person scored 6 points in a row, Downs scored 2 points inside, Gobert received a violent dunk in the air, and the home fans ignited instantly, can it be a turning point? 11 points difference. The Nuggets took a timeout, and after coming back, Jokic made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, Gobert was not to be outdone, and made fouls and free throws one after another, Reggie made 1 of 2 free throws, Braun grabbed the empty three-point, and the Nuggets still led by 14 points. McDaniels and Edwards scored layups one after another, Conley also scored three points, Gobert dunked, and the Timberwolves played a wave of 10-4 to chase the difference to 8 points. Jokic hit a shot, Braun hit 2 of 2 free throws, Edwards made 2 of 2 free throws, and Gordon responded with a slam dunk, and the Nuggets always maintained a point difference of about 10. McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Edwards scored on consecutive free throws, and Conley made 2 of 2 free throws to make a 6-point deficit with 28.3 seconds remaining. Jokic broke through and scored 2 points easily, killing the game! In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 115-107, won two games in a row on the road, and entered the battle of Tianwang Mountain with a big score of 2-2.
If it weren't for Edwards' outbreak, the Timberwolves would have been finished, and if others didn't stand up and score in the follow-up, then the Timberwolves could basically be declared out, and the Nuggets deserved to be the defending champions, except for Jokic, there was always one person who stepped up, and Gordon played explosively in this game, shooting only one of 11 of 12 shots.