5月15日NBA季后赛，明尼苏达森林狼队客场97-112不敌丹佛掘金队。 This is the fifth meeting between the two sides, and both sides have reached the end of the mountain, and this series will mainly test the coach's ability to cope, after several fierce battles, the Nuggets have found a way to defeat the enemy, and it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to continue to rely on defense to build an advantage. It is difficult for the current Timberwolves to return to the intensity of the first two games, so they must find their other characteristics, otherwise they can only sit and wait. As the defending champions, the Nuggets have an advantage in experience at this time, and the more they go to the back, the easier it is to play, everyone can be used as a flashpoint, and there is no shortage of surprise soldiers at all. In terms of the lineup, Conley was absent due to injury on the Timberwolves' side, the Timberwolves' offense was already constipated, and it was even more difficult to play without a ball point. Let's take a look at the starters of both sides.
Both starters:
Timberwolves: Walker, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert
Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, Jokic
比赛开始，双方打得十分谨慎，这球麦丹防守小波特被吹三分犯规，后森林狼挑战成功。
After a few rounds of back and forth between the two sides, the Nuggets took the lead, and Jokic dribbled through the half-court acceleration and directly completed the two-handed dunk. 这太炸裂了，难得见一次这大胖子跳起来扣篮，观赏性拉满了。
森林狼给予回应，爱德华兹连续晃动撤步三分命中，随后做出闭嘴手势，年轻人打球就是充满激情。
Not to be outdone, Jokic received the ball in the low post and turned around and threw it to make it 2+1, scoring 11 points in the opening game. 不愧是三届MVP得主，这手活是真细腻。
The two sides went back and forth, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 28-26.
比赛进入第二节，双方陷入僵局，唐斯加速突破被吹进攻犯规，森林狼短时间内连续被吹3个进攻犯规，对抗非常激烈。
掘金给予回应，阿龙-戈登抢断反击加速，直接起飞完成单臂劈扣，这球太帅了。
掘金越战越勇，约基奇反击助攻布劳恩双手暴扣，眼见掘金即将起势，森林狼立刻叫停。
After adjusting back, the Nuggets' offense continued unabated, Jokic singled Gobert with the ball, turned and hooked his hand and scored 19 points in the middle half.
Time passed slowly, and at halftime, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 50-44.
After returning from the break, Jokic was like no one, and the offensive organization grabbed both hands, scoring 16 points and 4 assists in a single quarter.
Although Edwards woke up from a dream and frequently used the impact of the interior to score, the overall gap quickly put them behind by double digits.
三节战罢，掘金88-74领先森林狼。
In the final quarter, Reed and Gobert scored six points in a row to give the Timberwolves hope of catching up on the score.
But the good times didn't last long, Pope hit two three-pointers, and Jokic made a fast break to help the team play an 8-0 to extinguish the Timberwolves' counterattack.
After that, the Nuggets made steady progress and easily bagged the fruits of victory.
In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 112-97 at home, allowing two to chase three to win Tianwang Mountain.
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