The NBA semifinals continue to usher in the 5th big battle between the Nuggets and the Timberwolves!
On May 15, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals continued to be fiercely contested, and the Nuggets and Timberwolves ushered in the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, after the two teams fought 2-2! Edwards shot 5-of-15 with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Jokic 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 112-97, leading 3-2! Let's take a look at a brief roundup of the game!
The Nuggets, who drew 2-2, played the Timberwolves at home!
Jokic-led Nuggets play Edwards-led Timberwolves at home!
Visiting Timberwolves starting lineup: Walker, Edwards, Madan, Towns, Gobert, veteran Conley is out due to injury!
Home Nuggets starting lineup: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon and Jokic!
Jokic received his 3rd regular season MVP before the game!!
Jokic 19+8 at halftime Nuggets lead Timberwolves by 6 points!
In this campaign, the Nuggets played against the Timberwolves at home in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs! In the first quarter, Towns hit a three-point shot, the Timberwolves started the game 5-4, the two teams killed inside, McDaniels and Porter hit a three-point shot, Jokic scored a three-step dunk, Edwards and Pope hit another three-pointer, and the two teams come and go! The Nuggets led by 2 points in the first quarter! In the second quarter, Gobert continued to dunk to overtake the score, Gordon made up the dunk, the two teams were sluggish in attack for 3 minutes and did not score a point, Towns broke the deadlock in the shot, the scores of the two teams were anxious, and at the end of the quarter, under the leadership of Jokic, the Nuggets established a slight advantage of 9-2 in a wave, Walker hit a three-point surge, the Timberwolves chased the score, and Murray threw a shot! The Nuggets led by 6 points at halftime 50-44 Timberwolves!
Jokic 40+13 Nuggets beat Timberwolves to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain!
Edwards was blocked and contributed only 18 points and 9 assists
Yibian fought again, Towns hit a three-point shot, the Timberwolves directly overtook the score with a wave of 7-0, Porter responded strongly with three points, the two teams scored inside, and the Nuggets began to exert a wave of 11-2 to establish an advantage again, and then the Nuggets gradually increased the score, Edwards won 2+1, and the Nuggets played another wave of 10-4 at the end of the score! At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led by 14 points! In the fourth quarter, Reed dunked violently, the Timberwolves scored 6 points in a row to close the score, and the Nuggets responded in time with a wave of 8-0, although the Timberwolves played an offensive again, but Jokic scored three points to stabilize the situation, and then the Nuggets continued to maintain a 10-point advantage and won the game smoothly! In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 112-97 to win the key battle of Tianwang Mountain, and led 3-2 in three consecutive games! The Nuggets have 5 double-doubles, the Timberwolves have 4 double-doubles, Jokic has 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, and Edwards has 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists! #NBA季后赛##掘金vs森林狼##丹佛掘金##明尼苏达森林狼##约基奇##爱德华兹#