The NBA playoffs semifinals ushered in the battle between the Nuggets and the Timberwolves!
On May 15, Beijing time, the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs ushered in the key battle between the Nuggets and the Timberwolves, after the two teams fought 2-2! Jokic had 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, Edwards only had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists on 5-of-15 shooting, and the Timberwolves lost to the Nuggets 97-112, losing the key battle of Tianwang Mountain and being pulled three games in a row, and the big score was pulled to 2-3! Let's take a look at a brief roundup of the game!
Game 5 of the NBA semifinals Nuggets vs. Timberwolves at home!
Jokic leads the Nuggets at home against the Timberwolves led by Edwards!
Home Nuggets starting lineup: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon and Jokic!
Visiting Timberwolves starting lineup: Walker, Edwards, Madan, Towns, Gobert, veteran Conley is out due to injury!
Jokic received his 3rd regular season MVP before the game!
Jokic 19+8 at halftime, Nuggets 50-44 lead Timberwolves by 6 points!
In this campaign, the key 5th game of the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals Timberwolves played the Nuggets away! Before the game, Jokic received his 3rd regular season MVP! At the beginning of the game, Pope hit the first shot, Towns hit a three-point shot, the two teams hit the inside, and then the two teams opened on the outside, Edwards and Porter hit a three-point shot, Jokic was shocked by a three-step dunk, and Walker hit a three-point equalizer at the end of the quarter! The Timberwolves trailed by 2 points in the first quarter! In the second quarter, Gobert scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score, Gordon scored a 9-2 dunk inside, and then the two teams scored a point after 3 points. The Timberwolves trailed by 6 points at halftime!
Jokic defeated the Timberwolves 40+13 Nuggets to win the battle of Kings Mountain!
Edwards was blocked and only contributed 18 points and 9 assists!
Yibian fought again, Towns scored 5 points in a row, the Timberwolves directly overtook 1 point in a wave of 7-0, Porter responded with three points in time, the two teams scored inside, the Nuggets adjusted in time, Jokic connected the team 11-2 to take the lead again, Downs connected Gobert to catch the air, and the Nuggets continued to expand the score with a wave of 10-4 at the end of the quarter led by Jokic! At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by 14 points! In the fourth quarter, Reed scored a dunk, the Timberwolves scored 6 points in a row to chase 10 points, Pope hit a three-point shot, the Nuggets responded with a wave of 8-0, the Timberwolves played an offensive again, Jokic pressed the whistle for three points to stabilize the situation, and then the Nuggets continued to maintain a 10-point advantage, and the Timberwolves were unable to catch up with the score and could only lose! In the end, the Timberwolves lost to the Nuggets 97-112 and were pulled in 3 games in a row, losing the key battle of Tianwang Mountain! The Timberwolves had 4 double-doubles, Edwards was only 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists on 5-of-15 shooting, the Nuggets had 5 double-doubles, Jokic had 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block! #NBA季后赛##NBA西部半决赛##掘金vs森林狼##约基奇##爱德华兹#