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On May 15, Beijing time, the Nuggets ushered in the battle with the Timberwolves at home. In the first half, the Nuggets relied on Jokic's stable play to maintain the lead, once leading by 7 points, and the Timberwolves once overtook the score in the second half, but Jokic scored 16 points in a single quarter to take a 14-point lead into the final quarter, and the last Kicic continued to play bravely, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 112-97, and the big score was 3-2 to get the match point.
01 Player performance
: Jokic 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Gordon 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Pope 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
Porter Jr. had 6 points and 7 rebounds, Jackson had 6 points, Braun had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Holiday had 3 rebounds and 1 assist
: Murray 16 points and 4 assists
02 Match Recap
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides alternated scores at the beginning of the game to tie 8-8, the Timberwolves hit two three-pointers in a row to maintain the lead, Jokic continued to hit the inside, helping the Nuggets return a wave of 7-0 to overtake the score, Li Kaier hit a shot, Jokic returned 2+1, Walker hit a three-pointer, Reggie scored a basket in a row, Towns hooked a shot, and the Timberwolves hit the Nuggets 26-28 in the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, Gobert hit consecutive shots on the inside to overtake the score, Gordon scored an equalizer on the second offense, and then the two sides entered a scoring drought, Gordon counterattacked to break the deadlock, Towns hit a mid-range shot, Braun scored 5 points with a free throw, Jokic hit a three-point shot to expand the lead, Walker hit a three-point shot to stabilize the situation, and the Nuggets 50-44 Timberwolves at halftime.
Yibian fought again, Towns scored a three-point shot after the basket, the Timberwolves played a wave of 11-3 to stop the Nuggets, the Nuggets responded 11-2 after a timeout to regain the lead, Gordon made consecutive kills on the inside to help the Nuggets lead to double digits, Edwards scored 5 points in a row to narrow the difference, Jokic faced Gobert and played 2+1 in a row, and the Nuggets 74-88 Timberwolves at the end of the third quarter, Jokic scored 16 points in a single quarter.
In the final quarter, Gordon scored a basket to expand the lead, the Timberwolves continued to hit the inside line to play 6-0 to narrow the difference, Pope hit two three-pointers to stabilize the situation, Jokic counterattacked and dunked to stop the Timberwolves again, with Jokic hitting a three-point lead to 14 points, there were only 3 minutes left in the game, completely ending the suspense of the game.
03 Post-match analysis
The Nuggets were able to win the game strongly in this game, mainly thanks to Jokic's excellent play, who presented Jokic with the regular season MVP award before the game, continuously singled DPOY Gobert, broke the Timberwolves inside, and scored 16 points and 4 assists in the third quarter to help the Nuggets take a double-digit lead, and secondly, the rest of the team played steadily, especially Gordon turned over the river on the inside, and continuously sent violent dunks to make kills, the only deficiency is that Murray continued to be targeted and performed poorly, only 7 of 14 in the game. After the game, the Nuggets reversed the big score to 3-2 to get the match point.