The president of the NBA came to the scene of Tianwang Mountain, and today Jokic won the MVP trophy for the third time in four years before the game, coincidentally, when G3 announced that Jokic won the MVP before the G3, he played an explosive performance, with a 55.6% shooting rate of 24 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks of luxury data, leading the team to beat the Timberwolves by 27 points, G5 used 68.2% overall shooting rate to slash 40 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists after winning the cup, it can be said that today's Jokic can not stop! So where did you lose today as a Timberwolves?
Xiao Hua came in person - the referee came with a mission
To be honest in the whole game, there are not too many problems with blowing penalties, the most controversial thing is to blow the Timberwolves three consecutive offensive fouls in the first half, you must know that both teams were fighting hand-to-hand at that time, the whole first half seems to have returned to the game of the eighties and nineties, the two teams scored no more than the score of the infinite confrontation, the Timberwolves only scored 44 points in the first half, and the Nuggets only scored 50 points, which is a hand-to-hand fight, but when the two teams entered the white-hot stage in the second quarter, the referee stood up and blew the Timberwolves three offensive fouls in a row It was the turning point of the game, Since then, the Timberwolves have obviously lost their mentality, and the Nuggets are getting better and better!
Timberwolves fan layout - let Edwards defend Murray?
After watching today's game, I really don't understand what the Timberwolves head coach thinks? Let Edwards defend Murray at full-time? Isn't this a cocoon, the team obviously has McDaniels + Walker, two strong defenders who can deal with Murray, and it is really strange to let the team's offensive core defend, and really use Edwards as Jordan Kobe! At present, Edwards really doesn't have the physical fitness of Kobe Jordan, attacking offense, and defending against the opponent's strongest outside attack point!
What are the consequences of doing so?
This approach made Edwards consume too much on the defensive end, and the efficiency on the defensive end obviously couldn't keep up, and today his shooting rate was only 33.3%, and his three-point shooting rate was only 20%! You can complain about the referee if you fail today, but the most fundamental reason is that the offense is too poor, as the offensive core of the team, it is impossible to win the Nuggets with this kind of performance! Jokic is too hot today, so he doesn't have to block with Murray, just imagine if Murray holds the ball, how can Jokic block the Timberwolves? According to the layout of the Timberwolves today, that is, Edwards to defend Jokic! It's really self-defeating, the Timberwolves want to win the Nuggets, and Edwards must put all his energy into the offensive end! Partner with Downs inside and out, or you will definitely lose!