The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves' Western Conference semifinals series have changed the winds completely. I still remember that the defending champions lost two home games in a row a week ago, and almost everyone had already decided that they would be eliminated, and the "big mouth" Barkley directly shouted in the show that the Nuggets would be swept, and even the home fans in the Ball Center turned to cheer for the Timberwolves, hoping that the opponent could sweep the home team; A week later, with the Nuggets winning the Battle of Kings Mountain, which meant they had completed the feat of letting two chase three and get the first match point, the defending champion was the side with an 82% chance of advancing to the Western Conference finals.
Before the game, Jokic received the Most Valuable Player trophy from helmsman Xiao Hua, a symbol of supreme glory, and enjoyed the cheers of the home fans. Mr. Yoo also lived up to this expectation in the game, in this game, he played minutes, shot 15 of 22 in the sports battle, and scored 40 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 0 turnovers in the battle of Tianwang Mountain. You know, the Timberwolves are the team with the best defensive efficiency this season, and the direct opposite of Mr. Yojo is Gobert, the best defensive player of the season, but what's the use? Under the dimensionality reduction blow of Jokic, the first person in the league today, the defensive system that the Timberwolves are proud of was dismantled like a cow, and Mr. Jokic shot 8 of 9 in direct dialogue with Gobert, and repeatedly staged military training in various postures and positions......
It can only be said that DPOY just can't beat MVP. From the original "glove" Gary Payton who couldn't lock up the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, to the "African Mountain" Mutombo being destroyed by the "Big Shark" O'Neal, and now Gobert, who has 4 DPOY trophies in hand, was educated by Jokic, it is really a kind of inheritance - it's not that the Timberwolves don't work hard, but the other party has Gundam. As the first person in the league today and the strongest offensive and defensive unit, it is really not a shame to have no way to deal with him.
Originally, the Timberwolves also had supernova Edwards who could compete with Mr. Yoo's performance, after all, the 22-year-old Huazi had been carrying several games in a row, but the Nuggets in this game changed their defensive strategy, which made Huazi also very uncomfortable, only 5 of 15, and handed over a report card of 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, which was substandard. The Nuggets' strategy is also very simple, which is to use the highest standard of defensive treatment, that is, Edwards enjoys the treatment of being caught in the high post after holding the ball over half court. This made Huazi very uncomfortable, and his super personal explosive ability could not be used, so he could only relieve the pressure by passing, but Conley's absence further intensified Huazi's ball-holding pressure.
In a sense, whether the 6th game can continue the suspense of the series, and even whether he can go further in his career, it depends on how he deals with the Nuggets' package tactics next, if he can have an epiphany in a short period of time, master the ability to read the game, and do the first time to divide the ball, or complete the indiscriminate singles in the bag, then Huazi's next achievements will be immeasurable, for the 22-year-old him, Isn't it a bit too demanding?
However, the more Mr. Yue played, the more he fought, the more calmly he became, not only crushing his strength, but also playing a brain-burning trick with the Timberwolves on the court. In the final quarter, because their side has a double-digit point difference, the defending champion is not in a hurry, and the Timberwolves want to increase the number of rounds as much as possible. As a result, Jokic and his teammates made reasonable use of the rules - after the Timberwolves scored, other Nuggets players, including Pope, did not take the initiative to touch the ball, and there was still game time to pass, but because it had not yet reached the hands of the players who served from the baseline, there was no service violation. In this way, as well as taking advantage of the opponent's full defense, he deliberately served the floor ball, and Mr. Yoo consumed a total of 43 seconds in the final quarter.
Don't underestimate the 43-second game time, which is equivalent to swallowing two offensive rounds of the Timberwolves, and it is also very funny. The ball quotient and strength are crushed, Mr. Yoo is well-deserved to be the strongest in the world, does the Timberwolves still have a chance?