On May 15, Beijing time, the Nuggets played at home against the Timberwolves, when the Timberwolves played 2-0 in this round of the series, many people thought that the Nuggets would be eliminated in this round of the series, but in the G3 game, the Nuggets found their state, and the G4 game Nuggets successfully defeated the Timberwolves in one go. So at this time, the balance of victory is undoubtedly tilted in favor of the Nuggets.
In the first quarter of the game, Pope hit a shot, then McDaniels dunked and scored, Murray scored a layup and Downs hit a three-pointer, and then the offense of the two teams was sluggish, Downs hit Murray with his back and scored, after Pope scored in the air, Gobert hit 1 of 2 free throws, Jokic faced Gobert and Walker hit three points after he shot Gobert, Jokic made 1 of 2 free throws and Edwards also hit 1 of 2 free throws, McDaniels hit a three-point shot after Jokic hooked his hand and easily hit it, and then Jokic continued to score easily, and Edwards hit three points at the critical moment, But in the end, Pope also hit a three-pointer, and after Lee Kyle hit a shot, Jokic hit 2+1, and the Nuggets also led to 3 points. Walker hit a three-pointer late in the game, but then Reggie responded and Towns scored to stop the bleeding, and the Timberwolves trailed by two points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Gobert shot and scored, Gobert continued to dunk and score after Murray hit the iron, and then Braun caused Reed to foul 1 of 2 free throws, Reed made an offensive foul after Gordon made up for the dunk, and the next game The Timberwolves were frequently whistled for offensive fouls, but the Nuggets also frequently hit the iron on the offense, but the Nuggets counterattacked later, and the Timberwolves fell behind by 2 points after Gordon dunked and scored. After a timeout, Towns hit a throw, but in the end, Braun scored a fast-break layup, and Gordon continued to score in the next game, Morris scored to stop the bleeding after Gobert missed, Braun countered and dunked to score, and the Nuggets led by four points. After the timeout, Jokic hit a three-pointer, but fortunately Walker also hit a three-pointer, but Jokic was able to score consistently, and Murray also started scoring after Walker scored, and the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 50-44 at halftime.
In the first half, Jokic played an excellent performance, and under the leadership of Jokic, the Nuggets managed to take the lead, and at the end of the half, Jokic had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists. The referee's blowing penalty in the first half of the game also caused a huge controversy, after all, the referee's blowing penalty in the first half of the game was very unfavorable to the Timberwolves, especially in the second quarter of the game, the continuous blowing of the Timberwolves offensive foul is even more questionable, after all, judging from the picture on the court, Gordon did not stand firm in his position here, and Gordon also had some welcome actions, but the referee resolutely blew the Timberwolves offensive foul, which also made the Timberwolves play quite passively, on the other hand, on the Nuggets' side, as long as the Timberwolves just gave the Nuggets a physical confrontation, The referee will blow the whistle here, so the blowing penalty in this game has also raised a lot of questions.
In the first half of the game, although Downs was in good offensive condition, Downs suffered foul trouble here, so when the Timberwolves needed Downs, Downs had to rest because of trouble, and Downs got 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist at the end of the half. As for Edwards, he encountered a strict defense here and the offense was also stretched, and at the end of the half, Edwards got 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 1 of 8, but because Walker and others were in good offensive condition, the Timberwolves were not completely pulled away, but if the Timberwolves wanted to turn the tables in this game, Edwards still needed to find his form in the second half.