3 to 3! Win the defending champion by 50 points! The battle for the seventh is really coming

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2024-05-17 11:40Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

On May 17, Beijing time, NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G6: Timberwolves (2) home vs Nuggets (3). The Timberwolves had no way back, going from a 2-0 lead to a 2-3 deficit, and if they lost again today, they would go home. Conley made an emergency comeback, and the Timberwolves started: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Gobert, Towns.

Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic. In the past three games, Jokic has averaged 33 points, 9.3 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, shooting 61% from the field. Porter Jr. has been disappointing, scoring 10 points in his last two games and making 2-of-9 three-pointers.

Speaking of the game, just criticized Porter Jr., he scored five consecutive points in the opening game, and the Nuggets stopped the Timberwolves 9-2. After the timeout, the Timberwolves exploded into a 20-0 run in five and a half minutes to take a double-digit lead. The Nuggets made 3 mistakes in the first quarter and were frequently counterattacked by the Timberwolves. The Nuggets were floating outside on three-pointers, and in the final three minutes of the first quarter, the Nuggets trailed by 15 points.

Edwards scored 14 points in a single quarter on 4-of-7 shooting, and the Nuggets scored only 14 points as a team. From the outside to the inside, the Timberwolves went crazy on the physical confrontation, and the Nuggets were clearly unprepared. Jokic scored six points on 3-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, and Murray missed a point on 0-of-5 shooting. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led by 17 points at 31-14 and rebounded 19-9 to beat the Nuggets.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Murray and Jokic remained on the court at the same time. The Timberwolves had two champions resting off the court, and the Nuggets grabbed four frontcourt boards in a row, and the difference was once narrowed to 12 points. By the time Mr. Yoo got off the court, Reed scored six points in a row, and the Timberwolves led by 24 points. The referees tightened the penalty scale, blowing only 4 fouls in the first quarter and 11 in the second.

Both teams couldn't shoot three-pointers, with the Nuggets making 4-of-21 three-pointers in the first half and the Timberwolves 5-of-21. The Timberwolves had 15 rebounds on 36-21, 11-4 on frontcourt rebounds, and scored 12-3 on turnovers. Murray scored only 2 points on 1-of-10 shooting in the half, and was completely killed by Huazi. The Nuggets bench players combined for 0 points on 6-of-6 shooting, and the Timberwolves scored 10 points off the bench.

At halftime, the Timberwolves led by 19 points at 59-40. Jokic did his best, finishing with 16 points, five rebounds and one assist on 7-of-14 shooting. Edwards scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals on 5-of-9 shooting, with a plus/minus of +25! Towns had 10 rebounds in the half, Gobert and Reed had 9 rebounds each, and the Timberwolves had a combined 28 rebounds! Get a feel for the Timberwolves' defensive intensity:

McDaniels put in a stunning performance, scoring 13 points in two quarters and hitting a halftime buzzer-beating layup. Yibian fought again, Maidan scored 5 points in a row, Edwards played Porter Jr., broke through the two-handed dunk, and the Timberwolves led again to 24 points. Porter Jr.'s defense was in desperate need of improvement, and he was pinned in place in the first half by McDaniels.

Edwards suddenly continued to name Porter Jr., broke through and was fouled by the opponent, and his waist fell heavily to the ground, and Huazi couldn't get up for a long time. Fortunately, Huazi's body is hard enough and there is no major problem. In the third quarter, the Timberwolves won by 6 points 27-21, and at the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by 25 points at 86-61! There was no suspense in the game, and the entire fourth quarter was garbage time.

With nine minutes left in the final quarter, the Timberwolves led by 36 points, which was too brutal. The Nuggets replaced all the main players and completely conceded defeat. It's not over yet, the Timberwolves came off the bench to blast out 26-2! At 4 minutes and 20 seconds in the final quarter, the Timberwolves were 114-64, leading by a full 50 points! At the end of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 115-70. The overall score is 3-3, and it enters the tie-break!

Jokic had 22 points, nine rebounds and two assists, while Murray had just 10 points, two rebounds and five assists on 4-of-18 shooting. On the Timberwolves' side, Edwards had 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, with a plus/minus of +43! McDaniels had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. The stats of other players can be seen in the chart below. Grab the Seven War, who do you support?

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