70-115, the Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves by 45 points, the overall score was tied at 3-3, and the two sides will enter the tiebreaker.
A few hours ago, when the NBA officially announced that Mark Davis would become the G6 referee, there was already a lot of speculation among fans that this series was going to be a tie-break. In the G2 battle, the referee and Malone sprayed each other face-to-face, and Murray also threw a towel and a warm baby at him.
A few hours later, the Nuggets really lost G6 and lost by 45 points, trailing by 50 points at most, much worse than G2's 26-point fiasco. Such a miserable defeat is definitely not the referee's problem, they have swept up a number of embarrassing records, and looking back on this game, the Timberwolves played super offensive three times to destroy last season's championship.
The 45-point fiasco broke a number of records
For the Timberwolves, it's a life-and-death battle that has been pushed to the brink of a cliff, and if they lose, they're out. The Timberwolves didn't disappoint their home fans, as they forced the series into a tiebreaker with a 45-point victory. The 45 points were the second-largest margin of victory for a team facing elimination in NBA playoff history, the first being the 58-point margin created by the Lakers in 1956.
In addition, the Timberwolves beat last season's championship. Prior to this game, no team in NBA history had been able to beat last season's champion by more than 36 points, and the Timberwolves made history and nailed the Nuggets to the shame post.
The Nuggets also became the first team since 2016 to score no more than 70 points in a single playoff game, the last being the Grizzlies on April 20, 2016, who lost 68-94 to the Spurs. The 70 points is also the Nuggets' lowest single-game score (including the regular season and playoffs) in the Jokic era. The last time the Nuggets scored more than 70 points was against the Grizzlies on January 30, 2015, when they scored just 69 points, and Jokic's first game for the Nuggets was on October 29, 2015.
It was the worst loss in the history of the Nuggets, having previously lost by 44 points to the Lakers in 1985. It was also the most playoff games in the history of the Timberwolves, having previously won by 28 points against the Lakers in 2003.
The Timberwolves burst the championship with three waves of offense
In such a crazy game, the Timberwolves unleashed three suffocating offenses that completely destroyed last season's championship.
First wave: 20-0
The first wave of offense was in the first quarter of the game, when the Nuggets played a 9-2 start, many people thought that something bad was wrong for the Timberwolves, but at this moment, a surprising scene appeared. McDaniels hit a three-pointer, Edwards and Towns completed a dunk, Conley scored on a throw-in shot, and Gobert also sent an open dunk. The Timberwolves went on a 20-0 run to turn the game around and set the stage for a big win.
Second wave: 13-0
The second wave of offense came in the second quarter of the game. Aaron Gordon's three-pointer rewrote the score to 24-35 and narrowed the margin to 11 points. Just as the Nuggets were gaining momentum and preparing to further narrow the difference, the Timberwolves' offense exploded again. Sixth Man of the Year Reed scored six straight points, Edwards hit a three-pointer and Towns scored on a layup as the Timberwolves went on a 13-0 run to stretch the deficit to 24 points. The Nuggets have completely lost their temper.
Third wave: 24-0
The final wave of offense was like rubbing salt in the Nuggets' wounds, taking place in the final quarter when the suspense was out of the way. After Braun scored on a dunk, the margin was 25 points away. Edwards hit a three-pointer and Gobert made a layup, and after the margin reached 30 points, the Nuggets pulled all their main forces, but the Timberwolves' slaughter continued.
Conley and Alexander Walker hit three points in a row, and the benches replaced by the Timberwolves were also full of firepower, McLaughlin, Garza, and Monte Morris were all ridiculously accurate, and the Timberwolves launched a wave of 24-0 offense, stretching the difference to 49 points! At this time, the camera showed Jokic on the sidelines, he couldn't sit still, seeing such a fiasco, Mr. Jokic rarely looked solemn.
The game is not over yet, and the Timberwolves' three-wave offensive campaign has already caused heated discussions on the Internet. Some fans lamented that the Timberwolves were able to play 20-0, 13-0 and 24-0 in the same game, and I don't know if such a thing has happened before. These three waves of offense, combined, are 57-0, and some fans joke that if these offenses are removed, the Nuggets can win the game.
The battle between the two sides will be held on May 20, Beijing time. Timberwolves and Nuggets, who will have the last laugh?