On May 17, Beijing time, according to a report by Shams, Conley, who had previously missed the battle of Tianwang Mountain due to injury, is expected to return today to participate in this important G6 battle. The referee arrangement for G6 has also been released, and the referee is Mark Davis, and Murray was fined $100,000 by the league for throwing a towel and warming a baby at him in G2.
Shams reports that Conley's return will be crucial for the Timberwolves as they lost Game 5 without the experienced point guard, who are currently in danger of being eliminated after trailing 3-2 on aggregate. Conley's appearance can take the pressure off the Timberwolves' core roster. In this series, Conley averaged 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, shooting 38.9% from three-point range.
Medical expert Jeffries said the hope is that Conley's calf/Achilles tendon is more of a sore sore than a strain. If it was a strain, there would be a high risk of recurrence when returning to the game so soon.
In addition, the NBA has also officially announced the referee arrangements for G6, with the referee being No. 8 referee Mark Davis, and the other two referees being No. 60 referee Williams and No. 39 referee Ford. Some fans soon pointed out that such an arrangement seemed to indicate that the tie-break would come. In the G2 game, the referee was also Mark Davis, and in that game, the Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves by 26 points, and Murray was dissatisfied with the penalty, angrily throwing towels and warm babies in Davis's direction, and was later fined $100,000 by the league. In that game, Malone also sprayed Davis.
Fans have said that by letting such a person who has a "holiday" with the Nuggets be the referee, the league seems to want the Timberwolves to pull back a city and make this series enter a tiebreaker.
The stats show that in the games coached by Mark Davis this season, the Nuggets are 4-2 and the Timberwolves are 3-2; In the Williams-led game, the Nuggets were 4-0 and the Timberwolves were 3-1; Ford went 4-1 and the Timberwolves went 4-2.
Edwards' performance was also key to the G6 win, as he averaged 31 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in games on the verge of elimination, averaging a total of 3.7 steals + blocks per game.
Do you think the Timberwolves can equalize the total score at home and drag the series into a tiebreaker?