In the sixth game of life and death of the Timberwolves Nuggets, in the first half, the Timberwolves led 59-40. Edwards exploded in the first half, scoring 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting. The Timberwolves reproduced their hellish defense, Murray was locked up on 1-of-10 shooting in the half, and Jokic had 16 points and five rebounds.
Before the game, Jokic reminded his teammates that Game 6 should be equally full of desperation and play with the belief that they must win. However, after the Nuggets started with a 9-0 run, the Timberwolves fought back frantically and blasted a 20-0 wave directly, and the rest of the Nuggets were clearly unprepared for Game 6.
Edwards hit a three-pointer to give the Timberwolves an 18-point lead, and the whole court was boiling. After that, they completed a 27-2 offensive run, with the new owner waving his fists on the sidelines in celebration.
Jokic played 12 minutes in the entire first quarter, 3-of-8 from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range, scoring 6 points and 1 rebound, and the Nuggets trailed the Timberwolves 14-31 in the first quarter. Murray played 10 minutes on 0-of-5 shooting, 0-of-1 from three-point range without scoring a point, delivering 2 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of -17. On the Timberwolves' side, Edwards played 12 minutes, shooting 4 of 7, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and got 14 points and 2 rebounds, with a plus/minus of +17, and his score alone was equal to the sum of the Nuggets starters.
Back in the second quarter, the Timberwolves continued to widen the difference, Towns made a rebound, and the Timberwolves led by as many as 24 points at 48-24. Murray continued to be sluggish, playing like crazy, Jokic was also dumb, and the Nuggets were rarely blown out in the first half.