The Nuggets were dragged into a tie-break, triggering a 4-chain reaction: Murray's top salary is gone, and the tie-break is also a big win?

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2024-05-17 14:54Published in Guangdong

On May 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Nuggets challenged the Timberwolves away, with a score of 3-2 before the game. In the opening period, the Nuggets hit a 9-2 shockwave to take the lead, but then the Timberwolves ramped up their defensive intensity and responded with a 29-5 surge to take a 17-point advantage in the first quarter.

The Nuggets were dragged into a tie-break, triggering a 4-chain reaction: Murray's top salary is gone, and the tie-break is also a big win?

After that, the Timberwolves scored more points than the Nuggets, and the gap kept widening. By the end of the quarter, the Nuggets had already given up the game early, and they only scored 9 points in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves won by a big margin. In the whole game, the Nuggets 70-115 Timberwolves, and the series came to a 3-3 draw. The Nuggets were dragged into a tie-break, triggering a 4-chain reaction: Murray's top salary is gone, and the tie-break is also a big win?

Murray was a super god when he played the Lakers in the first round, and his two shots directly buried the Lakers' hopes of advancement, and although the overall shooting rate was not high, he still scored 23.6 points and 7.2 assists. But in the second round, in the face of the Timberwolves' high-pressure defense, Murray played completely out of order. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.7 assists per game on 3-of-18 shooting in the second game and 4-of-18 shooting in the sixth, shooting just 38.6 percent from the field, and his play was up and down, with the highest game being 24 points and the lowest game scoring only 8 points. and last year's championship process, it's like two people. Let's not forget, Murray is a player with a major injury, he has missed almost 2 seasons, and it is indeed possible that he will fall off a cliff in a short period of time. Therefore, the Nuggets should carefully consider Murray's contract extension, the maximum salary should be gone, and it is good to have a long-term contract.

This series is very interesting, every win is basically a big win, the Timberwolves won 3 games, a total of 78 points, and the Nuggets won 3 games, a total of 50 points. Does this mean that whoever advances to the tie-break will be a big win? There is some truth to this, and how the Nuggets crack the Timberwolves' defense is key, especially depending on Murray's form. And the Timberwolves also have to see if there are others who can step up and give Edwards enough help on the offensive end, like Towns and Reed in G2, and McDaniels in G6.

Conley will get a contract extension from the Timberwolves, and although he is 36 years old, he is the highest player on the team, and under his control, the Timberwolves' offense can be efficient and reasonable. And he is also the spiritual leader of the team, and he is very convinced from top to bottom. So whether the Timberwolves can win the championship or not, Conley should stay for another 1-2 years.

Edwards will become a superstar, he led the Timberwolves to the playoffs in the previous two years, and this year his individual performance is even more of a god of war, in this round of the series has been cut 40+ twice, and now is about to experience the first tie-break of his career, win a battle to become a god, and lose will learn a lot from it. After all, even Jordan has come all the way from defeat, and this time the opponent is still the defending champion, how strong the strength is, it is very beneficial to Edwards' growth. Judging from his talent, skills, and competitive spirit, Edwards is the next generation of the NBA's face, and his future is limitless.

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