In Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, the Timberwolves played at home against the Nuggets, the Nuggets did show their championship heritage, Jokic deserved to be the MVP of the regular season, and Gobert, who played the best defense, had no way to fight back. Under his leadership, the Nuggets let the two chase three directly to get the match point, and whether the Timberwolves can rebound strongly to chase a 3-3 draw in this game when they are at stake, we will wait and see!
Both starters:
Nuggets starters: Porter, Gordon, Jokic, Pope, Murray
Timberwolves starters: Conley, Edwards, Gobert, Towns, McDaniels
Full field data:
Nuggets: Porter 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Gordon 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Jokic 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Pope 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Murray 10 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Braun 2 points;
Timberwolves: McDaniels 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 steal, Towns 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, Gobert 8 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, Edwards 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Conley 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Reed 10 points and 11 rebounds, Walker 9 points, Lee Kyle 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Contest Recap:
In the first quarter of the game, Gobert came up with an empty dunk, setting the tone for the Timberwolves today's game, Jokic and Porter were not to be outdone to return the dunk, Jokic also threw it, Porter pulled out three points and scored again, and the two teamed up to stop the Timberwolves 9-2 in a straight wave. After the timeout, McDaniels scored 5 points with a burst shot, Edwards made a steal and counterattacked to end with a dunk, Towns split a dunk with one arm, and the Timberwolves responded with a wave of 9-0 to lead by 2 points. The Nuggets took a timeout, and after the timeout, the Nuggets' offense was still stagnant, Edwards added three points with free throws, and one person scored nine points, and Gobert scored again in the air, and the Timberwolves extended the margin to 13 points with this offense. Jokic hit a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, Edwards hit a layup, Reed steals and sends McDaniels to a dunk to finish, the Nuggets pause again, and Murray makes a layup by McDaniels big hat, and Edwards chases after a three-point 100-step piercing Young! Pope returned a three-pointer, Towns hit an inside shot, and the two sides turned on the iron until the end of the game with one minute remaining, and the Timberwolves led 31-14. Edwards turned on offensive mode in the first quarter, and one person scored to tie the Nuggets team!
In the second quarter of the game, Li Kaier made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, and then the Timberwolves felt cold, the Nuggets seized the opportunity, Murray scored a basket, Jokic scored 5 points in a row, and Gordon scored three points, chasing a wave of 10-2. The Timberwolves made positive adjustments, Edwards made 2 of 2 free throws, Reed scored 6 points in a row, and responded with a wave of 8-2, and the difference returned to 19 points again. The Nuggets took another timeout, came back with three points and continued to play iron, and Edwards three points and one arrow through the heart! Downs grabbed back-to-back rebounds and scored two points on a layup. Gordon made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, finally breaking the Nuggets scoring drought, Porter scored 2+1, Conley scored three points in response, Gobert defended 3 seconds to send Pope 1 point, Gordon scored three points, McDaniels and Conley could also score in response, 24 points difference. Jokic scored back-to-back points, Pope made 2-of-2 free throws to recover seven points, and McDaniel hit a buzzer-beating shot to give the Timberwolves a 59-40 lead at halftime.
The Nuggets shot only 4 of 21 outside the three-point line in the half, and the Timberwolves shot only 5 of 21, and both sides were not allowed to go outside today, but the Timberwolves grabbed 36 rebounds, including 11 frontcourt boards, while the Nuggets had only 21 total rebounds, the Timberwolves used the rebounding advantage in the first half and strengthened the defensive aggressiveness, the Nuggets shot 14 of 44 and the shooting rate was only 31.8%, and Murray played 20 minutes and only 1 of 10 shots to get 2 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal.
In the third quarter of the game, the first few rounds of offense on both sides were completed, McDaniels broke through the restricted area and took off a violent dunk, Gordon slipped the bottom line and returned a violent dunk, McDaniels scored three points, Jokic made a mistake, and Edwards counterattacked with a one-arm split dunk that instantly ignited the home fans, with a 24-point difference and stopped the Nuggets. After the timeout, Pope and Murray hit three points one after another, Gobert and Timberwolves made 1 of 2 free throws, Towns took turns bombing the restricted area, and McDaniels scored three points again, and the difference expanded to 26 points. Gordon hit a layup, Murray made a three-point shot, Edwards and Reed scored in response, Jokic and Murray continued to chase points, Walker and Conley hit three-pointers in succession, and Towns made 2 of 2 free throws, a difference of 29 points. Jokic scored four straight free throws to give the Timberwolves an 86-61 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, Murray came up and made a mistake in receiving the ball, Reed made 2 free throws, Edwards hit a three-point shot, Gobert also scored inside, and the Nuggets who played 7-2 in the opening game had no power to fight back, with a 30-point difference. The Nuggets paused, and after coming back, all the starters were removed and replaced with substitutes, announcing that they would give up this game, and they could also save the physical strength of the main lineup. Conley and Walker continued to score three points, completely playing the game, and the Timberwolves withdrew their main force, and the remaining 8 and a half minutes of the game turned into garbage time. The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, tied 3-3 and entered the tiebreaker!
In this game, the Nuggets bench lineup in the first three quarters scored 0 points, and in addition to the main lineup, only Jokic and Gordon played okay, and the others played quite badly, especially Murray only shot 4 of 18 in this game, if the Nuggets only Jokic broke out alone, and the other points were not played, the loss was doomed. As for the Timberwolves, the defense returned to the first 2 games, and this game felt like the league was manipulating, blowing the penalty scale tightly, the Nuggets won, the scale was loose, and the Timberwolves won!