On May 17, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G6, the Timberwolves hosted the Nuggets. The Timberwolves, whose fate was hanging by a thread, exploded in the first quarter with an amazing desire to win, a wave of 27-2 attacks, and led the Nuggets by 17 points at 31-14 in the first quarter. The Nuggets missed three-point shooting from the outside, couldn't get into the basket from the inside, and couldn't catch up with the point difference. In the second half, the Nuggets' offense continued to be blocked, the defense was dismantled, and the point difference was difficult to narrow, and the Nuggets replaced the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves won a big win at home, with a big score of 3-3, and the series came to a tiebreaker.
Injuries and illnesses
Timberwolves: Conley is back
Nuggets: Full attendance
The difference between victory and defeat
1. The defense is tough enough. Huazi took over Murray, making him only 4 of 18 shots, and the inside was determined not to give Mr. Yoo an easy chance to play alone, and the Nuggets only scored 70 points in the game.
2. Slowing down the scale. There were only 4 fouls in the first quarter, and the Timberwolves could boldly go online to force and make mistakes, and the Nuggets' proud blocking and pick-and-roll system was cracked.
3. Young MVP. Edwards not only froze Murray on the defensive end, but also scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on the offensive end with 8-of-17 shooting and 4-of-9 three-pointers.
4. The three towers are hard enough. Downs 10+13, including 4 frontcourt boards, Gobert 8+12, Reed 10+11.
5. Role player outbursts. Maidan scored 21 points today, more than the previous two games combined. Conley also scored 13 points on his comeback.
Game recap
At the beginning of the first quarter, Mr. Yoo easily dunked at the beginning, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets took a 9-2 lead at the beginning. In the middle of the game, the Timberwolves increased their defensive intensity, made consecutive Nuggets mistakes, and quickly overtook the offensive wave 9-0. After the timeout, the Nuggets still did not go well offensively, and the Timberwolves sent another 18-2 attack wave, and at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Nuggets 31-14 to 17 points. Murray scored zero points on 0-of-5 shooting in the first quarter.
Madan hit a counterattack to give the Timberwolves a 15-point lead
Coming back in the second quarter, Jokic insisted on not resting the game, and the Timberwolves also had problems on offense, missing 8 shots in a row, and the Nuggets returned a 10-4 attack wave on the offensive end, and the difference came to 11 points. Jokic went off the court, Huazi came back and made fouls, Reed made consecutive inside singles, and the Timberwolves widened the gap to 19 points. The Nuggets still didn't open the three-pointer, and the Timberwolves pulled away to more than 20 points. At the end of the quarter, Mr. Yoo scored five points in a row, and the Nuggets scored 40-59 Timberwolves.
About the teacher magic 2+1
Huazi singled out about the teacher to hit a 3-point shot
Downs hit 2 to 1 and hit a second offense
At halftime, on the Nuggets side, Murray lost again and scored only 2 points on 1 of 10 in the half, about 16 points and 5 boards.
The Timberwolves finally got their senses back, scoring 19 points at halftime compared to 13 points for McDaniels, who had averaged the series. Towns had four frontcourt boards in the half, as many as the Nuggets as a team.
Yibian fought again, Gobert missed all 2 free throws at the beginning, but Yomu and the two missed three points in a row, and then Maidan first broke through the inside dunk, and then hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, and then the Timberwolves sandwiched the teacher to break the ball, Huazi shook off Porter and then sent the inside dunk, and the Timberwolves' biggest lead in the game came to 24 points. Mr. Yoo was caught and couldn't shoot, and the Timberwolves completely dismantled the Nuggets defense on the offensive end, and the interior blossomed. The Timberwolves finished the Timberwolves 86-61 Nuggets in the third quarter and led by 25 points.
Edwards flies little Porter and glides with both hands
Weapons of God
In the final quarter, Huazi still hit three points, Gobert hit a basket, and the difference came to 30 points, and the game lost suspense. The Nuggets came off the bench and the Timberwolves went on a 28-3 run to lead by 50 points in the final quarter. At the end of the game, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 115-70, and the series was tied 3-3.
The hand was hot, and Edwards hit a 3-pointer
Player data
Nuggets: Jokic 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Murray 10 points and 5 assists, Gordon 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Porter Jr. 8 points and 6 boards, Pope 9 points.
Timberwolves: Edwards 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Towns 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, McDaniels 21 points and 4 boards, Conley 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Gobert 8 points and 13 boards, Reed 10 points and 11 boards.