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NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G6, Timberwolves face Nuggets today, and the Timberwolves have no way out. At the beginning of the first quarter, Gobert opened the game with a dunk, and the Nuggets immediately responded with a 9-0 attack wave to stop the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves' offense continued unabated, and they sent the Nuggets a 9-3 spurt in the final minutes of the quarter, and the Timberwolves ended the first quarter with a 31-14 lead. Coming back in this quarter, Li Kaier hit two free throws to continue to help the Timberwolves expand the score, and the Nuggets finally found their senses and played a 10-2 attack wave to close the gap to 11 points, but Edwards stepped up to make a foul to stop the bleeding, and led the Timberwolves to play a wave of 13-0 super attack wave to instantly expand the difference to 24 points. At the end of the quarter, the Nuggets went on a 7-2 spurt to narrow the score to within 20 points. At halftime, the Nuggets trailed the Timberwolves by 19 points, 40-59.
Back in the second half, the Timberwolves still occupied the initiative on the court, the point difference has been maintained at more than 20 points, after the third quarter, the Nuggets bench still did not score, the Timberwolves played a 26-2 offensive in the final quarter, and the point difference also broke through 40 points, the Nuggets replaced early to give up the game, and finally the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, and the score was 3-3 draw.
Nuggets core player performance
- Jokic -25, 9-of-19 shooting, 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 0 steals
- Gordon -27, 4-of-7 shooting, 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 0 steals
- Murray -32, 4-of-18 shooting, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal
- Pope -24, 2 of 6 shots, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 0 steals
- Porter -28, 3-of-9 shooting, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 steals
- Braun -14, 1-of-6 shooting, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 steals
- Strawther -9, 1-of-3 shooting, 2 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists and 1 steal
- Nagy +2, 1 of 1 shooting, 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
- Pickett +2, 1 of 2 shots, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 0 steals
- Watson -15, 0 of 1 shooting, 1 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 steals
- Huo Qindi -14, 0 of 5 shots, 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
- Reggie -20, 0 of 6 shots, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
For the game, the Nuggets shot 26-of-86, 7-of-36 from three-point range, and 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, grabbed 43 rebounds, and dished out 18 assists and two steals. There were also 12 turnovers and 17 fouls.
Timberwolves core player performance
- Edwards +43, 8-of-17 shooting, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals
- McDaniels was +23, with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 8-of-10 shooting
- Conley +26, 5-of-9 shooting, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 steals
- Downs +25, 4-of-10 shooting, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 steals
- Reed +17, 4-of-12 shooting, 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal
- Walker +16, 3-of-5 shooting, 9 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 steals
- Gobert +30, 4-of-8 shooting, 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal
- Garza +9, 2-of-3 shooting, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
- Li Kaier +16, 2 shots and 0 shots, scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal
- Morris +9, 1-of-4 shooting, 3 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal
- McLaughlin +9, 1 of 1 shooting, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
- Moore +4, 0-of-2 shooting, 0 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal
- Minot -2, 0 of 3 shots, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals
For the game, the Timberwolves grabbed 62 rebounds, 26 assists and 9 steals on 40-of-86 shooting, 15-of-40 three-pointers, and 20-of-24 free throws. There were also 6 turnovers and 14 fouls.
Six facts that have to be admitted
First, the return of the king! I'm going to grab 7! Edwards slashed 27 points, plus or minus exploded +43!
In the first quarter of the game, 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. The state is back! Edwards' 14 points in the first quarter equaled the combined number of Nuggets' starters to lead the team to a 27-2 run
Played 20 minutes in the half, shot 5 of 9 (3 of 5 three-pointers), 6 of 6 free throws, scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, and had a plus/minus of +25, the highest in both teams!
In the whole game, Edwards played 33 minutes, shooting 8 of 17, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, with a plus/minus of +43!
Second, it's a bit isolated! Jokic scored a team-high 22 points, 9 rebounds & 5 frontcourt boards, and only 2 assists are rare
In the first quarter of the game, Jokic played the whole 12 minutes, 3-of-8, 0-of-2 three-pointers, and scored 6 points and 1 rebound.
In the first half, Jokic played 21 minutes and 37 seconds, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, finishing with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
He played 36 minutes, shooting 9-of-19 (0-of-4 from three-point range) and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with a team-high 22 points, nine rebounds (five frontcourt rebounds), and a rare two-assist plus/minus of -25.
3. Lose 1 point per minute on the field! Murray scored just 10 points on 4-of-18 shooting in 32 minutes, with the lowest plus/minus of -32
In the first quarter, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray performed very poorly and kept sleepwalking, playing 10 minutes with 0 of 5 shots, 0 of 1 from three-point range, and 2 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of -17.
In the half, Murray was in extremely poor shape, shooting 1 of 10 and 0 of 3 three-pointers, scoring only 2 points, and a plus/minus of -20.
In this game, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray performed a disaster, with a very low shooting rate and no empty baskets, playing 32 minutes and only 4 of 18 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of -32 and the lowest in the game.
Fourth, efficient and efficient! Gobert has 14 rebounds and 8 points, plus or minus +30, the second highest on the team!
In this game, Gobert, who tried his best in the last game and was still beaten, was still tough, he defended Jokic several times, and also ate cakes under the basket many times, and scored 8 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists in the whole game, and the positive effect was still full, with a plus/minus of +30, second only to Edwards's +43 in the team!
Fifth, the comeback is immediate! Conley was 5-of-9 with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, with a plus/minus of +26
In this game, Timberwolves veteran Conley ushered in a comeback, starting the game for 31 minutes, shooting 5 of 9, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and getting 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +26.
6. The Timberwolves grabbed 62 rebounds in the game today
Today's NBA Western Conference Semifinals G6, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 115-70 at home by 45 points. The Timberwolves grabbed 62 rebounds in the whole game today, while the Nuggets only had 43, and the 62 rebounds also set the highest single-game record in the NBA playoffs since the Nuggets (62) on May 7, 2019!
In the first half of the game, the rebounding performance between the two sides was already very different, and the Nuggets grabbed 21 rebounds as a team, including four frontcourt boards. The Timberwolves grabbed 36 rebounds as a team, of which Gobert (9), Towns (10) and Reed (9) grabbed 28 rebounds, which is much higher than the Nuggets team.
5 key points of analysis about the game
1. The veteran Conley is too important to this young Timberwolves, scoring not much, but he is very stable, shooting 4 of 8, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 turnovers.
2, McDaniels integrated offense and defense, like a big net when defending, and also threw all the goals that should be scored on the offensive end, 8 of 10 shots, 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and the guard with a knife next to Huazi.
3. In the last battle, Huazi stood up as the team's eldest brother, shot 8 of 17, cut 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, fell so hard in the game, got up and continued to fight, stabilized the morale of the army, and played the role of a leader.
4. Jokic is not terrible to score, what is terrible is that he can connect the team. Jokic only had 2 assists in this game, and the few assists were not because there were no passes, but because many passes could not be converted into points.
5, the Timberwolves have to rely on defense to win the Nuggets, and in the three games they won, the Nuggets have not scored more than 100. In the first game, the Nuggets scored 99 points, and in the second game, 80 points.