On May 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals continued, and the Denver Nuggets challenged the Timberwolves away, after the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 3-2, and the Timberwolves Conley returned in today's game! The Nuggets started well, directly stopping the Timberwolves 9-2, but after the pause came back, the situation on the court changed abruptly! The Timberwolves directly hit a wave of 29-5 super offensive climax, the difference was stretched to more than 20 points, and at halftime, the Timberwolves led the Nuggets by 19 points at 59-40, and the game entered garbage time.
Murray: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 rebound on 1-of-10 shooting; Plus or minus -23
In this half of the game, Murray is the biggest culprit of the Nuggets' backwardness, today the Timberwolves changed their defensive strategy, that is, to cut off the connection between Jokic and the team, as long as Jokic gets the ball in the half, he will pinch Jokic in advance to let him play, at this moment as the Nuggets' strongest outside attack point Murray should stand up for Jokic to share, but Murray obviously did not do it, only 1 of 10 shots! The defensive end was also a disastrous performance, and Conley, who was in charge of defense, made 3 of 6 shots and handed out 2 assists!
Jokic: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers on 5-of-12 shooting; Plus or minus -17
Teacher Yue doesn't know if it's a fierce opening, and when he comes up, he slams and scores! 5 of 12 on the offensive end is not said to be more efficient, but it is also reasonable, the biggest problem is that there is a big problem on the organizational end, today Jokic did not send his first assist until the end of the second quarter, the team has fallen behind by more than 20 points, and Jokic who can't play a combination of offense and pass is not so threatening!
Gordon: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks on 2-of-5 shooting; Plus or minus -23
It is impossible to ask Gordon to play god-level every game, and this kind of data in the half court has been done quite well for Gordon, the offensive end has grasped the opportunities that should be grasped, and the defensive end has sent two blocks!
Porter: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block on 3-of-6 shooting; Positive or negative value - 20
The only player who played normally on the offensive end, Potter did his all, and when the team's two big brothers played abnormally, he couldn't be asked to carry the whole game!
Pope: 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-3 shooting; Positive or negative value - 20
In a decent half game, once Edwards turned on the switch on the defensive end, no one could stop him, and Pope could only do his best on the court, and the offensive end grasped the empty three-pointer!
The Timberwolves and the Nuggets are two completely different teams, the Timberwolves defense drives the offense, and the offense goes smoothly when the defense comes up; The Nuggets are offensive and defensive! The offense and passing, dominated by Jokic, drove the entire offensive system of the Nuggets, and the offense came out when the team's defensive enthusiasm came out! Grab 7 is coming, who can advance to the West Finals! See!