At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 17, 2024, Game 6 of the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Denver Nuggets' away game against the Timberwolves began. Previously, the Timberwolves won two consecutive home games at the Nuggets, and then the Nuggets let two chase three to chase the big score to 3-2.
A win in this game will advance the Nuggets to the Western Conference finals. Therefore, this game is crucial for both sides.
Both sides start
Nuggets: Pope, Gordon, Murray, Porter Jr., Jokic.
Timberwolves: Edwards, Towns, Gobert, Conley, McDaniels.
In the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves were full of momentum at home, and the starting five were in full condition, especially Edwards, the Timberwolves caught the Nuggets off guard in the first quarter, only Jokic was barely online, and Murray began to collapse the performance again in this game, and the Nuggets ended the first quarter 14-31 Timberwolves, trailing by 17 points into the second quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Nuggets began to wake up, Porter Jr., Gordon, and Pope scored three points in a row, but the Timberwolves felt better, and the score was once pulled to nearly 20 points. At halftime, Nuggets Murray made 1 of 10 to become a breakthrough, Edwards slashed 19 points, Nuggets 40-59 Timberwolves, 19 points into the second half!
Half-time stats
掘金队：约基奇16分5篮板、戈登8分6篮板3助攻2盖帽、波特8分4篮板、波普6分2篮板3助攻、穆雷2分3助攻10中1。
Timberwolves: McDaniels 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks, Edwards 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Towns 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Gobert 4 points and 9 rebounds, Conley 7 points and 2 assists, Reed 6 points and 9 rebounds.
Half-time recap
Data analysis shows that the Nuggets are 15 points behind in rebounding, their three-point shooting percentage and shooting percentage are lower than that of the Timberwolves, and their interior scoring is also limited. If Murray doesn't warm up in the second half, and Jokic doesn't blow up the gold, it will be difficult to turn the situation around!
易边再战第三节开始，爱德华兹便贡献了一粒拜佛突破后的大力劈扣，力拔山兮气盖世，滞空能力像极了乔丹，一起欣赏一下！
Edwards was then fouled and went into a timeout. Back in the game, the Nuggets still couldn't find their rhythm, the Timberwolves McDaniels and Reed performed well, one offensive end was unsolved, the other defensive end was unsolved, and Mike stopped the Nuggets with a three-pointer.
Back in the game, Gordon scored two points, Murray hit a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves went crazy in the third quarter, with a three-point rain at home and tough enough on the defensive end, and then the Nuggets were beaten. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets were 61-86 to the Timberwolves, and the margin came to as many as 25 points.
In the fourth quarter of the tiebreaker, the Nuggets were still pressed by the Timberwolves and had no good way, at this time Murray shot 4 of 18 and Jokic shot 9 of 19, and the difference came to 30 points. With Conley's three-point shot, the Nuggets had no hope of reversing and could only swallow a heavy defeat, and the two sides replaced the bench players, and the game ended with the Nuggets 70-115 Timberwolves!
Full-time data
Nuggets: Gordon 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Porter 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Jokic 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Pope 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Murray 10 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
Timberwolves: McDaniels 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Towns 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, Gobert 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Conley 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Reed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, Walker 8 points.
Opinion: The Timberwolves did a very good job in defense and rebounding in this game, which is also where the Nuggets are missing, the Nuggets are currently 3-3 Timberwolves, and the first tie-break in the playoffs was born!