45 points to inspire the "desperate" Nuggets? Defense is the foundation, rebounding is the key, and the star duel is the winner!

Xiao Qi said basketball

2024-05-18 13:25Published in Inner Mongolia

The young Timberwolves actually used a 45-point crushing victory to drag the series into the tie-break battle when they were broken three games in a row, and a sentence sparked heated discussions: "The Timberwolves can win by 50 points without winning by 40 points, which is likely to inspire the desperate Nuggets", to be honest, there is another possibility in this sentence, the Timberwolves want to use a bloody torture to defeat the defending champion's heart with a championship!

In this game, Edwards scored 27 points efficiently, of which, 14 points in the first quarter were as many as the Nuggets total scores, setting the tone of the game, McDaniels contributed 21 points, playing the role of the top "3D", in addition, Gobert, Towns, Reed grabbed 38 rebounds and dominated the restricted area. The Timberwolves' bench lineup also played absolute dominance (36-9) in this game, and even played a wave of 24-0 in the final quarter, completely entering garbage time.

In this game, the Timberwolves found the same defensive feel as in the first two games of the series, limiting the Nuggets' shooting percentage to about 30%, and shooting a measly 19.4% from beyond the three-point line, and in terms of rebounding, it was also crushing (62-43). The Timberwolves' pressing defense played a key role, resulting in 12 turnovers for the Nuggets.

In the past three games, an important reason why the Timberwolves have problems on the offensive end is the absence of veteran Conley, after Conley returned to the team, he shared the pressure of Edwards' ball-holding, liberated Edwards at the same time, and also gave good firepower support (13 points and 5 assists), once Edwards played dominance on the offensive end, the Timberwolves' offense will also become very terrifying, and the connection between the inside and outside lines will also be there, and almost all three interior lines have contributed double-double data (Gobert scored 8 points).

The last time the Timberwolves had a tie-break was back in the 03-04 season, when the Wolves were King Garnett, who led the Timberwolves to a narrow 83-80 victory over the Kings in the tie-break, Garnett blasted down 32 points, 21 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks to celebrate his perfect birthday night with a promotion to the Western Conference finals!

After 12 years, the Timberwolves once again ushered in the opportunity to break the seven-game to hit the Western Conference finals, can Edwards, the new Wolves, lead the Timberwolves to defeat the defending champion Nuggets? Let's wait and see!

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