On May 17, Beijing time, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 70-115, and entered the tiebreaker with a score of 3-3. In this game, the Timberwolves once led to 50 points, and the Nuggets, as the defending champions, swallowed a humiliating battle, and after leading by 7 points in the opening game, the Nuggets plummeted, trailing by 17 points in the first quarter, trailing to 25 points in the third quarter, and the Nuggets surrendered in advance with 9 minutes and 52 seconds left in the final quarter.
Jokic finished the game with 35 points, 9-of-19 and 0-of-4 three-pointers, finishing with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 47.4 percent. Murray was 4-of-18, Porter was 3-of-9, Reggie was 0-of-6, Braun was 1-of-6, Pope was 0-of-6, and Holiday was 0-of-5.
The Timberwolves had 62 rebounds in this game, and the Nuggets scored 70 points as a team, which is quite ironic, the Nuggets have scored no more than 80 points in two games in this series, which is too embarrassing as the defending champion, and the Nuggets have lost 4 games in the playoffs this year to tie last year (16-4), and the Nuggets' poor bench depth is the key to their lack of consistency.
Last season's Nuggets vs Timberwolves playoffs said that the 4-1 gentleman swept over, and in just one season, the Timberwolves forced the Nuggets into a desperate situation of stealing seven, I have to say that the Timberwolves have grown up, and Edwards has become extremely strong. The Nuggets' humiliating record in this campaign:
1.45 points is the largest point conceded in a playoff game in Nuggets history;
The 2.70 points are also the lowest points in a single game of the Nuggets playoffs;
3. Let the Timberwolves win by 45 points as a team facing elimination, the second-largest winning margin in history;
4. The semifinals have scored less than 70 points in two games, and the Nuggets have scored less than 70 points for the first time in the past two years;
Jamal Murray should definitely take the blame, if it weren't for those two kills in the first round, he would definitely be sprayed to tears, shooting 39.1% from the field and 31.3% from three-point range in this year's playoffs, and as a top-paid player, he should have done more to help Jokic more.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream