The Nuggets are out, and the 4 biggest sinners are out! Mr. 172 million apologizes, Gordon is dumb, miss Brown?

Li Xilin's basketball lore

2024-05-20 13:24Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

The 20-point lead was reversed, and the Nuggets swallowed a bitter loss. Both Jokic and Murray did their best. Jokic had 34 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block. Murray had 35 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. But the Nuggets turned out to be the only two of them to score double-doubles, and the rest of the players were all dumb, compared to the Timberwolves, who blossomed more and scored six double-doubles.

Edwards scored just 16 points on 6-of-24 shooting, but the Timberwolves won because he had more than enough helpers to step up. But the Yomu combination didn't come forward.

Michael Porter Jr. said after the game that he apologized to the whole team and that the loss was his problem, emphasizing that if he could play at a normal level, the Nuggets would have won the series. In this game, Porter Jr. shot 3-of-12 and 1-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 7 points and 9 rebounds.

Porter Jr. is on a five-year, $172 million contract, and his performance in this game was really bad, and he was compared to McDaniels. The latter had 23 points and 6 rebounds, shooting 7-of-10, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Porter Jr. averaged just 10.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in this series, shooting 37.1 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from three-point range. He averaged 22.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game against the Lakers in the first round, shooting 55.3% from the field and 48.8% from three-point range. The Lakers couldn't limit Porter Jr., but the Timberwolves' tall roster locked him up.

Aaron Gordon was also in a slump in this game, with only 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. As the starting power forward, he didn't give Jokic strong support, failed to kill the Timberwolves' twin towers, shared the pressure for Jokic, and failed to guard Towns.

Justin Holiday didn't score a point, had no rebounds or assists, and only scored one steal. Reggie Jackson also didn't score a point, had no rebounds and assists, and had two turnovers. The Nuggets bench scored just five points on Braun's side. So Holiday and Reggie also need to take the blame.

The Nuggets have really dropped this season compared to last season, and they have lost Bruce Brown, an all-around warrior. Brown can fill in the gaps, is very efficient, and is good both offensively and defensively. Without this sixth man, the Nuggets' combat effectiveness has been greatly affected, and their ability to adjust and change is less. Maybe the Nuggets will miss Brown especially right now.

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