爆冷！卫冕冠军遭28分逆转！约基奇穆雷空砍69+22+10！华子16+8+7

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2024-05-20 10:33Posted in Guangdong sports creators

On May 20, Beijing time, the last semifinal of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs began, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets ushered in a 7-7 battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves. There were a total of 2 tie-breakers in the semifinals of the East and West, and the Pacers took the lead in eliminating the Knicks to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The Mavericks also eliminated the Thunder 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference finals, waiting for their opponents. In this round of the series, the Nuggets lost first and then won, winning three games in a row after losing two consecutive home games. But in the last game, they were defeated by the Timberwolves 115-70, and the 45-point difference set the record for the largest loss in the history of the Nuggets in the playoffs, and the 70 points were also the lowest points in the playoffs. This game is decided by one battle, will the Nuggets advance to the Western Conference finals for 2 consecutive years, or the number one dark horse Timberwolves? The Great War is imminent!

As soon as the first quarter came up, the two teams played a sense of suffocation in grabbing 7, and the defensive intensity was full, and they had to lose layers of skin if they wanted to score. The Timberwolves made an offer for Jokic, and Huazi also encountered the Nuggets' strict defense, and the arrowheads of the two teams were trapped, so other players needed to step up and shoulder the scoring burden. On the Nuggets' side, Murray stepped up and scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the first quarter, including 3-of-5 3-pointers, which felt hot! On the Timberwolves' side, Towns shouldered the core responsibility, and when the battle reached 4-5, Towns led the team to play a wave of small climaxes to overtake the score and pull away; But the Nuggets fought back at the end of the quarter, and the Timberwolves fell into a scoring drought, and the Nuggets ended the first quarter with a wave of 8-0, and the score came to 19-14;

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves' scoring drought continued, and the Nuggets took the opportunity to continue to widen the difference; Jokic and Porter teamed up to score 6 points and directly stopped the Timberwolves; After a timeout, Braun made 2 free throws and 2 free throws, and the difference came to 13 points! At the critical moment, the Timberwolves mainly played the interior and constantly fed the ball to Gobert, which also had an effect. In addition, Maidan also scored 5 points in a row from inside and outside, and the difference returned to single digits. But the Timberwolves' core Huazi continued to slump, and the Nuggets then played another wave of offense to stretch the difference to double digits again. At halftime, the Nuggets led by 15 points at 53-38; Huazi only scored 4 points in 1 of 7 in the half, and the Timberwolves definitely didn't have enough to win;

Yibian fought again, and Murray scored 5 points in a row, and the difference came to 20 points! At the critical moment, Gobert scored a dunk in the air, Madan continued with 3 points, and the Timberwolves returned a wave of 5-0! But Huazi still failed to find the feel, once the outside line was 3 points short, and once it was directly off; In the end, it was Downs who stood up, made 2 fouls and 2 free throws under a tough impact on the basket, and then Huazi made a layup in the counterattack, and finally broke the personal scoring drought! also directly stopped the Nuggets; After the pause, the Timberwolves' attack wave continued, Maidan and Conley hit 3 points in a row, Huazi counterattacked and dunked again, and the difference came to 4 points after a wave of 19-3 scoring, and the Nuggets shouted to stop again! After the pause, Huazi continued to exert his strength, and after hitting a 3-point shot, the difference came to 1 point! After the 3rd quarter, the total score came to 66-67, and the momentum has come to the side of the Timberwolves, and the suspense is back!

In the final quarter, Gobert scored a layup, and the Timberwolves completed the overtake! Reed hit a hook shot, Jokic broke through to hit the board, Maidan broke through and threw to continue the firepower, Porter scored a 3-point shot through the heart, and the two sides returned to the same running line! This game is too stale, a veritable 7-game battle! After that, the Timberwolves' offense was dominant, and the Nuggets frequently hit the iron, and the difference was gradually stretched to 6 points.

At the critical moment, Jokic hit a 3-pointer, Murray continued to fire on a step-back jumper, and Gobert and Reed scored 4 points in a row to stop the Nuggets. After the pause, the Timberwolves continued to widen the difference, and Huazi hit a 3-point shot to the Timberwolves to lead to 10 points, which is also the largest point difference in the Timberwolves' lead in this game! In the end, the Nuggets were powerless to reverse the defeat, the score was fixed at 98-90, and the Timberwolves went from 20 points behind to 8, completing a 28-point reversal, and reaching the Western Conference finals again after 20 years!

Statistics:

The Nuggets performed well in this game, Murray 35 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Jokic 34 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Porter 7 points, 9 rebounds and 2 Mao, Pope 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Gordon 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 hat, Braun 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;

The Timberwolves bloomed more on their side, with many double-doubles, including Towns 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Maidan 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, Huazi 16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Gobert 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 6 fouls, Conley 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Reed 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 hats.

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