Beijing time on May 13th, Timberwolves played against Nuggets at home. Since the Timberwolves won two games at the Nuggets' home court, the Nuggets have been very underestimated. After all, judging from the situation on the court, The Nuggets were defeated by the Timberwolves' tough defense, so at this time many people thought that the Timberwolves would have a chance to sweep the Nuggets. However, in the G3 game, both Murray and Porter performed excellently. In the end, the Nuggets won a big victory. However, although the Nuggets won the game, the referee's call in this game aroused many people's doubts. The referee's too loose call scale was very detrimental to the Timberwolves. defense, so although the Nuggets win in this situation, if the referee encourages the players to fight, it will still be difficult for the Nuggets to come back in this series.
In the first quarter, McDaniels hit a floater. After Porter hit the mid-range shot, Conley also hit a three-pointer. After Jokic hit the ball, Conley also hit the thrower. After Gordon made a mistake, Edwards counterattacked and scored a layup. Jokic hit the ball. After the shot, Edwards also hit a mid-range shot, then Gordon hit a three-pointer, Towns made 1 of 2 free throws, Edwards counterattacked and hit a three-pointer, Jokic hit the inside shot, and after Porter fouled, Edwards scored a layup. , the Nuggets trailed by 6 points. After the timeout, Murray hit a mid-range shot, and then the two teams began to make mistakes. After Jokic scored, Edwards made a free throw and scored 2 points. After Reid hit a three-pointer, Gordon broke through and scored a layup. McDaniels scored 2 points on a free throw. After Reggie hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets fell behind by 2 points. In the next game, the Timberwolves' offense was powered off. Gordon scored 2+1 on the Nuggets' side, Reggie also hit a three-pointer, and Jokic made 1 of 2 free throws. Later, Walker scored to stop the bleeding, and Jokic hit a shot. In the first quarter At the end of the game, the Timberwolves trailed by 5 points.
In the second quarter, Holiday hit a three-pointer. After Reed scored a layup, Braun also scored inside. In the next game, the Timberwolves attacked frequently. On the other hand, the Nuggets Holiday hit a three-pointer and Gordon scored from the basket. After Braun's layup, the Nuggets led to 15 points. After the timeout, Conley scored to stop the bleeding, but the Nuggets' Holiday and Jokic responded. Fortunately, Edwards was able to continue scoring, and the Timberwolves chased the score to 9 points. At the critical moment, Jokic assisted Gordon for a dunk, and Tang After the game, Jokic counterattacked and scored a dunk. The two teams played in chaos in the next game. Although the Timberwolves were able to defend the Nuggets, it was a pity that their offensive state was poor, and Gordon was still able to score, so the Nuggets still maintained two points. At the end of the half, the Nuggets led the Timberwolves 64-49.
The reason why the Timberwolves were suppressed in the first half of the game was because the Timberwolves' offensive state was poor, and the Timberwolves' defense did not show its previous strength in this game, so the Nuggets once led by 16 points in the game, but in the second In the second half of the quarter, the Timberwolves finally showed some defensive strength. Under such circumstances, the Timberwolves were able to catch up with the score. However, the Nuggets still had enough people to step up to help the team, so the Timberwolves were also steadily suppressed. . Among them, Gordon made an explosive contribution in the half game. Not to mention his good offensive performance, Gordon successfully defended Towns. At the end of the half game, Gordon scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-6 shooting. Jokic scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
In fact, Edwards already performed well in the first half of the game. From the beginning, Edwards showed a good offensive state. When the Timberwolves were in trouble, it was Edwards who still stepped forward to help the Timberwolves chase points. At halftime At the end of the game, Edwards had 23 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. It's a pity that Towns was really embarrassed here. Towns wanted to rush into the paint and score, but faced with Gordon's defense, Towns was very uncomfortable. So at the end of the half, Towns made 1 of 10 and only scored 3. Points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. It can be said that in the second half, the Timberwolves were not able to show the defense of the first two games, so the Timberwolves may be really dangerous in this game.
