The Minnesota Timberwolves team opened the Western Conference semi-finals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) victoriously. 106:99 (23:25, 17:19, 33:27, 33:28) broke the Denver Nuggets.
The second match of the series will take place again in Denver on May 7.
All matches were equal and only at the end did the Timberwolves break the opponents. With one and a half minutes left, Nikola Jokic made a foul shot (91-94), but Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards answered with important points – 102-91.
N. Jokičius tried to save the Nuggets again (96:102), but A. Edwards claimed victory for the Minnesota team.
A. Edwards was the essential guide to the victory, scoring 43 points, rebounding 7 balls, completing 3 passes in 42 minutes. He set a personal best in playoff scoring.
“The whole team believed in each other,” he was happy.
On the other side of the barricades, N. Jokičius was the most prominent, scoring 32 points, rebounding 8 balls and making 9 assists, but making 7 mistakes.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was already with the team after undergoing knee surgery, alongside assistant Micah Norio, who filled in for the manager. coach.
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards 43 (7 rpg), Karl-Anthony Towns 20, Naz Reid 16, Mike Conley 14 (10 rpg), Rudy Gobert 6 (13 rpg).
Nuggets: Nikola Jokic 32 (8 rebounds, 9 assists), Michael Porter 20, Jamal Murray 17, Aaron Gordon 9.
“Long break”: Pasval’s future, Antetokounmpo’s approach to basketball, the “culprits” of “Lietkabel”, a question mark about “Šiauliai” Lithuanians, the praiseworthy work of “Nevėžys”, Kosticius, who earned a contract, and a reflection of the work of CBet’s management
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