They came into the game tied 55-24 in first place in the West. They were playing for the lead in their conference, and when the time came, the reigning champions, Denver Nuggets, once again showed their mastery when it came to dealing with clutch time. And this time giving a real show: doing 4 dunks in 79 seconds to break the score!
Minnesota Timberwolves, who are already very close to the return of Karl-Anthony Townsremained competitive throughout practically the entire game, an even game full of nuances, but in the final stretch Denver took the lead in an atrocious way.
It all started with a wonderful assistance from Nikola Jokicowner and lord of the party, for the young man Christian Braun, who made a dunk with an extra shot that missed. From that moment on, the local team’s dunk festival. Pure spectacle.
Braun made 3 dunks in 63 seconds, the second of which was a blow to the same face! Rudy Gobert and the third after an alley-oop that came from the hands of Michael Porter Jr.! And if that were not enough… there was a fourth mate, this one from Peyton Watson running the counterattack caused by the block he put himself! The Denver stands were going crazy, maximum decibel party, with those 4 dunks made at the moment of truth, in just 79 seconds. To put Denver up 110-94 with 2:44 left. The meeting had broken down.
At the end of the game, 116-107 for the local team and Denver placing itself as the sole leader of the West with 56-24, compared to 55-25 for the Timberwolves and Thunder, who easily beat the Spurs tonight.
Beyond that shocking sequence in Denver, the game belonged to Nikola Jokic, who did everything he wanted against the best defense in the league and against a top-level defender in Rudy Gobert.
The Serbian had 41 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, but the most impressive thing was his stratospheric 16 of 20 shooting from the field. Crazy.
Jamal Murray He had 20 points and 6 assists and Michael Porter Jr. had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Additionally, 9 assists from Aaron Gordon and excellent contributions from the second unit of the aforementioned Christian Braun and Peyton Watson. He put up 6 blocks in 23 minutes and has already had 13 blocks in the last 3 games.
In Minnesota, 25 points of Anthony Edwards19 Mike Conley13 points and 15 rebounds from Rudy Gobert and 13 points from an ill-advised Naz Reid.
The game, in which both teams were quite bad from the free throw, showed that today Denver has one more gear, although, yes, Minnesota is already on the verge of recovering Towns, and is an ambitious team.
2024-04-11 05:33:47
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