Everything is back in order for the defending champions! The Denver Nuggets made it 2-2 in the quarterfinals of the NBA playoffs, significantly improving their chances of advancing in the best-of-seven series.
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With the 115:107 (29:24, 35:25, 26:30, 25:28) in Game 4, the Minnesota Timberwolves also achieved something countable in the second duel on a foreign floor and also achieved their fourth away win in the series.
Nikola Jokic, in particular, became the match winner with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, as did Aaron Gordon. The power forward (27 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds) repeatedly stepped into the breach for the Serbian superstar, especially in the third quarter when Jokic was on the bench with foul problems.
Last but not least, his co-superstar Jamal Murray (19 points, 8 assists) once again shone alongside the newly crowned MVP in crunch time.
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NBA playoffs: Jokic show makes Nuggets cheer
“This team has really big balls,” said Nuggets’ head coach Michael Malone with unvarnished words after the game.
The Wolves got off to a much better start and got off to a furious start after the debacle in Game 3 (90:117), which was also due to the gala performance of Anthony Edwards, who scored 11 points with a total of 44 points (with 2 steals and a block). scored the first 17 points and made his team 20:13.
Among other things, a three-pointer from Jaden McDaniels 1:40 minutes before the end gave the hosts hope once again as the deficit was reduced to seven points.
But Jokic with a layup finally ended all doubts about the Nuggets’ second win in a row, for the fifth game of the series on Wednesday night (4:30 a.m. CET).
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Murray with a crazy buzzer beater
But then Denver hit back thanks to a 37:16 run – and not least Murray, who, among other things, intercepted a long pass before the 64:49 halftime lead and scored with the siren from the center line. The buzzer beater completed an 8-0 run within 20 seconds.
Even after that, Minnesota never came within striking distance and made too little use of Jokic’s forced breaks on the bench because, apart from Edwards, his colleagues Karl-Anthony Towns (13 points, 12 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (11 points, 14 rebounds, 5 turnovers) were below line acted weakly.
Isaiah Hartenstein and the New York Knicks had already conceded the equalizer on Sunday evening after a major false start.
Hartenstein goes down with Knicks
At the Indiana Pacers, the franchise around the German national player lost in Game 4 with 89:121 – in the best-of-seven series the score is 2:2. The fifth duel takes place on Tuesday (local time) in New York, the Knicks have won their first two home games.
The team from the Big Apple disappointed across the board before the break and were clearly behind early on.
The score was 14:34 after the first quarter and 41:69 after the first half. The injury-plagued Knicks around their star player Jalen Brunson had nothing to counter the Pacers. As in game three, OG Anunoby was missing from the guests due to a thigh problem.
Hartenstein had five rebounds and four points, Alec Burks (20) was New York’s top scorer. Tyrese Haliburton (20) once again excelled at Indianapolis. Six Pacers players scored in double figures.
2024-05-13 09:57:07
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