To the question “why do we get up at night?”, this match is the answer. Incredible Game 4 between the Wolves and the Nuggets, incredible resilience of the Wolves, incredible statement for Anthony Edwards but… these Nuggets are simply incredible when they get the ball rolling. What series ! But WHAT A SERIES!
The champion is back.
And it’s scary.
Last night the Nuggets were up against the wall, for the second time in three days, again on the outside, facing the sensation of these Playoffs. And for the second time in three days, the Nuggets released a real demonstration of basketball, basketball that was both serious and champagne. The difference with Game 3? This time the Wolves were a solid challenger, far from the blow-out of the last match. Karl-Anthony Towns missed his match, Rudy Gobert fought but he suffered, and it was already too much because the entire population of Colorado was on cloud nine…
Minnesota plays this game against 999 other basketball teams, I think they win the game 990 times.
But tonight…Denver…
I don’t know. Any attempt at a comeback is constantly rejected. The Wolves are really putting on a match, it’s just TOO strong in front.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) May 13, 2024
Impossible for Wolves not to mention the immense match of Anthony Edwards, author with 44 points of his career record in the Playoffs, after the 43 in Game 1. This young man IS the future of the NBA, one of its faces for the next fifteen years for sure, and last night the comparisons with a certain Michael Jordan were made again. Naz Reid is also to be credited with a good comeback in the first half, but this night to beat the Nuggets it would have taken two Anthony Edwards, and above all it would have been necessary for the Nuggets not to be… the Nuggets.
Aggression in defense, insolence in attack, genius in attack, perfection in attack. The Nikola Jokic / Jamal Murray / Aaron Gordon trio in its prime, yes we dare to put this former Magic player in the mix, because last night we had to wait no less than two hours to see him miss a shot… As for Jamal Murray, you know, the Playoffs are his favorite playground, while Nikola Jokic makes us reinvent new adjectives every evening. The ultimate masterclass of the night? This shot at the halftime buzzer for Jamal Murray, a shot that will come to mind every time you remember Nuggets Basketball from the early 2020s.
The last 30 seconds of the first half: incredible. pic.twitter.com/xhCeqgYCGk
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) May 13, 2024
In the second half the Wolves will hang on, never give up, always believe in it. But like a 1v1 against Dylan Rocher or Phil Taylor, like a race against Verstappen or a set of tennis on earth against prime Nadal, this night for Minnesota there was this impossible side, this impassable step. Nikola Jokic is too strong, he does not dictate the game but he dictates the tempo of the entire NBA. 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists last night, felt 80/20/20, and if Rudy Gobert received his nice fourth MVP trophy last night and in front of his audience, we understand more than ever why the Joker has three MVP statuettes.
The Wolves are very strong, but Denver is really too strong. The Nuggets come back to 2-2 and regain home-court advantage, and this match is probably Top 5 of the season in terms of level of play. And probably neither fifth nor fourth. Amazing, that’s why we get up at night.
2024-05-13 03:44:38
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