The matches follow one another, but are not alike! The Western Conference semi-final between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves seemed to be heading towards a logical end after the 3 consecutive victories of Jokic’s franchise. This is not the case, Anthony Edwards’ Wolves reacted perfectly to snatch Game 7 and in what way!
Nikola Jokić suffers his worst defeat in the NBA
In this Game 6, Anthony Edwards’ Timberwolves took over the Denver Nuggets at home with a record score: 115 – 70. With a historic gap of more than 45 points, the Joker franchise was completely dominated in all areas of the game and suffered a humiliation rarely seen in the NBA. To put this result into perspective, it is obviously the largest Playoff victory in Minnesota history, but also the worst defeat in Denver Playoff history. Even further to push the Nuggets of Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray, this is the 2nd worst defeat in NBA history in the Playoffs! But what happened? It was a real shock that the Denver players suffered. Locked down in defense by Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns with 14 and 13 rebounds, Denver’s offensive strengths were unable to express their game. It’s simple, Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon combined for only 44 points between them. three. Worse, the Nuggets bench only scored 7 small points. A junior team that faced structured Wolves with the return of Mike Conley and the rise of Anthony Edwards and his 27 points.
A JACK!
+45 !!!!!!!!!!!! 😵💫– Biggest defeat for the Nuggets in the Playoffs!
– Biggest victory for the Timberwolves in the Playoffs!
– Second largest victory in history in an elimination match… pic.twitter.com/3dIXJ4GGrr— 50 Nuances 🇺🇸🏀 (@50NuancesDeNBA) May 17, 2024
Anthony Edwards snatches a Game 7
This semi-final has not finished making us talk, since everything will be decided in a final match in Denver which still has the home advantage. In terms of prognosis, all indicators are completely unclear. The higher ranked Nuggets, dominating for 3 consecutive games and carried by the 2024 MVP, should not fall into the trap of young Anthony Edwards. However, this large defeat redistributes all the cards since the Minnesota franchise has already beaten the Nuggets twice on their floor, so why not a third? With a tactical organization like last night, nothing will be able to stop them in any case. The two franchises will face off one last time for a place in the conference finals and it promises to be electric.
Sami Badaoui
Born with Lyon DNA and also with the pride of living through one of the greatest eras of the French football team. Besides, it’s the NBA, MMA, cycling to a lesser extent and all French athletes in general who drive my passion for sport on a daily basis. So excited to cover the Paris Olympics!
2024-05-17 04:40:43
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