Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves: A Champion Never Dies, Game 3 Recap

Denver shows that you should never consider a champion dead. After losing the first two games of their series against the wolvesThe Nuggets got back in Minneapolis and this Sunday They repeated what they did in the third game
: effected by 115-107 to balance the crossing 2 wins per side.

The stars of each team, Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards, they played at a very high level, but the big difference of the night was made by their facilities. The Serbian found all kinds of support at his companions, while a Ant there were too lonely in the local attack.

Jokic finished the night with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assistsand Edwards added 44 times. The difference came from how well the MVP players responded this season, in particular Aaron Gordon –27 points, 11 of 12 from the field-y Jamal Murray -19 points and 8 assists-, bringing out his champion class.

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Unlike what happened on the trip, the rest of the Minnesota players were left in debt for a long time. Especially a Karl-Anthony Towns that his son never got: he went 0 of 7 from the field and finished with 13 points and 5-18 from the field. A Rudy Gobert He didn’t do much better: 11 points and 14 rebounds, but there was no defensive effect – block -, as well as 5 losses and 5 blocks.

Finch’s team needed a lot more from him in a sure match.

Even the battle of the second unitsusually favors the Timberwolves, ends up on Denver’s side: His substitutes scored 27 points, against 13 for the home owner. The truth is that this past Sunday we saw a A champion teamwho knows how to move in these situations, facing another that is rising, with a monster like Edwards, but also with issues to come and lessons in this type of challenges.

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Action in final moments of the first half It was symbolic of what happened this Sunday in Minneapolis. Denver won by 10 points, but the Timberwolves had the last ball to reach the locker room in single digits. However, a loss by Edwards ended in a Jokic long passfor two easy porter points.

Not satisfied with that, McDaniels looked for another long and challenging delivery, which was Murray took it in and with a mile-long and amazing shot, he converted another 3-pointer for the Nuggets. What could have been a difference of 7 or 8 points, in the blink of an eye it became 15. And despite the efforts of Edwards in the second half, the local team did not recover on.

SEND A LOOK. WHAT A SHOT. THAT IS JAMAL MURRAY. pic.twitter.com/9urX9myNt8

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Of course the series is far from finished. The score is tied and Minnesota has already shown it can win – and dominate – in Denver. However, when the Nuggets’ season seemed to be winding down a couple of days ago, Michael Malone’s team provided another sign of hierarchy and personality.

Denver always seems to be a ace up your sleeve to counter your competitors’ suggestions and in this case, they have defeated that terrible defense that Minnesota showed at the beginning of the series. In 48 hours, the struggle has taken a 180 degree turn, leaving the table set for an exciting event fifth gamethe next Tuesday at the Ball Arena.

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