Updated: 2013-02-25

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves overtook the score. At the end of the first half, the Nuggets were chasing points wildly and wanted to get the score back, but their shooting percentage in the second quarter was indeed poor, and they also lost the important lifeline of the three-point line.

So they were already weak at the end of the second quarter. At the end of the two quarters, the Timberwolves led the opponent by 8 points with 60:52.

The Nuggets experienced two different ways in the first half. They felt good in the first quarter, and the second quarter was that they felt bad.

In this case, the first half ended, and at the end, Joan Barry and Mark Jones were together to comment on the content of the first half.

"The Nuggets' performance in the two quarters today is too different! How do you look at this?" Mark Jones asked Joan Barry first.

Joan Barry thought for a moment and said: "The Nuggets' performance difference between the two quarters today is mainly due to offense. On the defensive end, the Nuggets' performance difference between the two quarters is still not big. Although the Nuggets' performance in the second quarter is a little impatient, the defensive end is still very hard. Overall, the Nuggets' defense has improved in the first half!"

"On the offensive end, the Nuggets hit three-pointers in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, they hit one three-pointer. The difference is both the Timberwolves' defense factor and the Nuggets' own offensive method.

"In the second half, if the Nuggets want to perform, or even restore the feel of the first quarter, they must perform on the offensive end. Start attacking the Timberwolves' inside. Only when they hit the Timberwolves' inside, they will have a chance at the outside."

Joan Barry pointed out the crux of the Nuggets. Although the Nuggets attached importance to low-post offense today, the crux of the lack of low-post offense is determined by the team's lineup structure. Although they strengthened this aspect today, they were still not enough, and they still could not focus the Timberwolves' defensive attention on their inside line.

Yang Yi also said in the country: "Today's first quarter, the Nuggets made good three-pointers, and they scored more than 20 points with three-pointers. In the second quarter, they seemed to have to rely on three-pointers, but the three-pointers were not good. They didn't have any other ways to score, so their score was very low. Compared with the Nuggets, the Timberwolves were in average today, but when the Timberwolves attacked normally, they scored a lot of points with free throws. Especially Wang Kai, you can say that this is cunning, but you can also say that this is mature!"

After 20 minutes of halftime break, the Timberwolves remained basically stable, but the Nuggets could not calm down.

If they lost in this game today, they lost three games in a row. Losing three games in a row means that they basically bid farewell to the playoffs.

This is a quasi-life battle. The Nuggets can only move forward but not retreat. In this game, the Nuggets lost 8 points in the first half and were reversed by nearly 20 points in the quarter. This situation is something that George Carl cannot accept.

So in the midfield, George Carl roared in the locker room and pointed at the players' noses and cursed.

In the past, George Carl was a liberal and basically didn't get angry. Now, once George Carl gets angry, the Nuggets' locker room is suddenly silent, and Anthony is scolded and can't touch it.

At this time, the Nuggets and other players began to reflect on their performance. First of all, Anthony felt that he had shot too much and did not put the pressure on the opponent enough. Billups also felt that he was still yelling too little and did not play the role of a team squadron. Nene and Martin were also very serious. Both of them were not very determined on the offensive end.

The Nuggets are reflecting on the whole team. At the last moment, they are indeed very stressful in their ideological aspects, but they are also very motivated.

After 20 minutes of rest, the Timberwolves rested on physical strength, while the Nuggets rested on mental strength.

After the second half of the timeout, the Timberwolves kicked off first, the Timberwolves started the first half, and the Five Tigers were still there.

At this time, the Timberwolves came over and continued their strategy in the first half. They played steadily when they came over. The team played a complicated tactic and then passed the basketball directly to Jefferson who was stuck in the waist position.

Jefferson came up with the ball, but he still wanted to suppress Martin and play singles like in the first half. However, at this time, Martin's defense became much stronger. He defended hard from the back and reached out to the front to harass Jefferson's possession.

Jefferson didn't expect that Martin's defense would be even harder in the second half. He was a little unconscious and the basketball was almost cut off.

Jefferson was almost cut off the ball at once. When he turned around and attacked again, the rhythm was gone, and he missed the shot.

The Timberwolves' first offensive effect in the second half was not very good. At this time, everyone saw the Nuggets' defensive intensity coming.

Yang Yi was also the first sentence in the second half: "The Nuggets' defense is stronger! The Timberwolves need to be careful."

The Nuggets kicked off at the bottom line, and the Timberwolves immediately felt that the Nuggets not only had stronger defense, but also had more fierce offense.

Billups got the ball at the bottom line and advanced quickly. He suppressed Sebastian with his body and was bullying him to death.

Sebastian couldn't hold on here, so Wang Kai could only help, but when Wang Kai went to help, Billups had already predicted the basketball to Deng Tai Jones.

Deng Tai Jones played soybean in the first half. At this time, Deng Tai Jones took the ball and rushed forward fiercely into the Timberwolves' penalty area.

Wang Kai turned around to defend, but he could no longer keep up. The Timberwolves had to make up for the position inside. At this time, Jones suddenly passed a good ball and passed the basketball from behind to Martin at the bottom line.

Martin also made a fierce attack on the basket, and his body hit Jefferson, which not only caused a foul, but also sent the basketball to the Timberwolves' basket.

Martin created Jefferson's 2+1. This situation was beyond expectations. Martin did not have much offensive ability, but he could also create Jefferson's 2+1 now, which shows that the Nuggets are really cruel to attack the Timberwolves' inside.

Martin went to the free throw line and made a free throw, Martin scored 3 points.

The Nuggets had changes at the beginning of both offense and defense, and McHale immediately noticed them keenly.

But in this situation, McHale hurried to the sidelines and shouted: "Pay attention to the defense in the penalty area, protect the ball, Sebastian pays attention to cooperation with Wang Kai."

McHale yelled, Sebastian dribbled over carefully and ran a pick-and-roll around Wang Kai.

Then he suddenly passed the ball to Pekovic who was tangentially at the basket. The difference between Sebastian and Foye was that Sebastian could organize it, and the offense was softer. Foye shot better, but the organization was not good.

At this time, Pekovic took the ball and took a step forward inward, and immediately threw a hook.

This move was originally a trick of Pekovic, but now Nene puts Pekovic in a very huge defensive pressure.

Pekovic was under greater physical pressure and became soft after taking action. Is he a European player or a rookie, and cannot fully adapt to the NBA rhythm.

The Timberwolves failed both attacking the basket at the beginning, and the team became a little embarrassed.

The Nuggets caught the rebound but immediately caught it back. At this time, the Timberwolves' defense focus was still on the three-point line.

In this way, Billups came over quickly and quickly passed Sebastian. After passing Sebastian, Billups arrived in the Timberwolves' penalty area and did not rush to attack. He raised his hand and made another fake move, then turned around and made another fake move.

Billups' continuous false moves made the Timberwolves' defense go up and down, and at this moment Billups suddenly passed the ball to Anthony in the bottom corner.

Anthony faced the basket with an open position and easily shot a three-pointer. "Brush!"

Anthony's three-pointer made a precise shot. In terms of offensive skills, Anthony is superb.

The Nuggets scored 6 consecutive points in the second half, and the Timberwolves could only start for less than a minute and called an emergency timeout.

The Nuggets scored 6 points in a row, and the score difference between the two teams was shortened to 2 points, 60; 58, the Nuggets caught up fiercely.

Speaking of scoring ability, the Nuggets are indeed very good. The score difference of 8 points quickly caught up.

At this time, Joan Barry also hurriedly said: "The Nuggets focused on the inside in the second half and made an empty cut in the inside. Billups also disrupted the inside. Only when the Nuggets' outside opportunity came out! Only when there is an inside attack can the outside opportunity come."

The Timberwolves called a timeout, and McHale immediately came to arrange the inside assisting defense. The main goal was to block the opponent's three-point line and block the penalty area.

In terms of offense, McHale also asked the team to play more resolutely. Since the Nuggets are going to be tough, the Timberwolves cannot show weakness.

After setting up the tactics, the timeout ended, the Timberwolves returned to the sideline of the court to kick off, and Jefferson threw the ball out.

Wang Kai jumped out to catch the ball, then turned around and immediately put pressure on the opponent, dribbling the ball with his back toward Deng Tai-Jones.

Wang Kai began to fight with his back. Although Jones wanted to hold on, he still couldn't stand it. Wang Kai resisted it in two steps, and Billups quickly came up and pressed.

Wang Kai turned around and passed the basketball to Gomez who was out of the open space outside. Gomez made a two-point jump shot from the wing and steadily grabbed two points.

After emphasizing the intensity of the offensive, the Timberwolves also scored two points. 62:58, and the gap was slightly widened again.

The Nuggets were impatient before playing, but now they have narrowed the gap, so they are not impatient. Billups came up and connected with Anthony first. He took the ball from the wing. Anthony ran from the bottom corner to the top of the arc and cut it out in a curly manner. He passed the ball to Anthony's hand.

Anthony took the ball, and the Timberwolves immediately saved to defend. At this time, Anthony did not hesitate to do so, but dribbled the ball with the ball and pressed the Timberwolves' penalty area in two consecutive steps, and then passed the ball to Bipus.

Billups then suddenly rushed to the basket and caused Sebastian to commit two fouls.

Billups and Anthony both played very aggressively at this time. They didn't have a good chance to shoot at all, they just came up and forced their way under your basket.

With the ability of Billups and Anthony, the impact of the basket is also very strong, and Sebastian immediately paid the price.

After going to the free throw line, Billups made both free throws, but the Nuggets still fought again.

The competition is a battle, but it has fallen into the rhythm of the Timberwolves again. The Timberwolves is moving forward quickly.

Wang Kai received the ball and attracted double teams, and then immediately passed the ball to the ground. The basketball reached Pekovic, who was open at the baseline. Pekovic hugged the board at the basket and quickly scored two points.

The rhythm became almost the same in the second quarter. At this time, McHale was a little happy and was not afraid of the Nuggets just fighting him like this.

McHale was thinking well, but as soon as the Nuggets hit, Billups immediately showed his passing skills. He came up to the bottom corner first, and the Nuggets passed the ball from the outside before reaching Billups' hands.

Billups took the ball and looked upward, then quickly passed the ball with one hand and went to Anthony who had cut the ball up along the baseline. Anthony received the ball and erased the board and scored two points.

This offense is not earth-shaking, but it plays extremely smoothly and naturally, as if the Timberwolves' defense no longer exists.

This feeling is very harmonious and wonderful. Billups finally showed his old guard background. Billups would not become a son of the wind like Nash, nor would he be as omnipotent as Kidd when he was young. Billups had this super natural feeling, which was simply unpretentious, but at that time it was inconsistent and inconsistent.

62; 60 Nuggets chased each other, and the Timberwolves could only continue to fight. Sebastian came over and saw that Billups was not good in this round, so he immediately took advantage of the situation to attack the basket. The Nuggets had average defense before, and when they encountered this situation, Sebastian would definitely score.

But now the Nuggets are working hard in the third quarter, and Martin comes back with desperate defense, which interferes with Sebastian, and Sebastian misses a layup.

The Timberwolves missed another round of offense, but when the Timberwolves missed, Nene's baseline ball was quickly thrown out, and Deng Tai Jones received the ball and passed it to Anthony who was running wildly in the middle.

At this time, Anthony took the ball in the middle and made a fierce and rapid attack. With Anthony's powerful body, he naturally squeezed away Gomez and squeezed away Gomez. Anthony stretched his body in the air and raised his hand to pick up the blue and scored two points.

The Timberwolves' own offense was not successful, but instead they were beaten into a counterattack by the Nuggets. With such a counterattack, the Nuggets' home court was immediately filled with cheers, because with Anthony's counterattack fast break, the Nuggets finally equalized the score, and the two teams were tied to 62:62.

The Nuggets finally caught up with the score. Once the score catches up, the Nuggets' morale will soon come. After all, this is their home court.

In the midst of the Nuggets' home fans, the Timberwolves slowly advanced and were hit by the Nuggets' continuous attack on both offense and defense. The Timberwolves must have a counterattack at this time.

The Timberwolves' counterattack must have been led by Wang Kai, so at this time Wang Kai came over and penetrated to the bottom line. Then Sebastian stabilized, and Wang Kai immediately used the cover to run out to receive the ball.

At this time, the Timberwolves were chased to this level. Wang Kai immediately dribbled from the wing and reached the edge of the penalty area. At this position, Wang Kai pulled up to make a jump shot. When the Nuggets players came to block Wang Kai, Wang Kai made a fake pass, and the basketball was stuffed from high to low, and suddenly it was put into the hands of Jefferson who was in the empty position at the bottom line. Jefferson took the ball to shoot, and the Timberwolves also scored two points in the battle.

64:62, Anthony immediately took the ball over and pressed the top of the arc. Waiting for his teammates to come up, Anthony immediately made a breakthrough.

Anthony didn't use breakthroughs much before, and he was not good at breakthroughs. His speed was average, but today he was really hard.

At this time, it was also a forced breakthrough. Anthony forced a breakthrough. Because the speed was relatively slow, he was disturbed by Jefferson who came back from assisting defense. Anthony failed to make the first layup.

But Anthony also has a big butt attribute, and he is very good at the basket position. He didn't make a shot and then he made up the blue himself. He made up the blue and put the basketball in the Timberwolves' basket.

The score tied again! 64:64. At this time, Yang Yi said in the country: "The Nuggets and the Timberwolves have started fighting, but now from the scene, the Nuggets have an advantage because they are more determined! Every attack is gritting their teeth and fighting to the death, but the Timberwolves are not in this state yet! The Timberwolves are not mentally prepared to fight to the death."

Although Yang Yi is tens of thousands of miles away from the stadium, he can still clearly feel the Nuggets' determination at this time.

On the sidelines, Mark Jones felt more clearly that the Nuggets were full of murderous aura at this time. The Nuggets had reached the last moment and were indeed more motivated than the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves also felt the opponent's determination to kill. At this time, the Timberwolves still stabilized the situation. They tried to stabilize the ball, and the Timberwolves played and passed the basketball to Jefferson.
To be continued...