With their backs against the wall, Minnesota overwhelms Denver and takes the challenge to Game 7
“The two most beautiful words in the world of sport? Game seven (race seven)”. With their backs against the wall, i Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelm the Denver Nuggets 115-70 in a Race 6 never putting into discussion, since the first quarter. A victory that further extends the series – valid for Western Conference semifinals – and rightfully enters the history of playoffs NBA. The reason? It is about theeighth widest gap ever (+45) in the postseason. There defence and thepower of Edwards and his companions annihilate the dormant Nuggets. Now, the reigning champions are at one crossroads.
The statistics of a historic evening
The match between Minnesota and T’Wolves lasts only 12 minutes, practically a first quarter. Yet Jokic and his teammates had started off on the right foot: 9-2 the initial advantage, then the empty. At the Target Center it’s a one-sided Game 6: the devastating one partial of 27-2 gives a decisive (even emotional) turning point to the match. Denver shoots with the 30% from the field and with a worrying 7-36 from three points.
Late night in Denver: it’s the eighth widest gap in Playoff history
A defeat that condemns the Nuggets to enter the (wrong) history of the NBA playoffs. It is, in fact, the defeat with the eighth largest margin ever in the history of the playoffs. On the seven previous occasions, whoever won a match by such a wide margin almost always took home the series: everyone, except the T’Wolves, but we’re talking about another era. The largest gap in the postseason? We have to go back to 1956: Minneapolis Lakers-St. Louis Hawks 133-75 (+58).
T’Wolves euphoria, Nuggets disaster
A defense suffocating and effective, Edwards scores, entertains the crowd at the Target Center and “provokes” his opponents by underlining – by miming seven fingers with his hands – that the series is still in progress. On the other hand, the blackout at Denver is worrying, especially for the turn the game took without giving the impression of the slightest reaction. There surrenderperhaps it is close. The T’Wolves relaunch theirs ambitionsthe Nuggets are called to one answer as true champions. 48 minutes (or more) for just one place in the next Conference finals.
