Netease Sports reported on May 11:
On May 11, Beijing time, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 117-90 away, making the total score 1-2.
Those who scored 70 points in the first two games of the series Edwards Today, he only got 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 mistakes in 8 of 15 shots. After the game, he said: "The responsibility lies with me. I didn't play at all. I am responsible for the loss."
In fact, in the fourth quarter of the game, Edwards encouraged his teammates on the bench and said: "Boys, this is a series, and we will be fine." Kendrick Perkins said frankly: "This is the perfect example of responsibility!!! Edwards is the best young leader in the league today."
He is right. Edwards took the responsibility after the game, but this does not mean that he was useless in this game. In fact, he did not perform as he did in the first two games, which is related to his teammates' low hand feeling and his own playing too reasonable.
For Edwards, Nuggets' defensive strategy has been adjusted compared with the first two games. When Edwards starts to pick and roll, Denver will take a pinch shot, and then block the middle with players with weak defensive corners. They will not hesitate to miss three points to the opponent, but also kill Edwards and Timberwolves' attack under the basket.
As a result, the feel of the Timberwolves was extremely poor today. They shot 10 of 33 three-point shots in the game, with a hit rate of only 30.3%.
But most of the time, Edwards still chose to trust his teammates. Today, he launched 10 pick and roll attacks, only made two shots to hit one ball, and seven times he passed the ball. He tried to output more reasonable game content, but unfortunately, the Goddess of Luck did not stand with them.
However, to show such an attitude during and after the game has explained what kind of leader Edwards is. "G4 will be very fierce, and we will go all out," he said.
