In Sport 2, Jamal Murray was throwing scorching packs on the courtroom. Within the first half of Sport 3, he was merely scorching.
Murray scored 18 factors earlier than the half on 8-of-13 taking pictures, because the Denver Nuggets took a 56-41 halftime lead on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Murray had simply 17 factors in all of Sport 1 and a paltry eight factors in Sport 2, when he additionally threw a scorching pack on the courtroom in frustration. And a towel.
The Nuggets seemed like they have been reeling after a blowout loss in Sport 2 put them down 2-0 of their second-round collection. They knew they wanted to win at the least two video games in Minneapolis to outlive the collection, and the Nuggets got here out like they needed a kind of wins to be Sport 3. They gained the primary quarter 28-20 and the second 28-21.
It helped that Wolves defensive ace Jaden McDaniels obtained into foul hassle … and that Rudy Gobert seemed just like the sleep-deprived new father he’s … and that the Nuggets bench solely missed one shot within the second half, with Christian Braun and Justin Vacation taking pictures 4-of-5.
The Nuggets nonetheless have a protracted solution to go, however at the least they’ve obtained Murray again for the journey.
