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Denver Nuggets are in a very deep and tough scenario right now, they are trailing by 26 points at halftime... That's a very huge deficit to cover in 24 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves defense that looks highly impregnable even with one of their big and best defensive asset in Rudy Gobert out, going 0-2 on home court is the biggest recipe for disaster here and this series might as well be considered over, if they can't find a way to get back into the game right now.
They gave a stat earlier that both these teams went 2-2 during the regular season and each team won both games on the road, so maybe the Nuggests don't feel any pressure so far.
Thank you, I actually wasn't aware of the regular season records between them until your post, I guess that's why the Wolves could come in here playing like they're not the road team, I just think this being the playoffs might be of better psychological advantage to them and, they have actually learned something tonight which could be how to survive defensively without Gobert.
23 points lead less than 7 minutes, and the Wolves still are playing like they are the trailing team, Reggie Jackson headed for the locker room with what seem to be a leg injury, everything is heading the Wolves way right now, the Nuggets would definitely need to hold on to that regular season belief, that's all they can do right now to keep themselves afloat in the series from here on.