Edwards led the team to victory, including 27 points, the second-largest point gap in NBA PO history.
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota) dunks in Game 6 of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference semifinals playoffs against Denver on the 17th. On this day, Edwards scored 27 points, the most for both teams, leading the team to a 115-70 victory
Minnesota defeated defending champion Denver by 45 points and advanced the NBA Western Conference semifinal playoffs to the final 7th game.
Minnesota won 115-70 against Denver on the 17th in the 6th game of the NBA Western Conference PO semifinals at home in the 2023-2024 season. It was the second-largest margin of victory in NBA playoff history. Chicago defeated Milwaukee by 54 points in the 2015 playoffs. Even though Minnesota won games 1 and 2, they lost games 3 and 5 and were pushed to the brink, but they saved the opportunity to advance to the conference finals by taking the series record to 3 wins and 3 losses.
On this day, Minnesota led the team to victory with guard Anthony Edwards scoring 27 points, the most for both teams, and recording 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 interceptions. As the score gap widened significantly, Minnesota coach Chris Finch called Edwards to the bench with a 99-63 lead with 8 minutes and 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter. At this time, Edwards announced the winner of Game 7 by extending his seven fingers to the cheering home fans in the stands. Minnesota led 88-63, but scored 24 points to widen the lead to 112-63, breaking the game. For Denver, Nikola Jokic, the regular season's most valuable player (MVP), played hard with 22 points and 9 rebounds, but it was not enough to prevent a complete defeat.
The two teams will play the final 7th game at Denver's home stadium on the 20th to advance to the conference finals. 섯다
