Christian Braun's left-handed dunk over Rudy Gobert sparks the Denver Nuggets' 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, shaking up the Western Conference standings.
Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets erupts after throwing down a dunk over Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves as Peyton Watson loses his mind in an exhilarated manner during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 116-107 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Christian Braun didn’t have time to immediately examine every single notification on his phone, but he did notice a text from his mom before he spoke to reporters.
Braun’s showstopper was a tribute to cathartic memories at Ball Arena — the crowd explosions that frequently defined Denver’s 16-4 run to the 2023 title — and a preview of more to come. He was pushing the tempo after a Minnesota miss, driving toward Gobert in transition from the left wing. Peyton Watson, his 2022 draft-mate, was slashing backside toward the rim. Gobert slid back to deny a lob to Watson, seemingly giving Braun a path toward the layup.
“Everybody on the team knows I like to dunk with my left land,” he said. “I don’t usually try it in the fourth quarter of a big game like that, but I didn’t want to go up with a layup against the best defensive player in the league. You’ve gotta attack him strong. I don’t know. I didn’t really plan it.”
After Braun’s consecutive slams, Watson got in on the action by swatting a jumper for his career-high sixth block of the game then chasing down Jamal Murray’s long outlet pass for a fast-break hammer. Braun, trailing the play, jumped with Watson out of sheer excitement. “ could have subbed us out for the guys that normally finish the game, but he trusted me and , trusted our defense, trusted us to get it done,” Braun said. “Those plays don’t happen if we come out earlier, if we check out at our usual time.
To his disappointment, Braun’s poster turned out to be No. 8 on the evening program of SportsCenter. The Nuggets settled for the No. 1 that mattered more.Skier dies attempting stunt jump over U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass summit
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