The Nuggets defeated the Thunder 119-107 and drew 3-3! In this battle, I have to admit 5 reality

NBA playoffs have reached a white-hot stage. The Thunder and Nuggets' G6, who returned to home, withstood the pressure and defeated the Thunder, dragging the series into the tiebreaker battle again. Jokic's seven-year playoffs in his career, will soon usher in his 7th tiebreak battle. Let’s first review this G6 showdown.

In the first quarter, Hartten scored the first goal with a strong attack in the penalty area. Murray came up with a difficult 3+1 and returned with a color. Dort scored steadily in the middle distance. Gordon's open large three-pointer directly blossomed. Jokic turned his dream step and made a steadily shot the layup. Porter Jr. and Braun both shot three-pointers in succession. The Nuggets took the initiative first and took the lead in the middle of the first quarter. However, the good times did not last long. Westbrook made mistakes on the field at the end of the quarter, and even made a crazier attack by the Thunder. He scored a crunch in a counterattack and recovered the score. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Thunder by 3 points 31-28. In the second quarter, Watson's steal, fast break counterattack layup helped the Nuggets win the first place. Alexander's iconic mid-range draw hit the center of the net. Wallace scored 5 points in a row, and Chet made an easy hit with an empty cut dunk.

The Thunder quickly showed the league's first strength, and a wave of three-pointers directly overtook the score. Seeing that the Nuggets were about to collapse, Braun's key three-pointer helped the Nuggets stop the bleeding, Murray's Jokic also scored 4 points in a row at the basket. The scores of both sides returned to the same starting line, Dort scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer. After the half-time game, the Thunder led the Nuggets by 3 points 61-58. In the second half, Murray's turnover jump shot opened the prelude to the third quarter. Alexander rushed forward and broke through and broke into a 2+1. Jokic also scored a big hook shot in the penalty area. Porter Jr.'s set-point confidence in three-pointers blossomed directly. The two teams entered a stalemate. The scores were chasing each other and led alternately. In a stalemate, the Nuggets substitute Strauser stood up, and his personal ability scored 8 points in a row, igniting the entire Nuggets' home court. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets relied on Strauser's performance and led the Thunder 8 points 90-82. In the last quarter, the Nuggets played steadily and maintained their lead. Strauser's surprise appeared again and scored another 7 points in the last quarter. Jokic and Braun also scored three-pointers one after another. Although the Thunder continued to steal fast breaks and counterattack at the end of the quarter, there was little time left. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 119-107 and dragged the series into the tiebreak battle with a score of 3-3. After this battle, I have to admit the following 5 facts.

First, the Nuggets are too tenacious. They are about to collapse in the first half of this game, and they are at most 12 points behind the Thunder, but they can quickly recover their disadvantages. In the first round, he played a tiebreak with the Clippers, and in the second round, he had to play a tiebreak with the Thunder, and the Nuggets' physical fitness has not yet bottomed out. Looking back at the Nuggets' journey in the regular season this season, there were also twists and turns. They were still rushing to the ranking at the end of the season and almost fell into the play-off area. The team was in internal and external troubles. At that time, Jokic was exposed to be dissatisfied with the team atmosphere. Head coach Malone and general manager Booth were both fired, and the team was about to disband. Unexpectedly, they could rise again in the playoffs. It is worthy of being a team that won the championship two years ago and is full of resilience.

Second second, the Nuggets cannot rely solely on Jokic to win. Yoo scored 29 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and only made 14 shots. However, he made more difficult attempts in the first three games. For example, when G1 asked the teacher to score 42+22, the Nuggets won by chance at the last moment, and when G5 Jokic scored 44+15, the Nuggets ended in a crushing defeat to Tianwang Mountain. On the contrary, Jokic needs to share more of the ball with his teammates so that all teammates can find the feel so that they have a better chance to win. In this game, there were many surprises in the Nuggets, with Braun scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and Strauser scored 15 points. Among them, Strauser is the super hero of this life-and-death battle. Before this game, he averaged only 2.6 points per game, but this game was exactly what he helped the Nuggets open up the situation and scored 7 points in the end of the third quarter to widen the gap in the score.

Third, Westbrook is a double-edged sword. In this game, Westbrook made 3 of 8 shots, scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 turnovers. To be honest, Westbrook's performance in the first round of the Clippers was very eye-catching. Without Westbrook, the Nuggets probably have gone home to fish now. Westbrook made the right choices at critical moments many times in the series with the Clippers to lead the Nuggets to win. However, in the series against the Thunder, Westbrook began to reveal his true colors again, and his offensive efficiency was greatly reduced. He has hit no more than 40% of his shooting percentage in four consecutive games. In the last game of G5, Westbrook failed to make a basket over the sky, and the outside line was not involved for two consecutive days. In this game of G6, Westbrook almost caused the Nuggets to collapse. He made consecutive mistakes as soon as he came on the court in the first quarter and failed to make any attempts to shoot. For Westbrook, he still has to control his mistakes and not be too active.

Fourth, although the Nuggets win, they are still worthy of vigilance. On the one hand, the Thunder's inside double Tachet + Harten's offense threatened hugely. The two made a total of 10 of 11 shots in the G6 inside. In the first half, they kept using empty cuts to score dunks, which easily tear the Nuggets' penalty area defense. Only after the two's physical fitness declined in the second half did the offense converge. On the other hand, the Thunder's counterattack was particularly strong. At the end of the fourth quarter, they almost started to set off. Caruso and Wallace defended the big gates from the outside, causing the Nuggets to make mistakes and scored counterattacks. Fortunately, there was not much time left in the game. Finally, the Nuggets encountered a major hidden danger. Gordon was suspected of a hamstring strain in the final quarter and was in poor condition. Gordon's performance this year's playoffs is obvious to all, and he has made great contributions to both offense and defense. The Nuggets would not be able to do without him.

Fifth, the timberwolves enjoy the benefits of fishermen. Now, the Timberwolves are most likely to break through the siege in the West. They are the first to enter the Western Conference Finals and can get a lot of rest time. In the first two rounds of the series, the Timberwolves did not encounter much pressure, and the gentleman swept the Lakers and the Warriors. No matter who enters the Western Conference Finals, it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to play. The Nuggets are too tired to play, and they are crazy about the position at the end of the regular season + two consecutive rounds of tiebreaks. On the Thunder, Alexander's performance in the playoffs is not necessarily stronger than Edwards. Maybe the Timberwolves are the final winner. What do you think?