32 points wins to advance! The Gemini scored 59 points to beat the Nuggets, Jokic was unable to recover from 20+9
9:27am, 20 May 2025Basketball
On May 19, in the NBA playoffs, the Thunder and the Nuggets tiebreak battle began. The Nuggets were the first to enter the state and quickly established an 11-point lead. But then the Thunder launched a crazy counterattack and launched a 14-2 offensive before the half to directly widen the gap; the Thunder's offensive state was still hot in the second half, and a wave of offensive directly widened the gap to more than 20 points. Alexander scored consecutive points in the last quarter and directly killed the game. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 125-93 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals 4-3.
Godor chose to play with injury in this game. The Nuggets team also tried their best and quickly got into the state. Braun scored points inside and outside. The Thunder didn't feel very good. With Gordon playing 2+1 at the basket, he took a 21-10 lead. The Nuggets' lineup was adjusted, and the offense lost its rhythm directly, while the Thunder seized the opportunity to make continuous impact and scored points, falling behind 21-26 in the first quarter. The Thunder came up with a 8-0 offensive and directly overtook the score. The Nuggets could still bite it, but then Jaylen Williams scored consecutive points, and a 14-2 offensive opened the gap. After the Thunder played 60-46 in the first half.
The side changes again, the Thunder is in a hot momentum, and a 9-0 offensive directly widens the gap to 23 points. The Nuggets' offensive state is not good. Murray and Westbrook make a brief three-pointer, but the Thunder makes a continuous counterattack, further widening the gap. Jokic hits the last three-pointer and falls 25 points behind after three quarters. In the last quarter, the Nuggets' offensive performance was still bad and could not keep up with the pace at all. Alexander scored consecutive points and widened the gap directly to more than 30 points. The Nuggets were unable to catch up and gave up early, and finally defeated the Thunder 93-125.
Nuggets performed very poorly this time, making 10 of 45 three-pointers and made 22 mistakes. Jokic did not get much chance, and was restricted. He made 5 of 9 shots in the game, scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Murray only has 13 points, Gordon played with an injury and scored 8 points and 11 rebounds, and Braun scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Alexander was in a hot state on the Thunder, scoring 35 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 12 of 19 shots; Jaylen Williams also recovered his form, scoring 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition to them, other players were able to contribute, especially on the defensive end, the team sent 16 steals and completed counterattacks many times, helping the team directly widen the gap.
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