The G7 is here as promised! Jokic has played 3 consecutive rounds to tiebreak, and the third time he played 7 in the first two rounds

After losing the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 119-107 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, dragging the series into a tiebreak battle. In the first round of the series, the Nuggets had already reached the tiebreak battle with the Clippers, and now they have reached the tiebreak battle again.

It is worth mentioning that the Nuggets are ranked fourth like the Pacers in the East, and their regular season record is exactly the same, both 50 wins and 32 losses. However, in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Pacers swept the Bucks and Cavaliers with a 4-1 score in two consecutive rounds, easily advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Nuggets played in the tiebreak battle for two consecutive rounds, and it is hard to say whether they can advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Speaking of the tiebreak battle, Jokic and tiebreak are indeed very destined to be together. His Chinese name is homophonic with "G7", and this time will be the seventh time he meets G7 in his personal career. Jokic has played 6 tiebreak games before, and averaged 24.3 points, 15.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.0 blocks per game, leading the Nuggets to a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

In the semi-finals of last season, the Nuggets also fought a tiebreak battle with the Timberwolves. Unfortunately, they lost to the Timberwolves at home, missed the Western Conference Finals and failed to defend their title. In other words, the Nuggets have played in the tiebreaker battle for three consecutive rounds, and they are indeed regular visitors to the tiebreaker battle.

Not only that, in the last three teams have played in the first and second rounds of the playoffs, they are all Nuggets, namely the Nuggets in 2019, 2020 and 2025. In the 2019 playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Spurs in the first round of the tiebreak, and in the second round, they fought with the Trail Blazers to the tiebreaker, and eventually lost to the Trail Blazers and stopped in the semi-finals.

In the 2020 playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Jazz in the tiebreak in the first round, and defeated the Clippers in the tiebreak in the second round, successfully reaching the Western Conference Finals. The Nuggets not only played two consecutive rounds to tiebreak battles this year, but also completed a major reversal when they were 1-3 behind in two consecutive rounds, and became the first team in history to achieve this feat.

Considering that the Nuggets have played many tiebreak battles in recent years and their record is pretty good, they just defeated the Clippers in the tiebreak battle in the last round, so the Nuggets still have a chance of winning in the tiebreak battle in this round of the series. But unfortunately, Gordon had his left hamstring strained at the last moment of Game 6, and it was hard to say whether he could play in the tiebreak battle.