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The Nuggets 105-112 Thunder, the battle of Tianwang Mountain was tragically reversed, and three bad news came after the game!

8:24pm, 17 May 2025Basketball

On May 14, the Nuggets and the Thunder ushered in the battle of Kings Mountain. In this game, Thunder coach Dagenut continued his strategy in the fourth game and continued to speed up the offensive rhythm to test the Nuggets' physical fitness. At the beginning of the game, the Thunder first started with an 11-2 start. After the Nuggets paused, they gradually found the offensive rhythm and overtook the score with the teacher's lead. After that, the two sides entered a tug-of-war. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Thunder by 28-27 by 1 point. In the second quarter, the Nuggets always had a weak lead. The Nuggets' joint defense strategy put Alexander in heavy siege. The Thunder coach stopped the timeout and decisively changed the situation on the field in an instant. At the end of the half, the Nuggets led the Thunder by 2 points 56-54.

The change of sides started with Jokic and Murray both broke out, leading the team to a double-digit lead. At the end of the quarter, the Nuggets' physical fitness declined and missed many open three-pointers. The Thunder took the opportunity to narrow the gap. Jokic continued to hit the three-point line to help the team continue to lead. After the three-quarters, the Nuggets took 8 points to lead. In the final quarter, Dort became a surprise player, making three three-pointers at the three-point line, helping the Thunder through the most difficult period. The Nuggets were stagnant on the offensive end, which was very similar to the last quarter of the fourth game. In addition, the referee ignored the Thunder's foul, the Thunder gradually reversed the situation on the field. In the last moment, Jaylen Williams hit a three-pointer, and Alexander made a three-pointer to convert. In the end, the Nuggets were reversed 105-112 away and fell behind 2-3.

Nuggets player data: 17 of 25 shots scored 44 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Murray made 10 of 27 shots, 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Porter Jr. scored 2 points and 4 rebounds, Braun made 3 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Gordon made 6 of 13 shots, 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Westbrook made 1 of 7 shots, 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Watson and Strauser each made a three-pointer.

Thunder player data: Alexander scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, Jewey scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, Homgren scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, Harten scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Dort scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, Caruso scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

After the Nuggets lost the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, three bad news came after the game. First, the sixth game was at 1 a.m. this Friday. The Nuggets could only get a day off. The strength of the two teams was very close. The only disadvantage of the Nuggets was physical fitness. The two consecutive games in the fourth and fifth games were reversed in the last quarter because of physical fitness. Jokic and Murray could not play at the last moment. The Thunder insisted on long rotations, and the players were younger, and they always maintained abundant physical fitness on the court and were able to speed up the pace. Each attack only took 8 seconds. The Nuggets' eight-man rotation could not keep their focus.

Second, Westbrook's offensive condition was very bad. In this game, Westbrook made 1 of 7 shots and scored only 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 2 mistakes. In the second half, Westbrook missed two open three-pointers opportunity and made three shots with big opens, which not only hurts the offensive space, but also hurts the team's morale. The three-point shooting percentage against the Clippers in the first round was as high as 42%. Facing the Thunder, he couldn't even touch the basket, which is a bit unreasonable.

Third, the Nuggets' role players cannot continue to make open three-pointers. In this game, Jokic made 5 three-pointers, including a magical three-pointer in the last moment, Murray made three three-pointers, and then Braun made two three-pointers in the first quarter, Watson made a three-pointer in the first quarter, Strauser made a three-pointer in the second quarter, Gordon made a three-pointer in the third quarter, Nuggets only scored 19 points in the last quarter, and about one teacher scored 13 points. The Nuggets had no offensive space on the offensive end, and even if Jokic had three heads and six arms, he could not use it.

Nuggets lost the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, and what's worse is that the Nuggets' physical fitness has a crisis and they have lost the capital to turn the tables.

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