Even the dunk king and three-point shooter, Jokic considered the best teammate

G1, the Nuggets challenge the Thunder away in the Western Conference Semi-Finals on May 6. Before the game, before the game, almost all experts looked down on the Nuggets. The seven members of the TNT commentary team, including basketball celebrities such as O'Neal and Barkley, were optimistic about the Thunder's advancement without exception; ESPN's 10-member expert team also reached an astonishing agreement, and also put the chips on the Thunder. The Thunder easily swept the Grizzlies in the first round and were in good shape, while the Nuggets went through a tiebreak to eliminate the Clippers, but in the end the Nuggets led 1-0. At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets showed a strong desire to win and quickly turned away and scored a 7-2 start. But the Thunder quickly stabilized their position and took advantage of a 10-0 climax at the end of the quarter to overtake and lead 27-26. Entering the second quarter, the situation of the Nuggets became increasingly serious. In less than two minutes, the Thunder played 8-0 again, and the score difference was gradually widened to double digits. At the end of the half, the Nuggets trailed 50-60. In the second half, the two sides fell into a fierce tug-of-war. The Thunders always maintained a lead of about 10 points, with fierce offensive fire and tough defense. However, the Nuggets did not give up. Under the leadership of their star Jokic, they gradually launched a counterattack. Jokic is like a god descending to earth in this game. He made 15 goals with 29 shots and scored an amazing super data of 42 points, 22 rebounds, and 6 assists. Especially at the critical moment of chasing points in the final quarter, Jokic's performance was unsolvable. He first took the opponent's double attack and completed a difficult throw; then he hit a three-pointer against the defense in front of Harteng. With the last minute of the game, he approached the score to only 1 point away.

Clippers center Zubac's absence has further released Jokic's dominance in the inside. Without the defensive interference of Zubac, the powerful insider, he defeated all the inside and easily scored and grabbed rebounds, becoming one of the key factors for the Nuggets' reversal.

In addition to Jokic, the performance of another Nuggets player is equally crucial, he is Aaron Gordon. This former dunk king showed his comprehensive ability in this game. During the game, he not only staged a wonderful show of Holmegren, which ignited the enthusiasm of the audience; he also hit a three-pointer worth a thousand gold at the last moment of the game. When the game was left with one point behind and neither side had a timeout, Westbrook quickly broke out after grabbing the rebound, passing the ball accurately to Gordon, who was ambushing 45 degrees on the left. After Gordon received the ball, he took decisive action and the basketball went into the net hollow, helping the Nuggets to reverse the Thunder 121-119, achieving a good start to the series.

Gordon also grabbed 14 rebounds in this game. When facing the Thunder with the inside combination of Homegren and Harten, he fought many times to grab the frontcourt rebounds, making great contributions to the team's rebounding 63:43. His three-pointer also allowed people to see the big heart attributes at critical moments. After the game, Jokic gave Gordon the highest praise in an interview with the media without hesitation. He said: "Gordon is my best teammate, and his performance on the court can always bring great help to the team. Whether it is offense or defense, he goes all out. His presence makes our team more complete." Jokic and Gordon's outstanding performance not only allowed the Nuggets to get a good start in the series, but it is still unknown how the series ends are. What do you think about this?