Murray Gordon saves soldiers Jokic leads 2-1, Alexander puts the Thunder in a heavy pressure

Text/Jiang Shihua

At noon on May 10, a focus game in the Western Conference in the NBA playoffs was staged as scheduled, and the Nuggets faced the Thunder at home. After the whole game, the Nuggets won another game 113 to 104, leading 2-1 with a big score. The result of this game is not surprising. But unexpectedly, Alexander puts the Thunder in great pressure, and Murray and Gordon can join forces to help Jokic.

The main player statistics of the two teams in this game are: Thunder: Williams 32 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, Alexander 18 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, Homgren 18 points, 16 rebounds, Haltenstein 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, Caruso 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, Wiggins 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, Williams 5 points, Dort 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, Wallace 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and Joe 2 points and 1 rebound. Nuggets: Murray scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Gordon scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Porter Jr. scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Jokic scored 20 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, Braun scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, Westbrook scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Watson scored 7 points and 5 rebounds.

The playoffs look at the lineup thickness and the performance of the stars, especially the stars at critical moments. From this perspective, this game is a bit abnormal. On the one hand, Jokic is very confused on both offense and defense, and his weakness of slow movement speed on the defensive end is infinitely exposed. Although he scored a double-double of 20 points and 16 rebounds, his 8-turnover data is also eye-catching. Fortunately, Murray teamed up with Gordon to save the soldier Jokic, avoiding embarrassment. On the other hand, Alexander, while controlling the absolute ball, became the contributor to the Nuggets' winning goal. His offensive efficiency of 7 of 22 was terrifying, and he felt a bit casual in handling the ball at critical moments. In addition, no one saved the Thunder after entering overtime, so it was normal to lose this game. The fourth game of the two-sided series will continue to be played at the Nuggets' home court, leaving the Thunder with a fault tolerance space that has become smaller and smaller.