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7 battles are the gods! Jokic s life-and-death battle is 29+14+8 to create a 73-year miracle. The Nuggets rewrite NBA history after three tiebreaks

5:21am, 19 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 16, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 at home in the Plateau, dragging the series into the final game. Core center Nikola Jokic, with physical fitness at the verge of limit, gained a collective outbreak of his teammates, Jamal Murray recovered in form, and Braun, Porter Jr. and Strauser scored in double digits, helping the Serbian superstar win the 7th career tiebreak experience (previously 4 wins and 2 losses). This life-and-death battle not only triggered social platforms across the United States, but also reached the second place in the hot search. Thunder star Jaylen Williams and surprise Strauser also rank at the forefront of the topic.

Well-known commentator Mark Jones analyzed on social media: "If the Nuggets finally advance, Alexander's career experience will be missing. " Sports Illustrated uses "Hollywood scripted playoff journey" to describe the dramatic twist of this round of the series. It is worth noting that the defending champion has experienced tiebreak tests in three consecutive series, including the classic battle against the Timberwolves and the Clippers last season.

In the previous battle of Tianwangshan in G5, Jokic fought alone for 44 minutes, scoring 44 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists with a dominant data of 17 of 25 shots (5 of 7 three-pointers), with a real shooting percentage of up to 80.9%. When teammates collectively missed the accuracy in the last quarter (15 shots), the two-time MVP made 4 of 6 shots in a single quarter and supported the crisis alone. Turning to the G6 life-and-death battle, home fans cheered and warmly embraced their beloved girls before the game, injecting new impetus into Jokic who was physically overdrawn.

The game progress confirmed Jokic's fatigue state: he gave up his strong attack in the free throw line area many times in the first quarter, scored 6 points in 3 of 4 shots in a single quarter; the half-time data dropped to 12 points and 7 rebounds, and people were missed on the defensive end. The turning point occurred in the third quarter. When Thunder center Haltenstein cut and dunked continuously, Jokic was unable to return to defense. At this time, Murray and Strauser teamed up to shoot out the climax of the offensive to turn the situation around. In the final quarter, Jokic, who had a precious 4-minute rest, returned to the arena and showed his MVP nature: three-pointers at the top of the arc opened the gap, and made a double-team shot in the face of three people, assisted Braun and Strauser to hit the key ball in succession. In the end, in the foul tactical stage, the Serbian scored all four free throws to secure the victory. The game data was frozen as a quasi-triple double-double with 9 of 14 shots in 40 minutes, with efficient results of 29 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. The performance of only 1 mistake was amazing.

This super center, hailed by fans as "G7", used its seventh career tiebreak experience to prove the true nature of the big heart. In the ultimate showdown on May 20, Jokic will lead the defending champion to launch an attack on the great achievements that have entered the division finals for three consecutive years.