Harden really sacrificed his life...

On May 2, the Los Angeles Clippers narrowly defeated the Denver Nuggets 111-105 at home, dragging the series into a tiebreak battle.

This game is like a turbulent Hollywood blockbuster - Harden completely awakened from the "small" of the previous game. The little card is as stable as a robot, and Jokic tried his best but could only cut in vain.

The most moving thing was the back-to-back battle between the veterans of the Clippers: they fired up all the last bullet and saved the game to the last night of the Denver Plateau.

No one dared to believe that the Clippers could win before the game.

After losing Tianwangshan in the last game, Harden was scolded as a "war criminal" by the entire network: he made 8 mistakes and was invisible at critical moments. Even Clippers fans wanted to trade him to the electronics factory. But today Harden is like putting all the ridicule of the keyboard warrior into the powder barrel.

The last 1 minute and 25 seconds of the first quarter, when Tyron Lu replaced him, he didn't even have time to take a breath - because he had almost no rest in the next game.

Single 18 points in the second quarter, taking a three-pointer, breaking through and making a foul, assisting Powell to cut a gap...Where is this a 34-year-old veteran? It was clearly possessed by the Rockets.

He played 46 minutes in the whole game, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and even made two steals and one block on the defensive end.

Xiao Ka is still the cold-faced killer.

made 11 of 22 shots, 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, plus or negative value + 14 highest in the game. At the critical moment when the Clippers opened the score in the third quarter, he defeated Aaron Gordon three times in a row, and one of the goals even hit 2+1 with the opponent's arm.

This is Xiaoka - he doesn't need to roar, he doesn't need to shake his shoulders, he just needs to send the ball into the basket.

掘金这边，约基奇25分7篮板8助攻的数据看似全面，但最后一分钟的画面足够写进他职业生涯的“至暗时刻”：先是抢断哈登快攻上篮，却被祖巴茨一记排球大帽扇飞；

接着强攻内线，又被祖巴茨和巴图姆联手防到三不沾。 The scene of the three-time MVP sitting on the floor shaking her head became a microcosm of the entire game. After the game, he said helplessly: "We had a chance to end the series, but the Clippers deserved this victory."

The Clippers' surprises are not the only ones.

veteran Batum played for 34 minutes, made 2 of 5 three-pointers, contributed 6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and even more exaggeratedly, he sent 3 blocks and 2 steals. In the last 40 seconds of the fourth quarter, he first blocked Murray's tied three-pointer, and then interfered with Jokic's hook.这位36岁的老将赛后笑称：“我的腿比年轻时慢，但脑子转得更快了。”

而祖巴茨虽然只拿10分，但4次封盖全送给了约基奇，堪称掘金内线的“防盗门”。 The last two minutes of the game were full of drama.

When Gordon's three-pointer caught the gap to 6 points, the Clippers' home fans were almost suffocated. But Harden used a high-difficulty throw to stabilize the situation, and then Kat made two free throws at the free throw line - this robot with a 90% free throw rate made people's heart beat faster for the first time in his career.

Fortunately, the Nuggets made three consecutive three-pointers, and the Clippers finally waited for the final whistle.

Now, all the pressure is left to the defending champion Nuggets.

抢七大战将回到丹佛高原，但快船已经找到了赢球密码：哈登必须保持侵略性，祖巴茨要继续当约基奇的“影子”，而巴图姆们还得从油箱里挤出最后一滴油。

正如泰伦卢赛后说的：“抢七没有战术秘密，就是看谁更想活着走出球场。”

对于球迷来说，这可能是今年季后赛最值得熬夜的系列赛。

两支球队都把底牌亮尽了，约基奇的魔术师传球、穆雷的杀手本色、哈登的救赎剧本、小卡的死亡缠绕……所有这些元素，都将在抢七的48分钟里迎来终极答案。