NBA battle situation: Nuggets win 2-1 overtime, the Cavaliers beat Pacers to win a game

May 10, 2024/25 NBA playoffs, quarter-finals round 3. In this game, the Nuggets returned to home to beat the Thunder and led 2-1, while the Cavaliers defeated the Pacers away to win a goal.

Thunder 104-113 The Nuggets

This game is the third round of the two sides. The Nuggets narrowly defeated their opponent away in the first leg, and the Thunder won a big home victory in the second leg. Now that the Nuggets have returned to their home court, the importance of these two home courts is self-evident, which may directly determine the Nuggets' prospects.

The Thunder performed strongly at the beginning. Homegren and Jaylenway led the offensive to lead 14-8, and withstood the outside counterattack from Porter and Murray, ending the first quarter with a 28-22 lead. Since then, the Nuggets have scored 10-4 to tie the game to 32, and the Thunder can always score in time to stabilize the situation. After the two sides were in a stalemate for several rounds, the Thunder took the lead again and led 56-51 at the end of the half.

Nuggets continued to catch up in the third quarter, Jokic and Gordon jointly pursued, and the Nuggets overtook 71-69; then the Thunder always had three points at the critical moment, ending the third quarter with an 83-80 lead. After that, Westbrook tied the three-pointer, and the two sides immediately advanced stalemate, returning to 95 tie; then the two sides still had a stalemate and tied 102 and entered overtime.

came to overtime competition, Jokic and Porter made a surprise inside and outside, Murray made a layup and followed up with a three-pointer to help the Nuggets score 7-0; then Homegren dunked 2 points, and Jokic responded quickly to the landing. Since then, Gordon scored a jump shot to help the Nuggets secure the victory.

So far, the Nuggets have rewrited the total score to lead 2-1, and the overall situation is relatively favorable. In this game, Murray scored 27 points, Gordon scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, while Jokic scored 20 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. In addition, Jaylenway scored 32 points, and Alexander and Homgren both had big double-doubles.

Cavaliers 126-104 Pacers

The two sides ushered in the third round of the match. In the first round, the Pacers reversed their opponent away and defeated their opponent away in the second round, and performed toughly in the consecutive draws. Therefore, the Cavaliers were forced to the edge of the cliff and decided to advance in the third round.

The two sides played very stalemate in the first quarter, and their respective offensive effects were pretty good. They fought back and forth until 32 tied. However, the Cavaliers were in a state of power in the second quarter, and the Pacers' offense suddenly cut off. Mitchell and Struz led the strong impact, and completely restricted their opponents on the defensive end. The Cavaliers took full control of the situation and established a 21-point advantage at the end of the first half 66-45.

The Pacers' offense was re-matched in the third quarter, but they could not limit the opponent's offense and failed to substantially narrow the score difference. At the end of the third quarter, 18 points behind 79-97. After that, Siakam led the way to 93-104, and Mitchell stood up and scored continuously to stabilize; then the Cavaliers' overall offensive returned to normal and took away the game in one go.

At this point, the Cavaliers chased the total score to 1-2, which greatly increased the suspense of the showdown. In this game, Mitchell scored 43 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the team to win, Struz scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Allen and Mobley also got double-doubles. In addition, Siakam scored 18 points and Mathurin scored 23 points.