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Thunder loses another game! The series tiebreaker, who is responsible for losing? Jaylen Williams is in a downturn

2:42pm, 18 May 2025【Basketball】

NBA playoffs continue, the Nuggets and Thunders matches have ended in the Western Conference semi-finals. After the Thunders are in the first five games, they are 3:2 in the lead. This game is a back-to-earth battle for the Nuggets. They once took the lead in the game. But then he was caught up by the Thunder, and the two sides were in a stalemate, and the game was quite fierce. Both teams blossomed at multiple points, except for the stars, all the role players performed. In the end, the Nuggets still grasped the lead and won the game. The series score reached 3-3, and the tiebreak battle came, which made the series full of suspense. Missed 4-2! The Thunder loses another game, 3-3 in the series, who will be responsible for losing? Jaylen is in a downturn.

The two sides quickly entered the state at the beginning of the game. The scores rose alternately. The Thunder relied on the performance of Jaylen Williams and Doulter and the Nuggets were in a stalemate. The Nuggets blossomed at multiple points. Then Murray scored consecutively and led the team to a 7:0 wave, once expanding the advantage to double digits. At the end of the quarter, the Thunder also had a small climax, chasing the gap to only three points. In the second quarter, the Thunder could still continue their own rhythm and constantly score counterattacks and quickly overturn the score. The Nuggets rely on free throws to bite the score, but the Thunder found the outside feel and quickly expanded the score difference to double digits. Alexander was troubled by fouls. The Thunder were affected by the offense. The Nuggets seized the opportunity and tied the score difference in an instant. Dort made a three-pointer and the Thunder led by three points at the end of the half.

At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder were beaten 6:0 by the Nuggets, but they then responded to it. The small climax score completed the overturn, and the two sides began to hit the offensive end and the score rose rapidly. In the final stage, Stroser scored 8 points in a row and led the Nuggets to score a 10-0 lead. Alexander made a free throw and scored 8 points in three quarters. At the beginning, the two sides were in a stalemate and the Nuggets firmly grasped their double-digit lead. Jokic scored five points in a row to stabilize the lead, and the game time continued to be consumed. The Thunder tried to chase points and narrowed the gap for a while, but the Nuggets still stabilized the situation. In the end, the Nuggets won the game and dragged the series to tiebreak.

In this game, the Nuggets had surprises standing up in the first half and the second half, and in the first half, Braun became the surprise of the team. He scored 15 points in the first half, and scored 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game. He ushered in an explosion and was the surprise of the team in this game. In addition, Strauser scored 8 points in a row in the third quarter of the second half, helping the team gain a lead is also crucial. Murray still performed well while playing with illness, scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists on 9 of 19 shots; this also gave Jokic more rest time. Jokic made 9 of 14 shots in the whole game and scored 29 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists on 9 of 14 shots. The Nuggets, who blossomed in multiple points in the team, gradually took the lead in the game and maintained the advantage until the end.

Thunder was also a multi-point performance. Alexander made 11 of 16 shots and scored 32 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists; in addition, Homegren made 8 of 14 shots and scored 19 points and 11 rebounds; Dort made 4 of 9 shots and 10 points, and Wallace on the bench scored 4 of 9 shots and 10 points. For them, they still maintained their personnel rotation throughout the game. I never thought that the Nuggets had a wave of expansion in the last quarter. Although they narrowed the score difference and saw hope of reversal, they still lost the game and missed the six games to end the series. In this game, the second leader of the team was sluggish compared to Jaylen Williams, with only 3 of 16 shots and only 6 points. His performance was far inferior to Murray on the other side, and the Thunder missed the 4-2 victory in the series.

From falling behind to chasing 3-3, the suspense of the series has returned, and the situation is not ideal for the Thunder. After all, the Nuggets had enough time to adjust and rest before the G7 started. In the last round, the Nuggets eliminated the Clippers in the tiebreak duel. The suspense of the final victory of the series is back. Who do you think can win the final victory?