Three consecutive rounds to tiebreak! Jokic 29+14+8, Murray 25+8+7, 12-point reversal dragged into tiebreak

After losing the away game of Tianwangshan, the Nuggets reversed the Thunder 119-107 at home today, rewriting the big score to 3-3, and dragging it into the tiebreak battle. It is worth mentioning that the Nuggets have played in three consecutive series to the tiebreaker battle. Last year, the Western Conference semi-finals lost to the Timberwolves, and defeated the Clippers in the first round of the tiebreak battle this year.

Today's game was a life-and-death battle for the Nuggets. They once led to double digits in the first quarter, but they were at most 12 points behind the Thunder in the first half. Fortunately, they scored 12-0 before the end of the half to smooth out the gap. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets opened the gap again, leading by up to 16 points in the last quarter, and finally successfully completed the reversal, avoiding being eliminated.

Jokic is still very powerful, playing in the whole game for 41 minutes, shooting 9 of 14 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 10 of 12 free throws, scoring the team's highest 29 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 breaks and 1 block. In the first half, Jokic played 21 minutes, made 4 of 7 shots and 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jokic has played 6 tiebreakers before, averaging 24.3 points, 15.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 blocks, with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

Murray appeared on the court today with illness, played for 42 minutes, made 9 of 19 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, with 5 mistakes, with a highest positive and negative value of +28 in the game. Murray made 5 of 10 shots in the first half, 1 of 2 three-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Braun performed well on both offense and defense, starting for 39 minutes, 8 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, plus or negative value +14. In the first half, Braun played for 19 minutes, 6 of 10 shots and 3 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Strauser performed well, making 20 minutes of substitute, making 4 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 15 points, setting a new record for personal playoff career scoring. Michael Porter Jr. was just right, playing in 29 minutes, made 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, scored 10 points and 4 rebounds.

Westbrook performed averagely, playing for 17 minutes, 3 of 8 shots, 0 of 2 of 3-pointers, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, and made 4 mistakes. Watson performed poorly, playing for 14 minutes on the bench, 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 4 points and 3 rebounds, with a positive and negative value of -10 at the lowest level in the team.