Chet missed the free throw? In fact, it was Jewe s poor touch that led to the Thunder s final defeat?

In a previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder at home with a three-pointer of Aaron Gordon, achieving a good start in the series. After this game, the Nuggets also widened the total score of the series to 1-0, and they also regained the home advantage in this round of the series.

In this game, the performance of the Thunder's starting small forward Jalen Williams was shocking. Williams played 37 minutes and 38 seconds in the game, made 5 of 20 shots, 2 of 9 from outside the three-point line, and 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He also had 1 turnover and 1 foul, with a plus-negative value of -6. Williams was incredibly efficient on the offensive end. He got a lot of opportunities, but he wasted opportunities again and again, and his performance in passing and organization was not performed. Williams' performance on the defensive end is indeed quite good, but the problem is that as the second in command of the team, Williams' performance on the offensive end has seriously affected the team's competitiveness when he holds a lot of ball rights. With Williams' ability and his position in the team, he should have done better. It is no exaggeration to say that although it seems that Chet Holmgren's missed free throw gave the Nuggets a chance to win, from the actual situation, if Williams were a little more accurate, the Thunder might have established a big enough lead.

In the NBA regular season this season, Williams played a total of 69 games in 82 games, averaging 32.4 minutes per game, averaging 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 2.2 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. The shooting percentage is 48.4%, the three-point shooting percentage is 36.5%, and the free throw shooting percentage is 78.9%. In the playoffs, Williams averaged 34.8 minutes in the first five games, with averaging 21.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks. He also had 1.4 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 26.7%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 61.9%.

Williams' performance in the regular season was of course quite good. He was at ease on the offensive end, his scoring ability was quite good, and his performance in passing and organization was also worthy of recognition. He was able to bear a lot of responsibilities on the defensive end. Williams' performance in the first round of the playoffs was also good. In addition to his poor stability in outside shooting, his overall performance is worthy of recognition. However, in this game, his performance has declined so much, which is really speechless. With Williams' performance, it seems a bit difficult for the Thunder to make a bigger breakthrough in this round of the series.