Losing 43 points! We were beaten up, Jokic spoke up after the game and thanked Westbrook personally

NBA playoffs continued, and the Nuggets lost to the Thunder 106-149. There was no suspense in this game. The Nuggets fell 24 points behind in the first quarter, and the score difference reached 30+ in the second quarter. The Thunder actually won another 17 points in a single quarter. Jokic left the court directly. As for both sides were training in the last quarter, and the Nuggets suffered a crushing defeat. In terms of data, Jokic scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, Murray scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 turnovers, Gordon scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, Porter scored 8 points, 5 rebounds, Braun scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, and Westbrook scored 19 points, 5 assists and 4 turnovers. On the Thunder, Alexander scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Homgren scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Jaylenway scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks.

Perhaps it was the reason why G1 was defeated by Gordon's three-pointer. The Thunder obviously made a dead end in this game. The offensive end has been speeding up, and the physical ability to confront the Nuggets is unadapted, causing the score to be instantly pulled open. Although the whistle is indeed biased towards the Thunder, a 43-point defeat can only prove that the Nuggets are not playing well. After this game, the series score reached 1-1, and G3 and G4 will move to the Nuggets' home court. It can basically be judged that both sides may play 7 games before they can decide the winner. The G3 Nuggets will definitely do their best. Of course, you have to find the reason for losing. Looking at the whole game, there are four main points that the Nuggets are not doing well. First of all, the preparation mentioned above is insufficient.

In other words, it does not match the strength of the Thunder, resulting in the Nuggets' true strength being unable to be exerted. The second reason for losing is that the Nuggets made too many mistakes, with the team as many as 20 times, of which Jokic took 6 times, Westbrook took 4 times, and the Thunder team only made 9 mistakes. From a certain perspective, only the Thunder did it in our impression. Let’s look at the third reason for losing. Some Nuggets’ players performed poorly. For example, Jokic scored only 15 points in the first half and 2 points in the second half. For a period of time, he suffered continuous offensive fouls. The Nuggets performed poorly, so they would definitely not win the ball.

For example, Gordon, he made 3 of 12 shots without feeling. Similar to G1, the Thunder's defensive strategy is to let Gordon shoot, but the helpless thing is that Gordon is too hard to watch. Then there is Porter, who made 2 of 10 shots and was still sluggish, G1 made 1 of 8 shots, scoring single digits in two consecutive games. This performance is not exaggerated to describe it as excessive. Braun also made 1 of 6 shots. The reason for the final loss was that the Nuggets could not defend Alexander, who handed out efficient shots of 11 of 13 shots, and the MVP contest, G1 Jokic defeated Alexander completely, while G2 was the opposite. In addition, according to the NBA big data statistics, Alexander's positive and negative value was +51, setting a new record for NBA players' single-game plus or negative value.

It should be noted that Alexander scored 16 points in the third quarter, and you should know that the Nuggets' team only had 20 points. The only thing that the Nuggets deserves to praise in this game was Westbrook. Although he was behind in a big score early, Westbrook was still full of passion after his appearance and was very hard-working. It can be seen that Westbrook really wants to win. During the timeout, he personally cheered his teammates. Westbrook became the Nuggets' only fig leaf. Overall, the real competition in this round of series has just begun, and G3 is the real showdown of strength between the two sides. In the words of famous basketball commentator Su Qun, the Nuggets must avoid falling behind in the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult to chase later, and the Thunder will not make the mistake of G1 again. After the game, Jokic was interviewed. When talking about losing, he said frustrated: "There is only one team (the Thunder) fighting tonight. They beat us up, very aggressive and constantly breaking through our defense. They performed far better than us tonight. This is why the scores are so disparate." These words are easy to understand. Jokic believes that the Nuggets have no fighting spirit and are beaten up by the Thunder. Then the key point is. When talking about Westbrook, Jokic said: "I like playing with him (Westbrook). I just like his energy and his concentration. He has been cheering everyone up and pushing everyone. When you fall behind, you know he will fight back."

It can be seen that Jokic is thanking Westbrook for being teammates with Westbrook. Looking back at the regular season, when Westbrook makes mistakes, it is more common to make meritorious contributions because there are statistics, and when Westbrook starts, the Nuggets have a very high winning rate. The Nuggets have hope of winning the championship this year, which may be Westbrook's last chance to realize his dream. Of course, the premise is that the Nuggets can pass the Thunder. After all, the Thunder is indeed strong. If the Nuggets can pass the Thunder, in theory, their opponent they are most afraid of is the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves may not be able to pass the Warriors level. G3 will be held on May 10, and we will wait and see whether the Nuggets can win.