Murray pays tribute to Jordan, Westbrook makes 8 points and 4 mistakes! Jokic 29+14+8, Timberwolves make a profit

The Denver Nuggets, who fired head coach Mike Malone before the start of the playoffs, was once regarded as a taboo of changing coaches in the last round, which led to the outside world not optimistic about their prospects. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets, led by Jokic, eliminated Leonard and Harden in seven rounds of hard battles, and qualified to compete with the Thunder for the best record in the Western Conference in the regular season.

The two teams shook hands and made peace after the first four games. In the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain in Oxford, the Thunder defended their home court and took the lead in getting the match point of the series. On this game day, the Nuggets, who fought against each other, returned to the Denver Plateau and ushered in the life-and-death battle of this round of series. In this game, Jokic and Murray shone with both cores, led the team to defeat the Thunder 119-107 at home, successfully dragging the series into tiebreak!

[Match Highlights]

In the history of the NBA, the team that can win the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain has a probability of winning the final victory in this round of the series. However, the Nuggets are a team that is good at creating history. They have performed a big reversal twice in a single season when they were 1-3 behind in the playoffs.

Whether Jokic can lead the Nuggets to turn the tables against the wind has become the most concerned topic for fans. To achieve this goal, he must win this home game.

[Match Review]

Before the game, US media broke the news that the Nuggets' backcourt core Murray was sick and may miss this life-and-death battle. However, after the starting lineup was released, Murray was on the list and made a very good personal performance in the first quarter. He scored 11 points in 4 of 5 shots in a single quarter and gave 2 assists. Relying on his stable output, the Nuggets took a 3-point lead after the first quarter.

Although Murray's biggest problem now is stability, which cannot be compared with his peak period, Murray did not lose his chain in this life-and-death battle. After the Thunder strengthened his defense against him, Murray was still the most stable scoring point on the Nuggets' offensive end. After four quarters, he scored 9 goals in 19 shots and handed over gorgeous data of 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. , and his outstanding performance also made fans praise Murray for paying tribute to Jordan's flu battle with 38 points.

Jokic, who has been targeted by the Thunder throughout the entire series, continued his consistent and comprehensive personal performance. With his efficiency of 9 of 14 shots, he handed over 29 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Under his analysis, the Nuggets also scored in double digits at home, including 5 players in the Nuggets, of which Braun was in good shape, hitting 3 three-pointers by one, and hitting an all-round performance of 23+10+5+3+1.

Westbrook, who faced the old master, was very active after coming on the bench in this game, but his shooting feel was not good. He only hit 3 goals in 8 shots, scored only 8 points, and made 4 mistakes. Fortunately, the five tigers performed well in the starting lineup, which allowed Westbrook to see hope of continuing to follow the Nuggets to compete for the championship.

Nuggets tied the big score to 3 draws, allowing the Timberwolves to reap the profit. The Timberwolves faced the Nuggets in four regular seasons, and they had 2 wins and 2 losses against the Thunder. For the Timberwolves, the opponent they want to meet the most is the Nuggets. Even if the Thunder successfully advanced, the Timberwolves hoped that they would go through seven hard games. This is also the reason why the Nuggets' Thunder tied the seventh game. Fans all think that the Timberwolves will become the big winner.