reverse! Jokic 42+22+6, Alexander 33+10+8, a new record is born, the playoff trend changes

On May 6, 2025, in the G1 match of the Western Conference Semi-finals in the playoffs, the Thunder played against the Nuggets at home. The Thunder swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round. They got a full rest. The Nuggets fought with the Clippers in 7 games before advancing. Their physical fitness was far inferior to the Thunder, and the lineup depth was far inferior to the Thunder. The industry is optimistic that the Thunder can easily advance to the Western Conference Finals. Is this really the case? Thunder starters: Alexander + Dorte + Jaylen + Chett + Harten, Nuggets starters: Murray + Braun + Porter + Gordon + Jokic.

in the first quarter, Jokic made a throwing shot, Jaylen made a mid-range shot, Murray and Jokic scored 5 points in a row, Nuggets 7-2, Harten and Alexander scored 6 points in a row, Gordon and Murray scored 6 points in a row, and the Nuggets led by 5 points, Alexander raised the gap to 1 point, Jokic and Gordon expanded the gap to 5 points, Alexander raised the gap to 1 point, Murray and Westbrook widened the gap to 8 points, Alexander, Caruso and Chett overtook 2 points 10-0, Westbrook made a layup, and Jaylin made 1 free throw, and the Thunder took the lead 27-26 after the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Wiggins, Caruso and Wallace were 8-0, and the Thunder led by 9 points. After the suspension, Murray made a mid-range shot. Jaylen made a layup, and the difference was still 9 points. Westbrook made 1 of 2 free throws + mid-range shots, with a difference of 6 points. Jaylen, Caruso and Wiggins scored 3 three-pointers in a row. Strauser, Jokic and Porter joined forces to chase the points, with a difference of 7 points. After the suspension, Chet and Dort expanded the difference to 14 points. Gordon and Jokic scored, Harten and Jelin responded that the difference was still 14 points. Jokic and Braun caught the difference to 10 points. After the first half, the Thunder led 60-50.

Alexander made 6 of 12 shots in the first half and scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Caruso made 3 of 5 shots, 8 points, 3 assists and 3 steals, Jokic made 7 of 13 shots, 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, Murray made 5 of 10 shots, 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the third quarter, Caruso made a layup and the Thunder led by 12 points. Jokic scored 4 points in a row, with a score difference of 8 points. Dort and Alexander scored 5 points in a row, with a score difference of 13 points. Braun chased the difference to 8 points. Chet and Harten scored, Jokic and Gordon chased the points, with a score difference of 7 points. Harten and Alexander expanded the difference to 12 points. Gordon and Westbrook scored, Dort and Jaylen three-pointers, with a score difference of 14 points. Jokic, Gordon, Murray, and Westbrook 9-0, with a score difference of 5 points. Caruso scored 2 three-pointers in a row, Westbrook and Braun chased the points, with a score difference of 6 points. Chet's mid-range shot, Westbrook three-pointers, with a score difference of 5 points. After the three quarters, the Thunder led 90-85.

In the fourth quarter, Caruso made three-pointers and Watson responded with three-pointers, the difference was still 5 points. Caruso and Jaylen expanded the difference to 10 points. After the timeout, Jaylen made 2 free throws, and the Thunder made 12 points ahead. Jokic made a mid-range shot + Gordon’s three-pointer, Alexanderian scored 4 points, the difference was 11 points, Braun made a layup, Dort made 2 free throws + Chett made layup, Thunder led 13 points, Jokic made three-pointer + 1 free throw + Murray made 2 free throws, and the difference was 7 points. After the timeout, Alexanderian scored 5 points, Jokic made 1 free throws + Murray made a mid-range shot, The difference was 9 points, and Jokic made 2 free throws after the timeout, with 7 points, Harten made a layup, Westbrook made 1 free throw + Jokic scored 7 points in a row, the difference reached 1 point, 1 minute left in the game, Jaylen missed a layup, Westbrook missed a three-pointer, Alexander missed 2 free throws, Jokic made 2 free throws, 1 point left in the game, 13 seconds left in the game, Alexander dunked, Gordon made 2 free throws, the difference was still 1 point, 11 seconds left in the game, Chet missed 2 free throws, the Nuggets quickly counterattacked Gordon with three-pointer, Nuggets overtook 2 points, Jaylen missed a three-pointer, and the Nuggets missed a three-pointer, and the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 121-119 to complete the reversal.

Jokic made 15 of 29 (2 of 3-pointers and 6 assists) and scored 42 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. He reached a record of 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists for the first time in his playoff career. Gordon made 7 of 15 (3 of 6 three-pointers and 6 shots) scored 22 points and 14 rebounds, Murray made 6 of 16 scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Westbrook made 7 of 13 scored 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Braun made 4 of 8 scored 11 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Alexander made 12 of 26 shots (2 of 6 three-pointers) scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Caruso made 7 of 12 shots (5 of 9 three-pointers) scored 20 points, 6 assists and 5 steals, scoring and stealing set a playoff career record, Jaylen made 5 of 20 shots, scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and the shooting was inaccurate. Chett made 5 of 11 shots, 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks, Harten scored 12 points, 9 rebounds, and Dort scored 14 points and 2 rebounds.

Nuggets defeated the Thunder G1, and the Thunder lost their home advantage. The Thunder made 15 of 43 three-pointers in this game, the Nuggets made 10 of 32 three-pointers, and the Thunder made 10 of 32 three-pointers. The Thunder three-pointers were better, but the Nuggets had too much advantage in rebounding and won 20 rebounds. If the Thunder three-pointers were not accurate in the subsequent game, then the Nuggets had a great chance of winning, and the trend of this round of series has changed.