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Alexander scored 32 points in the air! Jokic is a quasi-double, Murray is 25+8+7, keeping Westbrook s dream of winning

10:04pm, 18 May 2025Basketball

The Denver Nuggets, who won the NBA championship under the dual cores of Jokic and Murray, retained the core lineup for the championship in order to regain their former glory, but their performance this season did not meet expectations. In the final stage of the regular season, they also fired the champion coach Mike Malone. Fortunately, after the curtain of the playoffs began, Murray's recovery and Aaron Gordon's frequent saviors at critical moments allowed the Nuggets to defeat the Clippers in the first round and reach the Western Conference semi-finals, and will compete with the Thunder, who has achieved the first record in the division, for a ticket to the Western Conference Finals.

After the first five games of the Western Conference semi-finals, the Nuggets fell behind 2-3 in a big score and were already forced into a desperate situation. On this game day, they sat at the home court of the Denver Plateau and ushered in the sixth battle with the Thunder. In this game, the Thunder once established a 12-point lead away, but Alexander was troubled by fouls, allowing the Nuggets to seize the opportunity to stage a good show of turning the tables against the wind, defending their home court 119-107, and chasing the series to 3-draw!

[Match Highlights]

Before this round of series, Jokic maintained a complete victory in his career in the Battle of Kings Mountain, but in the last game, he had a teacher in Oscar, and was broken by the Thunder. In this game, the two teams returned to the Denver Plateau. The Nuggets, who were eliminated after losing, would definitely want to defeat the Thunder again and let both sides return to the same starting line. But the Thunder is also very clear that once the Nuggets succeed in extending their lives, it will be very difficult to defeat the Nuggets with experience in winning the championship in the tiebreak. It can be seen that both sides are bound to win the G6.

[Match Review]

Alexander, who wanted to lead the team to advance at the Denver Plateau, had his eagerness to make efforts in the first two quarters, which made him be caught on the defensive end. He had fouled 4 fouls early, and could only watch the Thunder who had scored 12 points at the beginning, and his advantages were gradually eroded. Fortunately, after the half-time adjustment, Alexander recovered his normal mind and controlled the mistakes well in the second half. After the four quarters, he also relied on his performance of 11 of 16 shots to score the team's highest 32 points, and also scored 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

However, Jaylen Williams, the second leader of the Thunder, was lost in the Denver Plateau in this game. Although he continued his consistent and comprehensive personal performance, filling the data bar with 6+7+10+3+1, his scoring efficiency was not high. He only hit 3 goals in 16 shots, which did not provide enough help to Alexander, causing the Thunder to defeat Denver.

In contrast, Jokic and Murray, the Nuggets' dual-core, performed even better in the life-and-death battle. While being strictly guarded, Yoo scored a comprehensive data of 29+14+8+2+1 with his performance of 9 of 14. Murray, who was sick, also scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Under the leadership of the dual core, the Nuggets, who fought against each other, played a smooth overall offense at home, with a total of 5 players scoring double digits. However, Westbrook, who has a very high attention, performed mediocrely against the old owner, with only 3 of 8 shots, scored 8 points and made 4 mistakes. Fortunately, the other teammates performed well enough, allowing Westbrook to retain the hope of winning the championship.

After the end of this game, the two teams will get two days of rest and adjustment time, and then go to Russia to usher in a life-and-death battle. Westbrook, who returns to his hometown, can help the Nuggets defeat their old masters and continue to move forward steadily towards the championship, let's wait and see.

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