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Degnott s four crimes, how long can six and a half men rotate? Jokiczin s value is still increasing

12:58pm, 12 May 2025Basketball

What kind of script is this? The Thunder, who had been on the 8-day break, was defeated by the Nuggets, who had just fought for seven games with the Clippers and had only one day off, and was defeated by the Nuggets, who had just scored 14 points in the maximum lead.

Jaylen blocked Gordon's close score, helping the Thunder defend a 1-point lead. Then Sga hit the basket and caused a foul to make both free throws, and the Thunder led by 3 points. In the next round, Jokic wanted a three-pointer, Caruso decisively fouled and gave two points. Then the Thunder's sideline ball, the success of running tactics allowed Sga to score points at an empty basket, and the Thunder regained the lead by 3 points.

At this time, there are only 11.1 seconds left in the game, and the Thunder have a 3-point advantage and have a great chance of winning. As of this moment, the Thunder have nothing to do with playing, and Degenut's sideline ball tactics will even become the key to victory.

But in the next 11.1 seconds, the four mistakes made by Dagenut made the Thunder's entire game vain and sent himself into the conference room.

Where we see what happened?

Nuggets served the bottom line, Braun gave Gordon, and Caruso immediately fouled. Many fans are sending barrage, and should not play penalty tactics, and try to defend against a round. But I think the penalty kick tactic is right, and giving two points is safe. The problem is that the foul was too fast, and only 0.4 seconds was wasted. Those who don’t know thought that the Thunder was behind. It can be delayed for a few seconds and let the Nuggets foul again after halftime. This is one of them.

Second, when the Thunder serves, the Nuggets must have foul tactics. Why did Chett send bad free throws on the court? This is completely exposing the weakness, and the Nuggets caught this weakness and let Chett catch the ball, and the latter missed both free throws.

Third, the last sideline ball, the Thunder's sideline ball tactics did not actually come out, and the Thunder still had two timeouts, so it could be arranged for a while. As a result, Dai Gnott did not call, which made the Nuggets have the best effect, and Chet received the ball.

Fourth, after Chet missed two free throws, there were only 9.5 seconds left. The Nuggets have no timeouts and they need to dribble in the backcourt. But the Thunder players did not go forward and delayed it, allowing Braun to easily pass it to Westbrook. Westbrook transferred it to Gordon. Gordon completed the final score with an open three-pointer, and at this time the Thunder's Sga, Caruso and Dolter just came from the backcourt.

The Thunder's offense is really bad in this game. Their shooting percentage is only 42%, their three-point shooting percentage is only 34.9%, and even their free throw shooting percentage is as low as 71.4%. But their talent on the defensive end was fully demonstrated. Their oppressiveness caused the Nuggets to make 18 mistakes and also gave them up to 11 big hats. With such a strong defense, I don’t understand what the Thunder thinks at the last moment? This defensive round is a feeling of giving up.

Jokic's performance was really impeccable, scoring 42 points in 29 shots, and his score accounted for 34.7% of the team. At the same time, he also grabbed 22 rebounds, including 5 front boards. He is an important reason why the Nuggets can win 20 rebounds, including 8 front boards.

We have to mention the advantages of the inside line here, the Thunder is much worse. This further reflects Zubac's ability. In the seven games against the Clippers, Jokic scored 36 points and 21 rebounds in G4. However, Chett and Hartten allowed Jokic, who had only had a day off after playing seven first rounds, scored 42 points and 22 rebounds, which shows how powerful Zubac's defensive ability is.

Let me talk about Caruso, this player is so envious. This game contributed 5 steals and 2 blocks, and the defensive end was simply everywhere. And the offensive end was also explosive, with 5 of 9 shots from outside the three-point line, with a shooting percentage of up to 55.6%. He contributed 20 points and sent 6 assists. In comparison, Dunn of the Clippers seems to be unable to get on the table.

Not only does he have a single function, he cannot match the offensive end. As the foundation of the team's expertise, the defense is also far behind. He is only 5cm away from height, Caruso can defend from 1 to 4, while Dunn can only defend the back. Dunn, who weighs 8kg heavier than Caruso, is not as good as the former. It seems that it makes sense that Dunn, who was the No. 5 pick, can only get an annual salary of 5.16 million US dollars. Caruso, who was born in the undraft, can get an annual salary of 9.46 million US dollars, which is a reflection of his personal ability.

However, Dunn has both started in the Clippers, and Caruso, who is stronger than him, is still a substitute in the Thunder, which can only show that the Thunder's lineup is very thick. Such a thick lineup depth, strong defensive talent, and league scoring champion, quasi-MVP Alexander. I am still optimistic that the Thunder will win in this series. G1 still has a long rest and loses the feeling of the game. Otherwise, they will not be able to play the last moment at all, and there will be no problems mentioned above.

As a comparison, after seven games with the Clippers, Jokic continued to play for 42 minutes and 25 seconds, Murray even played for 44 minutes and 15 seconds, and Braun played for 40 minutes. No player in the Thunder plays for more than 40 minutes. How long can the Nuggets, who insist on 6 and a half-man rotations, last?

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