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Nuggets vs Thunderbolts.
The Nuggets once again proved their ability to win the championship with three wins after Jokic got into the groove, while the Thunder lost the second place in the East because of the defeat in the last round at the hands of the Kings, but this is nothing, a young man, there will always be some fluctuations, Alexander is very individual, an average of 31 points in a season, if there is no injury, they will be a strong team to be reckoned with.
The two teams meet in this round of competition, and this time the competition will directly affect the ranking of the entire western region. Alexander vs. Jokic, the matchup between the two NBA top stars, has naturally become the hottest topic in the audience, and how Jokic will face Holmgren has also become a topic of concern.
The battle for the western storm.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Nuggets played with momentum, Jokic scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Murray scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the whole team was full of firepower, scoring 31 points alone, while Dort scored 7 points and 2 rebounds, and Alexander shot 2 of 8, only 5 points and 2 assists. When they came back in the second quarter, the Thunder performed quite well, Jalen got 6 points and 1 rebound, Jaylin got 8 points and 1 rebound, Alexander got 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, and the team scored a total of 27 points.
The Nuggets slumped, Jokic scored 7 points and 1 rebound, but did not have an assist, Porter Jr. scored 5 points and 3 rebounds, the whole team only scored 25 points in the first quarter, and at halftime, the Nuggets overtook the Thunder by 2 points with a score of 56-54. At the beginning of the second half, Alexander returned to the game, with 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, Holmgren 8, Jalen 8, and scored 31 points alone, but the Nuggets also scored 31 points, Jokic had 6 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Gordon and Porter Jr. scored 6 points each, and the team still maintained a 2-point lead.
At key moments, the Nuggets stabilized the situation, they had a seven-point lead, but in the end the Thunder were 6-0 to recover a one-point point. Porter Jr. stepped on the line for three points, Alexander also hit two free throws, Murray also made a ruthless jumper, Jalen also hit a dunk, Jokic missed a three-point shot, and Alexander turned around and made a layup in the restricted area to help the team win 118-117 over the Nuggets.
The new Thunder Third Young Master was born.
Alexander once again showed his ability by shooting hard in key moments, with Alexander finishing with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 9-of-20 shootingJalen Williams had 24 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Holmgren had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, and the new generation of Thunder had 66 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists, once again proving to us the potential of this team. With this victory, they overtook Denver and moved to second place in the West. Dort contributed 13 points, four rebounds and two assists, Jordan had 12 points, two rebounds and one assist, and Jaylin had 11 and four rebounds.
For the Nuggets, Jokic had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Porter 20+11, Murray 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and the result was 3 points and 0 points, Gordon had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Pope was injured and could not play, while Waters got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Waters had 13 and 5 rebounds, and 6 people scored in double digits. The Nuggets are still the most championship hopefuls because they have other teams to face, so a loss doesn't make much sense.