6 people refused to be upset! Alexander saved the last quarter, Jokic left the field with depressed 44+15

On May 14, the NBA playoffs continued, with the Thunder playing against the Nuggets at home. This is a battle between Kings Mountain. The Thunder started 12-2, but after that, the Nuggets quickly caught up with the score and opened the gap for a while. Fortunately, the Thunder then scored consecutive points and fell behind by 2 points in the half; the Nuggets still took the initiative in the second half. At the critical moment, Dort hit three-pointers one after another, Jaylen and Alexander also made three-pointers, and Jokic was unable to make the day come back. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 112-105 and led 3-2 with a big score.

This is the only battle of Tianwang Mountain in the semi-finals. The Thunder played at home with a momentum, and the inside and outside made a perfect start of 12-2. However, after that, Jokic led the team to chase points continuously and directly responded to a wave of offensives to overtake the score. He led 28-27 in the first quarter. The two teams came up and fell into a tug-of-war, but the Nuggets still had a good feel and gradually took the initiative on the field. Jokic made a three-pointer and scored 11 points. The Thunder then counterattacked and scored points in a row. A 9-0 offensive approached the score, and lagged behind the Nuggets 54-56 after the half.

The side changes again, and the two teams are in a tug-of-war. Jokic and Murray stand up one after another to score points. Gordon can also make a three-pointer, establishing a 12-point lead at one time, while the Thunder keeps catching up, and are 8 points behind after the three quarters. In the last quarter, Dort suddenly broke out and made three consecutive three-pointers to help the team catch up with the score. Homgren scored at the basket to equalize. Alexander broke through and scored to overtake, Jokic scored at the basket, Harten received an all-dunk, Alexander scored 2+1, Jokic scored three-pointers, but then Jaylen and Alexander hit three-pointers to kill the game one after another. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 112-105.

Jokic finally got back to his form in this game. He played for 44 minutes, made 17 of 25 shots, made 5 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 44 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Unfortunately, this still cannot help the team win. Except for Jokic, other teammates made 8 of 39 three-pointers and did not give him more help. Murray scored 28 points with 10 of 27 shots, Porter Jr. scored only 2 points with 1 of 7 shots, and Westbrook scored 4 points with 1 of 7 shots.

Thunder were blooming at multiple points, with 6 players in the team scoring in double digits, and Alexander also regained his touch in the final quarter, hitting a key three-pointer, with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the game. In addition, Jaylenway scored 18 points and 9 rebounds, Homgren scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, Harten scored 15 points and 7 rebounds, Dort scored 12 points, and Caruso scored 13 points, and each player made a contribution and finally won the game.