The team made 36 free throws, but Jokic was still dissatisfied with the penalty! Famous reporter: He was like seeing the Lakers in the Park

On May 12, the NBA playoffs continued. In a game held in the early morning of this morning, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Nuggets 92-87. The two sides once again hit a critical moment in this game, but this experience failed to defeat talent. In the last second, Aaron Gordon hit a three-pointer again, but they were still 3 points behind. Jewe made both free throws to kill the suspense of the game. Both sides played very good defense in this game, so the score was also very low.

The Thunder's defense is obviously better than the Nuggets. They gave the Nuggets only 8 points in the first quarter. If it weren't for enough free throws, the Nuggets would have collapsed long ago. In this game, the Nuggets made 36 free throws in the game. Jokic was still dissatisfied with the penalty, which was speechless. In comparison, the Thunder had 10 fewer free throws than them. After the game, Nuggets' coach Adelman talked about Jokic's views on this game in an interview.

He said: Jokic looked a little frustrated. When he performed a sinking defense, someone broke through and bumped into him, which was a foul. But as a center and a strong player, he encountered similar situations in the paint area but could not get a whistle. I think he would find a way, and he would watch the game video like the coaching staff. I was dissatisfied with the penalty if I lost the last game. To be honest, at the playoff level, everyone's whistle was relaxed, and Alexander didn't have so many whistles.

In comparison, Jokic has more whistles. In this game, Jokic made 7 of 22 shots, 11 of 14 free throws, scored 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 assists. Alexander made 8 of 19 shots in the game, and 9 of 12 free throws, scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. So far in this round of series, it can be said that both sides have known their respective advantages and disadvantages. The Nuggets rely too much on Jokic, so their opponents are slapping Jokic, while the Thunder relies too much on their steals and counterattacks to find the rhythm.

Nuggets are now beginning to focus on retreating and reducing long passes to avoid opponents stealing, so the Thunder's rhythm is also suppressed. In this game, the Thunder's team is only 35.6%. If their substitute players did not perform well, the team would have lost. After all, in addition to Jokic, the Nuggets could not defend against Aaron Gordon, and Gordon crushed Chet in terms of physical confrontation. In this game, Gordon scored 15 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, including 7 frontcourt boards.

In this game, the Thunder's substitute Wiggins scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, Carson Wallace scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, Caruso scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Thunder's substitute scored a total of 35-8 points, which completely beat the opponent. Westbrook lost the magic of the previous games in this game. He made 2 of 12 shots and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Westbrook was not good at three-pointers after all, and you can't use him as a shooter all the time. He made 2 of 9 three-pointers in this game.

The main reason for the Nuggets' loss in this game was that they had insufficient physical fitness. Although they were in 8 players, they actually had 6 players. Although Strauser and Watson played, Strauser only played for 4 minutes and Watson played for 8 minutes. Because of the extreme rotation of the six-man, the core members were exhausted. At the critical moment, Jokic missed two free throws, and then failed to play three-pointers, causing the team to miss the opportunity. Jokic was too tired in this round of the series.

It can be said that from the first round of the team's extreme rotation and the opponent's focus on preventing it, Jokic's efficiency has declined seriously, and his mentality has also exploded. Jokic's total shot 21 of 63 shots in the last three games, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. In response to this, the famous reporter Sam Amick also commented: The Thunder's defense made Jokic struggle, a bit like the park's match against the Lakers, but I have never seen anyone who can cause trouble for Jokic like Howard did back then.

One of the main reasons why the Lakers, especially Howard, were able to suppress Jokic back then was that Jokic was not at its peak at that time. At the same time, Howard completely crushed Jokic in terms of strength and speed. He also had some small moves and trash talks, which completely destroyed Jokic's mentality. This round of series is becoming more and more difficult for the Nuggets and Jokic. After all, if they want to bite the Thunder, they must reduce rotations and allow more time to start.

But the problem now is that their core physical fitness has begun to bottom out. Jokic has been dead in the first round. He has played 40.1 minutes per game so far in the playoffs, and he still played tiebreak in the last round. It is difficult for anyone to stay in such a high intensity. If the Nuggets cannot win the next game, then the Thunder will most likely end up in this round of series. After all, the longer it delays, the more unfavorable it will be for the Nuggets' physical fitness.

Although the opponents are also very distressed in this round of series, the team has enough rotation players and is younger. They have more advantages in physical fitness. The Nuggets are becoming more and more passive. Although they have experience in championship competitions, the team has also awakened their bloodline to win the championship that year. They have strong execution and defense, but they have not persisted until the end of the physical fitness, which has put them in a passive state. Having said that, what do you want to say about these two teams? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.