It s not Jokic and Gordon! The upset victory over the Thunder team was a great contribution, but was hidden a week ago

On May 6, the G1 Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoff semi-finals suffered a win of 119:121 away, and the home advantage was taken away. The two sides played a tough tug-of-war in this game, and Jokic scored a large quasi-triple double-double against Alexander's 33+10+8. With the top star playing almost equally, the Nuggets became more at ease, they got out of the "penalty battle" and Gordon completed a crucial long shot.

However, in this game, apart from Jokic and Gordon, one of the players' performance was indelible. He was Westbrook on the bench. Westbrook played for 30 minutes, made 7 of 13 shots, and scored 18 points, becoming the only player with the Nuggets' bench efficiency being the only player.

At the last moment, Westbrook decisively distributed it to Gordon in the distance, who made a key three-pointer, half of this credit should be remembered on Westbrook. In less than 10 seconds of the rebound and in the fast break, Westbrook did not choose to rush forward, but believed that Gordon, who made 3 of 6 three-pointers today, did need keen judgment and courage.

Coincidentally, Westbrook won 16+5+5 in the first round tiebreak match against the Clippers, plus 5 steals, and repeatedly cut off the pass of former teammate Harden, which made the latter confused. It can be said that Westbrook's emotions and attitude changed the Nuggets' temperament. After winning the ball, he expressed his feelings in the locker room and responded to the Clippers' deal for himself.

It is worth mentioning that in the third and fourth games of the first round a week ago, Westbrook was almost in a hiding situation, and he didn't play in the fourth game for a minute. But when the opportunity came and when the big scene was born, Westbrook finally defeated himself, overcame the inner demons who made mistakes at the critical moment before, and also took another step towards the goal of winning the championship. This year his direct dialogue with Harden represents different moods and has different endings.

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