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The forward general helped the team hold the lower limit, but the other Nuggets players are in such a bad state?

7:23pm, 17 May 2025Basketball

In the previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G5, the Oklahoma City Thunder played at home and made a strong effort in the final quarter, defeating the Denver Nuggets 112-105, winning this key battle at Kings Mountain. After this game, the Thunder widened the total score of this series to 3-2, not only gaining the advantage but also getting the match point; while the Nuggets will face a desperate battle in the series G6.

In this game, the Nuggets' starting lineman Aaron Gordon performed well. Gordon played 36 minutes and 51 seconds in the game, made 6 of 13 shots, 1 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, and 0 of 1 free throws, and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. There were 3 turnovers and 1 foul, with a plus-negative value of 0. It is worth mentioning that Gordon is also the only player in the Nuggets team whose plus or negative values ​​are not negative. Gordon did not find his own outside shooting feel on the offensive end, but he also created a lot of threats in the opponent's inside. Gordon's performance on the defensive end is also remarkable and has also played a good role. Gordon has already achieved his due level, but other players on the team generally do not perform well, and Gordon's efforts have not been able to achieve any results.

In the NBA regular season this season, Gordon played 51 games in 82 games, averaging 28.4 minutes per game, averaging 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 1.6 fouls, shooting percentage of 53.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 43.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 81%. So far in the playoffs, Gordon averaged 38.3 minutes in the first 12 games, with averaging 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.8 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 49.4%, his three-point shooting percentage was 39.2%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 85.1%.

Godden's performance in the playoffs has completely exceeded everyone's expectations, and has also made a huge improvement compared to the regular season. Gordon's offensive efficiency is quite stable. He also maintains an extremely high level outside the three-point line. He also needs to undertake a lot of tasks on the defensive end. Gordon also played the role of savior in many games. If it weren't for Gordon's existence, the Nuggets wouldn't even have the chance to play this round. It was obviously not Gordon who decided the Nuggets' ceiling. With all other players in the team being inaccurate, no matter how good Gordon performs, he cannot change the situation of the team's lack of competitiveness. Whether the Nuggets can survive the difficulties is closely related to whether other Nuggets players can recover in G6.

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