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The miracle continues! Nuggets 3: 3 Thunder, the coach s magic trick DNP saves the entire team by one

1:07am, 19 May 2025Basketball

Just! The Nuggets narrowly defeated the Thunder 119-107 and dragged into the tiebreak 3:3! Three hidden good news are more critical than victory.

11 minutes and 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Murray broke the deadlock with an extremely long three-pointer, and the Nuggets led the double digits. Thunder chase points? Caruso broke through twice in a row, and the gap narrowed to 3 points - who can stand up at this time? Westbrook scored a tip-in, Strauser made both free throws, and the gap widened to 11 points.

Joki is the decisive needle. After being replaced, he first scored three points, then made a mid-range jump shot, scoring 5 points in a row to pull the gap to 14 points. On the Thunder, Homgren made a three-pointer, and Alexander couldn't save the game even if he shot from a backward jump shot. In the end, Strauser made a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and the game was completely unsuspecting.

Trick seven, it's really coming.

In the Nuggets' locker room after the game, three good news are more at ease than victory.

To talk about the most satisfying operation today, Coach Adelman has finally "gets open". Porter Jr. was directly DNP in the fourth quarter, and Strauser topped the table. This guy scored 8 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, with a key three-pointer and free throw that was stable, which made the Thunder stunned. Porter Jr. is not doing anything after getting a high salary, so he should have gone down long ago - if he had lost the last game, he would have been so embarrassed? Today's substitutions will directly lock Strauser into the winning list of the seventh tie.

Another point that makes Thunder's head ache is that Jaylen Williams is completely silent. "Jiewei" who scored 33 points in the last game made 3 of 15 shots today, and the basket was almost smashed by him. The Nuggets' defensive strategy is too smart: if you can't defend Alexander's free throw, you will be deadlocked to the second leader. Except for Alexander, the other Thunder did not have stable scoring points at all. How can they win by relying on one person alone? Jiewei's state is probably the biggest loophole in the tiebreak.

The most unexpected reversal was that Westbrook finally "wakes up". In the first three quarters, he made all kinds of outrageous mistakes, which made people sweat; in the fourth quarter, he suddenly seemed to have changed his individual - he didn't have a chance to shoot hard, reduce brainless passes, and directly killed the game with a key counterattack layup. As long as Westbrook doesn't get involved, he can really be used as a "blessing general". In today's redemption, the coach probably has to add chicken legs to him.

But there is also bad news that hurts your heart. Murray covered his stomach and lowered his head, almost crying as the broadcast camera swept across the bench. He played for 41 minutes with gastroenteritis, and he relied on hard support for a difficult jump shot and breakthrough layup. He beat him after 48 hours of tiebreak, can his body still withstand it? In the last game, he scored 25 points as the absolute core. If his condition declines, the Nuggets will be under great pressure.

Strauser, today's biggest dark horse.

Westbrook, finally woke up.

Now it depends on how to fight in tiebreak. The Nuggets coach dares to change the lineup, the role players can stand out, and Westbrook is not shy, and the advantage is not small; no matter how brave Alexander on the Thunder, it is difficult to help without the second leader. Murray's physical condition may be the key to winning or losing.

Trick seven battle, do you think the Nuggets can laugh to the end?

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