Dragged into tiebreak! Jokic 25+7+8, Murray 21+8+8, suffered a 20-point comeback last season

After winning the match point in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Nuggets lost to the Clippers 105-111 away today, and the score was tied 3-3 and was dragged into the tiebreak by the Clippers. In the Western Conference semi-finals last year, the Nuggets also played a tiebreak battle with the Timberwolves, and was reversed by the Timberwolves while leading by 20 points, setting the largest reversal record in the history of the tiebreak battle. However, in the 2020 semi-finals, the Nuggets also defeated the Clippers in the tiebreak battle and completed a 1-3 major reversal.

Jokic played steadily, played 41 minutes, made 11 of 22 shots, 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and made 4 mistakes. In the second quarter, Jokic scored 15 points in 7 of 10 shots. In the first half, star Jokic played 21 minutes, made 9 of 13 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, scoring 15 points in the second quarter. Jokic has played 5 tiebreak games before, averaging 26.0 points, 16.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists per game, with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.

Murray, who scored 43 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the last game, performed well. He played 44 minutes, made 9 of 19 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. Murray played 21 minutes in the first half, making 5 of 10 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, including 5 of 8 in the first quarter, 0 of 2 in the second quarter, but no points, but 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Westbrook still performed well, playing for 35 minutes, 5 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Westbrook played for 17 minutes in the first half, making 3 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, efficiently scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. At the last critical moment, Westbrook got two consecutive fast break opportunities, but unfortunately one missed a layup and was blocked once.

Gordon performed well, played in 41 minutes, made 9 of 16 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, scored 19 points and 5 rebounds, including 4 frontcourt boards. Braun started in 39 minutes, 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 14 points and 3 rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. performed poorly, playing for 24 minutes, made 2 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 of 3-pointers, 0 of 1 free throw, and only scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, with a plus-negative value of -24.