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2-2! Thunder drags into the King of Heaven! Westbrook has 20% of the loser

1:10am, 16 May 2025【Basketball】

At 3:30 am on May 12, the NBA Playoff Western Conference Semi-finals G4 started: the Nuggets vs. The Thunder at home. In this year's playoffs, Alexander made a total of 2 of 11 shots at critical moments, with a shooting percentage of only 18.2%. A critical moment refers to a period when the score difference between the two sides is within 5 points or less in the last 5 minutes of the game (including overtime). The starting lineup of the two teams remains unchanged, and the Thunder starts: Alexander, Dort, Jewish, Homgren, and Haltenstein. Nuggets starters: Murray, Braun, Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Jokic. In this year's playoffs, Gordon averaged 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, with three shooting percentages: 49.6%, 41%, 90.5%. Back to today's game, the two teams made crazy furiously in the first quarter, the Thunder made 11 three-pointers in a single quarter, and the Nuggets made 0 of 14 three-pointers. After the first quarter, the Thunder led the Nuggets by 9 points 17-8. This game is too abstract. Can you still lead by 17 points in a single quarter? The two teams scored 25 points in the first quarter, tying the lowest score record in the first quarter of the NBA playoff history!

Thunder made 6 of 22 shots in the first quarter, with a shooting percentage of 27.3%; the Nuggets made 2 of 22 shots in the first quarter, with a shooting percentage of 9.1%. Many fans were speechless: they got up in the middle of the night to watch the football game and were lonely. Westbrook made 0 of 6 in the first quarter, Porter Jr. made 0 of 4, and Jokic made 0 of 3. At the beginning of the second quarter, Braun fought back continuously to cause damage, and the Nuggets approached the score difference.

4 minutes and 23 seconds left in the first half, Westbrook made the Nuggets' first three-pointer in the game, and at this time the Nuggets made 17 shots from the outside. The Nuggets scored 28 points in the second quarter and the Thunder scored 25 points, making the scene look a little better. After halftime, the Thunder led by 6 points 42 to 36. The Nuggets made 17 of 20 free throws in the first half, the Thunder made 7 of 9 free throws, and both teams made 3 of 22 three-pointers!

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Nuggets scored 5 consecutive three-pointers and scored a 22-10 wave to complete the overtake. The Nuggets made 7 of 11 three-pointers in a single quarter, scored 33 points in the third quarter, and finally regained their touch. The Thunder scored only 21 points in the third quarter. After the third quarter, the Nuggets overtook 69-63. Ask the teacher 22+10+3, and Alexander 16+6+5.

Braun made 4 of 8 shots in the first three quarters and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring the team's second-highest 17 points. In the final quarter, the Nuggets were too persistent in three-pointers, and the Thunder led 11-0 again. The Nuggets didn't score for 4 minutes, and Murray helped the team stop the bleeding from mid-range. I missed 2 free throws, and in the last 3 minutes, the Thunder led by 6 points 86 to 80.

The two teams made consecutive mistakes in the final stage, Alexander made a mistake in breaking through the dribble, and Porter Jr. made a jump shot with a close shot. In the last 28 seconds, the Nuggets fell behind by 5 points but had the ball, and Murray missed a three-pointer. Jewe made 2 free throws, with a score difference of 7 points in 20 seconds. In 1.6 seconds, Gordon hit a three-pointer in the Big Heart, and the Nuggets chased to 3 points, and they could only foul tactics.

Jewe made 2 free throws again, ending the game, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 92-87, with a total score of 2-2. About 7 of the teacher's 22 shots, with a shooting percentage of less than 40% in three consecutive games! Porter Jr. made 1 of 7, Murray made 5 of 15, Westbrook made 2 of 12, and the Nuggets were really too tough today! Alexander scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 interruptions, while other teammates failed to score more than 12 points.

A magical statistic: The Thunder's shooting percentage is only 35.6%, giving the opponent 36 penalty goals. In the past 50 years of the playoffs, the teams that have played this data have 0 wins and 29 losses. But today the Thunder won! The Battle of Tianwang Mountain begins at 9:30 am the day after tomorrow. At that time, we will return to the Thunder home court. Who do you think can make the last laugh? Let’s take a look at the player data: