1-1 is very satisfying! After the 43-point tragedy, the coach hit the nail on the head, with 3 bad news and 1 good news

On May 8, the series G2 of the Thunder and the Nuggets arrived as scheduled. The Thunder, who was defeated by Gordon in the last home game, obviously wanted to regain the dignity of the No. 1 in the league. Looking back at the last game, the Thunder made mistakes in the last moment because there was a problem with the tactical choice, especially when Jokic left the court, he also used a penalty shootout. In the end, Chet missed two free throws, giving the Nuggets a chance to survive. However, this kind of mistake cannot happen again, after all, the Thunder's hard power is the leading team in the league today.

As soon as this game started, Murray made a 2-pointer from the board, Dortmund scored a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and the Thunder directly made a 7-0 attack wave, setting off an offensive wave. Under the Thunder's oppressive defense, the Nuggets felt bad, and made 2 of 10 shots outside the three-point line. The Thunder became more and more relaxed, and made 15 of 21 shots in the first quarter, scoring 45 points with a super high shooting percentage of nearly 70%, establishing a 24-point advantage. In the second quarter, the Thunder was still unstoppable, and they could play whatever they wanted. They used the Nuggets' mistakes to make a defensive counterattack to make a continuous trend. The Nuggets' offensive end slowed down and asked the teacher to score 11 points. Westbrook also scored 8 points, focusing on the passionate one. At the end of the half, the Nuggets fell 32 points behind.

In the second half, the Thunder did not give the Nuggets any chance. They committed 6 misses in less than three quarters. The Thunder continued to put pressure on the Nuggets on the defensive end, forcing the latter to make 7 mistakes in a single quarter. The Thunder once again won 17 points in a single quarter. With such a huge gap, the Thunder started the Five Tigers successfully clocked in and got off work. It was naturally time to train in the last quarter. In the end, all 12 Thunder players scored, and the score was frozen at 149-106. The Thunder strongly won a game, and the big score in the series reached 1-1. In terms of game data, although the Nuggets have 6 rebounds with 38-44, the Nuggets have 6 leads in front-court boards, and the Nuggets have 5 leads. The reason is that it is not because they can't grab it, but because the Thunder are too accurate (the Thunder shot 50 of 89 shots in the game), and they have no chance to grab it. In terms of turnover control, it is the worst thing the Nuggets have done. They made 20 mistakes in the game, including 6 of which Jokic was used to score 34 points by the Thunder, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Nuggets, which directly led to the Nuggets falling behind 5-26 in fast break scoring. In terms of free throw count, the Nuggets made 25 of 32 and the Thunder made 33 of 36, which is not very different. But Jokic left the game for the first time since the playoffs. Five of the 6 fouls were offensive fouls, which was still a bit outrageous. In such a critical game, the referee should obviously allow some physical confrontation. But in general, the Nuggets can steal a victory away, and you should know that they are facing the No. 1 Thunder in the league, which is already very profitable.

After the game, Nuggets head coach Adelman also mentioned the reason for the defeat, "We were completely beaten up. Today, the referee allowed physical confrontation. We failed to match the opponent's strength in time, which led to us being beaten up in the first 6 minutes." When the opponent was on the strength and he failed to match, wasn't this the Timberwolves and Warriors game yesterday? Now the playoffs in the Western Conference are defensive battles, and every goal is to compete for, and the physical confrontation is extremely intense. The Nuggets obviously know this more clearly after experiencing a tiebreak. But it can also be explained from the side that this thunder can attack and defend, but it is indeed difficult to fight!

After losing this game, the Nuggets received 3 bad news and 1 good news. The first bad news is that physical fitness problems gradually emerge. In G2, the Thunder not only improved the defensive intensity and confrontation level, but also accelerated! The Nuggets are taking advantage of both offense and defense. As long as they fail to make a shot or make mistakes, the Thunder resolutely pushes the counterattack. Every young army that can run or jump is really hard to defend against. So as you fight, the Nuggets will have problems with their physical fitness.

The second bad news, Porter Jr. and Braun are abandoned. As a capable player around Jokic and Murray, Porter Jr. was the barometer of the Nuggets during the regular season. As long as he has a smooth offense, the Nuggets can basically win. Now facing a defensive team like the Thunder, Porter is injured, so it is difficult to contribute in the fierce physical confrontation. In addition, Braun's body cannot take advantage of the Thunder. In this game, Porter scored 8 points in 2 of 8 shots, and Braun scored only 3 points, which made too little contribution.

The third bad news, Thunder has realized his shortcomings. Just as Thunder head coach Dagenut said after the game, "Our plan has not changed in this game, but we did better." After being beaten by the Nuggets in the last game, the Thunder players believed that the loss was not just because they were chased by the Nuggets in the last quarter, but because they were not doing well enough on the defensive end. So when the Thunder came up today, all the data were full, and it was really smooth. So when the Thunder realized how to play correctly, the Nuggets' troubles really came.

The good news is that the Nuggets are now regaining their home advantage 1-1. Jokic will definitely not graduate with 6 fouls like today in the next game. After returning to the Denver Plateau, the Nuggets hope to rebound like after a crushing defeat in the first round. Finally, do you think the Nuggets can play the Thunder at home in G3 and are not adaptable to the local situation? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion.