Nuggets are on the verge of being eliminated 2-3, Westbrook s wife angrily tear up ESPN s famous reporter: No quality

On May 14, the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals G5 staged a battle of Kings Mountain. The Denver Nuggets lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-112 away, and fell behind 2-3 in the series, just one step away from being eliminated.

In this game, Jokic played for 42 minutes, made 18 of 29 shots, scoring 44 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, becoming the first player in NBA playoff history to have a single game of 44+15+5 and a shooting percentage of over 60%.

However, except for him, Murray (28 points) and Gordon (13 points), no one scored in double digits, with only 10 points on the bench, and was crushed by the Thunder substitute 22 points.

The Thunder, with Alexander's comprehensive performance of 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, as well as the impact of young players such as Jaylen Williams and Homegren, made a 34-19 offensive in the last quarter to complete the reversal.

The locker room conflict and off-field public opinion storm exposed before the game made the Nuggets' dilemma worse.

ESPN famous reporter Ramona Shelburne broke the news before the game that after losing to the Clippers in the first round of G2, Westbrook and Aaron Gordon had a fierce dispute in the locker room. Gordon questioned Westbrook's attitude towards the game, believing that his excessive ball holding and inefficient offense hurt the team's system.

Although the conflict has not escalated into physical confrontation, this news directly angered Westbrook's wife Nina. She posted several dynamics on social media to criticize reporters:

"You are rubbish! Use rumors to attract bad traffic!"

"All facts are not as you wrote, shut up!"

"Spread fake news at critical moments in the playoffs, without any professionalism!"

Fans dug out Shelburne's past "black history" - during the Lakers in 2022, she wrote an article saying that "the league suspected that Westbrook's hand-eye coordination was problematic", and hinted that his plunge in dunk percentage was related to injury, and was criticized for "targeted smear".

This game is the first battle of Tianwang Mountain that Jokic lost so far in his career. He has won all six battles of Tianwang Mountain. Now the Nuggets have been forced into a desperate situation. Except for Jokic, the rest of the team have not performed well.

Especially Porter Jr., who played in 29 minutes in this game, made only 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, scored 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. To date, Porter Jr. has performed very poorly, averaging only 9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.

Average of 18.2 points, 7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in the regular season, and the data declined across the board, which is also an important reason why the Nuggets fell to their current state. Of course, Porter Jr. is in poor form, and a big reason is that he is affected by a shoulder injury.

G6 will return to Denver home court, but the Thunder holds youth advantages and psychological initiative, and the Nuggets must not be able to fight against the enemy.