The Nuggets are falling! Aaron s hamstring is strained and he may not be able to tie the seventh game. Westbrook needs to start a big kill for his dream of champions

Before the NBA playoffs this season, the prospects of the Denver Nuggets who changed coaches in the last round were not optimistic, but they created impossible consecutively. In the first round, facing the Los Angeles Clippers led by Harden and Leonard, they eliminated their opponents in the tiebreak due to unfavorable conditions. In the Western Conference semi-finals, facing the Thunder, who played the first record in the division, the Nuggets are still not optimistic. However, after the first six games, the Nuggets tied 3-3 with the score of 3-3. Both sides will decide the place to advance to the Western Conference Finals through the tiebreak finals.

However, before the tiebreak battle started, the Nuggets encountered a bolt from the blue. According to the news of the famous NBA reporter Shams, Aaron Gordon confirmed that he had a hamstring strain, and the life-and-death battle with the Thunder is likely to be unable to play. This news made the difficulty of the Nuggets to advance to the Western Conference Finals soaring!

Alon Gordon said in an interview with the media that he felt good, but the injury scene was exactly the same as when Curry was strained in a hamstring. At that time, a well-known NBA rehabilitation expert posted a message that the uncrowned dunk king was likely to be a hamstring strain. After Curry's first hamstring strain in the Western Conference semi-finals, he did not play in the next four games, which also allowed the Timberwolves to win four games in a row to advance to the division finals. Now, Aron Gordon, who is suffering from the same injury, is impossible to complete the task of returning from the front line.

The Nuggets who are not optimistic about the Nuggets have made great contributions to the present. Aaron Gordon has made an indelible contribution. He has performed a miracle of winning against his opponent in both rounds of the series. It can be said that if Aaron Gordon had not performed well, the Nuggets would have already returned home. Now that he has suffered a hamstring strain, it would have greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Nuggets.

Judging from the process of the first six games between the Nuggets and the Thunder, the biggest advantage of the Nuggets is that their starting five tigers are more stable at critical moments. Therefore, if they want to defeat the Thunder in the tiebreak and away game, the Nuggets need to hold on to the score at least in the first three quarters to have the hope of turning the tide at all times.

Now with Aaron Gordon's injury, the combat effectiveness of the Nuggets' starting five tigers has declined significantly. The Thunder will definitely try their best to play to their strong combat power in the second lineup, establish a lead in the score as soon as possible, and not compete with the Nuggets for the final decisive moment.

Faced with such a situation, the Nuggets have almost no room for adjustment. The only hope is that Westbrook, who returns to his old place to face the old master, can explode. Although Westbrook is not very stable now, he is the substitute player with the most points in the NBA playoffs this season. In the six-game series with the Thunder, Westbrook scored five games to lead the Nuggets' second lineup.

Therefore, if Westbrook can perform well in tiebreak and use points to minimize the impact of Aaron Gordon's absence, Jokic is expected to turn the tide at the decisive moment and lead the Nuggets to the division finals. Once Westbrook's offense feels bad, the Thunder will likely be able to establish a leading advantage early and take the initiative to advance.

As one of the most appealing stars in the league, Westbrook's biggest regret in his career is that he has not won the championship trophy. This season, he joined the Nuggets, who are the strongest inside line in the league, and is also to realize his dream of winning the championship. Whether Westbrook can retain his hope of winning the championship depends on whether he can kill the old master Thunder in the tiebreak final battle.