Nikola Jokic has not yet laid weapons, close to a big surprise
Denver basketball players show championship pedigree. Despite the obvious difference in quality, especially the bench players, they equaled the Oklahoma series to 3: 3 after the throw ran again Never Jokic. Denver won 119: 107 high in front of his home audience and forced the seventh game.
The series with Oklahoma began badly and admitted that he had problems with the defense of the best team of regular work that was moving historical milestones. “I don’t know exactly what bothers me most, they are everywhere, I feel them all over my body. Everything is thrown out of the track, « said Jokic, who then found the right recipe for Oklahoma.
For the time being the match of the candidates for the title of MVP with Shaiem Gilgeous-Lexandro (32 points) he gets smoothly, he finished the sixth game with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. The statistics are all the more impressive because he threw only 14 times from the game and hit nine attempts, and because of the sharp and aggressive defense of him, teammates had much more space.
They made the most of it Jamal Murray with 25 and Christian Braun with 23 points and 11 rebounds. This time Denver was greater contribution from benches Juliana Strawther (15 points), they put a lot of hopes this season, but a former coach Michael Malone He had no faith in him.
The seventh game will be scheduled for Sunday at 9.30pm, and the winner will compete with Minnesota in the conference final.
Denver Nuggets – Oklahoma City Thunder 119: 107 (31:28, 27:33, 32:21, 29:25)
Jokic 29, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, Murray 25, Braun 23; Gilgeous-Alexander 32, Holmgren 19 and 11 rebounds.
