On April 28, Beijing time, the Warriors won the fifth game of the series at home, the total score was 4-1 to eliminate the Nuggets to reach the Western Conference semifinals; Curry bombed 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and scored 20 points in the second half and took over the game at the key moment of the last quarter; Jokic slashed 30 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists to try his best to get out of the game, and after the game, Jokic hugged the Warriors stars and smiled to pay tribute.
Today's game, the Nuggets once led to 10 points, but they were reversed by the Warriors 20-32 in the last quarter, the Nuggets led the team to bite the score in the case of 5 crimes, helpless at the critical moment Curry was too fierce, and finally the Nuggets lost 98-102, losing G5 and being eliminated.
After the game, the players of the two teams greeted each other, Jokic hugged Green, Curry and Thompson, and laughed with the Splash Brothers; this round of the series, Jokic tried his best, although he lost, he could leave with his head held high; it is worth mentioning that in the G5 life-and-death battle, Cousins performed well, the substitutes hit 8 of 12 and fired 19 points and 4 rebounds, hoping to sign another contract this summer.
On Cousins' performance, Malone said: "I am very happy and proud of his performance; I also gave Cousins a big hug in the dressing room.
Regarding Jokic's performance, Cole said after the game: "Jokic played so incredibly that we finally don't have to worry about him anymore.
Nuggets coach Malone revealed that Jokic's hamstring is tight and has been playing with injuries in the past few games, calling Jokic a warrior and proud of the performance of the whole team.
In this game, Jokic touched his hamstring many times, warmed up on the sidelines after five fouls in the last quarter; the Nuggets had too many injured players, Jokic played too hard, and after the exit, Jokic was relieved and started again next season.
ESPN salary expert Bobby Marksb said Jokic could sign the Nuggets to the largest five-year, $254 million super-salary contract in history this offseason.