Heavy buckle across the mountain! Uncle Mu can't stop Jordan from violently fighting back! Today's "Imprint" let's review this wonderful moment~
In the final 30 seconds of the game, Curry carried the ball from Gordon to Morris, and finally left-handed layup in front of Jokic, extending the lead to five points, and after scoring a definitive goal, Curry once again made a goodnight gesture to bid farewell to the Nuggets.
In a life-and-death battle, the Nuggets did almost everything they could. The game began when the Warriors posed for the new death five of Draymond Green, Wiggins, Poole, Klay Thompson and Curry.
The Warriors' new Death Five-Small lineup scored 147.8 points per 100 rounds, making it the league's no. 1 five-man duo in offensive efficiency in this year's playoffs.
Speaking of the five squads that started today, Kerr said that the use of this lineup is to kill Jokic at the beginning, maybe to drain his physical strength, but also to save Looney enough time to deal with Cousins.
Throughout the series, the Warriors were using the outside of the small to attack the teacher, and almost every round, the teacher was running back and forth in the warrior's interspersed cover. It's okay to feel like you're five pounds thin after such a game.
But the Nuggets also know the Warriors' routine, and the Nuggets have long abandoned the passing system from two games ago, just to pull the Warriors into the mire to play hand-to-hand combat.
Under the repeated impact of Jokic and Aaron Gordon, the lineup was successfully broken by the Nuggets in three minutes, as evidenced by a foul on The Dream, Wiggins and Thompson each.
In the first quarter, Aaron Gordon cut 12 points and 2 rebounds, hit 7 free throws, and almost every point he scored was played by the Warriors on the inside.
Although the Nuggets lost the series, they tried to solve the problem in every game. In the first and second games of the series, the Warriors won 16 points and 20 points respectively, and the Nuggets had little ability to fight back; the third Game warriors won 5 points, and the Fourth Warriors lost 5 points, from narrow wins to losses, the Nuggets have become more and more adapted to the Warriors' routine.
The most obvious is Jokic's play, about the teacher scored 25 points, 26 points, 37 points, 37 points in four games, and the Nuggets' three-point shooting rate is also improving every game, 31.4% in the first game, 36.1% in the second game, 42.3% in the third game, and 48.4% in the fourth game.
The Nuggets' strategy is to kill the inside line, even if the other side has a dream, but compared to the previous two games, Mr. Yo's offensive efficiency is getting higher and higher.
Throughout the series, Jokic's performance under the basket has become more and more strong. In 142 rounds against Green, Jokic scored 69 points on 50.9 percent shooting.
In five games, Jokic averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 57.5 percent from the field.
Almost all of these scores are hard chiseled down by the teacher. After all, the Nuggets' second and third attackers combined did not score as much as the teacher.
But in the end, the game is a game between five players, and the three-point shooting number of 6 of 29 shots in the life-and-death battle is doomed to belong to the Nuggets this night.
In the third quarter, when Kerr suddenly wanted to use Thompson to stare at Jokic, the Nuggets' outside response was terrible, as if they could not play, and they lost consecutive long-range shots from the outside, resulting in a 10-point lead directly erased by the Warriors.
But the worst part of this game was not the Nuggets' lead being overturned, but injury.
At the end of the first quarter, Rivers Jr. strained his thigh while chasing Curry, walked back to the dressing room, and in frustration directly knocked over the board of the tech desk.
As the only defender in the squad who can defend, Rivers Jr.'s injury retreat has stretched the Nuggets rotation, which is already full of injuries.
And this is just the beginning, another important rotation of Hyland, a night of fighting at a critical moment, due to injury helplessly withdrew from the game. The second boss and the third boss can't fight, the two rotation injuries in the life and death battle, the result of the game can be guessed by everyone.
In fact, Jokic also suffered a thigh strain in the third quarter, and he has been pedaling on the sidelines since he left the court.
Before this game, Mr. Jo had some problems with his legs, and Malone revealed after the game: "Before the start of tonight's game, his hamstring problem was very serious, but he still walked on the court with an injury, the past few games have made him tired, but he survived, overcame all difficulties, he is undoubtedly a warrior." ”
In the fourth quarter, Jokic dragged his injured thigh and five fouls of his own, still scoring 12 points before the team's final game.
Jokic, who gave everything, failed to bring the Nuggets into game 6 of the series, but he was definitely qualified to leave the game with his head held high.
After the game, I said: "I found him after the game and expressed my gratitude to him for making me progress and making me better. ”
"It's an honour for me to play against a player like him with such great skills and I'm happy about that. Usually when a player has such talent and skill, they play soft, but Jokic is not soft at all. ”
The Warriors' game, in addition to the goal that Curigai conclusively decided, can also be a victory for the little people. Because in the final minute of the game, Payton Jr. threw a very crucial three-pointer.
Throughout the game, Payton Jr. played 25 minutes and 46 seconds, 3 of 4 three points, contributing 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
The defensive iron-gate player hit the three-pointer in the final minute and made the Mood of nuggets fans sink to the bottom. Even James tweeted at the first time: "Give the ball to Peyton Jr." ”
At the beginning of the season, Payton Jr. was cut by the Warriors for a full three-day clarification period, but no team claimed the player until he returned to the Warriors' arms again.
"It gave me more confidence and the team trusted me in the most critical moments. I'm just trying to make the right decisions, to help the team, and to defend hard. In the end, it is still very interesting to stay on the field and play, that is, to win with everyone. Payton Jr.'s speech after the game is a microcosm of the Warriors' entire season.
Most of the players in their squad are not well-known, and most of them are self-selected. But in one season, Poole has grown into a scorer who can be on a par with the Splash Brothers; Payton Jr. can always bring some surprises to fans in addition to his defensive barrier attributes; Kuminga, Moody and other rookies are also gradually growing.
In contrast, Teacher Yo is like a lone brave. Especially throughout the season, Mr. Yo is a single-core team leader.
In fact, the word lineup advantage belonged to the Nuggets for the first two years, but a series of trades and injuries made the Nuggets more and more distant from the word.
Statistics show that before Murray was injured last year, when Jokic, Murray and Porter Jr. played together, the Nuggets could score 123.9 points per 100 rounds, which was the most offensively efficient pair of 154 trios that played more than 600 minutes. In the 784 minutes that this trio played together, the 100 rounds could win the opponent by nearly 15 points.
Unfortunately, Porter Jr. has only played 9 games this season, and Murray missed an entire season due to injury. So whenever Jokic gets into trouble, the broadcaster's favorite image is to give the camera to Murray and Porter Jr., who are sitting under the scene.
It is reasonable to say that the more lonely and courageous the personality, the more paranoid, after all, the lone wolves in the jungle have to fight fiercely, but the personality of The teacher is strange.
Speaking about offseason plans, "I just want to go back to Serbia as soon as possible and go home and take a break. ”
Talking about teachers as MVPs who don't get enough respect, "That's nothing, bro. It's normal that everyone will have a different opinion. ”
In his opinion, the five-year, 250 million contract may not be as attractive as the horses in his hometown.
But this "hit worker" from Serbia gave the Nuggets boss a full sense of security, "If the contract is on the table, I will accept it." ”
Yes, jokic could renew his contract with the Nuggets early this offseason to sign a five-year , $254 million super-salary contract , surpassing Alphabet Brother 's five-year , $228 million contract and setting a new all-time record.
Whether they stay in the team or not, most superstars face such a sensitive issue when they are eliminated, and often say "I just want to rest now, and I will consider it later".
After all, for people who can get the top salary everywhere, they will naturally want more honors.
As a result, Teacher Yo directly tied his future to the nuggets, which is to appease the hearts of the army.
From the 20-year Western Finals to the 21-year semi-finals to the first round of this year, the performance of the Nuggets has been worse than a year, but the backbone of the business has not wanted to jump ship, but has expressed its willingness to coexist and die with the unit.
Horses can run, horses can get up early, and with employees like Jokic, the Nuggets management has to stumble.
If the contract extension is successful, the Nuggets will become the fourth team in the league besides the Lakers, Nets and Warriors to have three top-paid players. With the guarantee contract alone and this year's first round of rookies, the Nuggets' payroll has already exceeded the luxury tax line.
Under such a salary structure, the Nuggets only have a 6.4 million mini middle class to provide. Once used, it means that the nugget boss will have to pay an extra 14 million luxury taxes.
So, digging inside is the only thing the Nuggets can do. Like Gordon's post-game flag, "All along, I've relied on my talent to play, I don't know enough about the game, now it's time to make a change." ”
Not every team is as eager as the Nets and Lakers, playing the slogan of "death without fighting for the title", and the Nuggets have his basketball philosophy and way of survival.
Like Jokic's attitude towards the MVP, "If I get it, I might put on some music, drink a little wine, and call some friends and family over." If I don't get it, I won't die either. （If I don't get it, I'm not going to die.）”
With such a team core, the Nuggets management steals the fun. For the Nuggets now, the healthy return of the injured next season is their biggest reinforcement.
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