Denver – Match 2 is one thing in the past.
After An eruption of historical proportions By Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets resumed their composure and their shape on Friday in a victory of 113-104 in overtime in match 3 of the semi-finals of the West Conference.
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Denver rallied from a deficit of 56-51 at halftime, and Aaron Gordon struck a pointer of 3 with 26.7 seconds to equalize the match at 102.
The finalists of the MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić each had the chance to win him in regulations, but Gilgeous-Alexander missed a Floater and the Jokić reversal jumper released the rim at the expiration of time.
Jokić responded with a lay-up to open up extensions that sparked a nugget race 7-0 and sent Ball Arena to a frenzy. Michael Porter Jr. followed Jokić's bucket with a 3, and Jamal Murray gave the Nuggets an advance of 109-102 on a rapid development of a turnover of Thunder.
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A Thunder team that looked like global drummers in match 2 was over. Gilgeous-Alexander fought on the section, totaling three points in the fourth quarter and extension, while the nuggets took control. And the best NBA team of the regular season did not find an answer in overtime.
Nuggets maintain the advantage of the court at home that they stole the Thunder with a dizzying compared to match 1.
The Nuggets' victory arrived on the heels of the defeat of 149-106 on Wednesday against Oklahoma City which saw the Thunder establish a record for qualifying series with 87 points in the first half. But the margins of victory do not matter in the large diagram.
The candidates for MVP Nikola Jokić (15) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not have their best games on Friday evening in Denver. (Photo of Aaron Oniveroz / The Denver Post)
(Aaron Ontivieroz via Getty Images)
Denver's two points victory in match 1 and the nine points in match 3 is enough to overcome the debating 43 Oklahoma City points for control of the series on the head n ° 1 of the Western Conference.
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“It's just a defeat,” said Nuggets coach David Adelman, before Friday match on match 2. “I know they broke records or something else. But it's 1-1. I didn't feel embarrassed. I had the impression that they were playing very well, and we played badly. And it is sport, and sometimes it happens.”
Michael Porter Jr. presents himself
Helred by a persistent shoulder injury while she was struggling on the road, Michael Porter Jr. succeeded in total in the 1 and 2 games in Oklahoma City. Back in Denver, he returned as an impact player while totaling 21 points and eight rebounds and pulling 5 out of 3.
The playoffs to wear have so far been a case of celebration or famine, and it has often been on the bench of Adelman in pressure situations when it had trouble. But this was not the case on Friday evening. Porter led the nuggets at halftime with 15 points, rhythmic of hot distance.
He then trusted Crunch Time, and that brought his fruit with his pointer to 3 overtime that helped flow the Thunder.
His rating exit helped the nuggets keeping things close in the first half, when Jokić had trouble with eight points on 2 shots out of 9. In the end, the production of carrying was part of a balanced notation effort which saw four Nuggets starters mark 20 points and more. Murray finished with 27 points on 9 shots out of 19, and Aaron Gordon collected 22 points, going 4 out of 6 on a 3 -point beach.
Match 4 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in Denver.
