Denver – Match 2 is one thing in the past.
After An eruption of historical proportions Wednesday evening, by Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets resumed their composure and their shape on Friday for a thriller 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 experienced a regulation victory with a recovery rider of Nikola Jokić who flashed the edge while the time expired in the fourth quarter.
But Jokić responded with a lay-up to open overtime 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 quick layout of a thunder turnover.
A Thunder team that looked like global drummers in match 2 was over. His finalist MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fought on the section while the Nuggets took control. And the best NBA team of the regular season did not find an answer in overtime.
The Nuggets maintain the advantage of the courtyard at home that they stole the Thunder with a stunner compared to match 1.
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The Nuggets' victory arrives on the heels of the defeat of 149-106 on Wednesday against Oklahoma City who saw the Thunder establish a record of qualifying series with 8 points in the first half. But the margins of victory do not matter in the large diagram.
The victory of a Denver point in matches 1 and nine points in match 3 is sufficient to overcome the debating 43 points of Oklahoma City for the control of the series on the seeded n ° 1 of the Western Conference.
“It's just a defeat,” said Nuggets coach David Adelman, before Friday's match. “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's 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 while totaling 21 points and eight rebounds while firing 5 out of 6 out of 3.
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The playoffs to wear have so far been a case of celebration or famine, and he has often been on the bench of head coach David Adelman in pressure situations when he has trouble. But this was not the case on Friday evening. Porter led the nuggets at halftime with 15 points punctuated by a hot shot at long distance.
The rating production helped the nuggets to keep things close with a deficit of 56-51 at halftime in two in which Nikola Jokić fought with eight points on a shooting effort of 2 out of 9. In the end, the output of Porter was part of a balanced notation effort which saw four starting points Nuggets mark 20 points and more.
Match 4 is scheduled for Sunday in Denver.
