DENVER – A first quarter historically poor for Denver Nuggets has proven to be overcome too much.
The Nuggets only succeeded in eight points in the first quarter Sunday against Oklahoma City Thunder in an opening stanza which saw the two teams extinguishing the doors. Denver finally found its offensive pace and managed to take an advance in the third trimester, but the terrible early release has finally condemned Denver while the Thunder secured A 92-87 game victory 4 To link the western conference series 2-2.
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The Nuggets rallied for their first advance from the match in the third quarter and held an advantage of 73-66 at the start of the fourth. But the Thunder displayed a race of 11-0 to regain the head and suck the air of a ball of the ball previously frantic. The Nuggets missed several free throws on the section while the Thunder maintained control of the game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 interceptions. Nikola Jokić posted 27 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 interceptions in the losing effort.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and The Thunder equaled the Nuggets at 2-2. (Aaron Oniveroz / The Denver Post)
(Aaron Ontivieroz via Getty Images)
Lamentable first quarter establishes several notes for futility
Maybe a local tip at 1:30 p.m. was not the best idea.
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After a match 3 which went to overtime and left the two teams in the arena after midnight Friday, none of the teams seemed ready to play early on Sunday. In fact, they played the worst first quarter of the history of the NBA qualifiers – in terms of score, at least.
The Thunder took an advance of 17-8 in the second quarter after a first which set several notes for futility. The 25 combined points were the least at the very first quarter in the history of the NBA qualifiers. For nuggets, their eight points scored Their lowest production in a single quarter of their post-season history. THE Total pre-match Paris of 228.5 points in BETMGM was not in danger.
It was a remarkable demonstration of offensive ineptus of the two teams, in particular nuggets. And a good defense cannot take all the credit. The two teams missed open sweaters several times. The air balls were numerous. Most of them were from a distance at 3 points.
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Oklahoma City managed only one fact 3 out of 11 attempts. Lugentz Dort broke a personal sequence of 0 out of 8 long -distance with a 3 with 4:57 to play in the stanza. It is an effort for which the nuggets would surely have exchanged.
Denver did not hit a single 3 in the first quarter. The Nuggets pulled 0 out of 13 long distance in an effort of 2 out of 21 of the land which stood out from the Teepid 6 of 22 performance of Oklahoma City.
Russell Westbrook finally broke the drought of 3 points for Denver which extended to 0 for 16 in the second quarter. 3 Westbrook with 4:24 remaining half-time sent Ball Arena to a frenzy and reduced the Thunder's advance to 31-26.
Nuggets were somehow in the match, thanks to Oklahoma City's own difficulties. But slow start was finally too much for Denver.
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The two head coaches talked about the short period of pre-match period.
“It's an extremely short rest,” said Nuggets coach David Adelman. “We tried to stay as much as possible. … …
“It's a short rest for the two teams, of course. They are much younger. They watch different Netflix emissions than our guys.”
Adelman added that he thought that the nuggets were “ready to play”.
Thunder's coach Mark Daignault, minimized the execution time as something that would not give the advantage of one team on the other.
“Not different from Denver is the way we look at him,” said Daigneault. “It is at the same time for them, the same reset for them. None of the two teams is in an advantage or a drawback with it, so we really do not think of it. It is an equal playground today for the two teams.”
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The Thunder finished the competition by pulling 35.6% of the soil and 24.4% (10 out of 41) out of 3; Nuggets pulled 31.3% in the field and 24.4% (11 out of 45) in the long term.
Match 5 is scheduled for Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. he in Oklahoma City.
