Complete victory! Jokic 29+14+8, Alex 32+6+3, Strauser sets a record, the tiebreak battle is coming

On May 16, 2025, in the G6 match of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, the Nuggets faced the Thunder at home. For the Nuggets who were behind 2-3 in the series, this battle is a back-to-earth battle. They will do their best to drag the series into tiebreak. Can they do it? Nuggets starter: Murray + Braun + Porter + Gordon + Jokic, Thunder starter: Alexander + Dort + Jaylen + Chett + Harten.

in the first quarter, Harten made a layup, Murray 3+1, Jaylen's mid-range shot + Dolter's dunk, Braun's dunk + Murray's mid-range shot, Nuggets 8-6, Dort and Jaylen scored 5 points in a row, Thunder overtook 3 points, Jokic hook-handed + Murray made 1 of 2 free throws, both sides drew, Alexander made 1 of 2 free throws, Murray, Gordon, Jokic and Braun overtook 8 points 9-0, Wallace's three-pointer, Porter responded with three-pointer, the score difference was still 8 points, Jaylin's three-pointer, Murray and Jokic scored 4 points in a row, Nuggets led 9 points, Wiggins threw a three-pointer, Braun made a three-pointer, and the score difference was 10 points, Wallace, Chet, Jaylin, and Alexander chased the score difference to 3 points, and the Nuggets led 31-28 after the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Watson made a layup, the Nuggets led by 5 points, Alexander made 1 of 2 free throws, Westbrook made a tip-in, the Nuggets led by 6 points, Alexander, Chett and Wallace tied the score difference, Jokic made a layup, Chett and Wallace scored 6 points in a row, and the Thunder overtook 4 points, Braun and Jokic scored, Jelin scored a throw + Alexander scored 8 points in a row + Chett three-pointer, the Thunder led by 12 points, Braun, Gordon, Jokic and Murray tied the score difference 12-0, Dort was buzzer-beating three-pointer, and the Thunder led by 61-58 after the first half.

Alexander scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half, Chett scored 11 points and 5 rebounds, Wallace scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, Jokic scored 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Murray scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Braun scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, with outstanding performance.

The third quarter, Jokic and Murray scored 6 points in a row, Nuggets overtook 3 points, Alexander and Doulter overtook 2 points 5-0, Jokic made a throw, Alexander made a three-pointer, the Thunder led by 3 points, Porter, Braun and Murray scored, Chett scored three-pointer + Harten scored 6 points in a row, Thunder led by 2 points, Braun and Jokic scored 2 points, Alexander made a layup, Strauser scored 8 points in a row + Murray made a layup, Nuggets led by 10 points, Alexander made 2 free throws, and the Nuggets led by 90-82 after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Murray made three-pointers, the Nuggets led 11 points, Caruso scored 4 points in a row, the difference reached 7 points, Westbrook made two free throws + Strauser made two free throws, the difference was 11 points, Alexander made two free throws, the difference was 9 points, Jokic scored 5 points in a row after the timeout, and the difference was 14 points, and Strauser made two free throws, and the difference was 16 points, Caruso and Chet scored 5 points in a row, Braun and Strauser scored 5 points in a row, but the difference was still 16 points, Alexander made two consecutive mistakes, and the Nuggets made two consecutive mistakes, with Saiaggio and Alexander scored 4 points in a row, and the difference reached 10 points. Jokic made 2 free throws, Chett 2+1, the difference was 9 points, Westbrook made a layup, Alexander made a layup, and the difference was 9 points, Jokic made 2 free throws, and Jokic made 2 free throws, with 11 points left in the game, with 1 minute and 10 seconds left in the game, Caruso made three-pointers, with 8 points left in the game, and Jokic made 2 free throws, and Isaiahjo missed 2 three-pointers, Braun made 2 free throws, and the difference was 12 points, Mitchell made a layup blocked by Murray, and the Nuggets no longer attacked. The game ended, and the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 119-107.

Jokic scored 9 of 14 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Murray scored 9 of 19, 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Braun scored 8 of 14 (3 of 6 three-pointers, 6 rebounds and 7 assists), scored 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, setting a playoff career record, Strauser scored 4 of 8 (3 of 4 three-pointers, 4) scored 15 points and 2 rebounds, scoring a career playoff record, becoming a surprise, Porter scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, Gordon scored 5 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Westbrook scored 8 points and 3 rebounds.

Alexander scored 32 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 16 shots, Chett scored 19 points and 11 rebounds in 8 of 14 shots, Jaylen scored 6 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals in 3 shots, and missed the shooting, Wallace scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, Caruso scored 10 points and 4 assists, and Dort scored 10 points and 2 rebounds.

The Nuggets dragged the series into the tiebreak battle after winning the game, and there was 2 days off during this period, which is very important for the Nuggets who are not physically fit. If the Nuggets recover, they are expected to win the tiebreak battle.