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May repeat Curry s mistake! Gordon is suspected of having a hamstring strain, two main players are injured, and the Nuggets are worried about the tiebreak

4:55am, 19 May 2025Basketball

The Thunder, who played the best record in the Western Conference in the regular season, did not encounter much resistance in the first round of the playoffs, easily eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies led by Morant, and encountered the Denver Nuggets in the semi-finals. Although the latter is a team with championship experience, Murray's condition declined, and the final stage of the regular season replacing Mike Malone made the Nuggets' winning prospects not optimistic.

However, after the first six games of the Western Conference semi-finals, the Nuggets stubbornly defeated the Thunder in the sixth game when Tianwangshan lost, tied the two teams to 3-3. After two days of rest, both sides will move to Okawa City to fight a tiebreak final, but the serious injury wave makes the Nuggets' prospects for a tiebreak worrying.

In the sixth game against the Thunder, the Denver Nuggets, who were forced into a desperate situation, played a very smooth overall offense under the leadership of the dual-core Jokic and Murray. Among them, the teacher gave 29 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Murray also had an all-round performance of 25+8+7. Under their leadership, the Nuggets scored in double digits, and finally defeated the Thunder at home, saving hope of promotion.

Uncrown dunk king Aaron Gordon has a poor shooting feel in this game. In the 38.1 minute of playing, he only hit 2 goals in 7 shots and scored only 5 points. However, his performance in other aspects is remarkable, contributing 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, with a plus-negative value of +17, ranking second in the team after Murray, which shows his importance to the Nuggets.

However, in the game, a scene that made Nuggets fans worried. In the last moment of the fourth quarter, after successfully counterattacking, Aaron Gordon kept covering the back of his left thigh. This scene reminded the fans of the injury in the first match between Curry and the Timberwolves in another group of semi-finals in the Western Conference. The actions of the Meng Shen and the Uncrowned Dunk King after being injured can be said to be exactly the same.

Medical expert Evan Jeffries also said that Aaron Gordon is likely to be troubled by a hamstring strain like Curry. After Meng Shen was injured in the first game of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, she failed to play in the next four games, which directly led to the Warriors losing four consecutive games.

Once Aaron Gordon cannot play in tiebreak, it will be difficult for the Nuggets to defeat the Thunder away. Moreover, the Nuggets are not only facing Gordon's injury. After defeating the Thunder at home in the semi-finals, Porter, who scored 10 points in this game, made it clear in an interview that he had injected a painkiller before the game, and he also planned to inject another shot before the tiebreak battle, so that he could play and help the team.

If Aaron Gordon confirmed his hamstring strain after a review after the game, it would be difficult for the Nuggets to defeat the Western Conference No. 1 Thunder in Oxford and advance to the division finals when both of him and Porter Jr., both of them were troubled by injuries.

For fans, they definitely hope to see a high-level tiebreak battle. They hope that the uncrowned dunk king Aaron Gordon, who is not affected by injuries, will strive to appear on the court in the best state in the life-and-death battle. After all, he is the most trustworthy superhero of the Nuggets this season. He has turned the tide many times and saved the team from the fire!

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