The three of them scored 79 points together and refused to be eliminated! The tiebreak battle is coming!

2025.5.2 The first round of the NBA playoffs, G6 life and death match, the Nuggets played away against the Clippers. Previously, the Nuggets led the Clippers 3-2 with a big score. In this game, the Clippers fought back. If they win, they dragged the game into a tiebreak, and if they lose, they were eliminated. In this game, Harden, Leonard and Powell scored 79 points together, dragging the game into tiebreak.

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Starting the first quarter, Dunn received an assist and backhand layup, and scored the first goal for the Clippers. Gordon made a breakthrough layup for the Nuggets. Zubac scored with a hook-up. Murray made a jump shot at a sudden stop, Harden made a layup, Jokic made a three-pointer, and the two sides were back and forth, and the score was stalemate. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Clippers 28-25.

Harden made consecutive breakthroughs and caused damage in the second quarter, and then made a three-pointer to carry the Clippers' offense and overtook the score by 7 points. The score came to 39-43, and the Nuggets requested a timeout. After the timeout, Jokic caused a foul free throw at the basket, Westbrook made a three-pointer and the Nuggets made only 1 point left. Zubac scored a hook-up, Harden made a three-pointer, Westbrook made a three-pointer, and Westbrook made a 2+1 score at the basket to score 6 points in a row. Leonard scored a hook-up from the basket, Jokic made a breakthrough layup, Leonard made a three-pointer, Watson made a three-pointer, Jokic cut a layup and overtook the score (57-56), and Zubac made a tip-in. At the end of the second quarter, the Nuggets 57-58 Clippers. Harden scored 17 points in 5 of 5 shots in the second quarter.

Rockets returned to the court at a limited time, and the sign was backed and three-pointer

Batum made a three-pointer in the third quarter, Powell made a throw, Leonard made a three-pointer and made an 8-0 offensive, and the Nuggets requested a timeout. After the timeout, Porter made a three-pointer, and Braun and Murray made consecutive jump shots and approached the score difference (66-68). However, the Nuggets made a mistake and missed the consecutive shots and the Clippers made a 12-0 attack wave, and the score reached 66-80. At the end of the stage, Powell and Jones Jr. made three-pointers one after another, and Braun and Jokic made three-pointers. At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 79-90, and the Clippers led the way.

Zunier's big hat under the basket Jokic

The two sides kept hovering on the edge of widening the score and narrowing the score. After the Clippers' timeout, Gordon and Murray made a three-pointer to break through and layup to narrow the gap to 6 points, and the score came to 101-107. Gordon made a tip-in, but Powell made a three-pointer, and Braun made both free throws (105-110). Westbrook made a tactical foul Leonard, who made one of two free throws. Murray missed a three-pointer in the last 18 seconds, and Gordon was blocked by Batum. At the end of the game, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 111-105, and tied 3-3 in the series. They dragged the game into the tiebreak battle.

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