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Nuggets G7 ushers in a new mission, Jokic personally issues a "death order", Murray: I accept

5:23pm, 19 May 2025【Basketball】

In the fierce competition in the NBA playoffs, the Nuggets and Thunder series has reached a critical moment of tiebreak. The Nuggets defeated the Thunder 119-107 in the G6 game and successfully dragged the series into tiebreak. The victory of this game not only allowed the Nuggets to continue their hopes, but also demonstrated the team's overall efforts and improvement in defense. In this game, Jokic once again demonstrated his dominance in the inside, which is also the key to the Nuggets' victory. He played for 40 minutes in the game, made 9 of 14 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 10 of 12 free throws, scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. After the game, Jokic said in an interview that this game was won by defense. "It's a collective effort. I think our defense is at the level we should have. Most of the game, we have a good defense, and I think that's the reason for winning. I think this is the first time in our series that we didn't get a foul on offense. It's very helpful."

Meanwhile, Jokic also talked about the upcoming tiebreak. Regarding this life-and-death battle, Jokic changed his normal behavior and issued a "death order" to the whole team with a serious expression, emphasizing several key factors in tiebreak. He said: "Defense and details, control rebounds, and reduce mistakes. These factors will determine the outcome of the seventh match."

As the Nuggets' star, Jokic knows the intensity of the tiebreak battle, and understands more than anyone else what the winning factor is. You should know that Jokic has experienced 6 tiebreakers so far in his career, with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, and this will be his seventh tiebreaker.

In addition, another core player of the Nuggets, Murray, also responded to Jokic's remarks after the game. He said: "We want to return to OKC with the belief of winning, and it turns out that we have done it. We must unite and give ourselves energy, because no audience is for you, we must maintain the right mindset, which will make us more united, and we defeated them in the away game."

Murray also performed well in the game. He played 42 minutes with illness, made 9 of 19 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and the plus-negative value was as high as +28, which was the highest for the team

From the G6 game, the Nuggets' defense has indeed improved significantly, especially in limiting the Thunder's offense. Jokic and Murray's outstanding performance also injected confidence into the team. In the tiebreak battle, the Nuggets need to continue to maintain this defensive intensity while remaining efficient on the offensive end.

This tiebreak battle is not only a game, but also the ultimate test of the Nuggets' team spirit and execution. Let's wait and see if the Nuggets can create miracles away and successfully advance to the next round.