Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 34 points to take Oklahoma City Thunder to the 2nd game of the Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday, to take 34 points for Denver Nuggets’ 149-106 home explosion.
Thunder, who broke a single-game playoff score record, tied seven best series 1-1 before Game 3 in Denver on Friday.
After losing 3 pointers in the closing seconds of the game 1, Thunder made sure that Nugggets would not have the chance to raise another late shock. Oklahoma City won the first quarter points and extended the game up to 24 more than 10 minutes.
The thunder tied the NBA Playoff record with 87 points and lasted up to 35 before the break. The only team, which scored 87 points in the season season, was Milwaukee Bucks in the second half of the second round against Nuggets in 1978.
Oklahoma City did not allow it in the third quarter and extended its advantage to 48 points to the fourth place.
Until then, Denver star Nikola Jokic fouls and the only question was how big your margin would be.
Denver was called for the second offensive foul in less than a minute to end the Jokic night, while remaining 41 points in the third quarter and just more than one minute.
After the 42 -point performance in the game 1, 22 rebound performance, Jokic received only 17 points and eight rebounds in the game. He shot 6 of 16 of the field.
Gilgeous-Alexander soon took his night for another reason.
The most valuable player favorite made two free throws in the last second of the quarter before going to the bank to watch a quarter of the counter.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished 11 out of 13 and shot all of his 11 free throws. He added eight assists and finished 51 plus 51.
Jalen Williams from Oklahoma City added 17 points and Chet Holmgren, who missed a pair of critical freebeat just before Aaron Gordon’s game 1 win, finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Holmgren was 7 out of 7 of the free throw line.
Russell Westbrook directed Nuggets with 19 points and contributed to Jamal Murray 14. Gordon, which has 22 points and 14 rebounds in the series opener, finished only 10 points (12 shots) and five boards.
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