Nuggets: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Gray Harris, Will Barton, Paul Millsap.
In the end, the Spurs defeated the Nuggets 101-96 on the court, leading the series 1-0.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Spurs in front): 25-20, 34-31, 13-17, 29-28.
Spurs: LaMarcus Aldridge 15 points and 8 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Derrick White 16 points, Brian Forbes 15 points, Gayon 14 points
Nuggets: Nikola Jokic had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, his first career playoff triple-double; Jamal Murray had 17 points, Gray Harris had 20 points, and Will Barton had 15 points.
10 rebounds, Paul Millsap 12 points.
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On April 17, the second game of the series between the Spurs and the Nuggets began.
Trailing by 19 points at one point, the Nuggets relied on Murray's stunning performance in the final quarter to complete the comeback. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Spurs 114-105 at home. After this battle, the Nuggets tied the total score at 1-1.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Spurs in front): 26-21, 33-28, 23-26, 23-39.
Spurs: DeMar DeRozan had 31 points and 7 rebounds, Derrick White had 17 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
Nuggets: Gray Harris had 23 points, Jamal Murray had 24 points, Paul Millsap had 20 points and 7 rebounds, and Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
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On April 19, the Nuggets challenged the Spurs away from home. After the whole game, the Spurs defeated the Nuggets 118-108 at home, rewriting the total score to 2-1.
Single quarter score (Nuggets in front): 22-31, 36-30, 26-27, 24-30.
For the Nuggets, Jokic had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Millsap had 14 points, Harris had 12 points and 7 assists, Beasley had 17 points and 9 rebounds, and Morris had 10 points and 7 assists.
For the Spurs, White had 36 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, DeRozan had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Aldridge had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Gayon had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Poeltl had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
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On April 21, the fourth game of the series between the Spurs and the Nuggets began.
In the end, the visiting Nuggets defeated the Spurs 117-103 after four quarters. In this way, the total score of the two teams was tied at 2-2.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 22-34, 32-20, 37-25 and 26-24 (Nuggets in front).
For the Nuggets, Jokic had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Murray had 24 points and 6 assists, Craig scored 5 three-pointers, 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals, Barton had 12 points and 4 rebounds, and M-Morris had 11
Scored 5 rebounds.
For the Spurs, Ade had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, DeRozan had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Mills had 12 points and 3 assists, and Forbes had 10 points and 4 rebounds.
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On April 24, the battle between the Nuggets and the Spurs began.
In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Spurs 108-90 at home, leading the Spurs 3-2.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Spurs in front): 19-26, 23-27, 21-32, 27-23.
Spurs: Derrick White 12 points, DeMar DeRozan 17 points, LaMarcus Aldridge 17 points and 10 rebounds, Jakob Poeltl 12 points and 7 rebounds
Nuggets: Jamal Murray 23 points and 7 assists, Gray Harris 15 points, Torrey Craig 1 point and 10 rebounds, Paul Millsap 14 points and 6 rebounds, Nikola Jokic 16 points
11 rebounds and 8 assists
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On April 26, the San Antonio Spurs ushered in Game 6 of the series against the Denver Nuggets at home.
At the end of the game, the Spurs defeated the Nuggets 120-103 and tied the total score at 3-3.
Specific scores: 24-34, 36-30, 25-26, 18-30 (Spurs behind).
In this campaign, Aldridge and DeRozan teamed up to break out. Aldridge scored 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, while DeRozan scored 25 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds.
For the Spurs, in addition to Double De, White scored 13 points, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Forbes had 12 points and 3 rebounds, Poeltl had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Guayin had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Belinelli had 9 points and 2 assists.
In rebounds, Mills had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jokic struggled to sustain the overall situation. He scored 43 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. The 43 points was also his career playoff high in a single game. In addition, Murray scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
, Harris had 14 points and 2 assists, Millsap had 12 points and 4 rebounds, Craig had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Plumlee had 5 points and 3 rebounds.
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On April 28, the Denver Nuggets faced off against the San Antonio Spurs in a tiebreaker at home.
At the end of the game, the Spurs lost to the Nuggets 86-90.
Full game statistics: 13-23, 21-24, 27-25, 25-18 (Spurs in front).
Jokic continued his outstanding performance in this campaign. He scored a triple-double of 21 points, 10 assists and 15 rebounds, leading the team to the semifinals.
For the Nuggets, Murray scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Millsap scored 9 points and 7 rebounds, Harris had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Craig had 7 points and 4 rebounds, Morris had 7 points, and Plum.
Lee had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Beasley had 4 points and 7 rebounds, and Barton had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Spurs, DeRozan scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. However, his last-minute offense was blocked by Craig of the Nuggets. He made only 7 of 21 shots in the game. In addition, Forbes scored 19 points and 6
In rebounds, Aldridge had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, White had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Poeltl had 2 points and 8 rebounds, Gayon had 21 points and 8 rebounds, and Mills had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
In this round of the series, the two sides are of equal strength. The Spurs have rich experience, but the departure of Leonard and the retirement of GDP combination have greatly reduced their strength. DeRozan and Aldridge are limited in strength and lack of quality. The Spurs are basically Home Alone.
The Nuggets are also a newly emerging team. They have just established Jokic as the core of the team and haven't polished it much yet. The team is mostly young and inexperienced, so they had a hard time playing against the Spurs, and they narrowly lost in the end.
Both teams have flaws, and even if they win, they can't go far.
Of course, Jokic's performance in the playoffs further established his status on the team.
Only in the playoffs can you see the true quality of a star!
