Vol 3 Chapter 475: End of the semifinals

After the Thunder beat the Rockets, they can take a break. Their opponents, the Nuggets and the Warriors, are now 1:3. The Warriors are about to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and it depends on whether the Nuggets can hold it!
　　 The Nuggets are also strange. They performed very well in the first two away games. Being able to fight for the next victory is enough to explain everything. But after they returned to the home court, they changed. There was no state, as if he suddenly became unable to play. As a result, Durant picked two games by himself.
　　 When they were about to be out, the Nuggets once again found the state of the first two games, and they matched the Warriors.
　　 Curry did not appear because of ankle discomfort. His ankle was sprained in the second game with the Nuggets. In Denver's first game, he was absent. In the second game, he twisted again. But he didn't suffer too much injury, but Cole was very careful to let him rest. In fact, with Durant's current state, the Warriors can let Curry rest for a while.
　　 The Nuggets are still the starting lineup, Murray, Harris, Clegg, Millsap and Jokic. I have to say that this is also a lineup with both offense and defense. The Warriors changed a bit. They put Wayne Rooney, who had performed well in the previous games, in the starting lineup, and then let Cook replace Curry.
　　 The Warriors had a bad start, all the first six shots were shot. The Nuggets took the opportunity to make an 8:0 start. Murray and Harris made three-pointers each, and Jokic scored the other.
　　 Until 9:17 in the first quarter, Durant caused Millsap defensive foul and made two free throws before the Warriors broke the scoring shortage. Subsequently, Durant was out of control. Scoring consecutively, leading the Warriors to complete a wave of 10:2 offensive, tenaciously chasing the score. However, the balance of power was broken by the Nuggets in a short time! The Warriors are more on their own, lack of cooperation between each other, after the first quarter, they fell behind the Nuggets.
　　 In the second quarter, a group of Nuggets' benches came up and took the lead. Button hit two consecutive three-pointers, and Harris led the Nuggets to an 8:0 start, extending the lead to 14 points. Since then, the Nuggets have maintained a lead of about 10 points. After Durant returned to the game, he played a wave of counterattacks. But the other Warriors did not provide him with enough help. Durant's two fists are hard to beat four hands, and there is nothing he can do.
　　 The Warriors wanted to speed up the attack in the second half, but they didn't get much effect. With 7 minutes and 15 seconds left in the third quarter, Jokic assisted Millsap for a layup, giving the Nuggets a + point lead.
　　 At this time, Cole immediately called a timeout to adjust. However, after the timeout came back, the Nuggets further opened the score. With 28.8 seconds left in the quarter, Jokic made two free throws. The Nuggets completed a 14:5 offensive climax and opened the score. Although Thompson hit an ultra-long three-pointer at the last moment, the 28-point difference was already the biggest difference between the two sides in the entire series.
　　 In the last quarter, the three of Durant, Cook and Rooney shot from inside and outside, and played a 10:0 spurt. Malone immediately called a timeout, interrupted the Warriors' rhythm, and replaced the main players such as Jokic on the court. Later, Durant, Thomppen and others also all appeared on the stage.
　　 This quarter did not become dull because of the huge difference between the two sides. Instead, the Warriors launched the fiercest counterattack. Of course, the Nuggets will naturally not sit still. The two goals faced each other, and the Nuggets still led by 20 points with 3 minutes left. Kerr directly replaced his main player and surrendered. Malone also took advantage of the trend to raise money to retreat, making the game completely into garbage time.
　　 In this game, the Warriors did not lose injustice. Although Durant surrendered 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Thompson, who scored the second highest in the Warriors, also scored 18 points! Durant did not win the game with the Warriors like the previous two games. The biggest reason is that no one else has come forward to provide enough help. What's more annoying is that with the absence of Curry, Durant's defense has become more tight. Every time you score, you will pay more energy. Coupled with Thompson's downturn, Durant's situation is even more difficult. On the offensive end, Durant can count on no one except Curry and Thompson. It's not easy for him to be able to beat him like this.
　　 In contrast, the Nuggets are in full bloom. Six of them scored in double figures and three of them scored more than 20. Jokic made 5 of 6 free throws from the free throw line, scored a game-high 25 points, and also picked up a game-high 19 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds and 13 backcourt rebounds. Millsap 24 points and 7 rebounds, Murray 21 points and 6 assists. In addition to these three people, Harris 18 points, Button 15 points...
　　 Although the Nuggets played this game ~EbookFREE.me~, the situation is still not optimistic for them. It is too difficult to pull three rounds in a row to achieve a reversal with a big score of 1:3! But for the Nuggets, this step has been very successful. As a team with no playoff experience, they have been able to get to this point very well. It is conceivable that players like Jokic and Murray who have been honed in the playoffs will play better next season. The Nuggets next season will definitely be stronger.
　　 Two days later, Moda Center. The Warriors, who did their best, ended the Nuggets' playoff journey this season. With a helper, Durant once again became the "Reaper" on the court. In this game, Durant scored 32 points in 35 minutes. Although scoring fewer than the first three games, but every time the Nuggets are about to take off, Durant has stood up.
　　 The Nuggets' performance is not bad. At least compared to the previous two games at Moda Center, they are much better. But at many critical moments, the Nuggets are still inferior to the experienced Warriors. There is no way to do this, the experience of the game is not to say that there is. The experience of the Warriors is also accumulated season by season. However, the future of the Nuggets is worth looking forward to. Under Jokic's leadership, they have already begun the road to revival.
　　 At this point, the results of the Western Conference semifinals are all released. The Thunder and the Warriors eliminated the Rockets and Nuggets in two 4:2, and once again joined hands to advance to the Western Conference Finals. This is not beyond everyone's expectations. After all, the current West, in terms of lineup strength and game experience, is indeed the Thunder and Warriors leading. Three days later, the first contest between the two sides will kick off at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.