Aaron Gordon This Saturday became the hero of the Nuggets With a mate on the horn that gave Denver The triumph by 99-101 over Los Angeles Clipperswhat this first round series ties 2-2. The tie now returns to Denver after the Nuggets (west rooms) will recover the court factor on the clippers (fifth).
This series promised to be One of the most disputed and balanced Of this NBA playoff and this Saturday he gave fans an absolutely amazing end.
First, those of Nikola Jokic They pointed to a fantastic reaction after the humiliating defeat they suffered in the third meeting (117-83 for the clippers), since this Saturday they came to be placed with a +22 in the first bars of the last quarter.
It gave the impression that the clippers had no gasoline for a comeback of that magnitude, but the angels were filing the disadvantage, they surprised with a defense in the area Nuggets already trembled their legs at the worst moment.
Thus, from 65-87 in the absence of 11.12 on the clock for the Nuggets, 97-96 was passed for the clippers with 1.05 for the end after a basket of Bogdan Bogdanovic which culminated an epic 32-9.
Jokic went to the Nuggets relief call with a free kick and an extraordinary basket, but Ivica Zubac replied with a palm that left the score tied for 99-99 in the absence of 8 seconds.
With possession for visitors, Jokic was obviously chosen to play the last shot, But the triple of the Serbian genius was very diverted.
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However, a providential gordon appeared out of nowhere, rescued that triple wrong Almost like a pass from ‘Alley-Oop’ and with a dump in the last sigh he gave an epic victory to the Nuggets.
The play was so fair that The referees had to review it to determine if it was in effect in time and finally gave it as valid.
With that explosion of joy ended One night between vibrant and crazy For Nuggets headed by Jokic with 36 points (14 of 25 in shots), 21 rebounds and 8 assists.
Sin Russell Westbrook For physical discomfort, the entire Denver quintet ended up in double scoring digits: Gordon (14 points and 6 rebounds), Jamal Murray (13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists), Michael Porter Jr. (17 points) and Christian Braun (17 points and 7 rebounds).
For their part, the clippers caressed an evening for memory but ended with honey on the lips. His top scorers were Kawhi Leonard (24 points and 9 rebounds), Norman Powell (22 points), Ivica Zubac (19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists) and James Harden (15 points and 11 assists).
The tension of this series left a tumult in this fourth game between several players of both teams at the end of the second quarter, which was resolved with three techniques for each part: Jokic, Gordon and Braun, for the Nuggets; and Harden, Powell and Kris Dunn, for the clippers.
The fifth match will be played in Denver on Tuesday. The winner of this series will face the Oklahoma City Thunder (first of the West), which this Saturday completed their sweep 4-0 against the Memphis Grizzlies (Eighth).