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On May 6, 2025, the G1 in the Western Conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs started. The Thunder faced the Nuggets today. The former easily swept the Grizzlies in the first round, while the latter eliminated the Clippers through a tiebreak. In the end, the Denver Nuggets reversed the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 away, and took a 1-0 lead in the series with Aaron Gordon's three-point final victory. 9.5 seconds before the final game, Thunder player Chet Holmgren missed two free throws. After the Nuggets grabbed the rebound, Westbrook quickly advanced and assisted Gordon to hit a three-pointer to complete the reversal. This is Gordon's second finale in the playoffs this season. He had previously scored 0.1 second finale when he played against the Clippers in the first round of G4, tied the series.

Then, the US media BricksCenter teased Clippers guard Harden, who wrote on the official push: "Aaron Gordon has more iconic moments in the playoffs than Harden." In today's game, Gordon made a wonderful dunk, stretching the air and dunking 2.16 meters.

Today's game, Gordon scored a three-pointer in the last moment. With two finals in 10 days, it can be said that Gordon has more playoff moments than Harden.

To the Nuggets, Gordon was like a Swiss army knife, omnipotent. Gordon caught up with the shooting year this season. Not only did he make a good three-pointer, but his free throws also increased from 65.8% last season to 81%. His playoff free throw shooting percentage reached 88.9%, and he made key free throws many times. However, in the first eight games of the playoffs this season, Gordon's use of his body advantage was seriously underestimated.

With Gordon on the court, the Nuggets' defensive efficiency was 108.3 (suddenly dropped to 115.6 in the next game), and the net difference was as high as +10.95. He averaged 12.3 shots per game, suppressing the opponent's shooting percentage to 41.2%.

In 2024, the Nuggets renewed Gordon's contract with $133 million for four years. Although the premium was questioned in the early stage, their performance this season proved that the contract was worth the money.

Jokic scored super data of 42 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, especially in the last quarter, helping the Nuggets narrow the gap, laying the foundation for the final score. He has a plus or minus value of +10 in this game, and both offense and defense showed MVP-level influence.

Nuggets crushed the Thunder with rebounds, grabbing 63 rebounds in the game (the Thunder only 43), of which Jokic contributed 22 to create opportunities for second attacks and counterattacks.

But the Nuggets made 18 mistakes in the game, and Caruso's steal was indeed elusive. But the Thunder did not successfully protect the basket. Jokic was able to carry the ball from the three-point line and his ball protection skills were superb. Several energy-type teammates rushed to the board near the basket. Thunder's thin body was punished.

In this game, Alexander made 12 of 26 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 40 minutes, with plus or negative value -16. After the game, Thunder core Alexander said in an interview: "The key to (series) is how to respond after being defeated, and we must do this in the next game."

G1 is just G1, I think the Thunder will definitely adjust later, and we can wait for their response. If I have some concerns, maybe I will stay after playing in G2G3.