The Clippers drew 1-1 with the Nuggets and returned home for the next two games, and the balance of victory was widely believed to be in their favor.
And there's a big injury wave going on inside the Nuggets, and there's probably a slight flu spread in the locker room.
In a post-match interview at G2, Murray confirmed that he was indeed ill.
is as strong as the iron man Jokic, who also has a bad cough and a hoarse voice......
Perhaps because of his physical discomfort, Jokic had many moments of collapsing with opponent guards in the series with the Clippers.
But Clippers reporter Esnaashari didn't buy it, tweetingJokic, the best basketball player in the world, had so many fake falls in the first two games of the series that the NBA should give him a fine or a warning.
One thing to say, Jokic, as a big center weighing about 130 kilograms, is so delicate and weak and easy to push down, it is really unreasonable.
Netizens unceremoniously slammed Jokic's fake fall behavior with a keyboard, and the latter's personal comments are being tested in the most severe way.
Next Clippers home, Jokic if he still has close contact with the ground at every turn, he will enjoy a tsunami-like boo, this guy has averaged 27.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 11 assists per game in the playoffs this year, with a shooting rate of 50% and 41.7%, obviously you can conquer the opponent with strength and there is no need to rely on small tricks.
It is worth mentioning thatPorter Jr., who played an excellent role in G2 and contributed 15 points and 15 boards, was not sick, but he was really injured, and admitted that he sprained his knee and would not necessarily play in G3.
According to Lombardi, the Nuggets, Porter Jr. has been suffering from foot problems and has to wear a brace to correct foot drop, and now he has two new shoulder and knee injuries......
Porter Jr., as the starting forward of the Nuggets and the most important high battery, his three-point shooting and rebounding ability has always been crucial and even indispensable, if he really misses G3, it will obviously make the team's already unfavorable situation worse, and I can only hope that his injury will improve in the past few days.
All in all, the right time and place are all on the Clippers' side, and they are very hopeful of beating the Nuggets to advance to the second round of the Western Conference and step by step towards the goal of greatness, and this year may really be the best time for Harden to win the first championship of his career.
Of course, to create a great road, you can't hope that your opponent will explode thunder, you still have to be strong enough.
So far in this year's playoffs, the overall performance of the Clippers' two cores has been remarkable, with Harden averaging 25 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, and throwing 4 three-pointers per game with an average shooting rate of 40%; Leonard averaged 30.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 70.6%, 50% and 100% from three.
If Harden & Leonard can maintain such a hot state in this year's playoffs and even go further, the Clippers will not have to fear any opponents, but will become a nightmare for all opponents, and then they will naturally achieve the goal of successfully landing and reaching the top of the league!