Grab seven and be dry exploded! The Nuggets really burned out! The NBA Final Four are out

A game time is not friendly to Chinese fans.

The Thunder won by 32 points by the largest margin in team history, with a maximum lead of 43 points.

This is the Thunder's first return to the Western Conference Finals since 2016, and it is also the first time in Alexander's career that he has advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

The Nuggets led by 11 points in the first quarter, but the Thunder went on a 17-5 offensive run in the second quarter, and then started the third quarter with a 9-0 run to completely widen the difference.

The Nuggets scored just 47 points in the second half, Jokic was limited to just nine shots, and the Thunder scored 39 points with 16 steals in the game, which became a key factor.

A game of life and death, instead of hitting the pinpoint against Mai Mang as we expected, it was one-sided.

Because the Thunder is still on the table, there are many opportunities to talk about them.

Today, let's talk about it mainly from the perspective of the Nuggets, which can be regarded as a "eulogy" for them this season.

As the title says, the Nuggets, really burned out...

So far in the playoffs this season, the top 10 players in total playing time are from both teams. The west is the Denver Nuggets, and the east is no surprise, it must be the "slaves" of the New York plantations.

The Knicks successfully advanced to the next round, although they deserved it, but there were also objective factors: Tatum on the opposite side had a ruptured Achilles tendon.

On the other hand, the Nuggets, Gordon originally needed to be out of action for about a month because of a level 2 hamstring strain.

But before the game, he decided to play with an injury to tie-break, contributing 8 points and 11 rebounds, and at the risk of serious injury, he gave everything he had and put his all on the court. (Thankfully, nothing else happened today...) ）

Porter Jr. has been playing with "one hand" for a long time.

Jamal Murray, G6 is carrying the sick body.

There were originally few players, and the main players were still plagued by injuries, and the Nuggets were able to carry the tie-break, which has exceeded the predictions and expectations of too many "experts" and fans.

It's not easy to pass the Clippers, one is that Brother Deng is too soft, and the other is that Brother Deng is too hard, otherwise Jokic would have gone home early to ride a horse, and it would be useless for the main force to smoke.

It's always a shame to be out, but that's competitive sports.

Even those of us who are blind know that the Nuggets lose in the rotation.

With only five guys, if you only play 20 minutes a game, they're definitely a championship level, and Denver has the best players in the league today, and their system has won championships and is mature.

But when the battle line is stretched ... When you get to Game 14 of the series, it's a test of the sixth, seventh, eighth players on your team.

Other people's replacements are Caruso, Carson Wallace, Jaelin and Aaron Wiggins.

What about the Nuggets? Wei Shao, Watson, Strausser, old old, young and young.

When your starter is fouled or needs to rest, the first thing that comes to your mind is the 36-year-old Westbrook, which in itself is a pain.

It's not a question of not letting Wei Shao take the blame, but you are counting on a player who has been inconsistent even at the peak of his career and is still a veteran with a base salary to save the world.

This in itself is unrealistic.

He averaged 11.7 points per game in the playoffs, and he made contributions and mistakes, and those who loved him still loved him and hated him.

If the Nuggets' bench mainly relies on the young master, he will still be out of action next season, and if he is really good enough, it will not be possible to go to the plateau.

This is Wei Shao.

With the Nuggets in this situation, it doesn't make sense to blame the 7-8 players on the court.

The person who should really be responsible has already left the class.

With the standard of how much money you get and how much work you do, I will give an example of a similar salary, and everyone will understand.

Zike Najib, who has an annual salary of 8.89 million, will not play in the playoffs... What if the Nuggets have Hield for 8.83 million? He went to the bottom corner to smoke, and Jokic was able to feed him and throw up.

Dario Saric, who has an annual salary of 5.17 million, can't play in the playoffs... If his backup is the 5.39 million Aquaman Adams, even if a player like the Clippers Eubanks goes up for 5-10 minutes, Jokic will not be without a substitute.

That's not too much to ask, right? But the Nuggets didn't.

I think the Knicks can't come off the bench, so Thibodeau can still take out McBride, Mitchell Robinson, and Achiuwa, right? There are defenders, forwards, and interior benches.

Even if the Knicks give the Nuggets a playoff basically useless Shamet or Payne, they won't play so hard.

We don't like to make excuses or excuses for the losing side.

However, the Nuggets are excepted.

Because their substitutes are the best in the league, this is an objective fact.

As I said before, if Mr. Yue was an American player, he would have scolded the street a long time ago, and ran away with a bucket every minute.

After winning the championship, the lineup was subtracted year by year, and the boss and management did not do it.

Finally, write an interesting ending.

NBA Final Four, Pacers, Knicks, Thunder, Timberwolves.

In addition to the sigh of everyone, the alliance has entered a new era, have the brothers found the law?

In the semi-final lineup, the Pacers have EASON, the Knicks have Xueyou, the Thunder have Zheng Zhongji, and the Timberwolves have Wu Yanzu...

If you give Teacher Yue a "peak" Mok Wenwei, then what is there to Thunder... (Isn't the Nuggets just missing a player like Braves Livingston back then.) ）

The fruits of midsummer have long been arranged.