Jamal Murray fought through a disease to score 25 points and feed the Denver Nuggets conforms to Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night, sending the series back to Oklahoma City for a decisive game 7.
Sick since Wednesday, Murray appeared as questionable to the game. He turned on the Nuggets with a four -point play to start things and sank a 3 -point triple to start the fourth quarter that pushed Denver’s advantage to two digits for the first time.
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, and Christian Braun scored a better performance of the playoffs of his career with 12 rebounds. But it was the second year reserve Julian Strawther who lit the Nuggets fugitive, scoring 15 points in the playoff career, all in the second half.
Strawther had a couple of 3S and a placement of the 10-0 Sturt placement in the third quarter that helped Denver take a two-digit advantage, and continued in the fourth quarter when the Nuggets finally laughed in this exhaustive series.
Game 7 is Sunday, with the Minnesota Timberwolves waiting for the winner after sending Golden State in five games.
A negative for Denver: Aaron Gordon grabbed his left ischiotibial at the end of the game and had during the last minutes.
Shai Gilgous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points, including 18 after part time despite playing with four fouls since the second quarter. But he did not receive enough help from his usual reliable teammates to achieve Oklahoma City’s first trip to the western conference since 2016, when he lost to the Warriors in seven games.
Chet Holmgren added 19 points. The All-Star Jalen Williams scored six points in 3 of 16 shots.
The Triple of Altheghu Lu Dort bell gave the Thunder a part-time advantage of 61-58, it was the Nuggets who threw themselves through the tunnel after erasing a 12-point deficit with a 12-0 race over the final half of Braun, a race.
The Nuggets, who won the title two years ago, finally get two days off after a few exhausting weeks. They have played every two days since April 29.
The Thunder have only lost consecutive games twice this season, once in November and once in early April.
Associated Press reports.
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