By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-30 20:02:23
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G6将于周四晚美国中部时间9:00在洛杉矶进行
贾马尔·穆雷(Jamal Murray)和拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克(Russell Westbrook)的出色投篮表现，助推掘金紧紧掌控了G5，最终以令人信服的131-115获胜。穆雷在第四节初段引领了一波11-0的攻势，彻底终结了快船，并粉碎了他们再次上演G4逆转的任何幻想。
今晚，尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)手感不佳（13分，12助攻，10篮板），而穆雷（43分，7助攻，3抢断）和威斯布鲁克（21分）则让洛杉矶始终处于下风。阿隆·戈登(Aaron Gordon)（23分，4篮板）今晚再次贡献了被人忽视的数据，而克里斯蒂安·布劳恩(Christian Braun)（11分，12篮板）则打出了本系列赛至今最具影响力的一场比赛。
洛杉矶方面，科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)（20分，11助攻，9篮板）和詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)（11分，8篮板）在最糟糕的时刻打出了相对平庸的数据。伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)（27分）再次闪耀，博格丹·博格达诺维奇(Bogdan Bogdanovic)（18分）、克里斯·邓恩(Kris Dunn)（15分）和诺曼·鲍威尔(Norm Powell)（12分）也表现出色，足以让他们在艰难的客场比赛中，在第二节和第三节保持对球队的呐喊助威。
洛杉矶的首发球员在第一节贡献了球队23分中的19分，而且他们不得不以艰难的方式做到这一点，只命中了一个三分球。穆雷和戈登为掘金提供了大部分火力，约基奇则扮演了支点的角色，他们能够利用快船多次投篮不中的机会快速转换，从而获得了重要的早期优势。掘金以35-23领先结束第一节。
掘金的穆雷和威斯布鲁克承担了球队全部的进攻火力，而约基奇则得到了一些需要的休息时间。伦纳德放弃了他的跳投，而是毫无顾忌地突破到篮下。祖巴茨延续了他在整个系列赛中的成功，利用他在禁区内的各种抛投和推射得分。穆雷毫不气馁地命中了在巴图姆头上的高难度跳投，而威斯布鲁克则在博格达诺维奇身上强打2+1，继续给洛杉矶施加压力。邓恩命中了他的前两个（非常空位的）三分球。尽管两支球队的投篮命中率都在不断提高，但掘金仍然以67-59领先进入中场休息。
穆雷竭尽全力帮助掘金在第三节拉开比分，掘金在第三节打出了一波13-4的攻势。洛杉矶再次能够保持节奏——鲍威尔和邓恩发起了大部分的突破——但仍然没有缩小他们的差距。特别是哈登和伦纳德，放弃了他们的外线投篮机会，而是突破到掘金较小的内线。威斯布鲁克和布劳恩用连续两个三分球抹去了快船的所有努力，结束了第三节。
观察
- 大势已定 - 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)似乎天生就适合马刺。
- 这是我一段时间以来看到伦纳德最沮丧的一次。
- 约基奇在本系列赛中的罚球挣扎让我想起了蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)在2005年季后赛中的麻烦。不过，邓肯当时有一处挥之不去的脚踝伤病需要克服。
- 本场比赛精彩瞬间 #1 ：在第一节的中段，穆雷在油漆区晃过了尼古拉斯·巴图姆(Nicolas Batum)，并上篮得分。
- 本场比赛精彩瞬间 #2 ：在第三节的中段，穆雷向快速跟进的戈登送出一记轻柔的空中接力传球，使比分差距达到17分。
比赛回顾
两支球队一开场就看起来没有任何疲态，此前周六的G4非常戏剧性。一个精神抖擞的伦纳德几乎从球场的底端运球到另一端，完成了一记“卡哇伊之爪”的扣篮，而同样精神抖擞的穆雷则从中路突破完成了一个类似的扣篮。在比赛的最初几分钟里，掘金获得了快船的几次犯规。布劳恩找到了底线切入的戈登，完成了一记2+1，使掘金领先9分。哈登频繁地深入禁区进行攻击，就像他穿越时空回到了“七秒或更少”的太阳队进攻战术中一样。无论谁负责防守他，穆雷都继续从远处造成伤害。在连续的几个回合中，约基奇穿针引线，将球传给布劳恩完成上篮，并抛投越过祖巴茨得分。两队的比分一度胶着在28-19，掘金最终以领先12分的优势结束了第一节。
穆雷和威斯布鲁克在第二节开始时继续展现他们的投篮能力，而博格达诺维奇则将洛杉矶的三分球数增加到了…三个。威斯布鲁克本节的第二个三分球让掘金领先了13分。穆雷继续在挡拆中时进时退，并命中难度越来越大的投篮。博格达诺维奇被吹罚了他的第三次犯规，但他仍然留在场上。邓恩在进攻端开始活跃起来，命中了两个三分球，将分差缩小到个位数。两支球队在剩下的半场比赛中令人印象深刻地互换得分，但快船没有办法阻止掘金的得分能力。快节奏的上半场使掘金以8分的优势领先。
在祖巴茨的紧密防守下，穆雷命中了一记压哨的20英尺跳投，开始了第三节。约基奇喂球给穆雷，让他再中两个三分球，掘金的领先优势扩大到17分。在掘金进攻压力的重压之下，洛杉矶继续冲击篮筐，以增加犯规次数并减缓比赛节奏，希望逐渐缩小分差。博格达诺维奇延续了他在第二节的状态，命中了一个底角三分球，随着鲍威尔的上篮得分，掘金的领先优势确实缩小到了8分。威斯布鲁克和博格达诺维奇互相喷着垃圾话，并被判罚了技术犯规。但正是威斯布鲁克和布劳恩的三分球使得掘金以99-83领先进入第四节。
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Nuggets hold off Clippers as Jamal Murray emphatically prevents reprise of Game 4, 131-115
Game 6 takes place in Los Angeles Thursday night 9:00 PM CDT
Stellar shooting efforts from lead guards Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook emboldened the Nuggets to grab a tight hold of Game 5 on the way to a convincing 131-115 triumph. Murray initiated an 11-0 fourth quarter run to put the finishing touches on the Clippers and prevent any thoughts of the Game 4 comeback from happening again.
With Jokic (13 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds) getting a rare night ‘off,’ it was Murray (43 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals) and Westbrook (21 points) that kept Los Angeles at bay tonight. Aaron Gordon (23 points and 4 rebounds) had another unsung statline tonight, while Christian Braun (11 points and 12 rebounds) had his most impactful game of the series.
Los Angeles’ Kawhi Leonard (20 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds) and James Harden (11 points and 8 rebounds) picked the worst time to put up relatively subpar numbers. Ivica Zubac (27 points) shined brightly again with the support of Bogdan Bogdanovic (18 points), Kris Dunn (15 points), and Norm Powell (12 points), who performed well enough in the tough road game to keep their team within shouting distance in the second and third quarters.
LA’s starters put up 19 of the team’s 23 points in the quarter and they had to do it the hard way with only one three-pointer going in. Murray and Gordon supplied much of the firepower for the Nuggets with Jokic as fulcrum, and they were able to push the ball in transition off of many Clippers’ misses to gain the important early advantage. Denver left the first period up 35-23.
Denver’s Murray and Westbrook carried the entirety of their team’s offense while Jokic got some needed benchtime. Leonard drove to the basket with abandon while eschewing his jumper. Zubac continue his series-long success with his array of floaters and push-shots in the lane. Undetterred Murray knocked down a difficult jumper over Batum and Westbrook willed home an and-1 over Bogdanovic to keep the pressure on LA. Dunn connected on his first two (very open) threes. Despite both teams shooting increasingly well, the Nuggets went to the break still up 67-59.
Murray did his best to personally aid Denver in busting the game wide open in a third quarter where the Nuggets got out to a 13-4 run. Los Angeles again was able to maintain pace - with Norm Powell and Dunn initiating most of the driving - but still not putting a dent into their deficit. Harden and Leonard, in particular, abandoned their outside shooting opportunities to drive it into Denver’s smaller frontline. Westbrook and Braun erased all of the Clippers’ gains with back-to-back threes to close the third.
Observations
- A foregone conclusion - Stephon Castle just seemed to be a perfect fit as a Spur.
- This was the most frustrated I’ve seen Leonard look in some time.
- Jokic’s struggles at the line this series reminds me of the trouble Tim Duncan had throughout the 2005 playoffs. Duncan had a nagging ankle injury to work through, though.
- Sequence of the Game #1: Partway through the opening stanza, Murray put Nic Batum on skates in the paint and scored a nifty lay-in.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Halfway through the third quarter, Murray lofted a feathery lob to a streaking Gordon for an alley-oop to make it a 17 point game.
Game Rundown
The teams came out of the gates looking no worse for wear after Saturday’s dramatic Game 4. A spry Leonard took it nearly the length of the court of a Klaw Slam, and an equally spry Murray took it down the middle for a similar dunk. Denver drew several Clippers fouls in the first minutes. Christian Braun found a cutting Gordon baseline for an and-1 that put the Nuggets up nine. Harden frequently attacked deep into the paint like he time-traveled into the “Seven Seconds or Less” Suns offense. No matter who was charged to guard him, Murray continued to do damage from distance. On successive possessions, Jokic threaded the needle to Braun for a lay-up, and tossed in a floater over Zubac. The teams stayed glued at 28-19 for a while, and Denver left the first up a dozen.
Murray and Westbrook continued their shooting prowess to start the second quarter, while Bogdanovic tripled the LA three-pointer count to… three. The second of Westbrook’s threes for the frame put Denver up 13. Murray continued to pop in and out of pick-and-rolls to knock down increasingly harder shots. Bogdanovic was whistled for this third foul, but remained in the game. Dunn came alive from the field to hit two threes and close the gap to single digits. The teams impressively traded baskets over the rest of the half, but the Clippers had no answer for Denver’s bucket getting capabilities. The fast-paced first half yielded an eight point lead for the Nuggets.
With Zubac draped all over him, Murray hit a shotclock-beating 20-footer to start the third. Jokic fed Murray for another pair of threes and the Nuggets’ lead grew to 17. With the weight of Denver’s offensive pressure bearing down on them, LA continued attacking the rim to grow the foul count and slow the game down in the hopes of chipping away at the margin. Bogdanovic picked up where he left off in the second quarter to hit a corner three, and with Powell’s driving lay-up, the Denver lead did shrink to eight. Westbrook and Bogdanovic chirped at each other and were assigned technicals. But it was Westbrook and Braun’s threes that made it 99-83 Nuggets heading into the fourht.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock