Playoffs in the NBA: The Oklahoma City Thunder lose after overtime and thereby get back behind in the series against the Denver Nuggets.
In the third game of the Western Conference semi -finals, the best team in the main round at the Denver Nuggets lost 104: 113. The team with the German basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein is now 1: 2 in the “Best of Seven” series.
After Oklahomas Statement victory to compensate (149: 106), a game in Denver developed in the Ball Arena as in the crime thriller at the start of the series, which the nuggets won with 121: 119.
Hartenstein awards all throws in overtime
The tour changed 15 times, the three -time MVP Nikola Jokic from the Nuggets missed the decision in the regular season with a Buzzer Beater. The extension then clearly won 11: 2, also because Hartenstein left all three of his attempts at throw. The German Center achieved a total of ten points and ten rebounds, as well as its teammates Shai-Gilgeous Alexander (18/13) and Chet Holmgren (18/16) as well as Jokic (20/16).
The Serb initially did not caught a good day, did not meet ten attempts from the triple line, while in the extension, both attempts sat out of the zone. The top scorer of the encounter was OKC-Guard Jalen Williams with 32 points.
Jamal Murray: “A good one Team victory “
“That was all,” said Jamal Murray, with 27 points of the best throwers of the Nuggets: “You are a great team. You put us on the test all night, and we could stay tuned and get the victory. So it was a good team victory.”
The fourth game of the series will take place again on Sunday evening German time at the champions from 2023. Hartenstein and Co. need a win to get the home advantage back.
| Game | Last game | Stood in the series |
|---|---|---|
Boston Celtics – New York Knicks | 90:91 | 0: 2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers – Indiana Pacers | 126: 104 | 1: 2 |
| Game | Last game | Stood in the series |
|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City Thunder – Denver Nuggets | 149: 106 | 1: 2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves – Golden State Warriors | 117: 93 | 1: 1 |