Westbrook finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Davis had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Alexander added 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists; Green had 13 points and 7 rebounds; Bane had 8 points and 3 rebounds; Uncle had 6 points and 7 rebounds; and Gafford had 5 points and 4 rebounds.
Even Grimes, who got a little playing time in the final moments, scored a playoff career-high 6 points~~
By contrast, over on the Nuggets' side,
Jokic finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists; Murray had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists; Gordon had 16 points and 8 rebounds; Porter had 13 points and 5 rebounds; and Pope had 14 points and 4 rebounds...
A starting lineup once touted as one of the strongest in the entire League managed just 85 points between them tonight.
What's more, this year's Denver Nuggets were nowhere near as potent offensively off the bench as they had been last year.
Under those circumstances, winning was genuinely difficult.
But if they wanted to lose, well, that was easy as could be~~
After the showdown in Oklahoma came to an end,
the next matchup over in New Orleans got underway right away.
The Golden State Warriors visited the Pelicans on the road, taking on a team that had also just advanced to the second round.
Both teams had been dragged into a Game 7 War by their opponents in the first round, making them a pair of kindred spirits. Now they finally got to meet~~
But once they did, an even fiercer, more physical battle immediately began!
The game tipped off at nine o'clock that evening.
In the opening minutes, the Golden State Warriors—who had finished their first-round series earlier and had the luxury of