Nuggets lends thunder into game 3 overtime -thriller in NBA Playoffs | Basketball messages

Jamal Murray scored 27 points, and the host Denver Nuggets dominated the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in extension in game 3 of the second round of the Western Conference Playoff.

Nikola Jokic missed every 10 3 points in the Matchup on Friday and ended the field with 8-to-25 games, but finished the night with 20 points and 16 rebounds for the nuggets that lead the best-of-Sven series 2: 1.

Game 4 is in Denver on Sunday afternoon.

Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, including a binding bucket in the last minute of regulation, and Michael Porter Jr. with 21 points for the Nuggets 5: 6 and ended the nuggets, which ended 39-to-85 from the field (45.9 percent).

“We have been to this situation before, we were ready,” said Porter about Denvers ability to win close games. “[Aaron Gordon] Beat this Big 3 to send it to the extension as if he had done all the playoffs. Huge victory. “

Jalen Williams scored 32 points for Oklahoma City, who were 1: 7 from the field with two sales in extra time. Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 16 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points and 10 rebounds for thunder, the 40-on-104 (38.5 percent) was out of the field.

“One thing it takes to be a great team is that they are brought to the border in the playoffs, and they have to rise to the challenges with which they are confronted,” said Thunder head coach Mark Daigteuch. “This team has made it a habit to do this repeatedly. I still have full trust, but we have to hug what that is.”

Jokic opened overtime with a layup, and Porter drained a 3 pointer to do it 107-102. Williams missed a floater and had sales, which led to Murray's layup with 3:02 on the left.

Holmgren's Dunk with 1:56 on the left was the only basket of Oklahoma City in overtime, and the nuggets closed it off.

“I think late in the games you can rely on what you saw and felt and did,” said Nugget's head coach David Adelman about the team's playoff experience. “You can feel a game that you may have played a few years ago.”

Gilgeous-Aalexander went out of the field 7-against-22, but brought the thunder in fourth place with 7:33 a.m. with his first 3-point of the night.

Oklahoma City led 95-93 after Murray divided a few free throws with 5:58 on the left and both teams got cold from the field. Gilgeous-Alexander missed three direct shots and Denver tied it with 4:26 on Gordon's two free throws.

Williams met a layup, and Murray tied him with two free throws with 97 and put Denver in the lead with a 17-foot player with 2:17.

Luguentz there gave Oklahoma City with a 3-pointer-only point of the night murray with 1:31, and Williams made a few free throws to do it 102-99.

Gordon's 3 pointer tied it with a 27.5 second lead, Gilgeous-Alexander missed a floater, and Jokics 20-foot in the buzzer was eliminated and sent it to the extension.

Knalled-up cavs blow out the pacers in game 3

In an earlier playoff matchup on Friday, Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to raise the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 3 of their semi-final series of the Eastern Conference in Indianapolis for a 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

The top cavaliers exceeded Indiana in the second quarter with a lead of 34-13 in the best-of-Seven series with a lead of 34: 13. Game 4 is in Indianapolis on Sunday.

Mitchell, which added nine rebounds, made 14 out of 29 shots from the ground and 10 out of 14 from the free -wing line. The six-time all-star triggered five 3-point counter in 13 attempts after he had only entered the competition 2: 18 from beyond the arch.

Cleveland's Max Strus collected 20 points and seven rebounds, Jarrett Allen had 19 and 12 and the reigning defensive player of the year, Evan Mobley, added 18 and 13 when he returned from a dipped left -wing absence caused.

Darius Garland only ended 10 points while it was plagued by bad difficulties. He played his first game since April 23, after recovering from a toe injury.

“[We were] 2-0, “said Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson.” It is now or never. You are hit and hurt … they had to test it today. They showed a lot of strength. We have a day of recovery here, so it's a quick turn, and you can turn it around and be ready to go. “

Cleveland had a decisive 56-37 lead in rebounds, including an 18:4 advantage in the offensive end.

Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 points from the bank, and Pascal Siakam added 18.

Star Tyrese Haliburton was limited to just four points for the fourth Pacers at 2 von-8 shootout.

Cleveland will try to remove the series when the Pacers organize Game 4 on Sunday.