Official forecast 4-1, Nuggets were eliminated in 5 games! MVP hottest faces the Thunder and holds four major advantages

The Nuggets eliminated the Clippers in the tiebreak, Westbrook competed in the semi-finals against the old Thunder! The official forecast scored 4-1, and the Thunder eliminated the Nuggets in 5 games to advance. In this head-on match between Jokic and Alexander, the Thunder held four major advantages.

MVP faced a head-on battle

When the general manager and coach were fired in one go at the end of the regular season, the Nuggets, who were seen as the winner, beat the Clippers in a tiebreak, scored 4-3 in total and advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals.

will usher in a contest with the Western Conference No. 1 Thunder, who swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round and advanced early to wait.

This means that Jokic and Alexander's two leading MVP favorites will face a head-on victory in the playoffs.

Official prediction The Thunder advanced to 5 games

Faced with this round of MVP battle, the NBA official website quickly posted a report to make a prediction, believing that the Thunder will eliminate the Nuggets through 5 games to advance.

Thunder holds 4 major advantages

The reason why the official is so optimistic about Thunder is mainly because the latter holds 4 major advantages.

Advantage 1: Physical reserve

Due to schedule issues, the Thunder swept the Grizzlies 4-0 to advance a week ago, and took a full week off.

The Nuggets have been delayed until the tiebreak to the seventh game, and after only one day of rest, they will face off against the Thunder.

At the beginning of the series, the Nuggets are obviously the more favorable side, because they can continue the state of the first round. The Thunder may fall into a disadvantage due to long rest. However, the problem is that this is a 7-game series. According to the performance of the two teams in the first round, it is likely to be a fierce battle. G1 and G2 are the home courts of the Thunder. As the schedule progresses, the Thunder's physical advantages will become more and more obvious.

Advantage 2: Lineup Depth

As legends O'Neal and Barkley said in the playoff outlook, they both hope Westbrook can win the championship, but reason tells them that the Thunder is more likely to win because the Thunder is much better in depth than the Nuggets.

The Nuggets' bench is almost the only one who shines and heats, while the Thunder have several trustworthy role players.

Like the physical strength of Advantage No. 1, as the series deepens, the advantages brought by the depth of the lineup will become greater and greater.

Advantage 3: Defense

The core reason why the Nuggets are frequently regarded in the first round is that the Nuggets' defense is not top-notch. Looking at the championship teams in the past 10 years, they are all the top five defensive teams in the league.

Thunder obviously meets this requirement. They not only have a stable defensive system, but also have many strong defense points and are not afraid of physical confrontation.

When the opponent scores below 100 this season, the Thunder will win 19 and lose 0, and when the opponent scores below 110 points, the Thunder will win 50 and lose 1, while the Thunder's defensive efficiency this season is the first in the 97.6 league.

Advantage 4: Turnover Control

The Thunder's turnover errors in the first round made the second best in the NBA in the past 48 years, and averaged 8.8 fewer turnovers than the Grizzlies.

The Thunder's first round error rate was the lowest for all teams, while the opponent Grizzlies had the highest error rate. Caruso and Wallace made the best and fourth best player in the first round, giving away 25 assists and only 3 mistakes.

And turnovers have always been a big problem for the Nuggets, and their regular season turnover rate ranks 25th in the league.

X factor

The reason why the official believes that the Nuggets can win a game is mainly because of Jokic's star level and his expectations for Murray. When Jokic was on the court, the Nuggets netted 10.5 points in a 100-game match, while he lost 9.3 points in the game.

Therefore, Jokic ensured the Nuggets' basic set. In the first round, Jokic scored 24 points, 11.6 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 2.3 steals, 0.9 blocks, and a three-point shooting percentage of 45.5%.

But if this Nuggets want to truly defeat the Thunder, whether the second in command Murray can continue to explode is the key, and it will also be the X-factor that determines the trend of the series.