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The Denver Nuggets have become the twelfth team in NBA history after falling 3-1 in a play-off series. The Colorado team celebrated a narrow 80:78 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in Orlando and thus won the “best of seven” 4: 3. In the second round, Denver now faces title favorite Los Angeles Clippers.
On this occasion, the winner of the Nuggets game was the Serbian star Nikola Jokic, who achieved a double-double with 30 points and 14 rebounds. Utah’s top scorer, however, was once again Donovan Mitchell (22 points), who broke numerous NBA records. With a total of 254 points across the seven games, the 23-year-old surpassed superstar LeBron James’ previous first-round record (241 in 2018). In Elgin Baylor’s all-time record, which had reached 284 points in the final seven in 1962, he ultimately fell 30 points behind.
Mitchell, however, is the first NBA professional to score an average of 35 points (36.3) in a play-off series with success rates of more than 50 percent on both field goals and attempted shots. three way. He also used more than 94 percent of his free throws. And with 33 successful triples, Mitchell also surpassed the previous record of Warriors captain Stephen Curry, who had hit 32 twice in the play-off series in 2016.
“This is just a game. People have lost family members due to police brutality and racism (…). (…) What I feel now is nothing compared to that, and I thank the NBA and everyone in it. league for continuing to push this issue, “Mitchell said after the play-off, focusing on that. Essential.
Boston versus Toronto on winning ways
Immediately before this tiebreaker, record-breaking NBA champions Boston Celtics had also won Game 2 of the second round against defending champion Toronto Raptors 102-99. The 17-time champion (most recently in 2008) was led by Jayson Tatum with a career play-off record of 34 points. Game 3 takes place Friday night before the Nuggets start against the Clippers.
