Oklahoma City Thunder with Isaiah Hartenstein loses game three in overtime against the Denver Nuggets and fell 1: 2 in the playoff quarter-finals.
Basketballer Isaiah Hartenstein has fallen behind with Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA playoff quarter-finals. In game three, the best team in the main round at the Denver Nuggets losing 104: 113 after extra time and 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.
The leadership changed 15 times, the three -time MVP Jokic missed the decision in the regular season with a Buzzer Beater, but the extension then won clearly with 11: 2. Also because Hartenstein left all three of his attempts at throw.
Oklahoma again behind
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.
“That was all,” said Jamal Murray, with 27 points of the best throws 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 (9:30 p.m.) at the champions from 2023. Hartenstein and Co. need a win to get the home advantage back.