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The big man of Nuggets have a astonishing performance to force game 5

Denver Nuggets massive guy Nikola Jokic become in threat of turning into the primary MVP in NBA records to be swept in a best-of-seven first-spherical series. He answered like best an MVP can. Jokic led the Nuggets to a 126-121 Game four victory over the Golden State Warriors with 37 factors, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The probably 2021-22 MVP is gambling with out Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., which means any danger Denver has in opposition to a loaded name contender just like the Warriors falls predominantly on his shoulders. He wasted no time putting the tone withinside the face of that strain with 18 factors withinside the first sector alone, even though it wasn't a solo effort. Monte Morris (24 factors and five-of-7 from 3-factor range) took benefit of the spacing created with the aid of using the eye Jokic draws, Bones Hyland (15 factors and 7 assists) supplied a much-wanted activate the bench, and Aaron Gordon (21 factors) helped stem the tide at some point of a Golden State run with key baskets withinside the fourth Fittingly, Jokic and Morris stored the day after Stephen Curry gave the Warriors the lead with much less than ninety seconds remaining. Jokic's layup tied it, Morris' floater gave Denver the lead, and Jokic's kick to a wide-open Will Barton for a nook 3 clinched it. The Nuggets will want greater snatch performs much like that if they may be going to live alive at some point of Wednesday's Game five again in Golden State.

Nuggets vs. Warriors score, takeaways: Nikola Jokic gets help from supporting cast as Denver forces Game 5

 The Denver Nuggets live to fight another day, hanging on to beat the Golden State Warriors, 126-121, on Sunday to force a Game 5 back in San Francisco. Nikola Jokic was the orchestrator on offense, as usual, putting up 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but he received plenty of help, with huge plays from Monte Morris, Aaron Gordon and Will Barton down the stretch.

After trailing by as many as 17 points, the Warriors made a valiant comeback behind 33 points from Stephen Curry and 32 from Klay Thompson. They struggled to execute on both ends, however, after Draymond Green fouled out with just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Andrew Wiggins added 20 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks for Golden State.

Outside of Jokic, the story was the Nuggets' hot shooting. As a team they went 15 for 31 from 3-point range, led by Morris, who made five of his seven attempts from long distance. Rookie Bones Hyland made three straight 3-pointers during a big stretch in the second quarter and Will Barton made the game-clinching 3 from the corner with eight seconds left.

The Warriors will now look to advance to the second round in front of their home crowd in Wednesday's Game 5, as the Nuggets attempt to extend the series.

Here are a few takeaways from Sunday's game, followed by a recap of our live updates.

1. Jokic gets help

Jokic averaged 29.3 points, 13 rebounds and five assists over the first three games of the series, but he had yet to receive enough aid from the supporting cast to eke out a win. That changed on Sunday, as pretty much every Nuggets role player stepped up with a clutch shot or two -- first to help build the big lead, then to fight off the Warriors comeback. The biggest contributor was Morris, who went shot-for-shot with Thompson and made all five of his 3-pointers in the first eight minutes of the third quarter.

He also made one of the biggest shots of the game in the fourth quarter, when the Warriors decided to play a box-and-one, with Kevon Looney on Jokic to prevent him from making a play. After getting a screen from Jokic, Morris recognized that instead of dropping, Looney stayed with Jokic, leaving the middle wide open. Morris got to his spot and hit a tough floater to give the Nuggets a two-point lead.

Gordon also made a clutch mid-range jumper over Green late in the fourth quarter, and of course Barton knocked down the clincher off a Jokic pass to put the nail in the Warriors' coffin.

If the Nuggets were going to stay in this series, they needed the role players to step up. They did that on Sunday, and forced a Game 5.

2. Poole party gets crashed

It was bound to happen, but after averaging 28.7 points in his first three career playoff games, Jordan Poole finally came down to Earth. He struggled his way to 11 points on 3-for-10 shooting, including 1 of 5 from 3-point range to go with three turnovers. He was effective as a facilitator, however, dishing out nine assists.

"They were more physical with him tonight ... That's to be expected," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. "Teams are gonna start throwing a lot of stuff at him, including physicality, trying to get under his skin a little bit."

Steve Kerr criticized by Golden State Warriors fans for awful late play call that Nuggets' Nikola Jokic called from the bench

 While it wasn’t quite the death knell for the Golden State Warriors’ playoff matchup on Sunday, and it was certainly far from a sign that they’ll lose this opening series against the Denver Nuggets, Dubs fans were nevertheless up in arms over a questionable out-of-bounds play call that coach Steve Kerr made in the final moments of Game 4.

The play was supposed to go as follows: Andrew Wiggins would set a screen for Steph Curry, who could curl to the right corner to draw a defender away from the basket. At that point, Wiggins would cut to the basket and receive a lob pass from inbounder Otto Porter Jr., and Wiggins would then slam the ball through the hoop.

Only half of that ended up happening. The play was doomed from the start as Nikola Jokic, who was sitting on the bench at that moment, called out to his teammates exactly what the plan was. This likely helped Austin Rivers, who saw the pass to Wiggins coming, and interrupted the play to force a turnover.

But this play didn’t have a good chance of success even before Jokic’s call-out. First off, Porter Jr’s pass was far from accurate. It didn't help that Porter was in because Draymond Green fouled out of the game. Secondly, Wiggins had just shown that even though he had the athleticism to make a big-time slam, he didn’t have the accuracy to complete it -- he had just missed a put-back dunk attempt a couple plays prior.

Even more egregious was the fact that the Splash Brothers had incredibly hot hands at the time. Why, then, wouldn’t the coaching staff call a play for the greatest shooters on the team, whose shots would have had a trail of fire to them if they took place in a video game?

For what it’s worth, Kerr was also unhappy with his play call. Speaking to an ABC affiliate after the team's 126-121 loss, he took responsibility for what happened: “I didn't like my play call with 33 seconds left. I put Otto in a tough spot on the turnover so that's on me.”

The good news for the Warriors is that they have three days of rest before Game 5. They’ve shown that they can utterly dominate this Nuggets team, which had an otherworldly shooting performance, while Golden State was sloppy as hell in terms of fouls and missed free throws. 

The biggest arrow in the Dubs' quiver, of course, is the fact that no team has ever lost a 3-0 series lead in NBA history. The Warriors aren’t unfamiliar with being on the wrong side of playoff history, but even if some fans believe Kerr should be launched out of a cannon in response to a single bad play call, Sunday didn’t seem to indicate that there should be significant cause for concern… right?

Nuggets prove they can hang with the Warriors as they force a Game 5

 The Denver Nuggets had an explosive second quarter in Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors and took as much as a 17-point lead. But in typical fashion, the Warriors fought their way back and took a two-point lead with 1:21 left in regulation. The Nuggets responded with a 7-0 run to close out the game and won it 126-121. 

“When the game was tied we just stayed poised,” Monte Morris said. “We have been in a lot of situations like that with the game on the line, win or go home mentality. We were really poised on both ends but mainly on offense because it got loud in there so we were just trying to get organized but I think that comes with experience and we showed that tonight.”

Nikola Jokic was in pure MVP form and had another 37-point game. He also added eight rebounds and six assists. Morris finished the game with 24 points and was a walking bucket in the third quarter. He went 5 of 5 from beyond the arc for 15 points. He also hit a big time floater with 33.5 seconds left to give Denver the 123-121 lead. 

“I just told myself I was just going to stay aggressive,” Morris said. “It was just a matter of time. These are the same shots I’ve been shooting all year. I’m shooting it with confidence.”

Denver led for most of the game until the Warriors’ offense started clicking down the stretch. Golden State put together a 6-0 run with 3:31 left to get within three points. The Nuggets knew they had their hands full and took a timeout to regroup. 

“We went to that huddle with just a couple minutes left and we were all just yelling at each other in a positive way like we gotta close now,” Austin Rivers said. “We put in the work last game and didn’t get the job done and so now we’re like come on now we got to get a dubb.”

After the Warriors took the lead on a Steph Curry bucket, Nikola Jokic tied it up at 121 with over one minute left to go. Klay Thompson missed at the other end, giving Denver another possession. Morris hit the floater to give Denver the 123-121 lead. Golden State had the ball now and attempted to inbound it. Jokic was yelling at his teammates from the sidelines warning them that the Warriors were about to lob it and that’s exactly what they did. Rivers intercepted the pass with 31.6 left to give Denver another possession. Jokic came up with it, drove through the lane and found a wide open Will Barton for a corner three. He knocked it down to give the Nuggets the 126-121 win. 

“You get one [win] and it’s just a different level of confidence,” Rivers said. “When you’re down 0-3 everybody is looking around at each other like man we gotta figure this out and then you get one and you’re like ok we can do this. There’s a level of confidence that comes with winning.” 

Earlier in the season, Rivers was trying to figure out his role on this Denver team and on Sunday afternoon it was evident that his presence is felt heavily on the defensive end. He came up with five steals and a huge defensive stop in a must-win game. 

Another guy who stepped up was rookie Bones Hyland. He brought the energy and was not afraid of the big moments. In the second quarter, he scored 11 of his 15 points to ignite a 14-2 Nuggets run and give them a 40-23 lead.

“Fearless is a word that we’ve used to describe him many times,” Michael Malone said. “What a great experience for a young kid. Playoff stage, national stage. Regular season is one thing but you make your name in the playoffs. And I think Bones Hyland’s performance today just kind of showed that he is a tough kid mentally and physically and not afraid of the moment and we don’t win that game without him.”