The third quarter was started with a dunk by Keegan Murray. Nikola Jokic is suddenly aggressive and takes advantage of a pick and bland to score two points. Hector made him a 3-point catch years shoot with Fox's assist.
Jokic stands out at 3-point and responds instantly to Hector. Then he assisted KCP. Harrison Barnes is discreet in this game and creates space to score a layup. Four minutes have passed since the resumption, and after two free throws from Hector, the Kings lead, but at this point in the game, it means nothing.
Hector gets two more free throws that don't mess up, then gets rid of Jokic for an easy layup. The Kings are 7 points ahead. Coach Ewing decided to take Hector out to rest. According to him, everything will be decided in the last quarter.
A minute's rest is life-saving in many cases. Porter and Jamal Murray took advantage of his exit to counterattack. First, a mid-range stepback for Murray and an assist for a 3-pointer from Porter put the teams back on track.
There are only three minutes left this quarter, and Malik Monk makes a driving layup. Aaron Gordon, not in success, finally shows himself in makes a dunk.
Hector now masters his notorious "Mexico Step" that he copied from James Harden and no longer hesitates to use it. He will use it twice in a row for two successes. The clock ticked, and the quarter ended with an improbable shot from his side from Reggie Jackson.
Thanks to this shot, the Nuggets are only two points behind the Kings' 91-89. But here's the problem, Hector finds himself in a troubled foul with 5 fouls at the beginning of the last quarter.
After a 3-pointer from KCP, 4th Quarter Fox arrived. He answered a 3-pointer and a driving layup on the bonus free throw. Aaron Gordon completed a well-oiled Nuggets action, and Jokic assisted KCP again at 3-pointers and Gordon shortly after.
The match's turning point came when Hector took his sixth foul synonymous with expulsion. The crowd was really light and could have gone unnoticed by some referees. But each referee sanctions his way, and Hector does not blame him.
Ewing asked for the challenge, but the challenge was lost. Hector came out six minutes from the end of the game to the delight of the Nuggets. He had 31 points and 13 rebounds tonight without the assists, steals, and blocks that are filled.
At that time, Mass is said. The victory could not escape the Nuggets, who won Game 5 109-115 and took an option to advance to the next round.
Jokic with 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists against Hector's 31 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. The Clash of Titans announcement has been presented, but we will go up a level in the next game in Sacramento.
Game 6 is about life and death for Hector and his family—prohibition to lose otherwise direction Cancun. Cancun is in Mexico, so Hector doesn't care, but in NBA parlance, that means the end of the season.
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According to experts, the Kings host the Nuggets for a playoff series that has lasted longer than expected. No one saw the Kings take 2 games, and the Nuggets never beat them easily.
Hector, determined to show what he is capable of with his back to the wall, will be aggressive from the start and will show his offensive panoply as simply as it is nevertheless effective. Hector does not take the head to have a vast repertoire of moves.
Hector is an incredible shot-creator for his position and handles the ball with both hands. Coupled with a size-power-speed combo that he exploits wonderfully and the ball-handling that allows him to play face-up, stopping it is difficult. His main weapon? His fake moves.
Hector is a player who leaves false information to opponents through tactics like fake shots or passes and tricks them into taking an action that might be incorrect at the time. Thanks to this, he gets a lot of free throws, which he will explode the records later.
This will make him a legend hence his second nickname, "The Faker."