On December 29, the NBA regular season ended a strong dialogue in the West, with the Nuggets beating the Warriors 89-86 to end their opponent's three-game winning streak. The game was a big game, the Warriors trailed the Nuggets by 24 points in the first half, and in the final quarter under Curry's leadership, they closed the gap and equalized. Jokic and Barton resisted the pressure and led the Nuggets to refuse to reverse and successfully win. Curry's career three-pointer total exceeded 3,000, the first person in history, making history.
Statistics:
Nuggets: Barton 21 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Jeff Green 7 points, Jokic 22 points, 18 boards, 5 assists and 4 assists, Reeves 8 points, Campazo 4 points and 7 assists, Hyland 8 points, Najib 8 points;
Warriors: Wiggins 21 points and 8 boards, Anderson 10 points, Looney 6 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Payton 11 points and 7 boards, Curry 23 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Cumin plus 9 points;
Curry has shot three-pointers in 157 consecutive games, the first in history, equaling his previous record;
Focus Lens:
At the end of the third quarter, Curry hit the first three-pointer of the game, and the total number of career three-pointers reached 3,000, the first person in history, setting a record;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Campazzo scored his first goal, Rivers and Barton hit consecutive three-pointers, Jokic threw a score, and the Nuggets started 10-0. Wiggins went to the basket to stop the bleeding, Anderson cut in the air, Campazzo and Looney cut points, Jokic, Jokic let go of the basket, Wiggins blasted a three-pointer. Jokic scored on a jumper and Wiggins scored on a basket. Barton cut in place, Payton slammed in a three-pointer, and Anderson slammed to stop the Nuggets. Then the Nuggets went on a 13-0 run, and the Warriors scored no one, including Jokic's one-of-two free throws, Barton scored consecutive three-pointers, Najib countered with a dunk, and the first quarter ended, and the Nuggets led the Warriors 31-16.
In the second quarter, Wiggins' jumper finally scored for the Warriors, and Bjelica narrowed the point gap. Jamako Green dunked consecutively, Bjelica scored 2+1 and Najib scored three-pointers. Wiggins and Hyland faced off against each other, Cumminga hit one of two free throws and Wiggins hit a three-pointer. Jokic hooked up and Hyland threw a throw to stop the Warriors. Hyland and Jeff Green hit three-pointers and the point difference widened to more than 20 points. Looney hooked up to score, Jokic scored with a layup, Rivers hit two free throws and Anderson hit a three-pointer. Jokic hit the hook again, Curry finally scored on a layup, Barton hit a three-pointer, and the first half ended with the Nuggets leading the Warriors 60-36.
In the third quarter, Anderson threw in, Curry hit all three free throws, Anderson made one of two free throws, Rivers hit a three-pointer, and Jeff Green dunked. Wiggins hit a three-pointer, Looney countered the dunk, Payton hit two free throws, and Wiggins broke the ball to counter the dunk. Payton let go to close the gap, Jokic hit two free throws, and Wiggins helped Payton dunk. Jokic hit one of two free throws, Wiggins hit two free throws, Najib scored with a basket, and Cumminga and Najib scored against each other. Bjelica assisted, Curry hit a three-pointer, the 3,000th career three-pointer, reaching a milestone moment. The third quarter ended with the Nuggets 74-61 Warriors.
In the fourth quarter, Davin Reed scored on a layup, Hayland made one of two free throws, Cumming plus the basket, and Curry scored a three-pointer. Davin Reid hit another jumper and Cummingga scored four straight points to narrow the gap to single digits. Curry hit one of two free throws, then he hit a three-pointer and Jokic hit one of two. Jokic made a basket, Curry hit two free throws, and Curry hit another three-pointer. Jokic made another layup, Curry scored from the outside, Wiggins made a mistake, Payton slammed the equalizer, Barton made a layup, Curry missed a three-pointer, Jokic's big hat Cumminga was critical, the Nuggets kept the lead, and they managed to win.
Player Ratings:
Warriors: Wiggins: 9.3 Anderson: 7.4 Looney: 9.2 Payton: 9.6 Curry: 6.3 Belitsa: 7.9
Nuggets: Campazzo: 6.7 Rivers: 5.4 Jokic: 9.4 Button: 9.2 Jeff Green: 8.8 Reed: 6.6