On December 29, Beijing time, the Warriors lost to the Nuggets 86-89 at home, ending their three-game winning streak, and the Nuggets won two consecutive wins. In this game, the Warriors were very sluggish, with the team only scoring 16 points in the first quarter, 15 points behind the Nuggets in a single quarter. In the second quarter, the Warriors still did not make adjustments, the team only scored 20 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Warriors trailed the Nuggets by 24 points. In the second half of the game, although the Warriors tried to narrow the point difference and narrowed the score gap to single digits, but because they had fallen behind too much before, at the critical moment, the Nuggets also responded with offense, and finally the Warriors lost to the Nuggets at home, losing their winning streak.
In this game, the Nuggets performed quite well, and in the first half, the team took a 24-point lead, and the advantage was very obvious. Although in the second half, the team had problems offensively, many times the team was continuously playing iron and could not play a continuous performance on the offensive end. But fortunately, the lead established by the team for itself in the first half played a role in the second half, even if the team's offensive efficiency declined, they were still in the lead in the score, and finally the team successfully maintained the lead to the end, successfully defeating the strong warriors on the road and winning consecutive games.
Jokic played well in this game, he got 22 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, although the shooting efficiency is not high, but he is comprehensive in other aspects, and the help to the team is also great, this game The Nuggets can win the game, Jokic's play is crucial. In addition to Jokic, Barton also had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in this campaign, and other players also shared the pressure of Jokic in the game, and the Nuggets were better than the Warriors in overall play, which was the main reason why they could win.
On the Warriors side, the team's performance in this game is a bit crotchy, they have been behind the Nuggets by 24 points in the first half, and in the second half, although the Warriors narrowed the point difference, but they could not reverse the score, at the critical moment, the Warriors did not have continuity on the offensive end, which also led to their loss of this game at home. The Warriors are behind the whole game, have been at a disadvantage in the game, and have not performed well.
Wiggins returned in this game, he had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Anderson 10 points, Payton Jr. 11 points and 7 rebounds, Bjlitsa 5 points and 8 rebounds, and Cumming plus 9 points. Curry, who had 23 points, four rebounds and four assists, set two records, and his career three-pointer total has exceeded 3,000, and he is the only player in league history to do so. He has shot at least one three-pointer in this game, and his number of consecutive three-point shots has reached 157 games, which is also equaling his own historical record.
Curry set two records in this game, and for Curry, it was a record night. However, it is a pity that Curry's performance in the first half is too crotch-pulling, even if it is revived in the second half, shooting a lot of three-pointers, but it is still difficult to save the team. In this particular game, the team did not win, which is a bit of a pity.