On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Jazz away to the Nuggets, jazz inside core Gobert was absent. Bogdanovic exploded with 30 points in the first three quarters, leading the Jazz to a 13-point lead over the Nuggets, and Jokic led the team to a tenacious counterattack, chasing a three-point deficit in the final quarter. In the final stage, the Jazz hit consecutive three-point shots to re-open the score, Jokic once again led the team to a difference of 4 points, Bojan Bogdanovic key free throws to win, and finally the Jazz 115-109 double Nuggets won 2 consecutive wins, the Nuggets suffered 2 consecutive losses, and the Lakers overscored and fell to the 7th place in the West.
Statistics
Jazz: Bojan Bogdanovic 36 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, O'Neal 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Mitchell 17 points, Conley 10 points and 6 assists, Clarkson 16 points, Gay 18 points.
Nuggets: Jokic 26 points, 21 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 blocks, Barton 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Gordon 17 points, Morris 20 points.
The Star of the Field
In the case that the entire team of 7 people could not play, Jokic contributed a double 20 + large triple-double data, once led the team to chase only 3 points, even if the final failure to counterattack the loss, but Jokic's performance is still quite good.
It is worth mentioning that Jokic set several records:
First, Jokic contributed his seventh triple-double of the season, tied Harden for second place in the league, and was second only to Westbrook for nine triple-doubles.
Second, Jokic contributed 8th in career 64 triple-doubles, only one time away from Harden's 65 triple-doubles.
Third, Jokic contributed the league's first double-20+ triple-doubles this season.
Highlight lenses
Conley assisted Azubuik in the air dunk.
Green volleyball big hat Conley.
Jokic big hat O'Neill.
Barton's difficult hit timeout is invalid.
Game review
The Jazz lacked Gobert, Whiteside and Ingles, and the Nuggets lacked 7 players such as Murray, Dozier, Porter Jr., Howard and Jeff Green. In the first quarter, Conley's three-pointer and assist Azubuik received a dunk in the air, the Jazz took a 5-0 lead, Jokic and Gordon took turns to wreak havoc, and the Nuggets responded with a 10-2 offensive wave to stop the Jazz. Bogdanovic 2+1 and Gay two three-pointers in return, Bogdanovic and Mitchell also hit a three-pointer each, and the Jazz went on a 15-4 offensive wave to surpass eight points. Hyland and Morris each hit a three-pointer, Green hit four consecutive free throws and the Nuggets took home the lead on a 10-0 run. The two teams then continued to attack and bite the scoreline, and Green hat Conley drew 26-26 in the first quarter.
Clarkson and Conley each hit a 3-pointer at the start of the second quarter, the Jazz also hit a seven-point advantage, Pol hooked a shot, and Guy had an eight-point advantage with three points. Jokic and Gordon responded with a 7-2 offensive, Clarkson and Campazzo scored a three-pointer, Bogdanovic hit a hit, and Gordon dunked and Barton on two free throws to chase the difference of one point. Mitchell hit a shot, Jokic scored five straight points, Bogdanovic dunked back and Gordon hit a basket. The Jazz went on an 8-1 run, Morris hit two consecutive three-pointers, and Bogdanovic scored two more points to give the Jazz a 57-56 lead over the Nuggets in the first half. The Jazz scored in double figures only one in the first two quarters, With Bogdanovic having 19 points and five rebounds, Mitchell seven points, the Nuggets scoring two in double figures, Jokic 10+10+7, and Gordon scoring 13 points on 6-of-6.
The Jazz took the lead in a 9-2 offensive wave to gain an eight-point advantage, Gordon hit a mid-range shot, and the Jazz scored four more points to gain a 10-point advantage. Barton and O'Neal scored a three-pointer, Jokic hit two free throws, and the Jazz scored four straight points to extend their 12-point advantage. Jokic hit a three-pointer, Gay returned a goal on the inside, Jokic scored five more points inside to chase points, and Bogdanovic scored consecutive points to extend the 13-point advantage. Morris hit a three-pointer, Bogdanovic hit two free throws, Morris pulled a shot, Barton's three-point timeout was invalid, and the jazz led the Nuggets 88-78 at the end of the third quarter. Bogdanovic led the Jazz 4 in double figures 30+9+3 in the first three quarters, Mitchell scored 15 points on 7-of-16 (7-of-3) and Jokic led the Nuggets in double figures 22+16+8.
Conley and Barton scored two points each at the start of the final quarter, Green dunked to a difference of 8 points, Gay hit both free throws, and Barton also completed the dunk. Pascal made a layup, Barton hit a shot back, Morris scored five straight points with a three-pointer on a layup, and Jokic reached a triple-double to lead the team to just three points. Clarkson's three-pointer and Bogdanovic's one-point layup returned, Barton hit two free throws, O'Neal responded with a three-pointer, Barton continued to pull the basket to chase the point, and Gay took a 10-point advantage from three points. Jokic made a mistake in his fall and O'Neal missed consecutive layups, Gordon sent a jamming ball and Morris glided to hit a layup. Jokic reached a double 20+ triple-double, Gordon mid-range shooting and Bogdanovic dunked, Morris chased the score 2+1, Gay hit inside, Jokic made a European layup, and Mitchell maintained a nine-point advantage to stop the Nuggets. Barton's three-pointer and Jokic's dunk chased down only four points, Mitchell and Morris missed a key three-pointer, Rivers Jr. tactical foul sent Bogdanovic two free throws to seal the win, the Nuggets missed three consecutive points, and finally the Jazz doubled the Nuggets.
Both sides started
Jazz: O'Neill, Bogdanovic, Azubnik, Mitchell, Conley
Nuggets: Barton, Gordon, Jokic, Rivers Jr., Campazzo
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)