Surprisingly, in the absence of Lillard, the big boss of the team, and even the second boss McCollum, the Portland Trail Blazers actually accepted the Challenge of the Nets at home, achieved an upset counterattack, and successfully won a wave of two consecutive wins. Perhaps, the victory of a game does not greatly improve the overall combat strength of the Blazers, but their indomitable basketball spirit is an example that every team is worth learning. After a long wave of home games, the Blazers finally pulled the team to Denver to take on the Nuggets in that city.
At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets, who were playing at home, took the lead and quickly established a score lead. Jokic shot 4-of-5 in the first quarter and delivered 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Barton also contributed 7 points, and Jeff Green, who had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. With the three of them in a row, the Nuggets took a 41-28 score and got a 13-point lead. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Nuggets, who have a lead in the score, can still follow the trend and continue to widen the point difference between the two teams.
Jokic continued to threaten, and in the second quarter, with a 100% shooting percentage, he delivered 4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, leading the players in the team to play a situation of blossoming everywhere, and taking a 4-point lead with a single quarter of 31-27. By the end of the first half, the Nuggets had a 17-point lead by 72-55. As the situation unfolds, the Nuggets' victory in that game is imperative. The Nuggets, who remained on the high side, played a 29-25 single-quarter score to take a 4-point lead.
By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the point difference between the two sides had reached 21 points, and the Blazers had almost no ability to fight back. The starting core of the Trail Blazers side also chose to clock out in three quarters, sending rotating players to continue to consume the remaining game time. In the end, in the fourth quarter of the regular time competition, the Nuggets beat a 39-28 score, and with a score of 140-108, achieved a 32-point victory! Looking back at the game, Jokic, who played only 28 minutes, was exceptionally prominent, shooting 8 of 10 in a single game, giving away a comprehensive stat of 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
Barton was also in good shape, delivering 21 points and four rebounds. Not only that, Jeff Green also dreamed of returning to the peak, in the 30 minutes of playing, with an efficient shooting rate of 9 of 11 shots, delivered 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course, the Nuggets' bench players also performed very well, With Hyland hitting five three-pointers in a single game, also contributing 17+4+3, and Campazzo, who delivered 18 points and 12 assists, played an All-Star point guard. And then see the Blazers side, although they also have 6 players who have scored double digits, but the score is not very prominent, there is no explosive data performance.
The team's big boss and second boss have been absent one after another, and Anfinni Simmons, who has recently stepped forward, has not played, and Nurkic and others on the Blazers side have handed over decent data performances, and finally in front of the Nuggets, who hit 21 three-pointers in a single game, they can't get any bargains. The 32-point defeat was helpless!