After ending the road trip after losing to the Clippers, the greatly frustrated Nuggets regained their strength at home and ushered in the challenge of the Blazers during the two-game winning streak.
In terms of the Nuggets, Jokic led the team to a stable output, Aaron Gordon is in hot form, this campaign has home advantage, and the Nuggets are also ready to do a big job and save face.
On the other hand, the Blazers side, Lillard + Powell + CJ McCollum at the same time, the recent hot Anfinney Simmons and high hanging the exemption card, the remnants of the Blazers team, the away will obviously face a huge challenge and test!
Finally, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 15-1 scoring climax, the Nuggets, who played at home, quickly suppressed the Blazers in the first half, achieving a huge advantage of as many as 17 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the Nuggets did not lose firepower in the third quarter, Jokic + Barton successively sent out their strength, leading the Nuggets to take advantage of the chase and spend the game in one fell swoop.
With the early entry into garbage time in the final quarter, the Nuggets, who finally made a big fuss, also won 140-108 at home to the Blazers, with a 32-point victory, comprehensively crushing the Blazers!
Playing at home in this game, the Nuggets swept away the slump of the previous game, playing a team offensive that scored in double figures with 6 players and more blossoms.
In the case of campazo + Jeff Green + Hyland + Najib and other main forces, each performing its own duties, the two core Jokic + Barton played a crucial leading role!
Jokic was very efficient in this game, starting 27 minutes, shooting 8 of 10 shots, not to mention 80% of the shooting, and contributing 20 points + 8 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 blocks.
Rationally speaking, this campaign against Nurkic, whether from the personal data, or the performance on the field, Jokic in the offensive and defensive ends, can be described as a complete victory over Nurkic!
In addition, as a major trump card on the offensive end of the team, Barton's performance in this game is also indispensable.
In this game, Barton was full of firepower, starting 24 minutes, shooting four three-pointers, scoring a game-high 21 points, plus 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Not only did it provide the Nuggets with powerful firepower, but also influenced the trend of the game at both ends of the attack and defense, successfully disrupted the deployment of the Blazers, and made an important contribution to the Nuggets to win the game!
On the other hand, the Blazers side, the team collapsed in this game, and finally swallowed a 32-point rout, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the absence of lillard + Powell and other main players, in the face of the huge gap in the strength of the lineup, the Trail Blazers team that lacked major generals in this campaign seemed to have no choice but to admit it!
For the Blazers, after losing to the Nuggets in this game and suffering a 32-point defeat, there is also a situation inside the team that is not optimistic.
The first is the team's star Lillard, who recently underwent successful abdominal surgery, and according to Bleacher Report reporter Jake Fischer, Lillard may face the risk of season reimbursement.
Secondly, according to Jake Fischer's follow-up report, considering the team's current record and ranking, Trail Blazers player Norman Powell has begun to have an open attitude towards a new team before the trade deadline.
In addition, according to ESPN, the Blazers intend to make adjustments to the team's management and are ready to hire Andre Patterson, senior director of Cavaliers basketball operations, as the player's deputy general manager.
And what we have to admit is that the occurrence of all the above situations seems to indicate that the Trail Blazers, who are not in good shape this season, have indeed prepared for the rebuilding of the team!