Beijing time January 20, today, Denver Nuggets at home to meet the Los Angeles Clippers, this is a contest between the sixth in the West and the eighth in the West, in the most recent contest, the Clippers completed a 26-point reversal to narrowly beat the Nuggets, this game, the two sides in the offensive and defensive ends of the battle of wits, the first quarter ended, the Home Nuggets led the opponent by 4 points, but the second quarter, the situation on the court began to change, Zubac performed well, led the team to overtake 12 points, the third quarter, Jokic scored 17 points in a single quarter, the two teams fought to 81-81 draw. At a crucial time in the fourth quarter, the Clippers hit two consecutive three-pointers under Reggie, and Jokic didn't score a single point in the first eight minutes of the quarter, but then he began to take over the game.
Jokic caused Zubac to foul twice under the basket in a row, and with 48 seconds left in the game, Jokic once again forced the basket to tie the score, Reggie and Barton scored in succession, Mann 24 seconds out of time, and the two sides went into overtime. In overtime, Jokic grabbed the rebound and scored 2 points, and the Clippers scored 2 consecutive goals to score 5 points, but Morris then broke through to return 2 points, Zubac threw another 2 points under the basket, and Jokic's free throw stopped the bleeding. At the crucial moment, Boston's fast attack counter-attacked, Jokic scored 4 consecutive points and then played 2+1, Zubac scored 2 points under the basket, but Jokic passed Gordon, who three-point whistle, and in the end, the Nuggets narrowly won the Clippers 130-128.
In this game, Jokic played 41 minutes, 16 of 25, 3 of 5 three-pointers, exploded 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, an epic stat of +15 plus-minus, and won his 10th triple-double of the season, the 67th time of his career, and set a new season record for scoring. Gordon played 43 minutes, 10-of-16, cut 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and the last three-pointer was worth a fortune, which helped win a victory and allowed Jokic to cut a triple-double in the finale. Morris played 44 minutes, 9-of-20, with 19 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Jeff Green had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists.
For the Clippers, Zubac played 37 minutes, scoring 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists on 15-of-19 shooting, including a career-high score record for 32 points. Reggie did an excellent job in the game, 12-of-22, 28 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, Boston 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Mann 7 points and 8 rebounds, Ibaka 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Bledsau 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The game not only highlighted Jokic's greatness, but also showed that the Clippers were a very tenacious team, and without Small Card and George, the Clippers forced the game into overtime.
Jokic's performance in this game is incomprehensible, after scoring 17 points in the third quarter, the fourth quarter ended with a continuous single Zubac, and in overtime, he single-handedly saved the team from the edge of the cliff, there is no doubt that Jokic is already the number one center in the league today, after this game, the Nuggets rose to fifth in the West with a record of 23 wins and 20 losses, and the Clippers ranked ninth in the West with a record of 22 wins and 24 losses.