On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Nuggets challenged the Pistons away, which is also the second time that the two teams have competed within 3 days. The Nuggets widened the point gap several times in the first three quarters, taking a 14-point lead at the highest. The Pistons began to fight back in the final quarter, with Cunningham scoring nine points in the quarter helping the team close the gap to three points. At the crucial moment, Jokic stepped forward and opened up the point gap again for the team with one attack and one pass, and the Pistons failed to further narrow the point difference. In the end, the Nuggets narrowly won 110-105 against the Pistons on the road, refusing to reverse the opponent. The Pistons suffered three straight losses while being swept away by the Nuggets.
Statistics
Nuggets: Team 5 in double-doubles, Jokic 28 points, 21 rebounds and 9 assists, Jeff Green 20 points and 4 rebounds, Gordon 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Rivers Jr. 10 points, Morris 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Najib 9 points and 5 rebounds
Pistons: Team 5 in double-doubles, Cunningham 34 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, scoring and blocking set a new career record, Bay 21 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, Diallo 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, substitute Jackson 11 points, Lyles 10 points and 6 rebounds
The Star of the Field
Jokic had a large quasi-triple-double with 28 points, 21 rebounds and nine assists in this game, once again showing terrifying dominance on the field. As the Pistons tried to close the gap in the final quarter, Jokic stepped forward to hit a three-pointer and then provided an assist for Green to ensure the team's absolute lead until the end of the game.
Highlight moments
Jeff Green broke through with the ball to complete the one-arm dunk
Cunningham had no intention of inserting willow passes to turn into goals
Cunningham shook Jokic away and retreated to hit a three-point shot
Cunningham struck the ground with a brilliant pass of Diallo gliding cleavage
The Nuggets completed a brilliant three-man combination of points
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Bay hit a three-pointer to take the lead in scoring sports points for the Pistons. Jokic made a layup, Joseph picked a basket, Jokic hit a three-pointer, and Morris scored on a jumper. Bay hit a three-pointer, Gordon dunked with a backhand, Diallo scored on a layup, Rivers Jr. hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets hit a 10-2 offensive surge. Cunningham hit a jumper, Jokic hit a three-pointer, Green broke through a dunk and the Nuggets pulled the gap into double digits. Cunningham hit a back-to-back three-pointer, Jokic scored on a layup, Cunningham scored another three-pointer, Gordon scored on a jumper, Jackson hit a three-pointer and the Pistons chased the gap to two points. The first quarter ended with the Nuggets leading the Pistons 34-32.
At the start of the second quarter, Jackson hit a jump shot, Hyland made a layup, Forbes hit a three-pointer, and Lyles scored a three-pointer in color. Najib scored on a layup, Campazzo hit a three-pointer and the Nuggets achieved a multi-point blossom to take a double-digit lead again. Diallo and Bay scored consecutively, Joseph scored on a jumper, Green responded with a jumper, and Diallo scored with a dunk. Jokic and Green scored consecutively, Tia scored with an empty dunk, Jokic scored consecutive foul free throws, Cunningham scored with a hook, and Beckon cut a layup. At the end of the half, the Nuggets led the Pistons 69-59.
Easy side to fight again. Bay hit a three-pointer and the Nuggets hit a 7-0 offensive surge to stop the Pistons. Diallo made a layup to stop the Pistons, Cunningham turned over and jumped, and Jokic dunked. Diallo broke through, Green scored 2+1 on a jumper, Cunningham hit a three-pointer, and Green scored three-pointers in color. Cunningham broke through and Bay scored 2+1, and the difference between the two teams was still hovering around 10 points. Jokic scored on a layup, Cunning passed Lyles to score 2+1, Cunningham hit a three-pointer and the Pistons narrowed the gap to six points. Najib hit a three-pointer, Hayes dunked, Najib scored three points, and Jokic made a layup. The third quarter ended with the Nuggets leading the Pistons 97-85.
At the start of the final quarter, Jackson scored four consecutive points, and the Pistons narrowed the gap to within 10 points. The Nuggets fell into a scoring drought in the final quarter, failing to score any points for more than five minutes. Cunningham scored on a layup and Green made a jumper to stop the Nuggets. Cunningham scored five straight points and the gap between the two teams was narrowed to three. Jokic hit a three-pointer, Jackson scored on a retreating jumper, Gordon and Green scored consecutively, and the Nuggets led by eight points. Bay and Cunningham scored consecutively, and Morris made 2 of 2 free throws on the free throw line in 11.5 seconds to seal the win for the Nuggets. In the end, the Nuggets won the game on the road.
Both sides started
Nuggets: Monte Morris, Rivers Jr., Jeff Green, Aaron Gordon, Jokic
Pistons: Joseph, Cunningham, Sadiq Bay, Diallo, Stewart
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)