On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the Pistons playing at home against the Nuggets. Judging from the rankings of the two teams, the Pistons are completely inferior, playing only 11 wins so far, ranking second from the bottom in the league. Judging from the course of the game, the Nuggets did not have much of the upper hand, and the second half was almost reversed, but at the critical moment, Jokic hit a three-point shot and assisted Green's basket to help the team stabilize the situation. In the end, the Nuggets had a thrilling 110-105 victory over the Pistons to win two straight.
In the first half, the Nuggets still had the absolute upper hand, the Pistons were in good shape, always clinging to the score, and The Nuggets played well; but in the second quarter, the Nuggets opened up the point difference with a wave of attack, and took a 10-point lead after the half. In the second half, the Nuggets still occupied the initiative, but in the last quarter Corningham led the team to counterattack madly, at one point narrowing the point difference by 3 points, but Jokic's key three-point shot helped the team stabilize the situation, and also poured out the Pistons' counterattack momentum, and finally won the game.
The Nuggets played well in this game, with the starting 5 scoring all in double figures, of which core Jokic's performance was still outstanding, with a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 21 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or minus +14 the highest on the team. It was Jokic's 8th career 20+20, the first in team history; the fourth time this season at least 25+20, the other players had only 2 in total. In addition, this time he also reached the milestone of 3,000th assist of his career, which also allowed him to achieve 5,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists, the first in Nuggets history.
The Pistons were able to bite the score and break out into a cold sweat from the Nuggets thanks to the outburst of Corningham, who played the best game of his rookie season. Played 39 minutes, shot 14-of-26, 9-of-6 three-pointers, and scored a career-high 34 points, plus 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks. He also said after the game: "I have imagined such moments [referring to the highlights of this game], so when I do it, I don't feel uncomfortable. It's a dream I've had for a long time and I'm excited to play that kind of performance. ”
The only regret is that Cunningham failed to lead the team to victory and still lost the game. This season, Cunningham is mainly responsible for accumulating experience and laying a good foundation for the next season, from the current situation, Cunningham's performance is still very good, compared to the list of green is still excellent, very promising to win the best rookie.