On January 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets played at home against the Nuggets, the Nets big three were absent at the same time, but the Nets played a very tenacious performance, achieving an 11-point advantage in the half. The Nuggets completed the rebound in the third quarter, but the Nets clenched the score, the two teams fought fiercely to the last moment, the Nuggets still seized the opportunity, 124-118 victory over the Nets, to achieve 3 consecutive wins, the Nets suffered 3 consecutive losses, although the loss, but the Nets worthy of respect.
The Nets recently missed a major general, Durant was injured, Irving could not play the home game, the last loss to the Lakers suffered two consecutive defeats, the ranking fell to the 3rd place in the East, this game, Harden is out of the game due to injury. The Nuggets previously won two straight games to rank 6th in the West.
Harden is absent from this campaign, and the Big Three are absent at the same time. At the beginning of the first quarter, Ader jumper scored first, and the Nuggets' Barton scored consecutive points in excellent form, and one person scored 8 points. The Nets' opening attack was blocked, Jokic scored quickly, and the Nuggets stopped the Nets 15-4. After the timeout, the Nets' offense picked up quickly, sending a 9-2 wave to stop the Nuggets. The Nuggets' suspension didn't work well, the Nets continued to chase points, and after Bemburi received a dunk, the score came to 22 draws. The Nets were brilliant, clinging to the score and trailing by just one point in the first quarter 28-29.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams continued to bite the score, alternately leading, Cousins, who came off the bench, was in good shape, and the Nets' offense was also more blossoming. At the end of the quarter, the Nets took the lead in pulling the score, Ard's mid-range shot was unsolvable, Thomas, Carter, etc. on the bench were also hot, and after the Nets played a wave of small climaxes, they overtook 11 points in the half, and the remnants of the Nets played a very good first half.
The Nuggets began chasing points in the third quarter, Barton broke out to score 11 points in a single quarter, Jokic also stepped up his personal attack, and the Nets' offensive efficiency declined, the point gap was quickly narrowed, Jeff Green hit two free throws, and the Nuggets rebounded 81-79. The Nuggets scored 42 points in the quarter, winning the Nets by 16 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nets surpassed by 5 points, and the suspense of the game was left in the final quarter.
In the final quarter, Jokic's lethality on the inside was still great, and Rivers on the bench also hit a three-point shot in a row. The Nets relied on multi-point scoring to bite the score, and with 5 minutes left in the game, the Nets trailed by only 3 points. In the decisive moment, the Nuggets still retained their advantage and eventually defeated the Nets to win 3 consecutive games. The Nuggets had three men who scored more than 20 points, Jokic 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Barton 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Rivers 25 points.
Although the Nets lost, their performance was still honorable, and 6 people on the team scored in double figures, all of whom were soldiers, Ader had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Mills had 21 points and 6 assists, Thomas scored 25 points to become a miracle soldier, and Johnson, Bemburi and Carter also scored in double figures.