In a game where none of the Big Three could play and play against a western powerhouse like the Nuggets, the Nets eventually lost 118-124, and after this game, the Nets' record so far this season has dropped to 29-19.
Due to the injury problems of the core players and Irving's vaccine situation, the Nets' situation so far this season has not been ideal, but the good news is that some of the role players in the team have still performed very well. For example, against the Nuggets, a game in which the Big Three players were absent, nets bench player Cam Thomas was able to cut a team-high 25 points and have a three-point performance of 4 of 6.
In addition to Cam Thomas, The Nets had six players in the net who scored in double figures, and in addition to Cam Thomas, Jarvin Carter on the bench also scored 13 points, and Aldridge scored 18 points in the starting lineup, Bemburi scored 14 points and James Johnson scored 12 points.
But Patty Mills, who started 32 minutes, is also the Nets' best player in this game, scoring 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 32 minutes, which is the 14th time this season that Mills has scored at least 20 points in a single game.
Not only that, Mills can also have 4-of-8 performance outside the three-point line, in fact, mills has averaged 42.5% of three-point shooting so far this season, and 13.7 points per game so far this season is also the highest average in his career.
Nets officials also posted on social media that Patti Mills hit a steady three-point shot against Jokic's defense in the fourth quarter:
Mills is a player signed by the Nets in the past offseason on a two-year total $12 million contract, and so far this season Mills has averaged 13.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 31 minutes per game, in addition to a 42.5% three-point shooting rate.
Then after the comeback of the Big Three, Mills will definitely be the key to this Nets' impact on the championship.