100-136, the 4th Place Bucks in the East suffered a 36-point defeat, losing to the 6th Place Nuggets in the West, and Jokic played a full game in this game, leading the team to victory and consolidating his 6th position. From the current situation, the Western Nuggets are not difficult to hold the top 6, after the Lakers lose again, catching up with the top 6 has no advantage, the playoffs are imperative, and the Big Three face a great test.
In the game between the Nuggets and bucks, the Nuggets had a three-point lead in the first quarter, and the Bucks were not pulled apart in the first two quarters, and the difference between the two teams was only 8 points. However, in the third and fourth quarters, the Bucks completely collapsed, and they lost 14 points in each of the two quarters, that is, 28 points in the second half, resulting in a 36-point defeat. In this game, Brother Alphabet scored 29 points, but could not lead the team to win.
Jokic easily got a quasi-triple-double of 18 points, 15 assists and 9 rebounds, especially 15 assists, which can see Jokic's ability to control the whole team, which is also the key to the Nuggets' win, And Jokic once again hit the MVP. In this game, the Nuggets had a total of 6 people to score in double figures, which is also their advantage, Gordon scored 24 points, Barton 15 points, Morris scored 18 points, as well as Forbes 14 points, Hyland 13 points, the Nuggets won easily.
After winning this victory, the Nuggets are already 28 wins and 21 losses, 5 consecutive wins, playing very stable, their 6th position is also solid, while the Lakers, they were reversed again, lost to the Hawks, the result is only 24 wins and 27 losses, it is already 3 consecutive losses. Judging from the current momentum, the Nuggets are very stable, the Lakers continue to have problems, James is still injured, and Wei Shao is still questioned, such a situation makes the Lakers play the playoffs almost a foregone conclusion.
Now the Lakers are only ranked 9th, they want to hit the top 6, they have to play a wave of consecutive wins, but the current situation, the difficulty is still very large. In future games, the Lakers will also have to solve the problem of injuries and run-ins, and if they want to enter the playoffs this season, they really have to sum up well.