On February 3, Beijing time, the Jazz sat at home to meet the Nuggets, both sides played with residual teams, and finally the Jazz narrowly won the opponent 108-104, ending a five-game losing streak while giving the Nuggets two consecutive losses.
Statistics
The Jazz six scored in double figures, Forrest had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists, Conley had 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals, Reus O'Neal had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Rudy Gay had 15 points and 9 rebounds, Bogdanovic had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Jared Butler contributed 10 points and 3 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jokic and Aaron Gordon were suspended, With Forbes coming off the bench with 26 points, Monte Morris with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Barton with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Davin Reid with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hyland with 10 points and 7 assists.
Great shots
In the middle of the first quarter, the Nuggets instigated a quick attack counterattack, and After Barton rushed into the front court with the ball, he assisted Najib under the basket to eat the cake easily.
With more than a minute left in the first quarter, the Nuggets staged an offensive and defensive integration, Barton grabbed Rudy Gay and launched a counterattack, assisting Jammiel Green to complete the dunk, the whole process is very smooth.
In the middle of the second quarter, Barton missed a layup, and after Gay grabbed the rebound, he sent a long pass from the quarterback to accurately assist Jared Butler's layup.
Game review
The game came up, and the Jazz took the lead to a 9-2 start. The Nuggets' offense appeared a bit sluggish due to jokic's absence, and when Bogdanovic scored 2+1 in the middle of the quarter, the Jazz led 19-10. Davin Reid hit a three-pointer and the Nuggets offense finally got the hang of it, and they tied the score with a 9-0 run in just two and a half minutes. After standing on the same running line, the two sides formed a confrontation on the offensive end, mike Conley retreated with 8.2 seconds left in the quarter to hit a jumper, and the jazz trailed 28-30 in the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, Forbes scored five straight points, Devon Reid also made two consecutive three-pointers, and the Nuggets relied on the excellent play on the offensive end to build a six-point lead. The Jazz didn't hesitate to let go, and they also maintained a good feel on the outside, clinging to the score. The clash between the two sides continued, with Rudy Gay completing a dunk before the end of the quarter and Monte Morris then taking a color at the other end, with the Nuggets leading 61-60 at halftime. They shot 53.5 percent from the field, 9-of-14 from three-point range, and 64.3 percent from the distance.
In the second half, it was easy to fight again, Rivers Jr. attacked from the basket, and Forrest responded with a jump shot. Compared with the first half, the shooting efficiency of the two sides began to decline in the second half, and the score slowly increased, and after Forres broke through to complete the dunk, the Jazz led 76-71. In the following 2 minutes, the Jazz fell into a scoring drought, Monte Morris hit a jumper, Forbes also hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets played a wave of 5-0 to tie the score, in the final moments of the quarter, the two sides were still in a tug-of-war, Hyland soared three points, the third quarter ended, the Nuggets fell behind 79-82.
In the final quarter, the two teams came and went on the offensive end, and as in the first three quarters, the point difference hovered between millimeters, rudy Guy made a basket, and the Jazz led by four points. But Forbes and Barton scored back-to-back attacks to tie the score to 97. Guy hit two goals in a row, Conley also hit a jump shot at a crucial moment, and the Jazz went on a 9-0 offensive run to rewrite the score to 106-99. Although there was only one minute left in the game, the Nuggets did not give up, and they played a wave of 5-0 to chase the point difference to only two points. Bogdanovic withstood the pressure and hit both free throws to keep the Jazz 108-104.
Both sides started
Nuggets: Jeff Green, Najib, Button, Monte Morris, Austin Rivers
Jazz: Reus O'Neal, Bogdanovic, Azubek, Conley, Forrest