On February 7, Beijing time, the Nets lost 104-124 to the Nuggets, suffering 8 consecutive losses. Harden continued to suspend with a hamstring injury, and Irving had 27 points, five rebounds and 11 assists. The Nets trailed the Nuggets by only one point at halftime, but collapsed in the third quarter, and the Nuggets made it 31-16, and the Nets eventually lost the game. Jokic exploded with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to get his 71st career triple-double, and the Nuggets scored in double figures.
Statistics
Nets: Irving 27 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, Griffin 19 points and 5 three-pointers, Thomas 20 points, Mills 14 points, Brown 10 points
Nuggets: Jokic 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Barton 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Gordon 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Green 12 points, Morris 12 points and 8 assists, Forbes 11 points, Najib 10 points
Star of the Field: Jokic
Jokic played another high-efficiency game, contributing a triple-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the team to the Nets.
Game tidbits
In the second quarter, Bembry's mood was a little out of control, and both Griffin and Nash stepped forward to dissuade him.
In the third quarter, Cousins pushed Sharp away and ate a technical foul!
Highlight moments
Gordon turned around and split the buckle with one hand!
Griffin hit a three-pointer, and in this game, his outside touch felt hot!
Irving bypassed the defense in the air and hit a layup!
Jokic easily nailed the big cap!
Bemburi covers Cousins dunk!
Game review
In the first quarter, Barton scored on a layup, Gordon scored four straight points, Green hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets made a 9-2 start. Mills and Griffin hit three consecutive three-pointers, Barton scored five points in a row, Irving and Griffin hit three-pointers, and the Nets narrowed the point gap to two points. Green hits 2+! Griffin hit a layup, Brown suddenly broke out, scored consecutive points, Cousins, Thomas soared three points, the first quarter ended, the Nets led the Nuggets 40-39, Griffin has scored 10 points.
In the second quarter, Mills hit a three-pointer, Cousins scored on a layup, Najib made up a dunk, and the two sides drew 43. Irving hit a mid-range shot, Mills scored on a layup, Najib hit another three-pointer after completing a dunk, and Irving scored five points in a row. Griffin hit three more three-pointers in a row to give the Nets a seven-point lead. Jokic scored five straight points, Green sent a dunk in a row, and the Nuggets equalized 7-0. Irving threw a shot and Jokic scored consecutive points to give the Nuggets a 76-75 lead over the Nets at halftime. In the first half, Griffin and Irving each scored 19 points, and Jokic had 18 points and eight assists.
Easy side to fight again, Morris threw a shot, Jokic scored four points in a row, Green made a basket, and the Nuggets blasted a 12-2 wave. Johnson hit a three-pointer. Gordon hit a three-pointer, Patton hit a three-pointer, Gordon dunked, and the Nuggets pulled the gap to 16 points in another 8-0 run. Thomas scored four consecutive points, Nagy and Gordon hit three-pointers, Mills hit three-pointers, Cousins technical foul, Irving hit a free throw and then played 2+1, the third quarter ended, the Nuggets led the Nets 107-91.
In the final quarter, Barton made two free throws, Irving scored on the board, Thomas and Mills hit three-pointers, and the Nets narrowed the gap to 10 points in an 8-0 wave. Barton scored on a layup, Gordon hit a hit, Barton hit a layup and scored, Morris scored on a layup, and the Nuggets returned with an 8-0 run to still lead by 18 points. Sharp made two free throws, Barton scored consecutive points and Jokic completed a triple-double. In the end, the Nuggets won at home to the Nets.
Both sides started
Nets: Irving, Mills, James Johnson, Edwards, Griffin
Nuggets: Morris, Barton, Jeff Green, Gordon, Jokic