On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued in full swing. At this stage, the Denver Nuggets, which have achieved a record of 30 points and 25 losses, have also ushered in a new game, and the away challenge is maintaining a high state of raptors. Obviously, the former championship team Raptors are no longer magical, but we have to admit that the Raptors have never given up their desire for victory. In recent years, many championship teams have been sent away, but many talented players have been trained during this period.
And this time to accept the challenge of the Denver Nuggets, the Raptors have once again shown the style of their championship team. At the beginning of the game, even though the away Nuggets were able to take the lead in the state, and with the team's star Jokic's efficient shooting rate of 8 shots in a single quarter, handed over 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and played a wave of 31-25 single quarter scores. But after entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Raptors can also make a strong counterattack. That's right, Siakam played 12 minutes of the second quarter and delivered 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
At the same time, VanVleet also contributed 6 points and 1 assist, helping the team to play a 32-25 score in the single quarter, recovering the 6 points behind in the first quarter, and also achieving a one-point reversal with a 57-56 score at halftime. The situation finally reversed, and the Raptors finally got the initiative to take the lead. But we have to admit that the current point difference between the two sides is not large, and either side has a chance to win the game. Yi Bian fought again, Siakam and VanVleet went on to produce 9 points, 4 rebounds and 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
With the two consecutive efforts, the Raptors also played a 29-27 score, expanding the point difference to 3 points. The point difference is still not very large, and Jokic has the possibility of leading the team to achieve a reversal in the final quarter. And in the crucial last quarter of the competition, things turned out as we guessed. The Nuggets scored 27-23 in a single quarter and achieved a final comeback with a score of 110-109, gathering the Raptors' dream of 9 consecutive wins! To be sure, it was not easy for the Nuggets to win that game.
In the 35 minutes of the game, Jokic sent 28 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, Jeff Green also played the peak of the technical level, sent 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Aaron Gordon, who handed over 13 points and 6 rebounds. Yes, the nuggets players on this side obviously did not score very comprehensively, but they still got the final victory, and there was really no small fluke. And seeing the Raptors who lost at home, Siakam fought hard for 42 minutes in a single game, with an efficient shooting rate of 22 shots and 16, sending out the game's highest score of 35 points, as well as 10 rebounds and 7 assists, but helplessly entered the empty group.
Not only that, but VanVleet, who handed over 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, did not help the team stabilize the final situation. Of course, winning and losing is a common thing, and the Raptors, which have already won 8 consecutive games, have no great chance of winning in the process of facing the Western Powerhouse Nuggets. Losing is not terrible, what is terrible is not a good mentality to face reality.