On February 13, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that has ended today, the Denver Nuggets narrowly defeated the Toronto Raptors 110-109 away and refused to lose consecutively.
In this game, Nuggets player Nikola Jokic and Raptors player Pascal Siakam began to compete. Siakam played 42 minutes and shot 16-of-22, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, and had 35 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Jokic played 34 minutes, shooting 10-of-16, with 28 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. It is worth mentioning that the two men's points, rebounds, and assists are the highest on their respective teams.
The match between the two teams today was also very exciting, especially the extremely dramatic scene at the last moment. Jokic lost both key free throws, but he blocked Anunoby's killer layup at the last minute to help the team achieve the final victory.
Jokic has been brilliant this season in the face of serious injuries, averaging 33.0 minutes per game. With 25.8 points, 13.7 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.4 steals, he shot 57.6 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three-point range.
For now, jokic's biggest obstacle to MVP is that the team's record is not good enough, and the Nuggets are currently in sixth place in the West with 31 wins and 25 losses. If Jokic wants to get MVP this season, the team's record ranking will have to go up. But the team has faced bad injuries this season, Porter Jr. is reimbursed for the season, Murray's return date is undecided, and it is not easy to achieve the current record.