On February 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nuggets home showdown against the Magic, Jokic led the Nuggets to gain a 22-point advantage at the beginning of the second quarter, and the Magic stubbornly counterattacked and once chased only 9 points. Jokic continued to rampage with a combination of tackles and passes, and Cousins opened the final quarter with consecutive scoring to extend the team's 21-point advantage. The Magic continued to fight back to chase the difference of 8 points again, Jokic hit a key three-pointer, and finally the Nuggets won 121-111 against the Magic to win 2 consecutive wins, the last 5 games and 4 wins to secure the 6th place in the West, and the Magic suffered a 3-game losing streak. It is worth mentioning that Jokic became the first player this season to achieve 1300 points + 600 rebounds + 400 assists.
Statistics
Nuggets: Jokic 26 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, Gordon 10 points and 6 rebounds, Jeff Green 17 points, Barton 17 points and 7 rebounds, Hyland 14 points, Forbes 16 points.
Magic: Carter 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Wagner Jr. 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Saggers 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Harris 15 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.
The Star of the Field
Jokic blasted down the quasi-triple-double stats, led the team to revenge the Magic refused to be killed by the season double, and Jokic broke the 1300-point mark and 400 assists mark this season, becoming the first player in the league to achieve at least 1300 points, 600 rebounds + 400 assists this season.
Highlight lenses
Jokie wondell a three-point shot from Hyland.
Jeff Green buckles one-arm.
Lopez Jr. has twice in a row big hat Jamekau-Green.
Game review
The Magic lacked 5 players such as Fultz and Isaac, and the Nuggets lacked 5 players such as Murray and Porter Jr. In the first quarter, Saggers hit the first goal of the game on a layup, Gordon responded with a three-pointer, Carter hit a shot, and Jokic and Jeff Green led a 9-0 offensive rebound. Oak and Hyland scored a three-pointer, the Nuggets scored four more points to take a 19-7 lead, Oak hit another three-pointer on a layup, and the Magic made two free throws and one shot. Forbes and Cousins each hit a three-pointer, Sacs stole a dragon to make a layup, Andbes hit a shot, and the Nuggets led the Magic 29-14 in the first quarter. The Magic made 5-of-21 in the first quarter, including 2-of-13 three-pointers, 12-of-23 for the Nuggets, 5-of-11 for three-pointers and Jokic for 7+3+4+1.
Lopez Jr. hit a hooker at the start of the second quarter, Forbes hit a three-pointer, Wagner Jr. hit two free throws, Jamekau Green scored five consecutive three-pointers with a slam dunk, and Campazzo extended his 40-18 22-point lead with three-pointers. The Magic stopped the Nuggets 7-0, Gordon hit a layup, Anthony hit a three-pointer with Wagner Jr. and the Nuggets responded with a 6-0 run. The Magic multi-point blossomed a wave of 8-0 offensive points to chase the score, Barton 2+1 and Jokic on the layup to stop the bleeding, Anthony hit two free throws, the Nuggets led the Magic 53-40 in the first half. Only one man from both sides scored in double figures in the first two quarters, with Wagner Jr. 10 points and Nuggets Jokic 11+4+4.
Easy side to fight again, Anthony hit three points, Jokic scored five points on two free throws and three points, and Carter scored six points in a row with two dunks and throws to chase the difference of 9 points. Jokic hit a free throw with Hyland's three-point shot, Hyland hit two free throws, Bamba received a dunk, and Jeff Green's three-pointer and layup caused Saggers to interfere with the ball. Anthony and Barton each hit a wicked shot, Jeff Green scored a 20-point advantage on three points, and Carter slammed a dunk with Jeff Green on two free throws. The Magic scored five straight points, the Nuggets returned four points, the Magic scored another 8-2 chase, Campazzo hit two free throws, Harris dunked, and Forbes hit a shot. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Magic 85-70, Jokic led the Nuggets 4 to double figures 21+10+6, and Carter led the Magic 20+11 (14 points in the third quarter) to lead the Magic 2 to score in double figures.
The Nuggets entered the final quarter with a 15-point advantage, Cousins took the lead in completing a dunk, Sargus and Cousins both hit two free throws, and Oak hit a three-pointer. Jamekol Green hit a three-point shot with Forbes, Cousins extended his 21-point advantage on a layup, the Magic chased four points in a row, Forbes hit all three free throws, and Cofield returned with three points. Rivers Jr. ate t to send Harris a free throw, Sargus hit two free throws, Carter dunked and big hat Jokic, And Hyland and Harris scored a three-pointer. Wagner Jr. chased the deficit by 10 points, Gordon hit a three-pointer, Wagner Jr. hit all four free throws, and Jokic shot back. Jeff Green hit two free throws, Barton and Harris each made one dunk, Saggers made a one-stop layup, Wagner Jr. hit two free throws to chase a 9-point deficit, and Gordon slammed one-arm dunks to stop the Magic. Carter chased the score, Jokic responded with a three-pointer, Sagas hit two free throws, and Jeff Green dunked. Wagner Jr. continued to chase the score with three points, Hyland was fouled and hit two free throws, Wagner Jr. dunked, and Barton continued to make two free throws to seal the win, and finally the Nuggets won the Magic.
Both sides started
Nuggets: Gordon, Jeff Green, Jokic, Barton, Hyland
Magic: Wagner Jr., Carter, Bamba, Saggers, Anthony
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)