After swallowing two consecutive defeats and a hasty road trip, the Kings, who were in desperate need of a win, returned home and ushered in the Nuggets' challenge during the three-game winning streak.
In the Kings, Sabonis Jr. is in hot form, and the team has home advantage in this campaign, and Fox is also ready to lead the team to defend the home field and end the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Nuggets side, Jokic town guarded the inside line, and head coach Malone lined up to try to lead the team to continue the winning streak and make a big job on the road, pointing to 4 consecutive wins!
Finally, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 15-5 scoring climax, the nuggets, who were mainly anti-guests, overpowered the Kings in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Sabonis + Barnes Jr. felt hot in the third quarter and led the Kings to play several waves of counter-attacks, but the point difference did not narrow.
Coupled with the final showdown moment, Monte Morris + Forbes + Rivers Jr. hit the inside line in succession, and the Nuggets took advantage of the victory to chase, expanding the point difference to 18 points and locking up the victory in one fell swoop.
In the end, the Nuggets also won 128-110 on the road to the Kings, which was worth the trip to win 4 consecutive wins and also gave the opponent Kings 3 consecutive defeats!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Nuggets continued the fiery momentum during the winning streak, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming.
In the case of Aaron Gordon + Monte Morris + Jermichael Green and other main players, each performing their duties, the team ace Jokic, and the play of the big will Barton, is particularly critical!
Jokic was well defensively and defensively, scoring 2 three-pointers on 9 of 15 shooting, delivering a quasi-triple-double performance of 25 points, 12 rebounds + 9 assists + 4 steals + 1 block in the opening 33 minutes.
Among them, in the second quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 10 points in a single quarter not only helped the Nuggets quickly open the score gap, but also once became the King's in the No. 5 position, which was difficult to solve!
Of course, the Nuggets were able to win big in this game, and the Performance of The Tigers' Barton was also great.
Barton was very efficient, starting 30 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 11-of-17 shooting, and hit 3 three-pointers from the outside, bombing a team-high 31 points, plus 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
It has to be said that although Barton's season performance has been up and down, in Jokic's side, as well as under the hands of head coach Malone, Barton still used his own practical actions to prove his value and role!
More importantly, after defeating the Kings in this game and achieving a wave of four consecutive wins, the Nuggets' regular season record also came to 34 wins and 25 losses, successfully narrowing the winning gap with the Lone Rangers and ranking sixth in the West.
And rationally speaking, after the return of Jamal Murray, this strong Nuggets team will obviously become a team that cannot be underestimated in the West!
On the other hand, on the Kings side, the team was completely suppressed in this game, and finally swallowed the performance of the game with 18 points and 3 consecutive defeats, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
But for the Kings, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, in the case of Fox + Barnes playing poorly, the performance of Sabonis Jr. in this game is indeed remarkable!
Sabonis Jr. played well, starting 35 minutes and scoring a game-high 33 points on 15-of-23 shooting, plus 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Although he was unable to lead the Kings to defend the home court on his own, there is one thing to say, the excellent performance of Sabonis Jr. in this game has indeed brought great pressure and trouble to the Nuggets!
Only in the face of Barton, who ushered in the outbreak, and the Nuggets, who were all soldiers, this battle worked hard for a whole game, but the isolated sabonis seemed to have no choice but to drink and hate.