The Nuggets played the Kings again
Unable to make the playoffs, the Kings had to seek a change, and they got Sabonis Jr. on the trade deadline, sending out two young talents, Harry Burton and Hield. However, the deal did not bring any obvious changes, and the team suffered another three consecutive defeats, ranking third from the bottom of the West. In the last home game against the Denver Nuggets, Sabonis Jr. played the star of the house against Jokic, but the team regrettably lost. This game, the Kings came to Denver to challenge the Nuggets again.
Jokic led the team to five consecutive wins, firmly at the top of the MVP rankings, and most importantly, they are also about to usher in the comeback of the second-in-command Murray. For the Nuggets, for Jokic, it's going to be an exciting moment. But what they need to do most now is to win as many games as possible.
Jokic laughed to the end
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Nuggets showed home advantage, although Jokic only scored 2 points on 0-of-3 shooting, but delivered 5 assists, Gordon had 12 points and 1 rebound on 5-of-5 shooting, Morris also had 8 points and 1 steal on 3-of-4 shooting, and the Nuggets bombed 38 points in a single quarter, which felt very hot, but the Kings also scored 30 points, including Fox 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Jokic regained his form slightly, scoring 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, but the Nuggets only scored 21 points.
In this situation, the Kings seized the opportunity, and the whole team blossomed at multiple points to score 29 points, and successfully tied the score at the end of the half 59-59. In the second half, Jokic had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Fox had 9 points and 1 assist, Sabonis Jr. also had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Kings and Nuggets each scored 26 points in the third quarter, and continued to draw at the end of the third quarter. As a result, this game became a game of victory and defeat. After returning from the final quarter, Cousins gave in from the basket, scoring 5 points and 2 rebounds to help the Nuggets gain a 7-point lead.
Then the Kings continued to catch up, and Sabonis Jr. had 7 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block in the final quarter, helping the Kings to equalize with a back basket. Jokic even missed two free throws, but Morris pierced the heart with only 28.9 seconds left. Jokic then made two free throws, Barnes made Jokic foul, Malone challenged successfully, Fox missed three points, and finally the Denver Nuggets beat the Saramanto Kings 115-110 to win five consecutive games.
The deal still gets nothing
After losing this game, the Kings suffered a five-game losing streak, and it can be said that the trade still won nothing. If what they want is a wreck, then they will never send away Two young talents, Halliburton and Hield, and if they are going to reinforce the playoffs, then the result of the 5-game losing streak is undoubtedly telling us that they have nothing to gain. Sabonis Jr. had 14 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Fox had 26 points, five rebounds and 10 assists, Barnes had 24 points, five rebounds and three assists, Holliday also had 15 points, three rebounds and one assist, and Lamb had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Jokic didn't feel good in this game, with only 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on 6-of-16 shooting, continuing to lead the season's triple-double list. But the Nuggets' three-pointers were outstanding, hitting 16 three-pointers across the team, which was the key to their winning game. Gordon had 23 points and nine rebounds, Morris had 21 points, four rebounds and three assists, Barton had 13 points, three rebounds and four assists, and Highland had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists. Cousins, who re-signed, also had 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block on 3-of-6 shooting, which took only 13 minutes. And, Cousins played in the game, the Nuggets 9-0, deservedly blessed star.