Today, the Denver Nuggets continue their NBA regular season journey against the Portland Trail Blazers.
A few years ago, the Nuggets' game against the Trail Blazers would have been the pinnacle of the Northwest Division, very intense and eye-catching. But now, the Blazers have begun to rebuild, and not only has Lillard been unable to return from injury, McCollum has also been traded by them to the New Orleans Pelicans. There was no suspense in today's game, and in the end, the Nuggets won 124-92 over the Blazers by 32 points.
There's nothing to talk about, but surprisingly, the Nuggets' core interior lineman Jokic played bizarre stats. In the 26 minutes of the opening game, Jokic contributed a quasi-triple-double of 8 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, which is a pity. Jokic is a very good scorer, and it is of course not normal for jokic to score eight points last season when he won the regular season MVP.
In addition, Jokic grabbed 18 rebounds, let teammate Aaron Gordon get 14 points, there are 17 points on the bench Forbes and 19 points Cousins, why would an MVP become a blue-collar player. The main reason is that the Blazers are too weak.
With 5-of-18 shooting and 16 points and four assists, The Blazers were unable to protect rebounds without an inside pillar after Nurkic's injury. Throughout the game, the Blazers shot as low as 37.4 percent, giving Jokic a lot of opportunities to rebound.
Jokic now cares less about his stats, and he hopes to lead the Nuggets further in the playoffs and try to activate teammates before the playoffs arrive. Nuggets' outside ace Murray has also resumed training and is about to make a comeback, and it is believed that the Nuggets will become stronger at that time.