On March 3, Beijing time, the NBA broke out of the big cold! The Nuggets, who had previously won six straight games, faced the second-to-last Thunder in the West, and suffered a reversal in the second half, and finally lost 107-119 at home. The Nuggets starters of this campaign, with the exception of Jokic, all played abnormally. The starting five Tigers' three-pointers were 1 of 25, and such a sluggish performance also ended the Nuggets' six-game winning streak.
The Nuggets have been in excellent form, having won six consecutive games and ranking 6th in the West. The Thunder continue to be in the stage of cultivating young people and are currently ranked second to last in the West. There was originally a big gap between the two teams, but this game, the Thunder's youngsters taught the arrogant Nuggets a good lesson.
In the first half, the Thunder and the Nuggets clenched the score. The Nuggets started the game and sleepwalked en masse, with the exception of Jokic, whose other starting points failed to exceed 10 points. However, with the excellent performance of the bench, the Nuggets still led 57-55 at halftime. But in the third quarter, the Thunder continued to play well, while the Nuggets' starting start was still sluggish, and the Nuggets were seven points behind by the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Nuggets still tried to fight back, but the starting players were in a terrible state, and they still missed consecutive shots outside the three-point line. On the contrary, the Thunder side, with Alexander single-handedly picking Up Barton consecutive wins, widened the gap to 11 points. The game also lost suspense, and eventually the Thunder broke out on the road and overturned the 6th Nuggets in the West.
After the game, Nuggets coach Ma Longtou did not return and left the court directly, obviously very angry at the performance of the players. Cousins also ended his all-win record since joining the Nuggets. In this campaign, the Nuggets Jokic had 22 points, 16 boards and 4 assists, but the remaining 4 starters did not score more than 10. For the Thunder, Alexander has 29 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, and Robbie has 26 points, 7 boards and 5 assists. In the end, the Thunder broke out on the road!