Back on the winning streak
After the upset loss to the Oklahoma Thunder, the Denver Nuggets are back on the winning streak track, jokic is always able to deliver an unparalleled personal performance every night, especially in key moments, he is constantly standing up to help the team win the game. However, to defend the honor of MVP, Jokic needs to get more victories, and the sixth place in the West is somewhat dragging his feet. In this game, the Denver Nuggets will play the Saramento Kings away from home.
The Kings are only the third-to-last team in the West, and the strength naturally cannot be compared with the Denver Nuggets, and in this game, Sabonis Jr. was banned by the NBA league, so he could not play. In such a situation, the Nuggets should have won the game without suspense, but the Kings did not let Jokic get his wish.
The Nuggets refused to reverse
In the first quarter, Jokic continued to attack the basket, shooting 6-of-8, with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, all concentrated in the box. Driven by Jokic, the Nuggets' offense was also smooth, scoring 32 points in a single quarter, while the Kings side also scored 29 points, and Lyles shot 5 of 6 and had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, Jokic continued to exert his strength, trying to miss a three-point shot, but still had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter.
The Nuggets scored another 31 points in the second quarter, while the Kings failed to keep their scores on, scoring just 22 points in a single quarter. So, at the end of the half, the Denver Nuggets led the Kings by as many as 12 points at 63-51. In the second half, the Nuggets fell into a scoring drought, although Jokic took 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, but the whole team only got 17 points, completely counting on Jokic to play alone. The Kings seized the opportunity, Fox had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the team to successfully narrow the point difference to 3 points, and the suspense of the game returned.
In the final quarter of the game, Fox and Barnes successively helped the Kings to rebound the score, but Jokic once again stepped forward, the key 2+1 stabilized the situation, and in the final quarter, he had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, while Morris also had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. In the end, the Denver Nuggets narrowly defeated the Kings 106-100 on the road, successfully winning four consecutive games and giving the Kings three consecutive losses.
The league's no. 1 center
Jokic once again showed the strength of the league's first center, without a single three-pointer, bombing down 38 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, which is really unstoppable. At the crucial moment, Jokic is always able to stand up, and that's where it matters most. The Nuggets have won another four-game winning streak, and the record has already equalized the fifth-place Dallas Mavericks in the West, and to put it bluntly, Jokic is the league's number one center, Towns and Embiid, can only compete for second, this is the reality.
Morris also had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and no matter what kind of player, as long as he comes to Jokic, he will be able to shine. Although Fox also has 32 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, he still can't stop Jokic's footsteps, Barnes is 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Spurs veteran Lyles has 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Nuggets' spurs veteran Forbes also has 11 points and 1 rebound, which is the highest scoring player in the Nuggets bench. It must be admitted that Spurs players can shine wherever they go.