Murray went to the Development League for rehabilitation, and Porter Jr. is the fastest to return to the team next week, which is indeed a double happiness for the Denver Nuggets. However, even without the two cores, the team's life is still enjoyable. Jokic played a historic level of performance, still leading the MVP rankings, in the last game against Embiid, Jokic's statistics are not weak, and most importantly, leading the team to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, which undoubtedly allowed him to add a lot of points in the MVP battle.
This game, the Nuggets will travel to Washington to challenge the Wizards, the eleventh in the East. The wizards' strength is average, but this team traded to Porzingis, although there are still playing time limits, but the contest between him and Jokic is undoubtedly a rare good play.
Jokic showed his strength in the first quarter, scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, as well as 1 steal and 1 block, leading the Nuggets to 34 points in a single quarter, while Porzingis only had 1 point, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-0 shooting, but the Wizards still scored 28 points. After returning from the second quarter, Jokic had six points, three rebounds and two assists on 3-of-3 shooting, but Cousins on the bench also had seven points, three rebounds and one assist, and the Nuggets scored 39 points in the single quarter to lead the Wizards by 21 points at halftime.
In the second half, Porzingis finally found his form, shooting 4 of 4, bombing 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, but the Wizards still only scored 29 points, and Jokic also had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the team to successfully extend the lead to 23 points. After returning from the final quarter, Jokic did not play again, Cousins had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Hyland also had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Rivers and Forbes each hit 1 three-pointer, and finally the Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 127-109 to win 2 consecutive wins.
Jokic once again showed the strength of the league's first center, only played three quarters of the game, on 14 shots 10 of the high efficiency, bombarded 29 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, let many fans sigh, About the teacher came to class again. Porzingis is undoubtedly the subject of the class, playing 23 minutes, 16 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-10 shooting, plus-minus -19, and the gap with Jokic is obvious. Cousins also came to join in the fun, with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block on 6-of-12 shooting, which is also good efficiency.
The Nuggets scored in double figures and played perfect team basketball, which is what Jokic does to this team, not just the efficient scoring of the offensive end. Kuzma pulled his crotch again, only 6 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 3-of-10 shooting, and if the Wizards wanted to win, Kuzma had to show a star-level performance, otherwise, he could only accept such an 18-point defeat.