Beijing time, March 23, today, the Los Angeles Clippers away to challenge the Denver Nuggets, which is a dialogue between the sixth and eighth in the West, this game is very important for the Nuggets, once lost will fall out of the top six. In the first quarter, Jokic gave and demanded, 5 of 6 in a single quarter, cut 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists to burst the Clippers inside line, Jeff Green played the role of a divine soldier in the quarter of 4, Hyland came up to feel hot, shot all 3 shots, scored 8 points, the first quarter ended, under Jokic's leadership, the Nuggets led the opponent by 10 points at 37-27.
Entering the second quarter, Cooper scored 2 points first, Harten and Jamekau Green also scored points from each other, and then Mann slipped to the bottom line to score 2 points, Covington arc top three separate flowers, soon, Forbes arc top three points returned, the game was suspended. Timeout back, Cousins accelerated the strong dunk, Reggie consecutive strong kills under the basket to take 4 consecutive points to stop the bleeding, Hyland did not hesitate to let go, the basket to take 2 points, Boston is not willing to show weakness, the Golden Rooster independent 2 points also have, Cousins was clipped, the eye quickly glanced at the ambush bottom corner of rivers after passing the ball, the latter three points up and down, again 3 points.
After that, Mann played 2+1, Barnes also had three points in the open position, and then Reggie accelerated to a rebound and hit a basket, the point difference was only 3 points, and the game was suspended. Back from the timeout, Gordon and Jokic teamed up to hit 4 goals, Reggie clamped down on the score from mid-range, but Gordon quickly scored 2 points under the basket, Jokic then hit two free throws, and just one round later, The three-pointer on the right side of The Button arc splashed, Morris threw a flower, the Clippers side, Zubac hooked a goal in return, but Morris won again in the middle distance.
In the last 60 seconds of the quarter, Morris hit two three-pointers in a row, on the Clippers side, Morris Jr. rode an arrow for 2 points to stop the bleeding, but Jokic also made up the basket, but unfortunately the referee blew the penalty violation, and the Nuggets led the opponent by 11 points at halftime. At halftime, Jokic tried his hand at the bull knife, playing 17 minutes, 5 of 7, lightly taking 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, dominating the interior line; Morris 4 of 7, contributing 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists; Hyland 4 of 5, with 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists; Jeff Green 4 of 4, making a big surprise, contributing 8 points and 1 rebound.
Barton had 5 points, Gordon had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Kaoshen had 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Rivers had 6 points and 2 assists. For the Clippers, Mann had 12 points, three rebounds and three assists on 4-of-6 shooting; Covington had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists; Morris Jr. scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; Reggie scored 8 points; Batum 6+4+2; and Kennard scored 5 points. This game once again showed Jokic's strong offensive ability on the inside, it seems that this season, Jokic has a very good chance of getting the MVP in his pocket, but if the Nuggets want to win the championship, Murray and Porter must come back, they lack a strong defender.