After winning two consecutive wins, the Hornets, who are eighth in the East, returned to home back-to-back and ushered in the challenge of the Nuggets, who ranked sixth in the West.
In terms of the Hornets, Lamelo Ball is in good shape, and the team has the home advantage in this campaign, and the Hornets will also be ready to defend the home court to win 3 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the side of the Nuggets, although Jokic guards the inside line, he will obviously be caught in a bitter battle against the Hornets with stronger impact and the Nuggets who play away!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, with an 11-3 scoring climax, the Hornets, who played at home, although in the first half, once overpowered the Nuggets and occupied the initiative on the court.
But after returning from the second half, the third saver Keech + Barton + Hyland felt hot, leading the Nuggets to play a 16-2 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
Coupled with the final game, Jokic was not soft, helping the Nuggets to take a 4-point lead at the end, while the Hornets repeatedly failed to hit and had to lose.
The Nuggets, who finally withstood the pressure, also counterattacked the Hornets 113-109 on the road, which was worth the trip and also won a wave of 2 consecutive wins!
In this game, although the Nuggets once fell into a passive situation of falling behind, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and completed the reversal.
In the case of Barton + Monte Morris + Jeff Green and other main players, each performing their duties, the joint efforts to cut the 47 + 26 + 14 of the two main players Jokic + Aaron Gordon play, it is particularly critical!
Jokic dominated the inside line, starting 33 minutes, shooting a team-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting, plus a triple-double performance of 19 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.
Among them, in the third quarter, he shot 5 shots and shots without false hair, not only led by example, led the Nuggets to play a counterattack, but also almost single-handedly, hanging the Hornets' inner line!
Of course, the Nuggets were able to beat the Hornets in this game, and the performance of Aaron Gordon, the team's other core, also played a crucial role.
Aaron Gordon was well-defended, starting 33 minutes and contributing 21 points, 7 rebounds , 3 assists + 2 steals + 1 block on 9-of-16 shooting , without personal error.
And in the first quarter, he scored a key performance of 17 points in a single quarter, helping the Nuggets to open up the situation smoothly, but also successfully disrupting the Hornets' defensive rhythm and deployment!
More importantly, after winning two consecutive wins over the Hornets in this game, the Nuggets' record has also improved to 45 wins and 31 losses, which is currently only 0.5 wins away from the fifth-place Jazz in the West.
Rationally speaking, considering the Jazz's 4-game losing streak, it has to be said that under the leadership of Jokic + Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets still have the opportunity to attack the fifth place in the West in the next schedule!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Hornets, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the second half of this game, and the performance of the game that was finally reversed was obviously difficult for the home fans to accept.
After all, in the case of Lameló Bauer + Bridges playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, Rozier shot only 5 of 14 shots in this campaign, and Harrell was expelled.
Only for the Hornets, after losing to the Nuggets in this game, the Hornets also fell back from the eighth position in the East to the ninth place in the East, which obviously made the Hornets, whose state had just recovered, suffer a big blow.
For the Nets, the ranking returned to the eighth place in the East, which undoubtedly allowed the team to receive a big gift without spending a single soldier!