The NBA regular season continues, the Nuggets host the Grizzlies, this game is very important for the Nuggets, after winning can lock the playoffs, although the Grizzlies have locked the second place in the West, but the team does not want to encounter the league, but also wants to use a win to boost morale. In the first quarter of the game, both sides were in good shape at the beginning, but in the middle of the quarter, the Grizzlies pulled the point difference to double digits, and at the end of the quarter, they played a 16-0 small climax under jokic, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets rebounded by 4 points; in the second quarter, the Nuggets took advantage of the chase to open the point difference to double digits, the Grizzlies clenched the score under the leadership of Jalen Jr., and the Nuggets role players performed well in the second half to regain the lead again, and the Grizzlies trailed by 17 points in the first half. In the third quarter, the Nuggets continued the state of the first half, the point difference quickly opened to 20 points, the Nuggets played an 11-3 attack wave at the end of the quarter, after three quarters, the Nuggets entered the fourth quarter with a huge advantage of 27 points, the final quarter battle became garbage time, and finally, the Nuggets won 122-109 against the Grizzlies.
In this game, Jokic played MVP-level performance, scoring 36 points in 16 of 24 shots, in addition to 16 rebounds and 6 assists, at the same time, this is already his 10 times this season to get 35 + 10 data, surpassing Embiid and Alphabet Brother to rank first in the league, more importantly, Jokic also became the first person in NBA history, he is the only player to get 2000 points, 1000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season, which also means that Jokic basically locked up the MVP this season. After the game, the Nuggets are 6th in the West with 48 wins and 33 losses, 2 wins ahead of the seventh-place Timberwolves, and there is only one game left in the regular season, which means that the Nuggets locked in a playoff spot, and according to the contract, Jokic will receive an extra prize of 500,000, which is really a three-joy goal. It is worth mentioning that Jokic made an important decision after the game, and he no longer wore a headband to play in the following matches.
The Grizzlies also performed well, with seven players on the team scoring in double figures and playing a beautiful team rebound, only to encounter an explosive Jokic and become an empty cut. However, while seven people scored in double figures, none of them scored more than 15 points, and the Grizzlies' offensive firepower needs to be improved. The highest scorer was Bain, who scored 14 points, Dillon and Williams each had 12 points, Melton, Clark and Anderson each had 11 points, and Jalen Jr. had 10 points. Despite suffering a two-game losing streak, the Grizzlies locked in second place in the West, four wins ahead of the third-place Warriors with one regular season game remaining. The Grizzlies' performance this season has been eye-catching, especially in Morant's absence, twice creating a record of first place in the league, of course, this is not proof that Morant has not performed well, he is expected to become the new face of the league.