On February 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nuggets away to face the Hornets, of which the Hornets were back-to-back games, the Nuggets' two core Murray and Gordon were absent, and the Lakers veteran Bryant ushered in his debut 0 points. The Nuggets trailed by 15 points twice in the first two quarters, and Jokic led the Nuggets to gradually rally the score, and extended the 20+ advantage in the final quarter to establish the victory, and finally the Nuggets swept the Hornets 119-105 to refuse to lose streaks and continue to consolidate the first place in the West, and the Hornets suffered 7 consecutive losses to rank bottom in the East. It is worth mentioning that Jokic led the league with his 20th triple-double of the season, and the Nuggets won 20 of the 20 triple-doubles this season.
Statistics
Nuggets: Jokic 30 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, Porter Jr. 14 points, Koonchar 12 points, Pope 15 points and 5 assists, Brown 14 points and 5 assists, Braun 11 points, Green 10 points.
Hornets: 18 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists on three-ball, Hayward 21, Washington 22, Rochelle 12, Smith 15.
The star of the field
Jokic contributed a triple-double of 30+16+10 to lead the Nuggets to a 15-point comeback to sweep the Hornets, Jokic completed his 20th triple-double of the season, continuing to lead the triple-double of the season, and he won all 20 triple-double games.
High-light lens
Hayward scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.
Jokic bulldozer-style layup.
Three-shot three-point shot.
Porter Jr. broke through the snap.
Match Review
The Nuggets lacked players like Murray and Gordon, and the Hornets lacked players like Oubre and Martin. The Nuggets started the first quarter with a wave of offense in the first four minutes, and the Nuggets scored only two points for Jokic and trailed 2-13 to request a timeout. Jokic caused Williams to interfere with the ball to chase points, Washington hit a layup, the Nuggets hit the inside to chase points, and Hayward Blossom from outside to score consecutive points to extend the 14-point advantage. The Nuggets chased four straight points, the Hornets went on a 7-2 run to extend their 15-point advantage, and the Nuggets ran a wave of 9-2 offensive chasing points to stop the Hornets. Washington hit a hook, the Nuggets hit 2 of 4, Richards hit one of two free throws, and Brian hit a layup with 0.8 seconds left. The Nuggets trailed the Hornets 27-34 in the first quarter, with Hayward scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and Jokic 10+5+2.
The Nuggets chased four straight points at the beginning of the second quarter, Washington scored five straight points on a three-point and violent dunk, Pope hit a free throw, the Hornets scored four straight points to extend their 10-point advantage, Pope ate a T, and missed a three-shot technical free throw. Smith extended the 13-point advantage on three points, and the two sides then hit consecutive irons, and the Nuggets chased four consecutive points to break the scoring drought, and two three-point shooters in a row extended the 15-point advantage. Jokic led a 12-0 offensive run with consecutive inside scores, Washington broke through, Koonchar trailed 2+1 to chase the deficit by two points, and Hayward hit a shot back. Jokic hit two free throws, the Hornets scored four straight points, and Konzhal returned with a three-pointer as the Nuggets trailed the Hornets 57-60 in the first half. The first two saved Kic 20+9+5 and Conchal 10 points, Hayward 17 points and Washington 13 points, three goals 9 points and 9 assists.
Yibian fought again, Jokic combined offensive passes in the first three minutes of the third quarter, leading a wave of 12-2 offensive rally to lead a seven-point lead, Washington and three goals in quick succession, Jokic and Pope also scored consecutive points in return. The Hornets chased five straight points, Pope hit a 3-pointer with Brown 2+1, Porter Jr. made a 12-point shot, and Rozier returned with a 3-pointer. Jokic and Porter Jr. led a 7-2 offensive wave to extend the 14-point lead, the Hornets went 7-4 to chase points, the Nuggets won 37-23 in a single quarter with 14 points, and the Nuggets led the Hornets 94-83 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Jokic led the Nuggets 30+15+8 to score a double-double, Hayward 21 points and Washington 20 points, leading the Hornets to a double-double.
The Nuggets opened the final quarter with a 6-3 offensive run to extend their 14-point advantage, Green once made one of three free throws, Smith chased four points in a row, and Jordan Jr. made an empty dunk. Washington made a layup to chase the score, Jordan Jr. dunked again, and the two sides then hit consecutive iron misses, and the Nuggets then continued to blossom more, and have played a 10-0 offensive to gradually extend their 20-point advantage. With five straight three-shots and Jokic assisting Porter Jr.'s three-point shot, Jokic achieved his 20th triple-double of the season. The Hornets replaced three goals early, Hayward and Washington gave up, the Nuggets then replaced Jokic, Nuggets new signing, Lakers veteran Bryant came off the bench to make his debut, the game has lost suspense, and the Nuggets finally reversed to win over the Hornets.
Both sides start
Nuggets: Brown, Pope, Porter Jr., Koonchar, Jokic
Hornets: Three-Ball, Rozier, Hayward, Washington, Williams
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