On March 20, Beijing time, the Denver Nuggets challenged the Brooklyn Nets back-to-back, and the Nuggets had the lead from the beginning, although the Nets struggled to chase points, and even played a wave of 22-9 in the final quarter, but the Nuggets held steady, and the team won 108-102.
Technical statistics
Nuggets: Murray 25 points, Porter 28, Pope 8, Jokic 22 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, Gordon 10 points
Nets: Bridges 23 points, Dinwiddie 8 points, Johnson 14 points, Finney Smith 2 points, Claxton 19 points
The star of the field
The star of the game was given to Porter, who cut 28 points and 9 rebounds, and when the Nuggets were put on a 22-9 run in the final quarter, it was he who stepped up and hit a steady three-point shot to help the team maintain the point difference and finally win the game.
Highlight moments
Johnson snaked out of the hole and scored two points
Murray teased Nets defenders
The Nuggets made multiple passes and Murray made a three-point shot
Match Review
The Nuggets had the lead at the start of the first quarter, and with consecutive three-point shots from Porter and Murray, the team led the Nets 6-4. Then, the Nuggets went on a 19-8 run, and with Murray's back-to-back three-point shots, the Nuggets led the Nets 25-12. Despite the Nets' struggles to chase points, the Nuggets didn't give them a chance. With two minutes left in the game, the Nets narrowed the gap to just nine points thanks to O'Neal's layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Nets 33-21.
At the start of the second quarter, Pope scored on a layup, again extending the gap to 12 points. But the Nets fought back after trailing by 14 points, narrowing the gap to just four points thanks to Clarxton's back-to-back scores. Then the Nuggets played another wave of offense, and with Porter's three-point shot, the team instantly opened the gap to 14 points again, and at the end of the first half, the Nuggets led the Nets 63-48.
Bridges hit a three-pointer, Claxton dunked, Bridges hit two more points, and the Nets hit a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to 8 points. But then Gordon hit a two-point shot to stop the blood, and the Nuggets still maintained a 10-point advantage. Halfway through the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Nets 74-59. Although the Nets called timeouts several times, the score was slow to close, and instead the Nuggets burst into a wave in the final minute. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Nets 91-71.
In the final quarter, after the Nuggets hit a three-pointer, they briefly stretched the gap to 22 points, and then the Nets narrowed the gap to 17 points. With four minutes left in the game, the Nets went on a 22-9 run to close the gap to seven points. The Nuggets finally stopped the bleeding from a three-point shot by Porter with only 3 minutes left, and because the Nets dug too big, the team could not overcome despite the Nets' struggle to chase points, and even played a 31-17 climax in the final quarter. In the end, the team also lost to the Nuggets.
Both sides start
Nuggets: Murray, Porter, Pope, Jokic, Gordon
Nets: Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Finney-Smith, Claxton