Nuggets take Pelicans lightly! Jokic 30+ triple-double, cut 15+12 to lock Zion, and the Nuggets were too fierce
On November 7th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Nuggets sat at home to meet the challenge of the Pelicans, although the Nuggets beat the Bulls in the previous game, but the team's second leader Murray suffered an injury, who will replace him in this game The role will be crucial, and the Pelicans' recent form is also very good, they are 4-2 ranked fourth in the West. Next, let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players' performance.
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At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Varan killed the Pelicans to open the situation first, Porter Jr. and Jokic combined to score 5 points in response, and then Porter Jr. teamed up with Gordon to lead the team to the climax to establish the lead, and the Pelicans relied on Ingram's play to overtake the Nuggets, but at the end of the quarter, Jokic scored 4 points in a row to help the team chase down to 2 points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Pelicans, led by Hawkins and Daniels, once led the Nuggets by 20 points, relying on the play of Porter Jr. and Gordon, the Nuggets trailed by 12 points to end the first half.
Yibian fought again, Jokic began to increase the intensity, he continued to kill inside to help the team narrow the difference, substitute Gillespie became a wonder soldier scored 6 points in a row to help the team play a climax, this quarter Nuggets won the opponent by 19 points in a single quarter, and they overtook them by 7 points in the third quarter. Although the Pelicans still did not give up in the final quarter, Zion faced Gordon's defense several times to no avail, and the team did not play a decent counterattack, and they lost to the Nuggets 116-134.
Zion is locked up, and Ingram is ineffective
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, the Pelicans scored the most points on the Pelicans side in this game, Ingram, he shot 10 of 22 from the field, 0 of 4 three-pointers scored 22 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, personal efficiency is not good, Ingram's three-point efficiency is very poor after the start of the new season, I hope he can make adjustments in time, this game Zion was locked by Aaron Gordon, and the performance was not efficient.
Tin safe 22 shots 10 of the game, scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, although it failed to completely limit Zion, but Aaron Gordon can do this is commendable, after the return of weight loss, Zion is indeed healthier, but it is also a fact that he is not as fierce as before, in addition to the two, Jordan Hawkins replaced the role of CJ very well in this game, he scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal on 10 of 19 shots.
The Pelicans are also sad enough, Herbert Jones was pressed by Jokic to leave the game early, their several core rotations have not returned, Alvarado and Trey Murphy are still recuperating from injuries, CJ was diagnosed with a right lung atrophy, CJ had such a situation in 21 years, I hope he can return as soon as possible, this season finally ushered in a healthy Zion, the Pelicans finally had a chance to chase the record, but the bad news came one after another, this team is a bit like the Clippers of the year, the strength is not said, It's just a lack of luck.
Jokic is a record, and without Murray, the Nuggets are still tough
Jokic shot 15 of 24 in this game, 2 of 6 three-pointers and scored 35 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, which is also the 105th triple-double in Jokic's career, he also successfully surpassed James and Kidd, and enjoyed the fourth ranking in the history of the triple-double list.
In the absence of Murray, Porter Jr. replaced his role well on the offensive end, Porter Jr. shot 8 of 16 from the field, 2 of 6 from three-point range and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Porter Jr. also played a good performance after Murray's recent injury, and scored 27 points and 6 rebounds in the last game, he proved that his 180 million contract is not a premium contract, but he sacrificed data for the team to win.
However, although Porter Jr. played well enough, in the eyes of many American media, he is not the third core of the team, the third core of the team is Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets were able to win the championship last season, it can be said that in addition to Murray and Jokic, Gordon is the third core of the team, and he locks James and Durant well is the key to the team's win. Gordon did a good job of restricting Zion in this campaign, which is commendable.
In this game, Gordon shot 7 of 11 from the field, 0 of 2 from three-point range, and scored 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, and he was the Nuggets' No. 1 defensive gate. Excluding this game, Gordon averaged 13.1 points, 6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game in the past few games, and the shooting rate was as high as 57%, which can be said to be very comprehensive. On the bench in this game, Strausser scored 21 points and 2 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting and 5-of-9 three-pointers.
Strawther played well in the pre-season, but he didn't get many chances since the start of the season, and hopefully he can get more playing time to prove himself after Murray's injury. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the Pelicans and Nuggets right now? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.