Jokic narrowly won 35+13! Funny scene: 256 pounds of super giant crash into Curry bounced off the latter to show off his muscles
The battle for the top spot in the West was staged, and throughout the game, Curry was 6 of 17, 6 of 13 three-pointers, and got 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Jokic was 14 of 25 and got 35 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, winning the MVP battle.
The championships of the last two years have ushered in a head-to-head meeting, and last season, the Nuggets swept the Warriors. Now that the two teams meet, it is the Warriors' revenge battle, the battle for the top spot in the West, and the MVP battle between Curry and Jokic.
In the previous eight games, Curry and Jokic had scored the highest points per game for their respective teams, the only two players in the league to do so.
In this duel, a direct conversation between the two is quite fun. At that time, Jokic broke through with the ball, Curry blocked Jokic's breakthrough in the past, Jokic, who weighed 256 pounds, actually bounced away, and Curry then showed his muscles and trash talk with his opponent, which was quite funny.
However, the Warriors really can't do anything about Jokic, and in the case of a dream truce, they can't prevent the first person in the league today.
In the first half, Jokic shot 6-of-15 in 17 minutes, 1-of-6 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws to score a half-high 15 points, 8 rebounds, plus 2 steals and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +9, leading the team to a 6-point lead.
However, Curry also led the Warriors to bite the score. Halfway through the third quarter, Curry has hit 4 three-pointers, and he has made at least 4 three-pointers in 9 consecutive games since the start of the season, the first in NBA history!
However, in terms of performance, Jokic beat Curry. At the end of the third quarter, Curry was 4-of-10 from the field and 4-of-9 from three-point range for 16 points and three assists. Jokic finished with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 12-of-22 shooting.
At the decisive moment, the two sides were tied at 97. Jokic hit a key shot with a jumper, and with 22 seconds left, Jokic made a pass error, Curry broke the ball and counterattacked, and directly hit an unreasonable three-point shot, and the Warriors trailed by 2 points. Then Jokic made two fouls and missed two free throws, with 14 seconds left, the Warriors called a timeout, and on the last offense, Curry missed a layup, and the Nuggets had the last laugh.