The annual Christmas war kicked off again, the Denver Nuggets, who won the first championship in team history last season, welcomed the Golden State Warriors led by Curry at home, although the latter's performance this season did not meet expectations, but after Dream Green was banned, they instead relied on the efforts of all staff to play a wave of five consecutive wins, and also raised their ranking in the Western Conference standings to tenth, in order to have a greater probability of advancing to the playoffs, the Warriors need to win more championships in the remaining seasons! However, in the past Christmas war poor performance of the cute god Curry, this game still did not get rid of the curse, in Denver's plateau home court continued to be lost, the Warriors can only rely on the excellent play of the bench lineup and the opponent around, the Nuggets Although Jokic scoring efficiency is not high, but it is very good to revitalize the team's offense, and finally rely on the better performance of the starting five tigers, defeated the Warriors 120-114, while winning five in a row, ending the opponent's five consecutive wins!
Curry can't escape the Christmas curse, and the Warriors rely on the bench to survive
As one of the best and all-round offensive players in the NBA today, Curry's scoring ability is undoubted, but the Christmas game is the biggest injury of Moeshen's career, before this season, Curry has participated in a total of 9 Christmas games, but the average score per game is only 15.3 points, and the shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are only 32% and 23% respectively Curry was once again plagued by the Christmas curse, and the whole game was under the strict defense of the Nuggets, hitting only 7 of 21 shots, with only 18 points and 4 assists, while Klay, another major scorer, was also in a sluggish state and only scored 9 points.
In the case of the Splash Brothers' cold hand, the Warriors were able to bite the score for a long time and fight with the Nuggets until the last minute, Paul's second team contributed a lot, and St. Paul hit 3 three-pointers from the outside in this game, playing a comprehensive performance of 22+3+2, under his combing, Wiggins and Saric who came off the bench all scored double digits.
Pato, Ni, feels cold with an offensive touch and fills the hole with assists
In the case of the Warriors' starting five, the Nuggets still won so hard at home, as the core of the team, Jokic is to blame, under the marking of Lu Ning, Mr. Jokic, who has a good shooting ability, has no shooting feeling at all, only hit 4 of 12 shots, but fortunately performed well at the free throw line, hitting all 18 shots, and cut down a 26+14+8 inefficient quasi-triple-double.
Fortunately, the other four starters of the Nuggets team, with a good offensive performance, filled the hole dug by Jokic, Porter, Gordon, Pope and Murray all scored double-doubles, of which Murray, the core of the perimeter, made 3 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and cut down 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
In Green's absence, the Warriors' performance has proved that chasing dreams is no longer a necessity for the team, if the Warriors management can send Green away and replace him with a stronger player, their combat effectiveness is expected to continue to improve, perhaps at the end of his career peak, once again see the hope of competing for the championship, and the Nuggets' most important goal this season is still to defend the title, as long as they can keep the core team healthy, they will be one of the most competitive teams in the league!