On December 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nuggets defeated the Warriors 120-114 at home.
So far, since being eliminated by the Warriors in the first round of the 2022 playoffs, the Nuggets have a 5-0 record against the Warriors in official games, including 3-0 at home.
The Nuggets' five starters all scored in double figures, Jokic scored a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists as usual, Murray was the leading scorer with 28 points, and Gordon had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Unfortunately, this is Gordon's last game of the year.
Gordon, who is steady on the field, is not stable when he returns home, as the core theme of the famous popcorn movie "Death is Coming", you really don't know which comes first, tomorrow or the accident. Of course, Gordon did not say goodbye to the world, but for beauty lovers, "social death" is also death. He's out of shape.
After the game, Gordon returned home to play with the dog, and I don't know which switch the dog touched, and the latter was furious and had a "kiss" at Gordon. So today, the Nuggets officially announced that Gordon's face and hands were "kissed" by dogs, resulting in lacerations, and a total of 21 stitches. Gordon is currently in good condition and will take some time to recover, with no timetable for a comeback.
The dog that attacked Gordon was a Rottweiler, a fierce dog that is banned in many cities in China. But in Europe and the United States, Rottweilers, Pit Bulls and Phillip Dogs are very popular for their fierce dogs, loyalty and strength are their greatest characteristics, and so is danger, as evidenced by Gordon's encounter.
Considering that there are only a few days left in 2023, it is rigorous to say "Gordon 2023 reimbursement", right? Gordon was injured by a dog "kiss", and I don't know how many places he can rank in the "outrageous injury list in NBA history".
Just count them, there are Dirk stomping and spraining his foot before the game, Hayes was leaked by a water cooler and went into shock...
Drummond ate avocado and caused an eye infection, Barkley got a cornea burn due to hand cream, Perkins collapsed his bed and crushed his thumb, Rose cut an apple and scratched his finger, this season alone, Wiggins closed the car door and got his finger pinched, and Oubre had a bizarre car accident.
I hope that modern technology will give some strength and not leave too deep a scar on Gordon's face. Of course, for Jokic and the Nuggets, the impact of Gordon's absence on the court will be a bigger problem.
The Nuggets' last up-and-down period was caused by Murray's injury, when the Nuggets completely exposed the lack of depth in their rotation. Murray is not only an important scoring point for the Nuggets from the outside, but also another point of possession in addition to Jokic.
Murray was not there, and the Nuggets' ball handling work was all on Jokic's shoulders alone, and Mr. Jokic was very tired during that time, and the Nuggets were also struggling. Although Gordon is not a big ball carrier, he has averaged 3.4 assists per game this season, which is the team's No. 4 assister, which is enough to show how important he is in the operation of the team.
Sometimes whether a ball can be thrown more comfortably and whether the space can be larger depends on whether Gordon has more hands. 'There's no clear timetable for Gordon at the moment and we need him to be able to recover both physically and mentally. Nuggets coach Malone said in an interview today. Indeed, to be able to bite a strong man like Gordon to the point that he has lacerations on his face and hands, this is something that a fierce dog can do, and it feels painful and shadowy to think about.