In the NBA regular season on December 29, the Nuggets hosted the Grizzlies, who had won four in a row. The latter has not tasted defeat since Morant's return, and today Morant was absent, and the Nuggets led the Grizzlies by 23 points at the end of the third quarter, and the final quarter became garbage time, and the Nuggets ended the Grizzlies' four-game winning streak 142-105 after the fourth quarter. After this game, the Nuggets are 23-10 and ranked ahead of the Thunder to return to second place in the West, 1.5 wins away from the top Timberwolves.
Jokic of the Nuggets only played three quarters (29 minutes and 58 seconds) in this game, shooting 11-of-11 from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range, and 3-of-3 from the free throw line to finish with 26 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +25, an efficiency value of 31, an effective shooting rate of 105%, and a true shooting rate of 106%. Jokic shot 1-of-1 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-8 from the box and 2-of-2 from mid-range.
So far this season, Jokic has played in 32 games, averaging 26.4 points, 12.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 54.1% from the field, 32.1% from three-point range, 81.4% from the free throw line, and 61.7% from the field to true shooting, including 12th in the league in points, 2nd in rebounds, 3rd in assists, 18th in the league in shooting percentage, 4th in the league in efficiency 26.8, plus or minus +9.8 ranked 3rd in the league, 1st in the league with 28 double-doubles and 11 triple-doubles ranked 1st in the league.