26 points to win! The defending champion fell with a bang! The new thunder three less 75 + 17 + 15, respectively, were blown up

At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 30, the NBA regular season ushered in a contest between the favorite team and the super dark horse team, and the Nuggets sat at home to face the Thunder. After the Nuggets easily defeated the Grizzlies last time, they have won a wave of six consecutive games, improving their record to 23-10 and ranking second in the West. Jokic has averaged 26.3 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game so far this season, and Murray has averaged 19.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game as an indispensable backcourt for the team. Just as the Nuggets were attacking the first place in the West, Gordon was accidentally injured off the court and was out indefinitely, which had a great impact on the Nuggets' interior defense.

The Thunder have been on a very rapid streak lately, defeating the league's No. 1 Timberwolves in a row, as well as the in-form Brunson-led Knicks. Jalen Williams has had a big explosion this season, averaging 18.3 points per game and shooting 42% from three-point range, which is a good way to fill Alexander's outside shooting gap. Holmgren played extremely efficiently, averaging 17.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. This also makes the Thunder's performance on both offensive and defensive ends outstanding, with an offensive efficiency of 118.8, ranking sixth in the league. The defensive efficiency reached 111, which also ranks 6th in the league. The starting lineups of both sides in this game, the Nuggets sent Jokic, Watson, Murray, Porter Jr. and Pope. The Thunder use Alexander, Holmgren, Giddey, Jalen and Dort.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Holmgren of the Thunder hit two three-pointers in a row and scored 10 points in a row. The Nuggets Porter Jr. scored five points in a row on a layup, and Jokic also scored four points in a row under the basket. The Thunder's three young Alexander, Jalen and Holmgren took turns to attack the Nuggets paint area to take the lead. Fortunately, Pope hit two three-pointers from the outside to stabilize the situation, and Jokic and Watson broke through in a row. After half a quarter, the Thunder Wiggins hit a three-pointer, and Alexander took over the game, hitting six free throws in a row to score 12 points in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets trailed the Thunder by six points, 27-33.

In the second quarter of the game, Strausser and Holmgren hit each other with three points, and Jordan Jr. scored 4 points in a row under the aerial relay basket. Thunder Carson scored four points in a row, and Williams also scored on the basket. Nuggets Murray finally broke through to score, and Jokic followed up with a three-pointer from the outside. The Thunder or Alexander scored six points in a row to stabilize the advantage, Murray hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Jokic scored four points in a row under the basket. Thunder Giddey pushed a fast-break counterattack and scored six points in a row. At halftime, the Nuggets trailed the Thunder by six points, 48-54.

In halftime statistics, Jokic had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-8 shooting. Porter Jr. had eight points and four rebounds. Murray finished with five points, one rebound and six assists on 2-of-7 shooting. Watson had five points and two assists. Strausser 5 points. Jordan Jr. had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. On the Thunder's side, Alexander had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 6-of-10 shooting. Holmgren finished with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists on 7-of-9 shooting. Giddey had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Jalen had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Carson had four points and two rebounds.

In the second half of the game, Thunder Giddey continued his hot form, hitting the basket like entering no man's land and scoring 4 points in a row. The Nuggets Porter Jr., Watson and Jokic scored back-to-back breakaways. The Thunder's offense blossomed at multiple points and broke out in an all-round way, Alexander's outside hand rose and fell, and he firmly attacked the basket and scored 17 points in a row to lead the team to break down the Nuggets' defensive system. Qiao Lian scored 5 points with a sudden shot, and the difference was once stretched to 22 points. In the entire second half of the Nuggets, only Murray and Jordan Jr. scored in the athletic battle. Jokic didn't have a strong desire to attack, scoring 2 points on one shot. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets trailed the Thunder by 20 points, 68-88.

In the final quarter of the game, Nuggets Watson hit a three-pointer, and Reggie hit two three-pointers from the outside to score 8 points. The Thunder quickly replaced Jalen, who made two three-pointers and scored seven points in a row. Substitute Williams also hit a timely three-pointer to add firepower from the outside. Despite trailing by nearly 20 points, the Nuggets kept the starting lineup until Jokic scored a layup and the two sides switched to the bench lineup. At the end of the game, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder by 26 points at 93-119!

In the statistics of the whole game, Jokic scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 9-of-10 shooting. Watson had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Porter Jr. had 12 points and six rebounds on 4-of-12 shooting. Murray finished with nine points, three rebounds and 11 assists on 4-of-15 shooting. Pope had 8 points and 2 assists. On the Thunder's side, Alexander had 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 14-of-20 shooting. Holmgren finished with 24 points, six rebounds and three assists on 9-of-14 shooting. Jalen had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. The new Thunder three young combined for 75 points + 17 rebounds + 15 assists. Chet Holmgren is Jokic's biggest nemesis!