On January 20th, Beijing time, a strong dialogue, the Celtics at home vs the Nuggets! The Green Army's record is still the first in the league, and they have not lost at home, and the Nuggets' record is third in the West. The Green Army is 20-0 at home this season, and if you add the last seven games of the 2022-23 season, the Green Army's 27-game winning streak at home across the season!
Green starters: Holiday & White & Brown, Tatum & Porzingis. Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic. Both teams are the strongest teams, and this matchup is worth looking forward to. The Nuggets pinched the outside line, and Porzingis got a lot of open opportunities, and he scored the first 11 points of the Green Army after the opening game.
Jokic originally wanted to save his physical strength for the second half, but now that the situation is not right, let's do it! Jokic played the first quarter, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-9 shooting in the first quarter. Boshen shot 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in the first quarter, also scoring 15 points! At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led by one point at 32-31. The Nuggets are 2-of-7 from three-point range, and the Green Army is 6-of-12!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Jokic rested off the court, Murray and Tatum with their respective second lineups, and the Green Army played a wave of 6-0 to open the score. The double tanhua totaled 3 of 9 in the first quarter, and both broke out in the second quarter. With the departure of Bruce Brown, the Nuggets lacked depth this season, and the team-wide turnovers began to increase in the second quarter, and the margin reached double digits.
In the first half, Gordon scored 1 point on 0-of-4 free throws, and he couldn't shoot in the open space! The offensive efficiency of the second quarter declined, and the Nuggets could only rely on Murray to chase down points. Murray scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the quarter, and the Celtics led by six points at halftime at 61-55. The Nuggets had 6 turnovers in the first half, the Green Army only had 1, and the two teams were tied 20-20 on rebounds!
At the beginning of the second half, Murray and Jokic used the pick-and-roll to score back-to-back. After 5 minutes in the third quarter, the Nuggets completed the comeback. Holiday was out of shape, 1-of-3 in the first half, and then made another three-shot shot in the third quarter and was replaced by the Greens. White stepped up, hit a three-pointer and broke through 2+1, the MVP sounded on the spot, and the Green Army regained the lead again.
Gordon is not allowed, and there is me! Porter Jr. forced White, faced Boshen's supplementary defense, and sent a strong split! White scored 13 points in a single quarter, but Shuangtanhua pulled his hips, scoring 2 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets trailed by only one point, 81-82. Mr. Yoo has already cut 30+9+9 in the first three quarters, Murray 24+5+4, and Gordon is 0-of-5 shooting.
In the final quarter, Murray once again led the team single-core, scoring 7 points against the Green Army. Boshen's offensive efficiency is declining, and he doubled the misplaced single Reggie, and instead of hitting the inside, he chose to shoot a jumper. Fortunately, other teammates were still able to score, and in the last five minutes of the game, the Green Army still led by 3 points! Jokic singled Horford twice, and the Nuggets overtook him.
Awkward, then Jaylen Brown missed 2 free throws, and Tatum broke through and was blocked by the basket. In the last 30 seconds of the game, the Nuggets led by one point, and there were rookies pecking each other on the court: Gordon missed a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and Tatum missed a fast-break layup. White could only foul, and Gordon made 1 of 2 free throws. With 13 seconds to go, the Nuggets led by two points and the Celtics had the ball.
Mr. Yoo was so smart that he knew that the Nuggets foul was not yet full, and he fouled Holiday early, and the Green called a timeout. The Green Army's frontcourt sideline ball was sent to Tatum, Pope did not lose position, Tatum missed the mid-range, and the Green Army lost the game. At the end of the game, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Green Army 102-100, ending the opponent's 27-game winning streak at home!
Murray had 35 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, 34 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, and they combined for 69 points, 20 rebounds and 14 assists! Gordon was 0 of 6, Pope was 2 of 6, and the Nuggets actually won, it was really 2 to 5! Brown was 6 of 19, Tatum was 9 of 24, and they were to blame. The NBA's strongest home court of the season, North Shore Garden, was broken by the Nuggets, and the defending champion is amazing!
Finally, take a look at the match stats and tell us how you feel: