The Nuggets refused to be swept!Murray Supergod: 14+11, Murray Supergod: 13 of 15 blasted 32 points
On February 29, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Nuggets defeated the Kings 117-96 at home, and the team refused to be swept by the opponent to complete revenge. In this game, Jokic played 32 minutes and got a triple-double of 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, and in the third quarter, Murray played a super performance, he scored 32 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 13 of 15, and his personal efficiency was extremely high, Gordon scored 17 points, Pope 16 points, and Porter also scored 14 points. On the Kings' side, Sabonis had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, while Keegan Murray scored 21 points.
This is the fourth meeting between the two sides this season, with the Kings winning the first three games and they are the defending champions this season. In the first quarter of this game, the Kings also continued the fiery state of the first three games against the Nuggets, Murray, Barnes and Mitchell made three points from the outside, and the team exploded 35-28 in a single quarter, leading the Nuggets by 15 points at most, and the advantage can be said to be very obvious.
But the Nuggets learned the lessons of the first three losses, they began to fight back when the score was behind, Jokic and Gordon forced the inside to a very good effect, the two players combined to score 19 points in a single quarter, Murray and Pope also shot outside, the two contributed three three-pointers to score 11 points, under the leadership of the main players, the Nuggets responded with a wave of 37-20 offense, a net win of 17 points in a single quarter. At halftime, the team had outscored the Kings by 10 points and began to take the initiative in the game.
In the third quarter of the game, the Nuggets continued to suppress the Kings, shooting 14 of 21 offensive performances in a single quarter, Jokic got 4 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Pope scored 11 points, Gordon, Murray and Porter Jr. were able to add icing on the cake, and the team played a 35-17 offensive game again in a single quarter, with a net win of 18 points. After the first three quarters of the game, the Nuggets already had a 28-point lead, and the advantage was already very obvious.
In the final quarter, although the Kings narrowed the score gap to about 20 points, Murray scored 7 points in a row to curb the King's momentum of chasing points, and the game completely entered the training time. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Kings at home, refused to be swept, and won this game, winning four in a row, which is also the team's 40th victory this season.
In the face of their bitter master, the Nuggets finally completed their revenge at home, and this time compared to the previous three encounters, although the Nuggets started behind, their strong play in the second and third quarters made the Kings have no backhand. It is worth mentioning that the lineup of the Nuggets to open up the difference is the main force, Jokic, Murray, Gordon, Pope and Porter Jr., when they are on the court, the main force of the Kings has no way at all, the offense and defense can not be compared, and the strong play of the main force is also the key to the Nuggets' victory. Again, the Nuggets' main lineup should be the strongest in the league at the moment, and as long as the bench plays a good point, then the Nuggets are still the most promising team to win the championship this season.