On the morning of April 7, the focus of the NBA regular season, the Nuggets' home game against the Hawks, was still a little easier. The Eagles are ranked 10th in the East and are generally competitive overall. In the first half, Jokic didn't make much effort, but still helped the team win two quarters in a row, with the scores being 33-26 and 36-30, and the process was easy.
In the third quarter, Jokic made a mistake when he came up, the opponent made a steal, and Bogda scored a layup. Braun sent in a cross and Jokic hit a three-pointer with a raised hand from the right wing. Capela faced Jokic's defense, scored 2 points, and also hit a free throw. Porter hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Bogda hit a three-pointer from the left wing. Jokic passed the ball to Pope, who caught the ball and hit a 3-pointer. Dejounte Murray provided back-to-back assists, and the team chased back-to-back points and forced a timeout. Porter and Pope hit one after another, Braun hit a three-point shot, the Nuggets stabilized the rhythm, and the Hawks were under a lot of pressure and also suspended the response. The Nuggets scored 42 points in a single quarter, completely killing the suspense of the game. The score was 111-86 after three quarters!
Jokic recorded 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in the third quarter, clocked out and hit six of his 13 athletic shots. Pope was 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 24 points. The last quarter has become training time, and the Eagles are responding with the main force, hoping to recover some points.
In the final quarter, the Eagles started with a 10-4 run and began to chase points. Nuggets star Porter returned and played a few minutes. Reggie scored on a driving layup, Watson scored on a mid-range shot, and Capela quickly scored two points to add free throws. Holiday hit a three-pointer. The Nuggets' advantage was still around 20 points, and they finally won the victory.
The Nuggets won the game and successfully overtook the Timberwolves to take the top spot, which also made the West change again.