On April 13, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Spurs played the Nuggets at home. The battle between Wembanyama and Jokic is undoubtedly the biggest attraction of the game. After entering April, Wembanyama averaged 22.8 points, 13 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 6.5 blocks per game. You read that right, 6.5 blocks, almost 3 times more than Gobert (2.2 blocks)!
Today, the NBA announced the latest edition of the MVP rankings, Jokic continues to rank first, and the third regular season MVP of his career is stable. The Nuggets are likely to enter the playoffs with the first place in the West, and when it comes to playoff opponents, Jokic said: "The West is really tough, whether it is against the Lakers, the Warriors, or the Suns and Kings, you have to play with your life!"
Speaking of the game, the Spurs blossomed more in the first quarter, Wembanyama scored 8 points in a single quarter, Mamukelashvili scored 9 points, and the Spurs led the Nuggets 32-31 in the first quarter. Joshua scored 14 points in the first quarter on 6-of-6 shooting, and Murray also scored 10 points. It's just that the other teammates haven't played yet, and the Nuggets are one point behind. Let's take a look at how Teacher Yue bullied Wenban:
The difference between a strong team and a weak team is whether they can make fewer mistakes. The Spurs had seven turnovers in the second quarter and 11 in the first half, compared to only three for the Nuggets. Mr. Yoo didn't score in the second quarter, but his teammates all stepped up, and the Nuggets went 32-18 in the first quarter to lead directly to double digits. At halftime, the Nuggets led the Spurs by 13 points, 63-50.
Wembanyama was not efficient in the first half: 5-of-14 shooting, 1-of-6 three-pointers, 4-of-5 free throws, 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 problem and 4 turnovers, plus/minus -12. Nuggets Murray only played 14 and a half points in the first half, 8-of-14 shooting, 4-of-6 three-pointers, 1-of-1 free throws, 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover, plus/minus +17!
Yibian fought again, Wembanyama turned on the rampage mode, and scored 4 three-pointers in the first quarter. The sun rose in the east and it rained in the west, and the Nuggets' own shooting percentage dropped, and the Spurs quickly narrowed the gap to six points. The Nuggets didn't panic at all, and they hit the basket if they couldn't shoot from the outside, and the point difference came to double digits again. Wembanyama scored 17 points in a single quarter, 32+11+4 in the first three quarters!
At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led by 13 points at 100-87. About 20+6+10, 4 rebounds away from a triple-double. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mr. Yoo rested off the court, and the Nuggets bench lineup began to wrap Wenban, and in the last 6 minutes, the Spurs chased down to only 5 points, and the main forces of the two sides came back. Wembanyama didn't play much in the fourth quarter, but his teammates went crazy!
Graham and Mamukelashvili, in particular, continued to hit the basket and were not afraid to ask the teacher. In the final 10 seconds, Jokic missed a key jumper, and Graham countered with a throw-up to save only 0.9 seconds for the Nuggets. Unexpectedly, the Nuggets sideline ball was not sent, and they violated the rules in 5 seconds and lost the game.
At the end of the game, the Spurs narrowly beat the Nuggets 121-120. Wembanyama scored 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 12-of-27 shooting. Mamukelashvili chipped in 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, and Graham had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and made a shooting shot in the final 0.9 seconds.
The collapse of the Nuggets is hard to understand. Murray had 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Jokic had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. Finally, let's take a look at the match stats and tell us how you feel: