The 2021-22 NBA regular season officially began, and the first day of the game seemed unexpected, and the Nets were still lost in the first game of the season after the previous East Game loss to the Bucks. Without Irving's help, the Nets did stagnate on the offensive end. The Lakers lost to their old rival Warriors, and the preseason has now been a 7-game losing streak, which is unacceptable to Lakers fans and the team. Wei Shao was once again invisible in the game, and his poor performance became the object of criticism from fans.
There are nine games played today, including the Suns, who hated the Finals last season, to challenge the Nuggets. Last season's Suns reached the finals without being favored, and although they failed to win, their strength was still obvious to all. Today, the Suns sat at home to welcome the Nuggets led by Jokic, and after 4 fierce battles, the Suns finally lost to the Nuggets 98-110 at home, ending the first defeat of the season.
Starter list
Nuggets: Nikolai Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Michael Potter Jr., Will Barton, Monte Morris
Suns: DeAndre Ayton, Mirka Bridges, Jay Crowder, Devon Booker, Chris Paul
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Jokic scored first inside, then Ayton completed the counter-attack, and Paul turned low and leaned back to complete the score. Then the Suns took the initiative, Ayton attacked the frame, Barton completed the dunk after cutting in the air, and Ayton ate the pie under the basket in color. The scores alternated between the two teams, and Jokic made an easy layup to narrow the point difference to four points. Gordon organized the offense to complete the layup, and Booker chased down the three points to continue to widen the point gap. Jokic was brave in key moments, scoring four points in a row, and Gordon also chased points through layups and three-pointers for the Nuggets. The Nuggets gradually found their form, and Porter Jr. teamed up with Jokic to lead the Nuggets to a 13-0 offensive climax, ending the Nuggets with a temporary 26-20 lead in the first quarter. Back in the second quarter, Johnson hit a three-pointer, McGee scored four points in a row, Paul scored three-pointers into the net, and the Suns sent a 10-2 counter-offensive frenzy. Jeff Green returned the three-pointer, Paul followed up for a three-pointer, two teams rained three-pointers, and Dozier and Shamet each scored three-pointers for the team. The Suns burst inside and out, Porter Jr. hit a 3-point shot to help the Nuggets stop the bleeding, and Bridges and Payne helped the Suns extend the score again. Jokic led the Nuggets to complete the three-point whistle, and the half was over.
The Suns temporarily led 58-51.
Yi Bian fought again, the Nuggets took the lead, Morris teamed up with Gordon to score five consecutive points, and Paul threw a throw to stabilize the situation. Jokic scored from the basket in a row, and Porter Jr. played a 2+1 offense. Booker scored three points to help the Suns stop the bleeding, Morris responded with three points, and assisted Gordon to complete the dunk. Morris went crazy this quarter, and it was another 3 points, and the Nuggets hit an 11-0 small climax to completely reverse the score. Dozil scored a foul on the basket, hitting a three-pointer on two free throws and then stealing on the spot. Johnson teamed up with Shamet to win three points to recover the point difference for the Suns, and the Nuggets beat the Suns 85-82 in the third quarter. In the final quarter, Jeff Green made two consecutive three-pointers, and although McGee and Dozil scored in the score, the Nuggets still extended the point difference to 12 points. The Suns didn't give up, and Paul sent a succession of wonderful passes, assisting Bridges, Johnson and Ayton to score. Bridges quickly attacked the dunk, and Jokic immediately responded with a jumper. With Barton's three-pointer to establish the advantage of the game, the score was fixed at 110-98, and the Suns were tragically overturned.
Statistics
Nuggets: Jokic 27 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals, Barton 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Porter Jr. 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Gordon 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block; Bench players: Jeff Green 13 points, PJ Dozier 10 points and 5 rebounds
Suns: Bridges 16 points, 5 rebounds, Ayton 15 points and 6 rebounds, Paul 15 points, 10 assists and 2 steals, Booker 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Bench players: Cameron Johnson 11 points and 2 rebounds, Shamet 11 points, Payne 10 points and 3 assists, McGee 6 points and 8 rebounds
The Suns faced the Nuggets, who lacked Murray, who were supposed to take the initiative in the game, but made repeated mistakes and hit the iron in the process. The offensive end could not be effectively deployed, and the defensive end left Jokic and Barton in a sieve. In terms of this game alone, the Performance of the Suns was not satisfactory, and in the case of a half-court lead, 7 people such as Booker, Paul and Ayton scored in double figures, and were still penetrated by the Nuggets to complete the reversal. The first game loss must be uncomfortable for the team and the players, the overall performance is still not good, still can not win, can not expect the sun to play better, can only hope that someone at the critical time to come forward.