On March 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nuggets played at home against the Thunder. After the game, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 113-107.
In terms of data, the Nuggets: Jokic 35 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Barton 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Aaron Gordon 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Jeff Green 8 points and 4 rebounds, Hyland 9 points 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Thunder: Trey Mann 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Robbie 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Pokushevsky 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Maledon 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Waters 14 points 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
The specific score of the four quarters (Nuggets first): 32-25, 26-24, 29-27, 26-31.
In the face of the Thunder, which lacked major generals, the Nuggets did not make sufficient preparations after coming up. Although they did not encounter much resistance on the offensive end, they did not well limit the Thunder’s scoring on the defensive end. After the start, the two sides went back and forth. Jokic can be said to be upside down on the inside, and the Thunder also blossomed more here, relying on better vitality to continue to score. But in terms of overall strength, the Nuggets are undoubtedly the better team. They slowly took the situation into their hands and led 32-25 in the first quarter.
As soon as the second quarter came up, the offense of both sides stagnated, especially the Nuggets. The performance of the bench lineup was unsatisfactory. Facing the Thunder’s bench lineup like a G League team, it did not take advantage of it. Instead, it narrowed the point difference. . Fortunately, the Nuggets adjusted in time, Hyland scored 5 points in a row to stabilize the situation, and then all the main players of the Nuggets returned, and Jokic hit a hook to help the team widen the difference to double digits. But at the end of the quarter, Mann hit a super-difficult 3+1 to help the Thunder narrow the point difference to single digits at halftime, trailing 49-58.
After changing sides and fighting again, Maledon hit a three-pointer when he came up, and then Mann continued to fire a three-pointer and then hit again, and then Robbie took over the offensive banner, first hit a mid-range hit, and then counterattacked with a direct dunk. A wave of 10-2 narrowed the difference to 1 point in one fell swoop. At the critical moment, Button made an empty cut, and then Jokic showed his MVP-level dominance, hitting the basket to score 2+1, helping the Nuggets stabilize the situation.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Nuggets began to increase their defensive intensity, limiting the Thunder’s chances of scoring easily. On the offensive end, Gordon made a three-pointer after returning, and then Jokic hit the basket again and succeeded, followed by Gordon emptying Cut the basket to complete the dunk, and the point difference was opened again. In the face of the Nuggets’ defense, the Thunder seemed at a loss. Both ends of the offense and defense collapsed. The Nuggets played a 16-6 climax, once again widening the point difference to double digits, leading 87-76 in three quarters.
In the final quarter, Aaron Wiggins hit a three-pointer when he came up, and then scored 2+1. Then Boku hit a three-pointer. Mann also took advantage of the situation and continued to hit a three-pointer. After the Thunder came up, they hit a 12-4 shock wave to make the difference. Reduced to 3 points. After the game into a stalemate, the Thunder once leveled the score. At the last moment, Gordon hit the basket to create a foul to gain the lead, and then Morris hit a three-pointer. In the last 20 seconds, Jokic scored 2+1 to kill the game. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 113-107 and refused to reverse.
Nuggets starting: Nikola Jokic, Will Barton, Aaron Gordon, Monte Morris, Jeff Green.
Thunder starting: Darius Bazley, Trey Mann, Isaiah Robbie, Alexei Pokushevsky, Theo Maledon.
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