Jokic had a super triple-double, leading the team to a 37-point victory, and the team was in good shape for six consecutive wins
At 10 a.m. Beijing time on September 29, the NBA's NBA season will feature a game between two of the biggest teams in the East, consisting of the Memphis Grizzlies and Nuggets. Since Morant's return, the Grizzlies have not tasted defeat, beating the Pelicans, beating the Hawks and claiming four wins. Morant averaged 28 per game8 points 53 rebounds 85 assists, while also contributing a steal and a block. But against Denver, Morant was sidelined due to injury. The Grizzlies still have a lot of hope of making the playoffs this season, as they had a whopping 112 defensive efficiency before Morant's return3, ranked seventh.
With the return of Murray, Jokic's play has gradually leveled off. Against the Warriors, the Nuggets have five wins and they are currently in third place at 22-10. Jokic is the best of all in scoring, averaging 264 points 123 rebounds 92 assists. Of course, Jokic alone is unlikely to have a good result for the Nuggets, and Murray can get 198 points, 4 rebounds, 5Seven assists, three three-pointers, and three three-pointers shot 449%。Especially in this case, Murray has better ball control than Jokic. Gordon will miss this game with injury. The starters for both teams were: Bane, Smart, Jackson, Williams and Biyombo. The Nuggets have Jokic, Murray, Watson, Pope and Porter on their side, all of whom are in the starting lineup.
Jokic's breakaway and throw-in was the team's first goal early in the opening period, and Bane also had a great opening performance, hitting two consecutive 3-pointers from the perimeter to score 10 points, followed by another three-pointer from Jackson and a 3-pointer from Williams. However, the Nuggets were also trying to catch up, with Watson, Porter, and Murray tying the game with three three-pointers. Murray dribbled the ball in the second half, while Jokic scored 13 points on six of six free throws. Hardy of the Grizzlies, Williams hit two three-pointers from the outside, Smart, and Jackson Jr., all scored in a row. After the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Grizzlies by six points at 33-27.
In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' offense was interrupted, and the Nuggets took advantage of this, with Holiday and Strauser hitting two three-pointers in a row and Braun forcing the basket. A little over three minutes later, Smart scored with a throw on the Grizzlies' interior and then made a layup from the perimeter. Jackson also scored seven points, both on and off the court. The Nuggets' Watson, Murray made three consecutive points to stabilize the score, Popley burst out and scored five more points, Porter and Murray each had two three-pointers on the perimeter, with a small climax of 18-4, stretching the score to double digits. In the first half, the Nuggets led the Grizzlies by 17 points with a score of 65:48.
Bane made seven shots, only five, thirteen, one and one steal. Jackson had 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting, four rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Smart had seven rebounds and four assists. Williams had five abandonments, six rebounds and one assist. Williams had five rebounds and two rebounds. For the Nuggets, Jokic scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and made 7 of 7 free throws. Murray finished with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists on 5-of-7 shooting. Porter Jr. had four rebounds at eight points. Watson had eight points and three rebounds. Pope got 7 points. Holiday had five rebounds, an assist and two blocks. Braun scored four points.
In the first half, the Grizzlies relied on Smart's continuous offense in the paint zone in the first half and scored 7 points. The Nuggets' Watson, Pope made three three-pointers, and Murray shot four in a row. Jokic also caused a lot of trouble inside, picking up a penalty and finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 4-of-4 shooting in the first quarter. Holiday continued to push beyond the three-point line, stretching the gap to more than 30 points. While Bane's breakaway caused 2+1 damage, Murray hit another 3-pointer and that didn't change. In the third quarter, the Nuggets pulled away from the Grizzlies with a 23-point advantage of 106-83.
In the second half, the Nuggets' Jordan made a big leap and then Gilyard made a three-point breakaway. But then, the Nuggets' bench players Reggie, Braun, Watson, and Strauser broke through the Grizzlies' paint layer one after another and scored a lot. The score soon became thirty-eight. In the end, the Nuggets won 142-105 over the Grizzlies with 37 pointsHowe has six wins!
Jokic had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists on 11-of-11 shooting. Murray finished with 23 points, three rebounds and nine assists on nine of 12-of-12 attempts. Watson 20, 5, 2 assists. Pope had 12 rebounds, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists, and the overall score of the game was 2-1. Strawther 12, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Braun had 11 rebounds and four assists. As for the Grizzlies, Bane made 9 of 13 shots, scored 23 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists. Smart had 17 points, three rebounds and five assists. Jackson had 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Williams had five 11 rebounds.