At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 26, the NBA regular season matchup was in full swing, and the Denver Nuggets sat at home to face the Golden State Warriors. Prior to this game, the Nuggets were second in the West with a 21-10 record, and they have recently exploded into a four-game winning streak. Although the Nuggets' dominance has slipped slightly from last season, they are still the top team in the league. Mr. Yoo played very easily in the regular season, basically didn't exert much force, and the Nuggets team's overall roster depth was very thick, with a majority of forward players, and there was a size advantage in the position. As the defending champions, they will do their best to win the title this season. On the other side, the Warriors, with a 15-14 record before this game, are in 10th place in the West.
Not long ago, the Warriors also experienced a period of decline, but now they have gradually improved, Thompson dreams of returning to the top, and has been in hot form recently, with Thompson averaging 25 per game in the past six games7 points, shooting 529%, 50% three-pointers, 100% free throws, and Tang Shen is limited to returning. The Warriors' rotation players like Moody, Podzemski, Davis and other young people are also very energetic on the court, and Looney, the core of the Warriors' interior line, is full of deterrence under the basket as a support for the team's restricted area. Commenting on Looney's recent performances, Curry said in an interview: "He's a smart player who knows how to move or set up effective pick-and-roll positions, and understands offensive routines. Not only does he score points, but he also helps other players perform well in the game. He had the timing right. ”
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Warriors sent Curry, Podzemski, Thompson, Kuminga and Looney, and the Nuggets sent Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon and Jokic. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Jokic jumped the ball to win, the Nuggets took the lead in getting the ball, Gordon rushed to the frontcourt, came up with a super dunk, scored the first goal of the game, Murray broke through the basket and made a small throw, Thompson 45 degrees angle three-point ** also opened for the Warriors, Murray scored another goal in a mid-range turnover jumper, Porter Jr. cut into the restricted area, received the ball and took off to dunk it, Kuminga hit a mid-range mounted archery throw, Porter Jr. large three-point ** was entering the center of the net, Porter's empty three-point shot was also confident, and the Nuggets started with a three-point rain and quickly took the initiative.
Wiggins' open three-pointer helped the Warriors stop the bleeding in time, Watson's rush to the basket to catch the ball was a devastating dunk, Podzemski's step-back three-pointer pierced through the Yang in 100 steps, Davis's aerial relay skills were shocking, and the Warriors launched a wave of offense at the end of the quarter to chase the difference to within 5 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Warriors by three points at 29-26. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Sharic's big hook hand ate the defense and helped the Warriors take the lead, Porter Jr. felt hot, and the bow and arrow outside the three-point line in the bottom corner continued to blast in, Podemsky did not hesitate to shoot back with three points, Paul chased the top of the arc and made a decisive three-point shot.
The two teams fought three-point shots in the second quarter, and the efficiency was very high, and at the end of the half, the Warriors surpassed the Nuggets by one point at 54-53. In the first half, Wiggins had 10 points and 2 rebounds, Curry had 4 points, Porter Jr. had 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Jokic had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams scored more scattered. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Gordon took off and dunked violently, opening the third quarter of the game, Looney forced to the basket, ate the cake and scored a goal, Kuminga stepped into the interior to cause damage, standing on the free throw line and making two free throws, Pope bottom corner three-point ** is into the center of the net, Murray against the turnover jumper two-point bag, Curry slipped the bottom line and made a rebound, Murray stepped back and continued to score a large three-pointer, Curry immediately hit a shot back in the same position.
Both teams had a fast pace of offense, and the Nuggets led the Warriors by three points at 92-89 after the third quarter. The battle in the last quarter, the final quarter, the Warriors scored 6 points in a row to overtake the score, the Nuggets also responded 6-0, at the critical moment, about the teacher basket scored consecutive points to help the Nuggets take the initiative, the Warriors side, although Wiggins broke the thermos, this game refused to be healthy, full of vitality, but the Splash Brothers were dumb at the critical moment, and Thompson's miracles in the first few games were not there, and in the end, the Nuggets 120-114 ended the Warriors' 5-game winning streak.
In terms of statistics, on the Warriors' side, Andrew Wiggins had 22 points and 3 rebounds;Stephen Curry had 18 points and 4 assists;Dario Sharic 14 points and 5 rebounds;Blandin Podzemski had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 stealsJonathan Kuminga had 13 points and five rebounds;Chris Paul hit three three-pointers to get back to the top, finishing with 13 points, three rebounds and three assistsKlay Thompson had nine points and six rebounds on 3-of-12 shootingTres Jackson-Davis had 8 points and 3 rebounds. On the Nuggets side, Jamal Murray had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals;Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists;Michael Porter Jr. 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks;Aaron Gordon 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists;Kentavius Caldwell-Pope 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals;Christian Brown 6 points;Peyton Watson 5 points. Hundreds of spectators