On December 17, Beijing time, the Nuggets played at home against the Thunder, and the Nuggets lost to the Thunder 117-118 at the end of the game. The Nuggets did not perform well in the last period, so the Nuggets' ranking began to decline, but in the recent past, the Nuggets found their form and won a wave of 3 consecutive wins, so the Nuggets are now ranked second in the West, but the Thunder have also cashed in on their talent this season, and the Thunder have played a 15-8 record so far this season and are ranked third in the West, and now the Thunder is only 05 wins difference, so now the Thunder has a chance to overtake the Nuggets. Thunder starters: Alexander, Keady, Dort, Williams and Holmgren, Nuggets starters: Murray, Holiday , Porter, Gordon and Jokic.
In the first half, the two teams played fiercely, and the score was very close, although the Nuggets tried to pull the score away, but the Thunder was always able to respond, and the Thunder was only 2 points behind at the end of the half. In the second half of the game, the two teams were still playing fiercely, so the difference between the two teams was still not large, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Nuggets once led the score, but the Thunder did not give up the game, at this time Holmgren relied on his defensive ability to help the Thunder, and at the same time Alexander also turned on the offensive mode to help the Thunder chase points, but at the critical moment Porter hit a long shot, plus Murray also hit a shot in the face of the Thunder players' defense, and when the Nuggets were about to win, Holmgren completed a dunk, Williams also scored on the inside, and finally the Thunder also prevented the Nuggets attack, Alexander turned over and hit a jumper in the face of the Nuggets playersIn the end, the Nuggets suffered a stunner and lost the game.
It's a pity that the Nuggets lost this game, after all, the Nuggets really worked hard enough in this game, and in the fourth quarter of the game, the Nuggets did see a chance to win, because in the final stage, the Nuggets opened some scores many times, but unfortunately at this time the Thunder was able to respond, and at the same time at the critical moment Jokic hit three points, which gave the Thunder a chance to overtake, and the Nuggets defense was not out of position at that time, but at this time Alexander had already found his state, and finally the defending champion suffered a lore and fell down。
Although Murray did not perform well in this game, Murray still had a good performance in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately the Thunder had a good performance at critical moments, and finally Murray got 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Other Nuggets players, Jokic got 24 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Porter got 20 points and 11 rebounds, Gordon got 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Braun got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Reggie got 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. On the other hand, the Thunder have really completed their metamorphosis this season, Alexander has a chance to become a superstar, and Holmgren also has a huge chance of winning the Rookie of the Year this season.
In fact, Alexander's offensive efficiency in this game is not high, Alexander did not perform very well in the first three quarters of the game, but at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Alexander was able to carry the team, hit the inside line in the game to cause killing, and at the same time was able to hit the killer ball at the last moment, it can be said that this is the key to the Thunder's excellent record this season, and Alexander got 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists at the end of the game. And Holmgren has shown his offensive ability before, and in this game let people see his defensive ability, in this game Holmgren almost won another triple-double, at the end of the game Holmgren got 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks, and 9 blocks are also the league's highest single-game record this season.