114-106 win over the Nuggets, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets for the third time this season, challenging the defending champion away, the Rockets were suppressed in the first quarter, with Dillon's consecutive three points, the Rockets dominated the opponents, and always maintained the lead at halftime.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets had a wave of 17-9, a net win over the Nuggets by 14 points in a single quarter, and another wave of 11-4 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with the Rockets leading by 25 points.
Three kills to the defending champion, ending an 8-game losing streak on the road, the Rockets are quite well prepared for this battle, using a three-guard lineup throughout the game, the offensive end is slow to change the defense against Jokic, and the defensive end abandons Smith Jr., infinite change of defense, and always blocks Jokic's passing route.
After missing a few singles, Jokic's mentality was unbalanced, and he was fouled twice in a row in the fourth quarter, Jokic's mentality**, the Nuggets became a toothless tiger, and the Rockets staged a textbook-like tactical application.
Jokic - One of the most versatile players on the roster, technically difficult to target, even if slow, the Nuggets also have Gordon and Porter, both of whom will protect Jokic on the defensive end. Jokic's fatal flaw is emotion, a few small actions can make him mentally unbalanced, and he always complains to the referee after an ambiguous decision, and 80% of his technical fouls come from this.
If there is a problem with the mentality, Jokic will play in the wrong way, in fact, not only Jokic, but almost all the top interior players in the current roster are like this, and Brother Alphabet and Embiid are particularly easy to be swayed by emotions.
The last two games have been Jokic's worst this season, shooting 9-of-26 from the field and shooting 346%, 4-of-7 from the free-throw line, 9-of-32 from the field last time, and shot 281%, two wars crazy iron 40 times.
The previous loss can be attributed to Murray's injury, but in these two games, Murray has returned, Jokic's performance has not been washed, and many netizens said: This kind of play, MVP is gone.
It is worth mentioning that Murray has played a total of 10 games this season, with the Nuggets 7-3 and the Nuggets 7-6 in Morey's absence.
The current MVP list.
1: Jokic, 438%
2: Embiid, with a probability of winning 238%
3: Haliburton, probability of winning 99%
4: Alexander, probability of winning 87%
5: Doncic, 43%
Jokic still leads the MVP list after three consecutive defeats, but the balance of victory has begun to tilt, Jokic won as much as 75% before the three consecutive defeats, on the contrary, the 76ers lost two consecutive losses during Embiid's rotation, and after his comeback, he scored 50 points + 13 rebounds + 7 assists, 38 points + 14 rebounds + 4 blocks in two consecutive games, leading the team to two consecutive wins, and another wave of consecutive wins, Embiid can complete the overtake.