December 9th Nuggets today at home against the Rockets, who have not yet tasted the away victory, the first quarter of the battle Rockets in the beginning of the game gradually turned the tide, Dillon soared three points in a row to lead the team to play a wave of 13-0 offensive in one fell swoop and took a 5-point lead to end the first quarter.
The two were in similar shape in the second quarter, but Jokic was in a very bad state, scoring only 3 points on 1-of-10 shooting in the entire first half, and the Rockets maintained a nearly 10-point lead in the second quarter, but Pope hit consecutive shots in the final moments, including a three-pointer at the buzzer, to help the Nuggets end the first half with a 48-52 trail for the Rockets.
After returning from the break, the Nuggets were able to bite the score in the first half of the quarter, but they suddenly collapsed in the second half, and the Rockets launched a wave of 17-9 offensive to establish an 18-point lead.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Rockets sent an 11-4 offensive to get a 25-point lead, after which the Nuggets finally woke up, and they blasted an 18-0 offensive to chase the difference to single digits, Jalen Green walked to the free throw line and finally scored points to the Rockets to stop the decline, the Nuggets fell too far behind and the offense began to fall, the Rockets continued to consume time to hold the victory, and Murray was ejected for consecutive technical fouls at the last moment. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets on the road to get their first road win of the season, while the Nuggets suffered their first home defeat of the season.
Jalen Green 26 points and 3 rebounds;Fred VanVleet 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists;Dillon Brooks had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals;Alperen Shinkyung 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists;Jabari Smith Jr. had 9 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists;Aaron Holiday 8 points;Tari Eason 3 points and 8 rebounds;Jeff Green had five points and three rebounds.
Jamal Murray had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists;Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists;Kentavius Caldwell-Pope 14 points;Michael Porter Jr. 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks;Aaron Gordon 3 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists;Payton Watson 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists;Reggie Jackson had six points, three rebounds and six assists.
According to statistics, since Gordon joined the Nuggets and Murray returned last season, Jokic, Murray, Porter Jr. and Gordon have played at home at the same time and have never lost to a Western Conference team. Today's home defeat to the Rockets interrupted the record, and the Nuggets' unbeaten home streak this season came to an end with a 9-0 record at home.
In the interview, Shin Kyung, a young center in the Rockets, was mentioned. Van Vleet highlighted Shin Kyung's defense: "I think he has improved a lot in terms of defense, and it has also made our defensive system richer and there is more room for changes in the defensive formation. His improvement on the defensive end has benefited the team a lot, especially since the offensive strategy has become less available to opponents. Van Vleet also said that the veterans in the squad will continue to push him forward: "He is very talented and very hard-working, and we will continue to push him to improve. So far this season, Rockets center Shin Kyung is averaging 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 rebounds per game6 assists 08 blocks and 54 percent shooting2%。
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