On February 24, Beijing time, the defending champion of the NBA regular season, the Nuggets, played away against the Trail Blazers, of which the Nuggets were the second game in a back-to-back, and Murray, the core of the Nuggets backcourt, was absent. Jokic led the Nuggets to easily suppress the Trail Blazers to expand their 20+ advantage with back-to-back triple-doubles, and finally the Nuggets won two consecutive wins with three kills in the 127-112 season, and the Trail Blazers suffered seven consecutive defeats to become the second 40-losing team in the West.
Jokic has 17 triple-doubles this season and is second in the league, trailing Sabonis Jr. with 18 triple-doubles.
Jokic has 122 career triple-doubles and is fourth all-time, continuing to close the gap with Magic Johnson and leading James with 12 triple-doubles.
Nuggets: Porter Jr. 34 points and 12 rebounds, Gordon 8 points and 7 assists, Jokic 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists, Pope 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Reggie 9 points, Gillespie 18 points and 4 assists, Watson 8 points, Nagy 6 points.
Trail Blazers: Kamara 6 points and 6 rebounds, Grant 25 points and 4 assists, Ayton 22 points and 10 rebounds, Murray 9 points and 8 rebounds, Simmons 21 points and 8 assists, Banton 14 points and 3 assists.
In the first two meetings of the season, the Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers at home. In the first meeting, the Nuggets won 120-108, and Jokic had a big triple-double with 27 points, 22 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Nuggets to score seven double-doubles. In the second meeting, the Nuggets won 112-103, Jokic had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and Murray had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Nuggets to score six double-doubles.
The two sides ushered in the third meeting this season, the Nuggets are missing Murray, Konzal and Tyson, and the Trail Blazers are missing Henderson, Brogdon, Sharpe and other 6 players. In the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets were suppressed by the Trail Blazers at the beginning of the game and trailed by 5 points, but Jokic and Porter Jr. led the team to gradually overtake the score, and the offensive efficiency of the two sides in the first quarter was average, but the Nuggets still surpassed the Trail Blazers by 5 points at 25-20.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Jokic's combination of offense and passing led the Nuggets to suppress the Trail Blazers and gradually extend their double-digit lead. The Nuggets scored 10 points 38-28 in the first quarter, and the Nuggets extended their 63-48 lead to a 15-point lead at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Nuggets made 26 of 47 and exceeded 5 into 5 crosshairs, including 8 of 20 hot and sour fans, Jokic had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for a quasi-triple-double, and Porter Jr. had 4 three-pointers and 22 points and 7 rebounds. The Trail Blazers were less than 4 of 49-of-4 from the field, including 2-of-12 three-pointers and Grant with 15 points.
After halftime, the Trail Blazers' offensive efficiency improved, and they fought against the Nuggets in the third quarter, but the Nuggets continued to win by 3 points at 32-29 in the third quarter, and the Nuggets extended their 18-point lead over the Trail Blazers 95-77 at the end of the first three quarters. The top three Jukic had 25 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to achieve a triple-double, Porter Jr. had 29 points and 9 rebounds, Simmons had 18 points, Grant had 15 points and Ayton had 14 points.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Nuggets gradually extended their 107-85 lead by 22 points, and the game has completely entered the Nuggets control of the situation. The Trail Blazers fought back to chase points, but they were powerless to reverse the situation, and the Nuggets gradually withdrew their main force after that, and finally the Nuggets easily defeated the Trail Blazers.
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