On February 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nuggets defeated the Lakers 114-106 away and won three consecutive victories. In this game, the Nuggets Jokic, Murray and Porter Jr. played together, and all three scored 20+, and played 10-0 at critical moments, directly taking away the game. But after the game, James still seemed very happy, laughing and hugging his opponent.
In the first quarter, Jokic scored a rebound, Davis hit a shot, Justin Holiday and Murray scored four points in a row, Jokic and Gordon also hit back-to-back shots, and the Nuggets started the game 10-2. Christie hit a three-pointer and Murray scored on a breakaway. James and Davis scored four straight points to put the Lakers up to 9-12. Porter Jr. scored 4 points in a row, Davis scored a basket, Porter Jr. made consecutive long-range shots, and the Nuggets pulled away again 21-13. After a timeout, Prince hit a three-pointer and Reggie countered. Prince and Bushy Brow continued to score, Wood scored inside, and the Lakers tied the score. In the closing stages, Braun and Watson hit back-to-back three-pointers. In the first quarter, the Nuggets led 29-23.
In the second quarter, Prince scored 2+1, Hayes hit inside, Murray scored on the shot, and James broke through. Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, Jordan Jr. and Murray scored four more points, and the Nuggets stopped the Lakers 38-30. James hit a jumper, Reggie hit a three-pointer and Prince responded with a three-pointer. Davis scored on a strong shot and Jokic hit a basket. Christie hit a three-pointer and Jokic and Gordon added four more points to give the Nuggets a 47-41 lead. Davis hit another basket, and Reggie and Murray scored five points in a row. Reeves hits one after another, and Gordon dunks violently! Murray hit a three-pointer. Jokic and Reaves each got their hands on it. At halftime, the Nuggets led 59-49.
In the third quarter, Murray and Porter Jr. scored five points in a row, bringing the difference to 15 points. James stopped the bleeding with three points, and Gordon dunked violently! James hit another three-pointer and Reaves hit a jumper to put the Lakers up to 57-66. Jokic and Murray responded with back-to-back three-pointers, and the Nuggets stopped the Lakers 72-57. James scored under the basket, Reaves hit another three-pointer! Thick eyebrows scored under the basket, James scored 2+1, and the Lakers chased it to 67-74. Jokic scored five straight points and Davis scored a basket. Reaves counters and hits, Jokic hooks and hits! Davis scored six straight points in the final period. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed 79-83.
In the fourth quarter, Murray hit a long-range three-point shot, and James broke through to score. Hayes, who came off the bench for the Lakers, became a surprise player and scored consecutive points. On the Nuggets side, Jokic also hit consecutive shots, and after James's strong spurt, the Lakers chased to 100 draws. Gordon hit a breakaway shot, and Davis hit one of two free throws. At the critical moment, Nuggets Murray and Porter Jr. scored 10 points in a row to take away the game in one fell swoop.
In this game, Jokic scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks on 9-of-20 shooting, Porter Jr. scored 27 points and 8 rebounds on 11-of-20 shooting, and Murray scored 29 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds on 12-of-25 shooting. For most of the game, the trio helped the Nuggets take full control. And at the critical moment in the final quarter, it was also the three people who worked together to lead the team to end the game.