NBA regular season, live broadcast across the United States, Western infighting, Suns vs. Nuggets! Booker continued to be injured in this game, and Pope ushered in a comeback, the gap between the two sides was further widened, and the probability of the Suns defeating the Nuggets was further reduced. The Suns have been in a bad situation lately, losing more and winning less, and the ranking has fallen to the play-offs.
The Nuggets are in hot form, ranking third in the West with six consecutive wins, and as long as they win this game, they can overtake the Thunder. The team is all the main force to attack, and it can be achieved immediately if it plays normally. Suns starters: Beal, Allen, O'Neal, Durant, Nurkic; Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, Jokic.
The first points for both sides were three-pointers, with Jokic and Allen, and then Murray and Pope scoring back-to-back points to take the lead. Allen continued to hit three points, Durant split dunk, and the Suns overtook him. Murray made a step-back jumper, Porter countered with three points, Beal made a steal and layup, O'Neal continued with a three-point shot, you went back and forth, and the score was very tight. Porter three points, Allen answered the ball, Murray stepped back, Nurkic made free throws, Allen countered with three points, Waters fast break conversion, Saben made free throws, Durant was mid-range, the Suns shot higher, and the score was slightly ahead. Reggie opened on the outside, Murray continued to fire, Braun dunked, and the Nuggets overtook 8-0 in a wave. Gordon drove to a layup, and Jokic pressed the buzzer for a difficult three-pointer to give the Nuggets a four-point lead.
Beal and Murray led the team respectively, and when Durant and Jokic rested, the two sides played a five-to-five, mainly impacting the basket, actively fighting for rebounds, and being very tough. Poeltl dropped a pull-up and received a technical foul, and Murray hit a free throw. Porter was two points long and Roddy hit a three-pointer to keep the two sides four points apart. Jokic came back to single Nurkic without success, Beal countered with a fast break, Pope made a three-pointer, Allen made a free throw, and the Suns equalized. Gordon didn't attack strongly, Durant made a layup, Jokic popped up from the outside, and Durant hit another mid-range shot, 11-0.
The Nuggets came back from a timeout and missed, and Durant hit a super step back to make it 13-0. Pope came back three more times, Jokic finally broke through the free throw, and Nurkic dunked with both hands, 15-1. Gordon misses a three-pointer in an open position, O'Neal throws, 17-1! Jokic made back-to-back turnovers, and Durant pulled out Murray to stop Malone again, 19-1, 55-44. Murray didn't have three points, Durant counterattacked and fast-breaking, and his state tonight was much better than the last game, 21-1! The Nuggets continue to play iron and turnovers, and the Suns continue to convert, 23-1!
Gordon finally scored in the athletic battle, and Allen responded with a strong three-pointer, 26-3! Jokic is in good shape tonight, with too many mistakes and few assists, it's not his rhythm at all, won't it be Malone who releases the water and plays again? The Suns were on fire, pressing offense and defense, and finally played their best game in recent times.