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On March 6, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Nuggets 117-107 in overtime, ending the Nuggets' six-game winning streak. Booker continued to be sidelined due to injury, and Allen turned into the Suns' first eight three-pointers, helping the Suns to play a 23-1 offensive surge in the second quarter, and the Suns took a 22-point lead at most. The Nuggets' tenacious performance caused Nurkic to leave the court with 6 fouls in the final quarter, and overtook the score at a critical moment, Durant scored a key three-pointer to equalize the score, Jokic missed the shot, and the two sides went into overtime. In overtime, Durant and Beal took over the game, and the two combined for 13 points to crush the Nuggets, and finally the Suns refused to turn the Nuggets in overtime.
Statistics Suns: Durant 35 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Grayson Allen 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Beal 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Eubanks 10 points and 8 rebounds Nuggets: Murray 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Jokic 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, Porter Jr. 20 points and 7 rebounds, Pope 11 points and 5 rebounds
Star of the game: Durant Although Durant was in poor form in the second half, he hit a priceless three-pointer at a critical moment, and dominated the game in overtime, scoring 8 points to surpass the Nuggets team. Highlight moments: Pop steals and dunks quickly
Durant counterattacked with a fast break and completed a one-arm dunk
The Nuggets scored a dunk on a 3-on-1 break, and Braun completed a dunk
Jokic turned around and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer after a difficult turn
Bol broke past Porter Jr. to complete a two-handed dunk
Durant shook off his opponent and scored a jumper
Durant was not afraid of Gordon's defensive jumper and scored 2+1
Murray had his back on top of Allen, ignoring Nurkic's defense and scoring 2+1
Murray broke through to complete a two-handed glide dunk.
Li Zhang bowed and pulled the arrow to buckle Najib.
Durant hit a crucial three-pointer in regulation time.
Game Recap: At the beginning of the first quarter, Allen hit a three-pointer to score for the Suns for the first time. Jokic responded with a three-pointer, the Nuggets scored seven points in a row, Allen scored three more points, and Durant ran for a dunk. Murray turned and jumped, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, Beal scored a layup, and O'Neal hit a three-pointer. Murray made a step-back jumper, Durant scored on a pull-up shot, Porter Jr. and Allen exchanged three-pointers, and Murray turned around and scored a jumper. Nurkic scored on a free throw, Allen hit a three-pointer, Watson scored on a layup, Lee scored on a free throw, Durant hit a pull-up jumper, and Reggie and Murray hit back-to-back three-pointers. The Nuggets went on an 8-0 run, with Gordon breaking through for a layup and Jokic hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns trailed the Nuggets 28-32. At the beginning of the second quarter, Beal broke through the pick-and-roll, Gordon scored on a free throw, Nagy hit two free throws, and Eubanks dunked to score. Watson made a layup, Gordon made 1 of 2 free throws, Murray hit a three-pointer, and Bol broke through for a dunk. Murray scored a technical foul free throw, Porter Jr. made a pull-up jumper, Roddy scored 2+1 on an empty layup, and Beal made 2 free throws. The Suns went on a frantic 23-1 offensive surge, with the Nuggets missing any field goals for 6:18 and Aaron Gordon jumpers to break the deadlock. Allen hit a three-pointer, Jokic scored on a free throw, Allen scored another three-pointer, and Aaron Gordon made a layup. At halftime, the Suns led the Nuggets 65-50.
Yibian fights again. Allen hit his seventh three-pointer and Nurkic made a layup to give the Suns a 20-point lead. Murray scored a basket, Allen and Aaron Gordon went on a three-pointer, Durant scored four points in a row, and Murray and Porter Jr. scored five points in a row. Durant made a pull-up jump shot, Murray scored 2+1 with a drifting shot, Porter Jr. ran and dunked, O'Neal hit a three-point shot, Jokic scored on a jumper, and Nurkic scored with a hook hand. The Nuggets scored six straight points and drew Nurkic's fifth personal foul, and Murray dunked. Eubanks scored a basket, Pope hit a three-point shot, Eubanks hit 2 free throws, Jokic hit a three-point shot, and the Nuggets chased the difference to within 10 points. Eubanks hit 2 free throws, and Jokic made a big basket. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns led the Nuggets 90-81. At the beginning of the final quarter, Lee fast-break dunked Najib, Braun made a layup, Beal made a backhand layup, and Braun made a drifting shot. Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer and scored five straight points to help the Nuggets chase the difference to four points. The Suns had 4 minutes and 20 seconds left without a single point, and Durant hit a mid-range shot to break the deadlock. Beal and Pope exchanged three points, Murray scored a basket, Nurkic swallowed his sixth foul and left the game, Jokic hit two free throws, Pope hit a three-point shot, and the Nuggets overtook the Suns in the last 1 minute and 29 seconds. Durant hit a mid-range jumper, Murray hit a step-back jumper, and Durant hit a three-point shot to equalize the score. With Jokic unable to make a throw, the two sides went into overtime.
In overtime, Eubanks dunked in the air, Durant hit a three-point shot, Porter Jr. broke through and scored, and Beal hit a three-point shot. Beal made a breakaway jumper and Durant hit a mid-range shot to give the Suns a 10-point lead with 1:25 left to go. Jokic hit a three-pointer and Durant responded with a three-pointer to kill the game. With the Nuggets chasing points to no avail, the Suns refused to come back and win the game. Suns starters: Beal, Allen, Royce O'Neal, Durant, Nurkic Nuggets: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Jokic.