On March 6, the NBA regular season, the Suns' away game against the Nuggets has ended. At the end of the game, the Suns defeated the Nuggets 117-107 after one overtime.
This actually sets an example for other teams in the league, to defend Mr. Yoo, you need to have a heavy center in the team to fight with him, otherwise the slender center is Mr. Yoo's toy. Every time the crossbow machine meets Mr. Yoo, he plays with his life's defense, which makes Mr. Yoo very uncomfortable, and he is the transit point of the Nuggets ball, this point can't be opened, the ball can't run, and the Nuggets will struggle a lot.
In this game, Suns player Nurkic made 3 of 4 from the field, scored 7 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and left the court with 6 fouls.
Nurkic has played against Jokic in his last six games, with three six-foul departures and three five-foul attempts.
Last 6 games against Jokic stats:
Win - 7 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks - 6 fouls.
Lost - 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks - 6 fouls.
Lose - 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks - 5 fouls.
Lose - 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks - 6 fouls.
Losses - 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks - 5 fouls.
Win - 13 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block - 5 fouls.
For the Big Three, Booker missed the game due to injury. Beal shot 6-of-18 from the field and 2-of-5 from three-point range to finish with 16 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals. It is worth mentioning that Beal scored 5 points on 4-of-16 shooting in regulation time and 2-of-2 shooting in overtime.
Durant played 43 minutes, shooting 14-of-34, including 3-of-8 three-pointers and 4-of-5 free throws, for 35 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Similar to Beal, Durant was 3-of-17 in the second half, and then hit a key tie-breaking ball + 3-of-3 in overtime. After this game, Durant has made 1,983 three-pointers in the regular season of his career, ranking 17th all-time.
Allen shot 9-of-15 from the field, including 8-of-12 three-pointers, with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. His presence is a good way to fill the scoring firepower of Booker's absence.
As for the Nuggets, this game was the first time the Nuggets went into overtime this season. There are still Mavericks, Pacers, and Knicks in the league who have not played overtime.
Jokic, the core of the team, finished with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-18 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 from three-point range, but also had seven turnovers. Against the backdrop of the constant physical confrontation of the crossbow machine, Jokic struggled very much.
Jamal Murray played 42 minutes and finished with 28 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and one steal on 12-of-25 shooting, including 2-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws.
The Suns came out of the sky in the second half, allowing the Nuggets to erase the 22-point deficit at one point. But the Nuggets suddenly lost power in overtime, and in the final overtime of the game, Suns forward Kevin Durant scored 8 points alone, Bradley Beal scored 5 points, and the Nuggets scored only 5 points.
However, the bad news for the Suns is that their star Booker will miss 7-10 days due to a sprained right ankle. And this is nothing short of a challenge for the playoffs.