Another unnecessary, not to say stupid defeat for Denver in a match against an opponent that should not cause them major problems. On their visit to Dallas, the Nuggets did, it is true, have an open shot for the win, but Watson’s ball from behind the three-point line magically came out of the basket, so in the end, it remained 131:130!
If there had been luck and seriousness, such a dramatic finish would not have even occurred, but Jokić and the team once again showed that they lack the routine of beating teams that are weaker on paper, like, for example, Oklahoma.
To make matters worse, Cam Johnson was injured in this game, so in the next one, Denver will perform without another member of the starting five, in addition to the previously written-off Gordon and Brown.
Jokić fought well, scoring 29 points with a slightly poorer shooting percentage (12-22, 5-10 for three), caught 7 balls and distributed 14 assists, but it seems he made a mistake on the one that was supposed to be the 15th…
Namely, in the last attack, at -1, Jokić had the ball in the paint, but he decided to throw it to an open Watson, who did what we already described at the beginning.
In the Nuggets, Murray provided an excellent performance with 31 points, 14 passes, and 7 rebounds, Hardaway was on his way to taking revenge on his former club with 23 points scored (7-12 for three), and Brown added 13 (7 rebounds).
In the winning team, the emerging NBA star, 19-year-old Cooper Flagg, dominated with 33 points (9 reb, 9 ast), followed by the experienced Davis with 31 points (9 reb, 4 ast), while Marshall was also solid with 15.
San Antonio convincingly beat the leader of the West and the entire NBA, Oklahoma, tonight with 130-110, so they broke out into 2nd place in the conference with 22-7, while Denver is in 3rd place with a record of 21-8.
The Nuggets play their next match against Minnesota on Thursday.
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Author: Antonije Kovačević Photo: AP