Denver Nuggets basketball players visited Sacramento in a new NBA league match, and Nikola Jokić made sure he was in the spotlight. In the end, it was 122:108 with 35 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists from the Serb.
Denver started the game better, taking a 17:10 lead, but the Kings turned things around by the end of the first quarter and went into the break with 34:33. The entire second quarter was completely even, with Sabonis and Jokić, who was named the best player last week, in the central roles.
By 51:51, Nikola had already reached 15 points, six rebounds, and four assists; it smelled like a triple-double by the end of the third quarter, which is his specialty and a kind of record in the NBA league.
Sabonis countered him with 13 points and three rebounds, but also had great support from Monk, which gave the Kings the advantage.
Nikola Jokic finds Christian Braun with the early DIME 🙌pic.twitter.com/EoSYPo9Xwk
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Jokić did not just set up the team until the end of the half; he took matters into his own hands and led the team to a 60:56 lead. He finished the half with 19 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in 16 minutes on the court, shooting 9/10 from the field.
Jokić’s double-double was lightning fast; at 73:67 for Denver, he was at 21 points and 10 rebounds. Gordon also helped him out, whose brilliant period of play brought him to 17 points, and Jamal Murray also got going, so the team from Colorado slowly started looking for a way to a double-digit difference.
Denver managed to reach +9 at 83:74, but that was the maximum. The Kings fought back and entered the final period at 82:85. Jokić remained loyal to shooting, and Denver opened the final period with a 16:4 run, which was enough for a calmer finish at 101:86, with Jokić then at 27 points and 14 rebounds. Murray and Gordon shone, which was enough to create a decisive difference in California.
27 pontos, 14 rebotes, 6 assistências e 13/15 NOS ARREMESSOS para Nikola Jokić em três quartos contra o Kings.
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Denver did not allow the Kings to threaten the lead any further and cause a tense finish; the only regret remains that the best basketball player on the planet did not use the new opportunity to reach a double-digit number in all three columns.
Jokić had an impressive match with 35 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists, shooting 16/19 from the field. He was followed by Murray with 23 points and eight assists, and Gordon added 17 points and seven rebounds. Brown was also excellent with 14 points and seven rebounds.
For the Kings, Eubanks reached 19 points and seven rebounds, Sabonis stopped at 19 points and eight rebounds, and DeRozan scored 18. Russell Westbrook could have reached a triple-double, scoring 14 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds.
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