{"id":158091,"date":"2024-12-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=158091"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T14:45:09","slug":"nuggets-suffer-defeat-despit-jokics-domination-the-unstoppable-serb-tied-the-game-but-portland-won-in-the-final-second-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/nuggets-suffer-defeat-despit-jokics-domination-the-unstoppable-serb-tied-the-game-but-portland-won-in-the-final-second-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NUGGETS SUFFER DEFEAT DESPIT JOKI\u0106&#8217;S DOMINATION: The unstoppable Serb tied the game, but Portland won in the final second! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Denver Nuggets suffered a defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers after a dramatic finish and a buzzer-beater by Anfernee Simons.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trail Blazers, as the home team, won with a score of 126:124. They secured the winning basket after <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tag\/nikola-jokic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nikola Joki\u0107<\/a> had tied the game with 16 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian center had an excellent scoring and shooting night. He finished the game with 34 points, shooting 13-of-18 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. He also added 8 assists and 6 rebounds, but his strong performance was not rewarded with a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Final <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Qt7CIc1xn\">pic.twitter.com\/9Qt7CIc1xn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/1869977987795317069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>After a tied first half, Portland created a significant gap in the third quarter, entering the final 12 minutes with a 17-point lead. Mike Malone&#8217;s team, as coaches like to say, showed great character and managed to overcome a significant deficit to create a tense finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joki\u0107 played a big role in all of this, even scoring the basket to tie the game. However, after a timeout, the home team managed to score the winning points with the buzzer sounding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikola Jokic 34 Pts 5 Reb 8 Ast Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6ezYWGk7ho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamal Murray added 24 points and 10 assists, Russell Westbrook scored 19 points, Michael Porter Jr. 16, and Christian Braun 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BLAZERS WIN!!<br>BLAZERS WIN!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qQUbWpudQm\">pic.twitter.com\/qQUbWpudQm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trailblazers\/status\/1869979169108701228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side, Anfernee Simons, the game-winner, was also the top scorer for Portland with 28 points and 10 assists, while Shaedon Sharpe contributed 27 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANFERNEE SIMONS GAME-WINNER OVER WESTBROOK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UW0wlRy2e3\">pic.twitter.com\/UW0wlRy2e3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulletClubIta\/status\/1869977867754320183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nuggets recorded their 11th loss of the season, their seventh on the road, and remain with a record of 14 wins. 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The Trail Blazers, as the home team, won with a score of 126:124. They secured the winning basket after Nikola Joki\u0107 had tied the game with 16 seconds remaining. 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