On January 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nuggets narrowly defeated the Clippers at their home court 130-128 overtime. The last time the two teams met, the Nuggets were reversed by the Clippers with a 25-point lead, and the Clippers still caused a lot of trouble for the Nuggets in this game. Reggie Jackson single-handedly took on the Clippers offense in the absence of George and Leonard, and his blocking and dismantling combination with Zubac became a nightmare for the Nuggets' defensive end. Reggie scored 28 points and 12 assists, Zubac had 32 points and 10 rebounds, and the two nearly stole the victory at the Nuggets home. But in the face of Jokic, who scored 49 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, the two could only shake their heads helplessly and watch him lead the Nuggets to win the game.
Jokic is really a dad and a mom in this game, and he can't count on anyone but Aaron Gordon. Jokic not only has to grab rebounds in the defensive end of the frame, but also serves as the team's organizer and attacker. Especially in the key moments of the final quarter and overtime, Jokic always passed a good ball, but when his teammates could not score, it was he who grabbed the rebound in the front court to score the ball. In the end, he even used himself as a guard to break through the singles with the ball outside the three-point line, which made the team win.
After the game, Jokic was asked why he played so aggressively today, and he said: "Maybe I was just angry, angry with myself, angry at my teammates for not playing the right way. I'm just trying to get more points, you know, before they blow us up. I may have played a little selfishly today, but I feel like when I play more aggressively, the game will be a little different. "It seems that without Murray and Porter Jr., Jokic's life is indeed a bit difficult, but it is not easy for him to bring this lineup to sixth in the West by himself.
Jokic, in the final moments of facing the bag, gave Gordon a quasi-kill pass that also conquered Clippers coach Tyrone Lu. After the game, talking about the pass, Lu said that he felt that only Jokic and James could send that kind of pass, which showed how high Lu's evaluation of Jokic was. As the Nuggets coach, Malone was also blunt when talking about the wonderful performance of his disciples: "If Nikola Jokic is not the MVP, then who is it?" ”
Now, the Nuggets are sixth in the West with a 23-20 record, and the Nuggets also got for Forbes from the Spurs in a trade in the absence of Murray and Porter Jr., in order to relieve the pressure on Jokic. Forbes is the fifth-largest player in the league to receive three-point shooting in these two seasons, just in line with Jokic's strong organizational skills, so once the shooter is in place, will Jokic lead the team to further improve the record? What do you think about this, welcome to leave a comment.