The Denver Nuggets took on the San Antonio Spurs in a game where both teams got off to a hot start in the first two minutes of the game with 13 joint points. The Spurs took a quick early lead when they shot 5-out-7 to push up 11-6 and force the Nuggets to call up a quick time-out, with Michael Malone visibly frustrated by the game level that his team early in the game.
Nikola Jokic hit Will Barton for a corner triple that stopped the run on which the Spurs were on. Denver drew it at 11 before a Spurs jumper put them ahead again. A big scratch on the neck of Michael Porter Jr. led to a halt to the game, and Jokic got a free dunk on the incoming game to tie the game at 13 again before a Keldon Johnson essay broke the tie again.
Jokic had to take matters into his own hands after a few bumps became unsolicited before committing a one-on-one offense on a Eurostep imposition in the middle of the track, but the rest of the grid came not together while he was. drag them into the game with nine of the team’s first 16 points. A Porter jumper who tied the game at 18 was quickly undone when beaten by Derrick White for an essay and a three-point game of their own.
A triple Patty Mills team stretched the Spurs’ lead to six as the Nuggets were in a cold time before Porter dropped a big dunk after being blown away by Jakob Poetl. Jokic got another bucket to fall from a Spurs timeout, and Porter suffered an offensive setback to level the game at 24 with 2:30 left. Porter and Rudy Gay swapped buckets to level the game at 26 before Gay hit another from 18 feet.
Another San Antonio-made made a four-point game with 60 seconds left in the first quarter. Javale McGee quickly made an impact with an alley off the bench. After a missed call outside the bounds, the Spurs got a mid-range driver from Gorgui Dieng. JaMychal Green ended the first quarter with a setback that brought Denver to a defensive end in two after a rough first quarter.
The Spurs quickly scored five points to start the second quarter before McGee got a driver to fall. A Morris jumper brought them inside three when the second unit was keeping pace with the Spurs with a big dunk from PJ Dozier. Dieng went 1-of-2 on the line, and McGee tied the game with another lane from Barton. Failures and turnover were plentiful from both sides before Porter was left with 7:00 left to jump.
Another 1-of-2 trip from San Antonio was answered by a fee from Jokic. DeMar DeRozan nailed some free throws to bring it inside one. After several foul calls led to a turnover of Jokic, Malone let the referees know before he got a double technical point and was sent off. DeRozan tied the game at 42 before Dejounte Murray could easily fall.
After a few fouls, Jokic tied the game at 44 with his 15th point of the evening before a high jumper from Murray gave the lead. Dunks of Gordon and Porter tied the game at 48 with just under 2:00 in the first half before a long jump by DeRozan took the lead. Porter hit three free throws before Dozier earned a triple from the right wing to give Denver a four-point lead. The time elapsed with Denver leading 54-50 thanks to a late flurry of points.
DeRozan started the score with a 10-foot springboard before Poetl tied it at 54 with a driver. A bizarre series of offensive possessions from Denver enabled San Antonio to regain the lead before DeRozan extended the lead to four before a Jokic turnover led to a quick dunk and a 10-0 run from San Antonio and a time-out. Poetl got a tip-in lay-up, and the Nuggets had yet to pass the first four minutes of the second half before Gordon wanted to drop a short jumper.
A block from Porter led to two offensive setbacks for the Spurs and an open try for Murray. Jokic set himself up with a spin in the paint, but Murray canceled it out with another 3-point bomb that extended the lead to 10 before Jokic got another chance to fall. Jokic grabbed a loose ball and threw it over his head for a two-point shot that brought Denver back within six with 6:09 left.
With the end of the timeout, Denver forced a miss before Facundo Campazzo drilled a big hat-trick. A 3-second offense gave Denver the ball that turned Gordon into a three-point game to level the game at 68. Denver took advantage of a sloppy San Antonio game when Dozier climbed out and made a foul on DeRozan, causing a technical foul. , but the team only went 1-out-3 at the free-throw line. White gave the Spurs their lead before Jokic made a foul on Gay.
Jokic hit off some free throws, and Denver put on the roll after a slow start to the quarter. Gordon grabs a ball away at an almost turnover, and it turns into a layup for Jokic, which is a play that serves as a major momentum shift with 3:00 left. Dozier is 1-of-2 on the line before Denver defends Dieng. Jokic found Barton on the floor, but he was tainted by Mills, who missed him the opportunity for open essay. Barton nailed both shots to the line which gave the lead to six.
Gay finally got the score going again with a 10-foot driver over McGee before Morris hit a triple from the corner. Mills hit a couple of free throws, but Morris got those two right back with a mid-range jumper. Denver led the third quarter 81-74, which was a pretty big win due to the slow start they had from the locker room.
When he came out of the quarter-break, Mills had two more points ahead before Dozier found himself at the line where he was 1-out-2. JaMychal Green has a three-point three-pointer to fall. A miss by Mills was followed by a Barton triple before making a shooting error to land himself to the line. Barton flattened a couple and the Nuggets’ lead extended to 14. At 13, Facu Green got for a big dunk before Denver gave a wide-ranging lineup. McGee came into action with a big dunk that got the 4000 fans in the arena on their feet.
The two parties exchanged some sloppy possessions, and Denver had several opportunities at the cup they missed before McGee was finally sent to the 15th position where he was 1-of-2. Following multiple empty possessions from both sides, Campazzo hit a triple pass to extend the lead to 19 with just over 5:30 left.
White struck a few free throws before the two parties exchanged turnover and empty possessions. The Spurs cleared the bench with 17, with just over 4:00 left before Porter had a triple point for his first points in the second half, prompting Denver to empty their reserves for their young guys as well. to get a few minutes. The most important moment of this game was clearly the expulsion of Malone. The game was 41-42 before he was sent off, and Denver led by as much as 20 before the late run of San Antonio’s reserves, which cut the score to 106-96, stretching Denver’s winning streak to seven. consistent with the same Spurs.
State leaders
Marks: Nikola Jokic – 25
Assists: Jokic – 10
Rebounds: Michael Porter Jr. – 10
Player of the game: Nikola Jokic – 25 points, 10 assists 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 11-of-18 field goal, 0-of-2 3-point, 3-of-4 free throw