On the 28th, Beijing time, the NBA Nuggets visited the Bucks' home court. In this game, the Nuggets' MVP center "Jokic" Jokic shot 13 of 16 and scored a 32-point triple-double, but the rest of the Nuggets' main players played crazy and lost to the Bucks 112-121 in the end. The Nuggets currently have a record of 38 wins and 20 losses, temporarily ranking fourth in the West.
Jokic
In the first half, the two sides showed a tug-of-war, with the Bucks "alphabet brother" Antetokounmpo, Kuzma and Lopez all scoring double-doubles; Jokic, on the other hand, scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, along with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. However, excluding Jokic, the Nuggets shot a staggered 36.9%, and even so, the Nuggets still took a 57-54 lead at halftime.
After the easy basket, Jokic continued to output steadily, but the Nuggets' peripheral hand was still cold, and he only made 2 of 12 shots in a single quarter; On the other hand, the Bucks rained three-pointers, shooting 5 of 9 three-pointers, hitting a 30-24 offensive and reversing the Nuggets 84-81 after the third quarter. In the deciding quarter, the Bucks, Green and Trent took turns firing and gradually pulling the score away, and the Nuggets were unable to fight back and swallow up the loss on the road.
Jokic played 37 minutes today, scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists on 13-of-16 shooting, scoring his 27th triple-double of the season, but the other main Nuggets did not feel good, Murray scored 20 points on 9-of-20 shooting, Porter Jr. scored 12 points on 5-of-22 shooting, Gordon scored 9 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and Westbrook scored 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting. In addition, the Nuggets team's three-point shooting rate of only 24.2% also became one of the reasons for the defeat.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo scored a team-high 28 points, with 19 rebounds and 7 assists. Lopez had 22 points and four rebounds, Lillard had 19 points and four assists, Kuzma had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Trent had 15 points and three steals from the bench.