Beijing time on December 29th, the Western Conference regular season ushered in a focus battle, this campaign coincides with the two-game losing streak of the Nuggets sitting at home, will face the challenge of the Rockets whose strength cannot be underestimated. Compared with the Rockets’ three core players Wall + Cousins + Gordon can’t play, the Nuggets’ core players in this campaign have all played normally. After 4 quarters of fierce competition, they rely on all The excellent performance of the team, the all-people Nuggets still defeated the remnant Rockets with 124-111. While successfully defending the home field, it also ended the team's losing streak!
In fact, in the first half of this game, the Nuggets have already laid a very good foundation for winning. The starting five will not only be overwhelming on the offensive end, but also perform well on the defensive end against Harden and Wood. The high-pressure double-teaming strategy of the two main attack points also made the Rockets lacking core players plunged into the quagmire of away games for a while.
In the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets at home faced their own rim with a fiery touch. They started with a wave of 8-2, but then the Rockets began to play their perimeter advantage. Wood hit 3 consecutive three-pointers. The team responded with a wave of 11-6 attacks, helping the team to tie the score and withstand the pressure, and even completed the overtake of the score. However, after the rotation of the two sides in the second half of the first quarter, the Rockets' offensive end suddenly Misfire, the Nuggets took the opportunity to play a 14-0 offensive frenzy and successfully established a 10-point lead.
faced a passive situation with double digits behind in the second quarter, Rockets core Harden ushered in an explosion. He was so hot that he shot 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter and scored 21 points out of 34 points in the second quarter. With Wood's continuation of the fiery state of the first quarter, the Rockets started a crazy point-chasing mode! However, at the critical moment, there are always players on the Nuggets who can stand up and score. With Murray + Jokic + Millsap combined to score 26 points, the Nuggets still held 10 points at halftime. Advantage, occupy the absolute initiative in the second half!
After returning in the second half, although the Rockets tried to counterattack again in the third quarter, the Nuggets with the advantage of the score became more and more courageous and suppressed the Rockets’ momentum for almost the entire second half, and the game was also on the Nuggets. The suspense was completely lost in the steady rhythm.
But in fact, after a short break in the third quarter, Harden still continued the fiery touch of the second quarter, and Tucker also gave full play to the corner three-point advantage. Although Wood did not score, he had two defensive ends. It was an eye-catching block, but the role players felt cold. In the face of the Nuggets’ 36 points in the third quarter, the Rockets’ 23 points in a single quarter still meant a drop in the bucket.
In the final quarter, facing a 23-point difference, the Rockets and Nuggets also switched to rotations, although the Rockets were dominated by Scott Brown and Cabo Klo in the fourth quarter. There was a 28-18 climax, but the Nuggets, which had an absolute advantage, still had the final laugh with a 13-point victory over the Rockets!
The performance of the Nuggets in this campaign was impressive. A total of 7 people scored in double figures in this game. Murray and Jokic, the main attack points of the team, lived up to expectations. Within 31 minutes of the game, Murray, Get a comprehensive performance of 21+5+2+1, and Jokic shot 8 of 11 shots in this campaign as high as 72.7%, and scored 19 points, 12 rebounds, 18 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. The performance of the No. triple-double is indeed worthy of the absolute core of the team!
also cooperated with Gary Harris +Millsap+Little Porter's warming up, and jointly blasted the performance of 47+15, and replaced the two big champions Monte Morris and Button 23+8+5 It's really understandable that the Nuggets, with their tough performance, team cooperation and smooth rotation, can finally win.
Looking back at the Rockets, it is not difficult to see that the team lacking Wall + Cousins + Gordon still has a lot of problems and signings at both ends of the offense and defense. Although Harden scored 34 points + 6 rebounds + 8 assists and overall performance, but facing the Nuggets that are getting better, it is still inevitable to be the first shooting guard of the active leagueThe Nuggets were beaten by seven players who scored in double figures.
Wood, who has always described himself as a "Rocket Brow", did brilliantly on this game. In the 37 minutes of his debut, he made 9 of 20 shots and nearly 50% from the field. At the same time, he also scored 4 three-pointers. With 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks, he really interprets his worth of $41 million.
Of course, the team lost the game. In addition to the absence of core players, the team’s high hopes for this game are the Tigers Daniuer House. He can be said to be caught in a shooting circle. He has made 1 of 9 shots in the game, and even missed all 5 three-pointers from outside. He only scored 3 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. team!
So as a fan, after losing to the Trail Blazers and Nuggets in the opening phase of the regular season, do you think the Rockets in the new season can still stand firm in the unclear playoff situation in the West? Or, if the team continues to be unsatisfactory in record performance, do you think this will once again be the fuse for Harden to leave the Rockets? Welcome to leave your thoughts in the comment area!
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