In Denver: the brilliance of European basketball superstars

The Nuggets’ five-win series ended in this game: the Mavericks team, which began to dominate from the second half, obtained a guaranteed victory with the result 116: 103 (28:29, 34:22, 31:22 , 23:30).

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the team scored a record 21-point lead (97:76), but the hosts showed signs of struggle and narrowed the gap between the teams to a more decent one.

Nikola Jokičius, who was close to triple-double and whose participation in the game with an ankle injury was not clear at first, did not save the Nuggets from failure.

The Serbian Joker scored 26 points, bounced 8 balls and had 11 assists.

The duo of Luka Dončičius and Kristaps Porzingis won the Dallas club. The latter in 29 minutes. he became the most productive of the team: he scored 25 points and grabbed 6 more balls, and the Slovenian basketball talent finished the game with 21 points and 12 assists.

Interestingly, after two halves, the great friends Luka (16 points, 8 res.) And Nikola (16 points, 7 res.) Had almost identical statistics.

For the second night in a row, another Nuggets wizard, Yamal Murray, missed his mark. Canadian in 35 minutes. he scored just 10 points and made just 4 shots out of 13 in the game.

In the last two games, the player scores only 6.5 points and has made 5 shots of 27, but team strategist Mike Malone does not make it significant.

“Until last night’s game, Yamal played very stable and his statistics were excellent. We are sure that he will catch up again in the near future,” said the coach.

„Scanpix“ nuotr./Jamalas Murray

The Dallas club, which had fallen out of the playoffs at the beginning of the season, quickly recovered the lost positions and achieved 5 victories in the last 6 games in the West, already in eighth place.

Denver is two steps up.

“Denver Nuggets”: Nikola Jokičius 26, Will Barton and Michael Porter Jr. after 23, Yamal Murray 10.

“Dallas Mavericks”: Kristaps Porzingis 25, Luka Dončičius 21, Josh Richardson 20, Jalen Brunson 12, Dorian Finney-Smith 11.

Other nightly results:

“Oklahoma City Thunder” – “New York Knicks” 97: 119 (A.Horfordas 16 / RJ Barrettas 32);

“Charlotte Hornets” – “Toronto Raptors” 114: 104 (L. Ballas 23 / K. Lowry 19);

Brooklyn Nets-Detroit Pistons 100: 95 (J. Harden 24 / J. Grant 22);

“Washington Wizards” – “Milwaukee Bucks” 119: 125 (R.Westbrookas 42 / G.Antetokounmpo 33);

“Atlanta Hawks” – “Sacramento Kings” 121: 106 (T.Youngas 28 / D.Foxas 32);

„Minnesota Timberwolves“ – „Portland Trail Blazers“ 121: 125 (KA.Townsas 34 / C.Anthony 26);

“Phoenix Suns” – “Indiana Pacers” 111: 122 (D.Bookeris 20 / M.Brogdonas 25);