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Damian Lillard and Nikola Jokičius created fantastic individual performances, but the latter was happy with the victory.
Man of the match | |
EFF 38 |
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Nikola Jokic |
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Points |
38 |
Precision |
15-20 |
Bounces |
8 |
Effective transfers |
5 |
Denver Nuggets led by Serbs at home 128: 109 (31:25, 42:36, 28:26, 27:22) beat the Portland Trail Blazers and tied the series 1-1.
Leading the Nuggets to victory, Jokičius scored 38 points in 31 minutes (13/16 double, 2/4 trit., 6/6 penalty), 8 rebounds and 1 interception, 5 assists and 4 errors.
At that point, Lillard scored 42 points in 42 minutes tonight (2/8 dvit., 9/16 trit., 11/13 penalty), had 10 assists, bounced 4 balls, blocked the pitch and made 3 errors.
The Blazers leader scored 32 points in the first half of the game alone and scored 8 of 11 points.
The Nuggets took the lead after a long hiatus. At the end of the third quarter, Monte Morris connected two points, Jokičius made a penalty, Aaron Gordon added a triple, and the hosts won the section 10: 2 and took a lead of 20 points – 99:79.
The Blazers successfully started the fourth quarter and narrowed the gap to 11 points (90: 101), but Jusufas Nurkičius earned the sixth personal foul after playing just two minutes.
Immediately after, Michael Porter hit a triple, Shaquille Harrison charged from above with a foul, JaMychal Green added points under the basket and the Nuggets restored a landslide 114: 94 lead.
“It was a physical game, but it should be,” said Nuggets quarterback Michael Malone. – Everyone is fighting for something, they are already reproducing. I liked. “
The Nuggets made nearly twice as many passes tonight: 29 versus 15. Both teams had a big three-point hit. The Blazers made 16 long shots of 33 (48%) and the Nuggets 12 of 28 (43%). Portland basketball players lost 20 balls when the Denver team – 13.
“They beat us everywhere except at the Dame show. We have to be more aggressive, there is no question, ”said the Blazers starter. coach Terry Stotts.
„Nuggets“: Nikola Jokičius 38 (13/16 dvit., 2/4 trit., 6/6 baud., 8 atk. Kam., 5 rez. Lost, 4 kld.), Michaelas Porteris 18 (2/7 dvit., 3/6 trit., 5/5 baud.), Paulas Millsapas 15 (5/6 dvit., 5/6 baud., 7 atk. kam.), Aaronas Gordonas 13 (2/7 dvit., 2 / 2 trit., 6 atk. Kam.), Facundo Campazzo (2/4 trit., 6 rez. Lost, 3 per. Kam.) Ir Monte Morrisas (5/8 dvit., 7 rez. Lost) Po 12, Austinas Riversas 9 (2/3 trit.).
Blazers: Damianas Lillardas 42 (2/8 dvit., 9/16 trit., 11/13 baud., 10 rez. Lost), CJ McCollumas 21 (7/9 dvit., 2/3 trit., 6 atk. kam., 5 kld.), Normanas Powellas 15 (5/6 dvit., 5/6 baud., 2 blok.), Jusufas Nurkičius 7 (13 atk. kam.).
Nikola Jokičius performance:
Performance by Damiano Lillardo:
Match summary:
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