On the verge of dismissal, the Denver Nuggets collected 37 points from Nikola Jokic to avoid the scan, winning 126-121 over the Golden State Warriors in the 4th game.
Jokic did not want his season to end with a home scan. He led the team in points, rebounds (8) and assists (6) to give the Nuggets their first win in a row.
Monte Morris and Aaron Gordon got their hands dirty with 24 and 21 points respectively. Morris also made five of his seven three-pointers.
The two teams drew 121-121 with less than a minute to go. Morris fired a two-pointer to put the Nuggets ahead for good.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had excellent meetings with 33 and 32 points. The Splash Brothers combined their efforts to land ten shots from downtown. After three incredible first games with 30, 29 and 27 points, Jordan Poole came down to earth with 11 points.
Golden State will have the opportunity to advance to the next round at home on Tuesday night in the 5th game.
Pelicans surprise and dominate the Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans played an incredible game, beating the Phoenix Suns 118-103. The Pels tie the series 2-2 against the best team in the NBA.
Despite the 28 wins that separated the two teams in the regular season, the Pelicans are having a hard time giving the Suns. Phoenix, however, has to cope without Devin Booker, who is expected to miss the rest of the series due to a leg injury.
The duo Brandon Ingram-Jonas Valanciunas led the Pelicans to victory with 30 and 26 points. CJ McCollum also did well with 18 points.
The Pelicans support players brought a lot of energy to the team. Herb Jones blocked three shots and the young Jose Alvarado did an effective job against Chris Paul in defense.
Speaking of Paul, after an amazing start to the series with an average of 25 points and 12.7 assists per game, he could not repeat his achievements.
The veteran scored just four points and scored just 25% of his shots. Paul could not make a three-point shot or a free kick. These four statistics are the worst of his career in a single playoff game.
Both teams will return to Phoenix for the 5th match, which will take place on Tuesday.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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