The return of the obviously insufficiently recovered Will Barton to the five Nuggets was supposed to mean greater chances and a more equal fight for his team, but that was not the case on the field.
With a new great team game from the very beginning and the only lead of the Nuggets in the game (2: 0), the chances showed that they do not intend to allow a break.
The advantage in the first half ranged from 5 to 10 points, and at the beginning of the third quarter it “went” to “+20”, and in the middle of the last half it amounted to a maximum of 31 points difference.
In the first match since he officially became the most useful player in the NBA league, Jokic scored 24 points in thirty minutes in the game, caught 13 balls (four in attack) and shared six assists with more than half the percentage of shots from the game.
What he lacked was better support from his teammates, since only Porter and Milsap were in double digits with only 11 points each, and the already mentioned Barton added 10.
The next, third duel of the series will be played in the “Ball Arena” in Denver on the night between Friday and Saturday.
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