While they chased the score for a large part of the match, the Nuggets managed to pull away in the last quarter to send the Mavericks to the ropes. The collective of the 2023 NBA Champion did the job
The home stats for this Sunday match are here.
However, things started badly for the Montagnards, who took a volley in the first quarter. The Mavs hit the ground running, quickly taking a 16-point lead, without Luka Doncic or Kyrie Irving, as we recall. For the Nuggets, apart from Nikola Jokic, everyone plays like R1 players, only 5 points on the clock for Denver after 6 minutes.
But we must not underestimate the heart of a champion as they say in the jargon, the Nuggets will gradually eat up their delay, in particular thanks to the second chances offered by the Mavs. The Joker and his friends take advantage of this and gradually get back together. And at halftime, it’s already not the same mayonnaise, Dallas is no longer so calm and feels the breath of its opponent, who scored 41 points over the period, in the back of the neck despite Klay Thompson in mode vintage, he who will finish top scorer of the game with 25 points.
It is also during the third quarter that Stephen Curry’s former Splash Bro, probably nostalgic for his Warriors years, will take things in hand with 11 points including 7 consecutive over this period. The Mavs are making a good comeback and we think that the Nuggets are on the ropes, but the comeback begins at the end of the third period…
…to continue even more vigorously from the start of the last 12 minutes. Everyone woke up, from Jamal Murray to Russell Westbrook to Aaron Gordon, just back. Everyone starts putting in without ever failing again, much to the Joker’s delight. His team is thriving while the Mavs are completely derailed. The Canadian playmaker catches fire despite not great percentages, Russell Westbrook also goes freestyle and Aaron Gordon is almost perfect in shooting.
In the end, it’s a 33-12 assassin who will be flanked by the Texans to get their hands on this match and never let go. The Mavericks tried everything, but they did not go the distance and must lose. Without their two cracks, the squad as it stands is too tight, I can’t wait for their return. For the Nuggets, in addition to the essential Nikola Jokic, author of his (almost) contractual triple-double with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists, Russell Westbrook imitated him with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Denver is starting to look up again.
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