Second meeting between Spurs and Nuggets in 24 hours and unlike the day before, it was Nikola Jokic’s band who won at the end of a match that went into overtime (122 – 111).
We take the same ones and start again for this second duel between Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. The only difference was that Wemby was celebrating his 21st birthday and he was keen to treat himself to the Nuggets for his birthday.
So of course, the reigning Rookie of the Year will have the right to his hour of glory, but it is not him who shines the most in this meeting since Harrison Barnes was on fire during three quarters where he plant 22 points.
Except that opposite, you know the song, we find Nikola Jokic still untenable just like 1 and 1 make two. After the defeat the day before, he too had scores to settle. He will therefore kindly take care of the Spurs defense, but here too he is not the only hero of the meeting.
Michael Porter Jr, the only guy on this team capable of being even remotely consistent, came out of his box to score 28 points and add 10 rebounds. We need at least that to defeat the Alien from Chesnay.
Now, let’s talk about Russell Westbrook. If the average person will remember that he airballed alone under the circle, it is above all him who puts the Nuggets in front before Devin Vassell equalizes and sends the match into overtime.
OH NO RUSSELL WESTBROOK ???? pic.twitter.com/KGfa2QdEzf
-— WembyMuse (@Wemby_Muse) https://twitter.com/Wemby_Muse/status/1875740559907946730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
If until now, the meeting had been close, the extension turned into a demonstration in favor of Denver. The Nuggets beat the Spurs 14-3 to end up winning 122 to 111. Nikola Jokic was imperial and finished the game with 46 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists after having released a 41/18/9 the day before.
For his part, Victor Wembanyama after his 35 points, 18 rebounds decides to put out a new high-flying performance with 20 points and 23 rebounds. An exceptional stat line for ordinary mortals, but which becomes normal for Wemby since it is already the third time in his career that he has achieved a performance with 20 points and 20 rebounds.
Wemby and Jokic split the back-to-back with one win each ????
They were hoopin’ ???? pic.twitter.com/FPsI5qQaJS
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