Denver continues to step on everything in order with another great game by Nikola Jokic, who in the victory over Sacramento of 113:106 lacked only one jump to record another triple-double.
During most of the game, the score was equal, but at the end of the last part, Denver increased the gas, with triples from Murray, Porter and Caldwell-Pope, they reached +9 a little more than a minute before the end, and routinely maintained the lead. The final score was 106:113.
In the end, Jokic recorded 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, but he completely submitted to the team in this match and did not push too hard, so he had a great 7/10 shooting from the field, and he made a perfect 7/7 free throws. By the way, Nikola did not shoot a single three-pointer in this match. In addition to Jokic, Michael Porter Jr. stood out for Denver in this match with 30 points, while Jamal Murray scored 25 points.
On the other side, there was no man who is in by far the best form in the Sacramento team, the Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis. De’Aaron Fox was the most effective with 26 points, followed by Huerter with 21 points. Harrison Barnes had 13 points and eight rebounds, Keegan Murray had 11 points, and Lyles had a double-double off the bench with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
With this victory, Denver secured first place in the Western Conference with 22 wins and 11 losses. Sacramento occupies the seventh position with 17 wins and 15 losses. These same teams will play a match tonight at 4:00 PM.
