What until less than a year ago was a duel between the last two finalists of the NBA for him West and, therefore, a confrontation between two of the great contenders for the title has now become a match between a great contender and another who is at the opposite end of the spectrum. The Denver Nuggets They are still there, stalking the ring, even stronger than the last two seasons thanks to the reinforcements this summer that have given them depth. Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks they bleed to death since the transfer of Luka Doncicbetween injuries and bad play, and there is nothing left that reminds us of the team that fought to be champion in June 2024.
These very divergent paths were revealed today in the American Airlines Center de Dallaswhere the Nuggets they won 109-118 his fifth game of the last six. All of them without Nikola Jokicwithout which they wear a 6-3 record. And in today’s match they already had the majority of troops available apart from the Serbian, but they have won several of those matches without other fundamental players such as Aaron Gordon o Jamal Murray. So it is confirmed that yes, the work of the offices this summer to set up a second guarantee unit has been excellent.
Today the veteran champions of 2023 (33 points and 5 assists from Murray, 22 and 6 rebounds from Gordon) like those who are sticking their heads out more and more nights to the delight of everything Denver (18 points and 5 rebounds from Peyton Watson, 12 with 4 triples from Tim Hardaway or 10 and 5 rebounds from Spencer Jones). With these wickers and despite some stretch of confusion in the last quarter, the Nuggets They won relatively easily Texas. Los Mavs, who were down by 23, reduced the lead to 5 points in the last 12 minutes. And visiting partial of 2-13 made it 85-101 on the scoreboard that seemed definitive. But Dallas got back within 6 with 1:12 remaining. However, a jump shot from Murray and two free throws Gordon They ended the local illusion.
The fans of dallaswho have not had much good news for months, saw two more bad news before their eyes in the form of injuries. First it was Cooper Flaggyour brand new number 1 in the draftwho missed the entire second half due to a sprained ankle. and then Daniel Gafforddue to the same ailment, also went to the locker rooms, once again leaving the players’ area orphaned. Mavswhich already has the losses of Anthony Davis for at least six weeks and Dereck Lively for the remainder of the season. Since they were running out of troops inside, the outside game came to the rescue… Or not. He 14.7% in Dallas triples (5 made out of 34 attempted) is his worst figure of the season. An absolute disaster.
Other results of the night
Indiana Pacers 101 – Toronto Raptors 115
Philadelphia 76ers 107 – Cleveland Cavaliers 133
Chicago Bulls 128 – Utah Jazz 126
New Orleans Pelicans 116 – Brooklyn Nets 113
Sacramento Kings 112 – New York Knicks 101
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Los Angeles Clippers 119 – Washington Wizards 105
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