On October 30, Beijing time, the 2024-25 NBA regular season continued, and after falling behind by 17 points in regular time, the Nuggets will launch a counterattack in the second half and drag the game into overtime, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Nets 144-139 in overtime, and the Nuggets won two consecutive victories.

Statistics

Nuggets: Jokic 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, Westbrook 22 points and 5 assists, Jamal · Murray 24 points, Aaron · Gordon 24 points, Michael Jr. · Porter 16 points

Nets: Schroder 28 points and 14 assists, Cameron · Johnson 20 points, Cam · Thomas 26 points, Zaire · Williams 18 points

Background

The Nuggets won their first game of the season by reversing the Raptors 127-125 in overtime last time out. Jokic has been an efficient player, averaging 32.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, seven assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in the first three games of the season, shooting 57.6% from the field and 55% from three-point range. However, Jokic failed to get support from his teammates. In addition, new signing Westbrook made 25 shots in the first three games of the season, but only hit five of them.

The Nets defeated the Bucks 115-102 in the last game to get their first win of the new season, and Choi Yong-hee made his debut and scored the first point of his NBA regular season career through free throws, and he also became the seventh Chinese player to officially land in the NBA. However, in the injury list against the Nuggets, Choi Yong-hee was absent due to the development league mission. In addition, this · Simmons (lower back injury management), Bojan · Bogdanovic (left foot injury), Trendon· Watford (left hamstring strain) and Daneron · Sharpe (left hamstring pull) will not play against the Nuggets.

Game recap

The Nets, playing at home, took the lead, and Cameron · Johnson opened the curtain with a precise three-pointer. The Nuggets who played back-to-back also showed strong scoring ability, with Porter Jr., Murray and others taking turns bombing the basket, and the Nuggets had the upper hand 9-6. Finney · Smith's dunk opened up the Nets' attack mode, and Schroder scored 10 points to help the Nets rewrite the score to 30-21. When the game restarted, Wei Shao assisted his teammates to complete layups in a row, but the Nets still played smoothly on the offensive end, relying on Williams' open dunk, and the Nets led the Nuggets 40-27 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Nets continued to control the situation on the court, and Williams hit a three-pointer to extend the Nets' lead to 17 points. Watson's layup helped the Nuggets break the deadlock, and Braun, Westbrook, Jokic and others also made contributions, and after a wave of 15-5 counterattacks, the Nuggets chased the score to 45-52. At 5 minutes and 9 seconds, Johnson's three-point shot helped the Nets stabilize their position, and Thomas also played 2+1 on Gordon, and the Nets regained an 11-point lead. At the critical moment, Porter Jr. stepped up and hit three three-pointers to help the team narrow the gap. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets trailed the Nets 63-72.

After the rematch, the Nuggets continued to chase points, and Gordon, Murray and Braun all made contributions, and after a wave of 9-1 mini-climax, the score was chased to 72-73. At the critical moment, Schroder hit a three-pointer, Smith and Thomas also played, and the Nets regained a six-point advantage. But at this time, the Nuggets' offensive was very ferocious, biting the point difference, 2 minutes and 50 seconds, Wei Shao went to the restricted area and sent the ball into the net, and the Nuggets chased the score to 88-89. The Nets would respond immediately, with Wilson hitting two three-pointers in a row and Claxton scoring five points. The Nuggets relied on a last-minute three-pointer to tie the score to 96-99 at the end of the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Wei Shao scored 7 points in a row and directed a wave of 10-2 offensive, and the Nuggets overtook 106-101. Schroder's layup and Williams' back-to-back two shots helped the Nets regain a three-point advantage. At the critical moment, Murray completed a dunk with the assistance of Jokic, and Wei Shao also staged a wonderful steal. Then the two sides alternated scores, and the two teams fought to 112, 116, and 118 draws respectively. At 2:45, Claxton completed an air catch with Schroder's assistance. But Gordon immediately returned the favor with a three-pointer. The Nets were not weak, Thomas hit a layup, and the Nets regained a one-point advantage. With 33.8 seconds left, Thomas made another jumper to give the Nets a 124-121 lead. After returning from a timeout, Jokic made a layup, and the Nuggets followed up with a foul play. Finney · Smith hit 1 of 2 free throws, and the Nets have a two-point advantage at the moment. In 8.8 seconds, Jokic hit the basket to meet Smith to complete a layup, and the Nuggets tied the score at 125. With Smith's missed three-point shot, the game went into overtime.

In overtime, Thomas continued to play bravely, hitting another jumper against the defender. Jokic continued to dominate the basket, scoring four points on consecutive free throws to help the Nuggets make it 131-127. With Thomas missing a three-pointer and Murray, Gordon and Braun scoring, the balance of victory tipped in the Nuggets' favor. In the end, the Nuggets narrowly won in overtime.

Both sides start

Nuggets: Nikola· Jokic, Jamal· Murray, Aaron· Gordon, Michael Jr· Porter, Christian · Braun

Nets: Dennis · Schroder, Cameron · Johnson, Cam · Thomas, Noah · Cloney, Dorian · Finney-Smith