Jokic dominates, and Nuggets beat Blazers in NBA round

At NBAThe denver nuggets got the better of the portland trail blazers with Jokic leading their colleagues to a positive result, last Tuesday, the 17th. With the final score of 122 to 113, the Colorado franchise strengthened itself at the top of the Western Conference, adding only one victory to the runner-up (Memphis Grizzlies).

The night was marked by the great presence of Nikola Jokic, once again a candidate for league MVP. The Serbian scored an impressive triple-double of 36 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Michael Porter Jr. was the team’s second best scorer, leaving 23 points on the court for the last match.

On the other side of the square, Damian Lillard conquered the position of basket of the clash, earning 44 points, which were, however, insufficient to guarantee the triumph. In sequence, Jerami Grant also sought to do its part, with 18 points. Oregon’s roster currently ranks 11th in the Western Conference, even outside the playoff zone.

Still on the last night of the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks came out victorious over toronto raptorseven with the absence of its big star, Giannis Antetokounmpo; the franchise featured the inspired performance of Jrue Holiday (37 points) and grayson allen (25 points). On the Canadian side, the big scorer was Fred VanVleet (39 points).

In the remaining matches, the brooklyn nets ended up suffering a defeat to the san antonio spurs (West vice-lantern) by the final score of 106 to 98. Philadelphia 76erswhich is on the heels of the Bucks in the standings (3rd in the East), got the better of Los Angeles Clippersby 120 to 110.