"What a player!" - Jokic scored 37 points for Denver 1-0
Denver Nets Basketballers drove Portland Trailblazers 121: 113 and led 1-0 in the semi-finals of the NBA Playoffs.
A. KOVAČEVIĆ SOURCE: B92
The Nuggets dictated the rhythm from start to finish, and the key advantage was gained in the middle of the third period when they first came to +10 (73:63) on the wings of Nikola Jokic.
Jokic finished with 37 points (11/18 out of the game, 3/5 triples, 12/12 free) with 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
The Serb, after a slightly weak start of the match, tripled the confidence, and in particular exploded into turning out to the key third quarter where he broke Blazers with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and "Denounced" Denver for a two-digit difference.
"What a player!" , everything speaks of the enthusiasm of commentators in the game of the Serb in this game.
"I felt the ball, I was a bit more aggressive, we started the match, we slowly, we did not play much defense, no team, but we have found a way to win, and that is the most important thing, " Jokic said after the match.
Semifinal West:
Denver - Portland 121: 113 (32:32, 26:23, 39:29, 28:29)
Pepsi Center, Colorado - 19,520 spectators
Referee: Shaun Wright, Ken Mauer, Ben Taylor
Denver : Milsap 19 (6r) , Kreg 3, Jokic 37 (9r, 6as, 3 uk, 2bl), Mare 23 (8as), Heris 11 (5sk), Bizli 9, Ernangomes, Vanderbilt, Lajles, Plamli 6 , Barton 9
Portland : Aminu 2 (8sk), Harkles 2, Kanter 26 (7sk), Lilard 39 (6as), McCall 16, Hud 17, Labisije, Kolins 4, Leonard 3, Leyman, Kari 4, Tarner, Simons
Jokic had great support from his teammate, and was best followed by Jamal Marej with 23 points and 8 assists, with several excellent joint actions.
Two points were scored by Paul Milsap with 19 (6sk) and Gary Heris (11 points), while Vil Barton and Mason Plamley (who scored as many as 5 balls) made an important contribution to the Cup with 9 points.
Blazers were not helped by the great performance of Demien Lillard with 39 points (12/21, 4/12 triples) with 6 assists, as he also had 6 lost balls.
He did not help the performance of the tattered Enes Kanter who surpassed all expectations and scored 26 points (11/14) with 7 rebounds in 33 minutes on the floor.
Rodney Hood scored 17 points with his team to stay competitive when Jokic was unstoppable while 16 points (7/17) added Si J McColum, but he largely responded to his team.
McColum was at the end of the match at the moment when the Blazers reached the 5th, thrashing Jokic intentionally in the face, and Denver took advantage of it and returned to +10, which guests could no longer make up for.
VIDE HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspKL37L9jU
Jokic did not start the match the best, he was without points for the first 6 minutes, then put the troika and quickly reached 9. The defense almost did not exist, primarily because of the great shots of both teams (Nagetsi 62%).
Marey and Milsap dictated the Denver rhythm, but they were perfectly mated by McCall and Lilard, so Portland was followed by the host.
Nuggets occasionally had problems in the racket, which was used by Kanter and, despite the injured shoulder, he easily reached 10 points for the egal after the first 12 minutes (32:32).
Portland greatly opens a second period, Hud hits two consecutive triples, so the Blazers reach 40:36, although Lilleard, McCall and Canter remained on the bench (40:36).
They enter the rhythm after entering, Lilard inserts a few triples, but Jokic and the broken Milsap who direct the series of Nuggets 11: 4 at the end of the half for a new turn and lead to a pause (58:55) respond to it.
Jokic exploded in the third period - he scored both left and right, from rackets and triples, jumped, assisted, and directed Denver's escape to the first two-digit difference (73:63).
VIDEO HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BkrWb9CL2I
With the support of Marey and Heris, the Serb continued to dictate the rhythm of the game, and with 15 points (with 5 rebounds and 3 assists) for the quarter, Denver had solid +9 in the last 12 minutes (93:84).
Portland uses Jokic's retirement on the bench and points Huda, Kari and Lilard to -5 (101: 96). Meloun did not have to gamble anymore and quickly returns to the Serb, and he immediately accelerates the game of Nuggets and uses the foul face of McLarum (he deliberately hit him in the face), and with the support of Plamley and Bizli, the host goes to +13 (109: 96).
The Blazers had no more power or ability to return to the match, so Denver led 1-0 in the semifinals of the West.
The second game on the program is in the night between Wednesday and Thursday (3h), and then the series moves to Portland where they will play on Saturday (4.30pm) and Monday morning (1h) in our time.
You could follow the duels of Denver and Portland in LIVE BLOG B92 :
https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/nba.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=30&nav_id=1536209 "What a player!" - Jokic scored 37 points for Denver 1-0
Denver Nets Basketballers drove Portland Trailblazers 121: 113 and led 1-0 in the semi-finals of the NBA Playoffs.
A. KOVAČEVIĆ SOURCE: B92
The Nuggets dictated the rhythm from start to finish, and the key advantage was gained in the middle of the third period when they first came to +10 (73:63) on the wings of Nikola Jokic.
Jokic finished with 37 points (11/18 out of the game, 3/5 triples, 12/12 free) with 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
The Serb, after a slightly weak start of the match, tripled the confidence, and in particular exploded into turning out to the key third quarter where he broke Blazers with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and "Denounced" Denver for a two-digit difference.
"What a player!" , everything speaks of the enthusiasm of commentators in the game of the Serb in this game.
"I felt the ball, I was a bit more aggressive, we started the match, we slowly, we did not play much defense, no team, but we have found a way to win, and that is the most important thing, " Jokic said after the match.
Semifinal West:
Denver - Portland 121: 113 (32:32, 26:23, 39:29, 28:29)
Pepsi Center, Colorado - 19,520 spectators
Referee: Shaun Wright, Ken Mauer, Ben Taylor
Denver : Milsap 19 (6r) , Kreg 3, Jokic 37 (9r, 6as, 3 uk, 2bl), Mare 23 (8as), Heris 11 (5sk), Bizli 9, Ernangomes, Vanderbilt, Lajles, Plamli 6 , Barton 9
Portland : Aminu 2 (8sk), Harkles 2, Kanter 26 (7sk), Lilard 39 (6as), McCall 16, Hud 17, Labisije, Kolins 4, Leonard 3, Leyman, Kari 4, Tarner, Simons
Jokic had great support from his teammate, and was best followed by Jamal Marej with 23 points and 8 assists, with several excellent joint actions.
Two points were scored by Paul Milsap with 19 (6sk) and Gary Heris (11 points), while Vil Barton and Mason Plamley (who scored as many as 5 balls) made an important contribution to the Cup with 9 points.
Blazers were not helped by the great performance of Demien Lillard with 39 points (12/21, 4/12 triples) with 6 assists, as he also had 6 lost balls.
He did not help the performance of the tattered Enes Kanter who surpassed all expectations and scored 26 points (11/14) with 7 rebounds in 33 minutes on the floor.
Rodney Hood scored 17 points with his team to stay competitive when Jokic was unstoppable while 16 points (7/17) added Si J McColum, but he largely responded to his team.
McColum was at the end of the match at the moment when the Blazers reached the 5th, thrashing Jokic intentionally in the face, and Denver took advantage of it and returned to +10, which guests could no longer make up for.
VIDE HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspKL37L9jU
Jokic did not start the match the best, he was without points for the first 6 minutes, then put the troika and quickly reached 9. The defense almost did not exist, primarily because of the great shots of both teams (Nagetsi 62%).
Marey and Milsap dictated the Denver rhythm, but they were perfectly mated by McCall and Lilard, so Portland was followed by the host.
Nuggets occasionally had problems in the racket, which was used by Kanter and, despite the injured shoulder, he easily reached 10 points for the egal after the first 12 minutes (32:32).
Portland greatly opens a second period, Hud hits two consecutive triples, so the Blazers reach 40:36, although Lilleard, McCall and Canter remained on the bench (40:36).
They enter the rhythm after entering, Lilard inserts a few triples, but Jokic and the broken Milsap who direct the series of Nuggets 11: 4 at the end of the half for a new turn and lead to a pause (58:55) respond to it.
Jokic exploded in the third period - he scored both left and right, from rackets and triples, jumped, assisted, and directed Denver's escape to the first two-digit difference (73:63).
VIDEO HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BkrWb9CL2I
With the support of Marey and Heris, the Serb continued to dictate the rhythm of the game, and with 15 points (with 5 rebounds and 3 assists) for the quarter, Denver had solid +9 in the last 12 minutes (93:84).
Portland uses Jokic's retirement on the bench and points Huda, Kari and Lilard to -5 (101: 96). Meloun did not have to gamble anymore and quickly returns to the Serb, and he immediately accelerates the game of Nuggets and uses the foul face of McLarum (he deliberately hit him in the face), and with the support of Plamley and Bizli, the host goes to +13 (109: 96).
The Blazers had no more power or ability to return to the match, so Denver led 1-0 in the semifinals of the West.
The second game on the program is in the night between Wednesday and Thursday (3h), and then the series moves to Portland where they will play on Saturday (4.30pm) and Monday morning (1h) in our time.
You could follow the duels of Denver and Portland in LIVE BLOG B92 :
https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/nba.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=30&nav_id=1536209