Denver to 'unusual decline' quagmire for 4th straight loss despite Jokic 41-15-13 magic
Denver to 'unusual decline' quagmire for 4th straight loss despite Jokic 41-15-13 magic
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Denver fell into a four-game losing streak despite Jokic's strong performance.
The Denver Nuggets lost 120-125 to the Indiana Pacers in the 2024-2025 NBA regular season at Denver Ball Arena on the 7th (Korea Standard Time).
Denver was leading the game until the first half, but lost the flow to Indiana in the second half and gave up the victory.
In Denver, Nikola Jokic completed a triple-double with 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 13 assists, including three 3-pointers, and Christian Brown worked hard with 30 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, including three 3-pointers, but the team's defeat faded. Jamal Murray, who has missed five consecutive games including the day due to a hamstring injury, and Aaron Gordon, who scored only five points, were hampered.
Indiana's main forward, Pascal Siakam, was absent due to elbow pain, but Miles Turner, who scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, and Obi Toppin, who scored 22 points and four rebounds, filled Siakam's gap well and got his hands on the victory. 먹튀검증
Denver's recent decline is alarming. Starting with the showdown with Minnesota, which sadly knelt down after overtime on the 2nd, it met San Antonio, Golden State and Indiana and lost all four games in April.
The biggest problem is that consecutive losses are coming out at a time when they should not fall into the most consecutive losses. Denver is ranked fourth in the Western Conference with 47 wins and 32 losses in the season, but with only 0.5 games against Golden State, Minnesota, Memphis and the Clippers, who are ranked 5th to 8th, it is now impossible to guarantee a direct playoff.
Brown, Gordon, Michael Porter Jr. and Russell Westbrook can build a key lineup around Jokic to fill Murray's gap, but they are not easily overcoming the weakness of not having any bench members to trust and use, except for Peyton Watson and Julian Strawder, who lost February and March respectively due to injuries.
Denver still has three tough matches to play against Sacramento, Memphis and Houston. At this rate, we might see Jokic playing a play-in tournament game.