[NBA regular season] Jokic 19+8+8 Hardaway scored 29 points Doncic scored 22 points; Lone Ranger wins Nuggets

[NBA regular season] Jokic 19+8+8 Hardaway scored 29 points Doncic scored 22 points; Lone Ranger wins Nuggets

On December 7, the 2022-23 NBA regular season will continue, with the Nuggets playing against the Lone Ranger at home . With the outstanding performance of Doncic and Hardaway, in the end, the Lone Ranger narrowly beat the Nuggets 116-115. The Nuggets suffered a three-game losing streak ( 14 wins and 10 losses ).

The Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. continued to miss the game. In the first quarter, the Nuggets took the lead at home. Gordon scored 5 points alone , and Pope hit a three-pointer to help the Nuggets open the scoring. The Nuggets took an 8-0 lead. Then Dinwiddie made a three-pointer, and Hardaway Jr. scored consecutively to help the Lone Ranger complete the overtake. At 4 minutes and 39 seconds, Hardaway Jr. made a three-pointer and the Lone Ranger led 24-17. At the end of the quarter, Jokic stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, and Doncic scored 8 points in a row on offense , allowing the Lone Ranger to end the first quarter with a 36-29 lead.

In the second quarter, the two sides launched a tug-of-war, Dinwiddie and Kleber teamed up for 4 points, and the Mavericks led 46-39. Jeff Green completed the dunk, Hyland hit a three-pointer, Dinwiddie also scored a three-pointer, and Hyland made another three-pointer. Wood scored a layup, Brown made a tip-up, Dinwiddie counterattacked and scored a layup, Kleber made a layup, and the game entered a timeout. Then the Lone Ranger played the main force, and the point difference between the two teams began to be slightly opened again. Jokic responded with 4 points, Powell scored 4 points with buckles and penalties, and Doncic scored another three-pointer. Jokic remained aggressive and chased for another 6 points. Hardaway and Doncic each scored a three-pointer. At the end of the half, the Mavericks led 64-58 by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets chased for 5 points in a row, Smith responded with a three-pointer, Gordon and Brown teamed up with 6 points, and the Nuggets successfully overtook the score and temporarily led 69-67. After the Mavericks timed out, Hardaway fired again, scoring 2 three-pointers in a row and scoring 9 points in a row. The Mavericks opened up the gap again and regained an 8-point lead 79-71. Hyland stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer. Afterwards, the two teams played several offenses. Braun made a breakthrough and narrowed the gap to 3 points. Doncic made two free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks led the Nuggets 91-86.

At the end of the quarter, Murray and Hyland scored consecutive assaults. Brown kept his touch and hit a three-pointer at a 0-degree angle on the right. With 37.9 seconds left in this quarter, the Nuggets took the lead and the Nuggets chased to 96-97. Kleber suddenly opened fire and scored 5 points to open again. Hyland responded with a three-pointer, Smith made a dunk, Hardaway made a three-pointer, and the Mavericks led 107-99. With 37.9 seconds left in the game, Bruce Brown hit a three-pointer at a critical moment, and the Nuggets achieved a lead in the score, but Finney-Smith also responded with a key three-pointer, and Jokic missed the chance to equalize with 1 of 2 free throws in the end, and Hada Jr. Wei also missed 2 free throws, but Murray missed a three-pointer. In the end, the Lone Ranger narrowly beat the Nuggets 116-115 and won 3 consecutive victories (13 wins and 11 losses).