“Nikola Jokic Leads Denver Nuggets to Victory Against LA Lakers in Western Conference Championship Game 1”

(Agence France-Presse, Denver, 16th) Jokic scored 34 points, 21 rebounds, and 14 assists today. Davis scored 40 points to no avail. In the end, the Nuggets won the NBA Western Conference Championship 132 to 126. The first battle was won.

The NBA’s Denver Nuggets faced the Los Angeles Lakers in their first Western Conference championship game at home today. The Nuggets took a double-digit lead of 20 to 9 after Aaron Gordon dunked. In the first quarter, the Nuggets scored more points. All five starters scored, and Nikola Jokic grabbed 12 rebounds in a single quarter, which was twice as many as the Lakers’ 6 rebounds. 25 leads.

In the second quarter, Lakers James (LeBron James) made 1 of two free throws, narrowing the gap to 9 points, but Jokic’s three-pointer helped the Nuggets return to a double-digit lead. The Nuggets led the Lakers 72-54 in the first half after Jamal Murray dribbled the ball and made a field goal with 1.1 seconds left before halftime.

After the start of the second half, the Nuggets once led by 21 points after Jokic scored a three-pointer. The Lakers took advantage of Rui Hachimura’s layup, Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis made two free throws one after another, chasing 6 points in a row to narrow the gap. The Nuggets relied on Jokic’s three-pointer at the buzzer, and after three quarters, they maintained a 106-92 lead.

In the final quarter, the Lakers played an 8-2 start to catch up to the point difference, and then fell behind several times to catch up to the remaining 3 point gap. 26.1 seconds before the end, Jokic made two free throws. The Lakers, who were 5 points behind, had a chance to fight, but James made a mistake and Reeves fouled to buy time. After Jokic made 1 of two free throws, the Nuggets won 6 The point difference stays victorious.

The Nuggets won the first game of the Western Conference Championship and led 1-0 in the best-of-7 series. They will continue to play the second game at home on the 19th.

The Nuggets grabbed 47 rebounds today, 17 more than the Lakers, which is one of the keys to winning.

In this campaign of the Nuggets, including 5 starters, 6 players from the team scored more than 10 points. Jokic had 34 points, 21 rebounds, 14 assists, and 2 blocks. Murray also contributed 31 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points. Michael Porter Jr. Porter Jr.) had a double-ten score of 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Davis of the Lakers scored 40 points and 10 rebounds today, James had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists in a quasi-big three-way performance, Reeves and the substitute Hachimura scored 23 points and 17 points respectively.