The Warriors have struggled off and on since the All-Star break, but their shooting slump appears to be ending and Durant’s return seems imminent. In a dominant display, they suffocated Houston’s electric offense, lit them up on the other end, and finished with a 113-106 win - which looks closer than it really was, considering they led from start to finish and never seriously put Houston in a position to retake the lead. Golden State’s still missing Kevin Durant, but they didn’t mess around on Tuesday against the Houston Rockets. WINNER: The Warriors with a dominant display 8 seed is theirs, now, barring some unforeseen collapse. Portland has now won seven of their last eight games, and there are only two road games left in their eight-game schedule. Who cares that it’s a death wish against the Warriors - both teams started the season wanting to reach the postseason, and unfortunately, only one of them can make it. They sit one game back of Portland, but when you look at the schedule, the Blazer are clearly favored to coast into the playoffs. With the loss, Denver officially falls out of the No. Meanwhile, across the floor, Denver’s star center Nikola Jokic dropped only 17 points along with eight rebounds and eight assists. McCollum dropped 39 points, doing it on 15-of-24 shooting. In a 122-113 win, it clearly wasn’t only Nurkic. But the Blazers have played their way into this position, too. Sure, much of that has to do with the schedule, more than anything. 8 seed in the Western Conference from Denver. The Bosnian center had led a revival for Portland, and now they’re on the verge of taking the No.
On Tuesday, Nurkic set a career-high with 33 points against his former team, to go along with 16 rebounds, two assists, and three blocks.
But man, did he want to show them up on Tuesday.
It’s not really the Denver Nuggets’ fault that they traded him at the deadline - Nurkic had checked out, and the effort he’s providing in Portland is several times what we with his former team.
0 kommentar(er)
