DENVER Nuggets vs DETROIT Pistons NBA 16 March 2023. In Detroit, Michigan’s Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets defeated the. Detroit Pistons 119-110 to snap a four-game losing run and clinch a playoff spot.
With the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic scored 30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds. And dished out 9 assists on 14 of his 18 field goal attempts. All five of the team’s starters reached double figures in scoring. Jamal Murray improved on Thursday night, contributing a double-double of 19 points and 10. Assists after suffering in their previous four straight losses.
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Jokic and Murray combined for eight assists in the fourth quarter, which helped the Nuggets go on a 33-14 run to win the victory and shoot 12-for-22 from the field (FGs). Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope combined to score 17 points for the Nuggets during this time by making all six of their shots.
Seven Pistons players scored in double figures on Thursday’s home game, and the teams were evenly matched through the first three quarters. However, the Pistons went on a more than five-minute scoring drought during which the Nuggets went on a 16-0 run, turning a five-point deficit (91-86) into an 11-point advantage (102-91).
In the fourth quarter, the Pistons’ offensive effectiveness was incredibly poor. The Pistons missed all eight of their attempts in the left half of the Nuggets’ half court when it was separated into two from the centre.
At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Domantas Sabonis controlled the paint and led the. Kings with a double-double of 24 points and 21 rebounds, in addition to five assists and four blocks.
Next Thursday, New York City. He scored 12 points in the second quarter alone, helping his club to a 30-17 comeback. With this triumph, they remained in second place in the. Western Conference and cut the gap between themselves and the Memphis Grizzlies in half.
