On October 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season was in full swing, and a strong dialogue in the West was staged, and the Denver Nuggets hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder. The two teams finished 1st and 2nd in the West respectively last season, with exactly the same wins, and the strength can be described as equal. Both teams have made big changes in their offseason lineups, with Giddey on the Thunder's side and Pope and Reggie on the Nuggets side. But the starting lineups of the two teams have not changed much as a whole, Joe on the Thunder side entered the starter, partnered with SGA, Jayway, Chet, and Dort to start, and Braun on the Nuggets side entered the starting line to replace Pope's position, and the other 4 are still Jokic, Murray, Porter, and Gordon.
In the first quarter, the Thunder got into the groove quickly and created a lot of shooting opportunities inside and outside. But the feel of the outside line is average, with 4 hits in 11 shots. All the inside shots are near the paint area, and the hit rate is more than 7 percent! The team scored 31 points in a single quarter; Chet's first quarter showed the fruits of a summer of special training, and he was well-rounded on both ends of the floor. The Nuggets felt cold from the outside, and the whole team threw in a total of 2 3-pointers. All the inside points are under the basket, but there are not many opportunities. The Thunder built a seven-point advantage at 31-24 in the first quarter;
In the second quarter, the Nuggets' feel still did not improve significantly, and they frequently hit iron on the outside, shooting only one 3-pointer. The outside line is inaccurate, and he can only chisel into the basket head-on. Braun played a tough game in the quarter, taking three of his four shots and scoring on three layups. This saves Kic not scoring much, but he does a good job of tackling and covering. The Thunder continued to create plenty of shooting opportunities inside and outside, but their shooting percentage slipped somewhat. At halftime, the Thunder led by seven points at 58-51;
Yibian fought again, Jokic moved forward with weight in the third quarter, encountered the Thunder's multi-person bag, and the other players failed to stand up to break the game, and the score was quickly pulled away by the Thunder. Chet continued to exert his power in this quarter, and the most exciting scene was a quick counterattack after capping off Jokic's layup, receiving a pass from SGA and scoring a one-handed dunk inside to stop the Nuggets. In this quarter, the Thunder opened a 10-point difference, and the total score came to 85-68, and the 17-point difference entered the fourth quarter;
In the final quarter, Murray took the lead in hitting 3 points, Strauser broke through and hit a dress, and the Nuggets tried to fight back! At the critical moment, Aaron Wiggins broke through the pick-and-roll and scored, Jay Wei broke through the dunk and scored, and then hit a 3-pointer, and the Thunder returned a wave of small climaxes to 18 points again. The Nuggets still haven't given up, the starting 5 Tigers are still on the court, and the Thunder are also dealing with it with the main force. Chet hit a jumper, a 20-point difference! After that, both teams withdrew all their main forces, and the game went into garbage time. The final score was fixed at 102-87, and the Thunder beat the Nuggets to a good start.
In this game, Jokic scored 16 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and once again got a triple-double, which was also the 131st triple-double in his career, but the two fists were difficult to beat the four hands. Braun had 16 points and 7 rebounds, Murray had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists; On the Thunder's side, SGA had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and Chet had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.